Stan Becton | NCAA.com | January 16, 2022 Here are the colleges of every Division I player in the NFL playoffs These are the biggest stadiums in college football Share The 2022 NFL playoffs are here, and there are 677 players on active rosters that attended college at current FBS programs. The total number for Division I football increases to over 700 player when adding in FCS programs. With talent coming from across the country, here's a look at where the current active players on NFL playoff teams got their collegiate starts. The colleges of every Division I player in the 2022 NFL playoffs All roster information is as of Jan. 14, 2022 Total Number of Players on roster School 24 Alabama 23 LSU 21 Michigan 19 Oklahoma 17 Florida 16 Iowa 15 Penn State, Ohio State 14 Washington, Clemson 13 Texas A&M, Georgia 11 Auburn 10 UCLA, Texas, Michigan State 9 Wisconsin, Stanford, Pitt, Notre Dame, Maryland 8 Utah, Southern California, Texas Tech, Tennessee, Purdue, NC State, Mississippi State, Florida State, Boston College 7 Wake Forest, South Carolina, Oregon, Nebraska, Missouri, Miami (Fla.), Memphis 6 Vanderbilt, UCF, TCU, Oregon State, Ole Miss, Louisiana Tech, Kentucky, Colorado, Boise State, Arizona State 5 Arizona, Arkansas, Baylor, Cincinnati, Duke, Georgia Tech, Houston, Illinois, Oklahoma State, Southern Miss, Toledo, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Washington State, West Virginia 4 BYU, Cal, FAU, Indiana, Iowa State, SMU, Temple, Tulane, Utah State 3 Central Michigan, Charlotte, Fresno State, Georgia Southern, Minnesota, Rutgers, San Diego State, South Florida, Western Michigan 2 Appalachian State, Buffalo, Coastal Carolina, Colorado State, East Carolina, Eastern Michigan, FIU, Hawai'i, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisville, Miami (Ohio), Middle Tennessee State, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Texas, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Rice, San Jose State, Syracuse, Wyoming 1 Akron, Bowling Green, Georgia State, Louisiana, Marshall, Navy, Nevada, New Mexico State, Ohio, Old Dominion, South Alabama, SMU, Texas State, Tulsa, UAB, UConn, UL Monroe, UMass, UTEP, UTSA, Western Kentucky 👀 COLLEGE CAREERS OF NFL STARS 2021 NFL Draft: Trevor Lawrence | Trey Lance | Ja'Marr Chase | Justin Fields | Mac Jones 2020 NFL Draft: Joe Burrow | Tua Tagovailoa | Tee Higgins | Jalen Hurts 2019 NFL Draft: Kyler Murray | Deebo Samuel | Gardner Minshew II 2018 NFL Draft: Lamar Jackson | Baker Mayfield | Josh Allen QBs: Patrick Mahomes | Tom Brady | Matthew Stafford More: Aaron Donald | Odell Beckham Jr. | Jalen Ramsey FCS alums: Cooper Kupp | Carson Wentz | Jimmy Garoppolo | Taylor Heinicke From a conference perspective, the SEC leads the way with Alabama and LSU taking the top two spots and Florida rounding out the top five. However, the Big Ten has the most schools landing in the top 10 (4 schools) as Michigan has 21 former players on NFL rosters. Only 16 schools have more than 10 players scattered across NFL playoff rosters. Among the rest, Memphis, out of the AAC, leads all schools not in the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, Pac 12 or Independents with seven players set to play in the 2021 NFL playoffs. Scroll down to view the former FCS players in the NFL playoffs. LATEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF: Georgia wins 2021 CFP national title RANKINGS: AP Top 25 Poll | USA Today Coaches | CFP top 25| Every poll, explained | AP Poll accuracy MORE: Longest active road winning streaks | 15 of the most successful walk-ons HISTORY: National champs | Winningest teams | Coaches with most titles A deep dive into former FCS players The FCS has 51* former players on active rosters and 74 total former players on NFL playoff teams. The Tennessee Titans lead all playoff teams with 10 players on the active roster, with the San Francisco 49ers in second with eight players. The position with the most former FCS players is defensive back. North Dakota State leads all schools with five former players on NFL playoff rosters. Eight former HBCU players are also scattered across NFL playoff rosters; Grambling State, South Carolina State and North Carolina A&T lead all HBCUs with two former players. The Missouri Valley Football Conference tops all FCS conferences with 18 former players playing in the postseason. Here's a breakdown of former FCS players on NFL rosters (including active rosters, reserves and practice squad) entering the playoffs. Total Number of Players on roster Position 16 Defensive back 13 Offensive line 11 Linebacker 9 Tight End 8 Wide receiver, Defensive line 4 Quarterback 3 Running back 1 Fullback, Punter, Long snapper Total Number of Players on roster School 5 North Dakota State 4 Eastern Washington 3 James Madison, South Dakota State, Weber State, Chattanooga, Harvard 2 South Carolina State, Indiana State, North Carolina A&T, Grambling State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Cal Poly, San Diego, Delaware 1 32 schools Number of Players on Roster Conference 18 MVFC 12 Big Sky 8 CAA 7 SoCon 5 Ivy 4 Big South 3 SWAC, MEAC, Pioneer 2 NEC, Patriot, OVC, WAC, ASUN 1 Southland Here's a complete list of every FCS player on NFL playoff rosters. AFC No. 1 Tennessee Titans Kendall Lamm T Appalachian State+ Dylan Cole LB Missouri State Nick Dzubnar LB Cal Poly Anthony Firkser TE Harvard Corey Levin G Chattanooga Dillon Radunz OL North Dakota State Derick Roberson OLB Sam Houston Chester Rogers WR Grambling State Buster Skrine CB Chattanooga Jackrabbit Jenkins CB North Alabama Reserve/Injured MyCole Pruitt TE Southern Illinois B.J. Bello LB Illinois State AFC No. 2 Kansas City Chiefs Jerick McKinnon RB Georgia Southern+ Reserve/Injured Chad Williams WR Grambling State Practice Squad Daurice Fountain WR Northern Iowa AFC No. 3 Buffalo Bills Taiwan Jones RB Eastern Washington Siran Neal CB Jacksonville State Spencer Brown OT Northern Iowa Taron Johnson CB Weber State Practice Squad Jamie Gillan P Arkansas-Pine Bluff AFC No. 4 Cincinnati Bengals Practice Squad John Brannon CB Western Carolina Noah Spence DE Eastern Kentucky Austin Calitro LB Villanova AFC No. 5 Las Vegas Raiders Brandon Parker T North Carolina A&T Patrick Onwuasor LB Portland State Practice Squad Jordan Brown S South Dakota State AFC No. 6 New England Patriots Kendrick Bourne WR Eastern Washington Justin Bethel DB Presbyterian Kristian Wilkerson WR Southeast Missouri State Practice Squad Bill Murray DL William & Mary AFC No. 7 Pittsburgh Steelers Christian Kuntz LS Duquesne Joe Haeg OT North Dakota State Derrek Tuszka OLB North Dakota State Miles Killebrew S Southern Utah Kevin Rader TE Youngstown State NFC No. 1 Green Bay Packers Dominique Dafney TE Indiana State Billy Turner G/T North Dakota State Reserve/Injured Robert Tonyan TE Indiana State Practice Squad Abdullah Anderson DL Bucknell NFC No. 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cameron Brate TE Harvard Aaron Stinnie G James Madison Josh Wells T James Madison Justin Watson WR UPenn Darren Fells TE UC Irvine* Cam Gill OLB Wagner NFC No. 3 Dallas Cowboys Practice Squad Ben DiNucci QB James Madison NFC No. 4 Los Angeles Rams Michael Hoecht DL Brown Troy Reeder LB Delaware Cooper Kupp WR Eastern Washington Kareem Orr DB Chattanooga Reserve/Injured Jamil Demby OL Maine Robert Rochell DB Central Arkansas Practice Squad J. J. Koski WR Cal Poly Christian Rozeboom LB South Dakota State Jonah Williams DL Weber State NFC No. 5 Arizona Cardinals Chase Edmonds RB Fordham Joshua Miles OL Morgan State Antonio Hamilton CB South Carolina State Reserve/Injured Robert Alford CB Southeastern Louisiana Practice Squad Zach Kerr DL Delaware NFC No. 6 San Francisco 49ers Josh Norman CB Coastal Carolina^ Jimmy Garoppolo QB Eastern Illinois Samson Ebukam DL Eastern Washington Kyle Juszczyk FB Harvard Trey Lance QB North Dakota State Jaquiski Tartt S Samford Tom Compton OL South Dakota Ross Dwelley TE San Diego NFC No. 7 Philadephia Eagles Alex Singleton LB Montana State Javon Hargrave DT South Carolina State Dallas Goedert TE South Dakota State Sua Opeta G Weber State Reid Sinnet QB San Diego Practice Squad Craig James CB Southern Illinois Mac McCain III CB North Carolina A&T *UC Irvine does not field football but is a Division I school +Appalachian State and Georgia Southern were FCS programs through the 2013 season. Lamm played at Appalachian State from 2010-14. McKinnon played at Georgia Southern from 2010-13. ^ Coastal Carolina was an FCS program through the 2015 season. Norman played at Coastal Carolina from 2008-11. 🏈LATEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS 🏈 📊 POLLS: FCS Coaches | Stats Perform Top 25 | Simple Ratings System 📊 👀 HISTORY: Schools with most national titles | Winningest teams | Most unbreakable FCS records 👀 🏈 MORE: Conference standings | Season stats | HBCU Football Way-too-early 2022 FCS playoff bracket predictions It's May and the FCS playoffs aren't until November, but that doesn't matter because we predicted the 24-team 2022 FCS playoff field anyway. READ MORE 9 potential breakout FCS football teams in the 2022 season Here's a look at the potential breakout FCS teams for the 2022 season. 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