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TCU has 21 players on NFL rosters for opening week of 2020 season. Here’s the list

TCU fans will see plenty of familiar faces when the NFL starts its season this week.

The Horned Frogs have 21 players on NFL rosters, whether active or practice squad, to start the season. That includes former defensive tackle Ross Blacklock, who will be starting for the Houston Texans when they kick off the NFL season against the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night.

Blacklock was one of five TCU players drafted last spring, which led the Big 12 and was the most by any program in the state of Texas in 2020. Others included first-rounders Jalen Reagor, the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver who is sidelined with a shoulder injury, and Jeff Gladney, the Minnesota Vikings cornerback who will start the season as a backup.

The 21 players is subject to change, of course, with teams constantly tinkering with their rosters. Former TCU running back Darius Anderson, for instance, was added to the Indianapolis Colts’ practice squad on Tuesday after being cut by the Dallas Cowboys last week.

Under coach Gary Patterson, TCU has had 53 NFL Draft picks with 129 players in NFL camps. Buffalo Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes is the longest-tenured TCU player in the NFL, entering his 11th season.

Here’s a list of the Horned Frogs on opening day rosters:

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Darius Anderson*, RB, Indianapolis Colts

Ben Banogu, DE, Indianapolis Colts

Ross Blacklock, DT, Houston Texans

L.J. Collier, DE, Seattle Seahawks

Aviante Collins*, OT, Minnesota Vikings

Andy Dalton, QB, Dallas Cowboys

Jeff Gladney, CB, Minnesota Vikings

Travin Howard^, LB, Los Angeles Rams

Jerry Hughes, DE, Buffalo Bills

Joey Hunt*, C, Indianapolis Colts

Cordel Iwuagwu*, OG, Houston Texans

Patrick Morris*, C, Denver Broncos

Joe Noteboom, OL, Los Angeles Rams

Sewo Olonilua*, FB, Dallas Cowboys

Matt Pryor, OG/OT, Philadelphia Eagles

Jalen Reagor, WR, Philadelphia Eagles

Austin Schlottmann, OG/C, Denver Broncos

Vernon Scott, S, Green Bay Packers

Ty Summers, LB, Green Bay Packers

Halapoulivaati Vaitai, OT, Detroit Lions

Jason Verrett, CB, San Francisco 49ers

*Practice Squad

^Reserve/Injured

This story was originally published September 8, 2020 at 10:47 AM.

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Drew Davison
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Drew Davison was a TCU and Big 12 sports writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram until 2022. He covered everything in DFW from Rangers to Cowboys to motor sports.
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