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A Look at 2023 NFL Kickoff Weekend Rosters

September 14, 2023
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​​CRIMSON TIDE PACES ALL COLLEGES FOR SEVENTH STRAIGHT SEASON​​

TIDE ROLLING INTO NFL: For the seventh consecutive season, Alabama had the most or tied for the most players (57) on active NFL Kickoff Weekend rosters, the league announced today. The Crimson Tide also placed the most active NFL players on season-opening rosters in 2018 (44), 2019 (56), 2020 (53), 2021 (54) and 2022 (58), and shared the league lead in 2017 (39). Ohio State (47) ranked second in 2023, followed by Georgia (46).
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A total of 231 colleges were represented on Kickoff Weekend active rosters. The colleges with the most NFL players:

COLLEGEPLAYERSCOLLEGEPLAYERS
COLLEGEPLAYERS
Alabama57 Oklahoma32 Texas A&M23
Ohio State47 Texas30 Wisconsin23
Georgia46 Iowa29 Miami (FL)22
LSU43 Auburn28 UCLA22
Michigan38 Southern California26 Tennessee21
Clemson37 Oregon25 TCU21
Notre Dame37 Stanford25 South Carolina20
Florida34 Washington25   
Penn State33 Mississippi24   

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QB BREAKDOWN: A by-the-numbers look at the 32 starting quarterbacks in Week 1.

​7First or second-year playersHowell, WAS; Pickett, PIT; Purdy, SF; Richardson, IND; Ridder, ATL; Stroud, HOU; Young, CAR.
21First-round draft picksAllen, BUF; Burrow, CIN; Fields, CHI; Goff, DET; Herbert, LAC; Jackson, BAL; D. Jones, NYG; M. Jones, NE; Lawrence, JAX; Love, GB; Mahomes, KC; Mayfield, TB; Pickett, PIT; Richardson, IND; Rodgers, NYJ; Stafford, LAR; Stroud, HOU; Tagovailoa, MIA; Tannehill, TEN; Watson, CLE; Young, CAR
4Second-round draft picksCarr, NO (No. 36 overall); Garoppolo, LV (62); Hurts, PHI (53); Smith, SEA (39)
7Drafted in third round or later, or undraftedCousins, MIN (fourth round, No. 102 overall); Dobbs, ARI (4, 135); Howell, WAS (5, 144); Prescott, DAL (4, 135); Purdy, SF (7, 262); Ridder, ATL (3, 74); Wilson, DEN (3, 75)
6No. 1 overall picksBurrow, CIN; Goff, DET; Lawrence, JAX; Mayfield, TB; Stafford, LAR; Young, CAR
23Younger than 30 years oldAllen, BUF; Burrow, CIN; Dobbs, ARI; Fields, CHI; Goff, DET; Herbert, LAC; Howell, WAS; Hurts, PHI; Jackson, BAL; D. Jones, NYG; M. Jones, NE; Lawrence, JAX; Love, GB; Mahomes, KC; Mayfield, TB; Pickett, PIT; Purdy, SF; Richardson, IND; Ridder, ATL; Stroud, HOU; Tagovailoa, MIA; Watson, CLE; Young, CAR


THE TALL AND SHORT OF IT: On NFL Kickoff rosters, there were 300 players weighing under 200 pounds, 262 players under six-feet tall and 337 players weighing over 300 pounds.​

Miami had 15 players weighing less than 200 pounds, the most in that category. Houston had the most players under six-feet tall with 13, while the New York Giants had the most players weighing over 300 pounds with 15.

A team-by-team player dimension breakdown based on 2023 Kickoff rosters:

AFC
TEAMUNDER 200 LBS.UNDER 6-FEETOVER 300 LBS.
Baltimore13913
Buffalo13912
Cincinnati7713
Cleveland7711
Denver131210
Houston121311
Indianapolis6610
Jacksonville91010
Kansas City8712
Las Vegas10107
L.A. Chargers7612
Miami151210
New England7610
N.Y. Jets81010
Pittsburgh1089
Tennessee878
NFC
TEAMUNDER 200 LBS.UNDER 6-FEETOVER 300 LBS.
Arizona101111
Atlanta968
Carolina9910
Chicago8911
Dallas9612
Detroit111010
Green Bay5612
L.A. Rams1299
Minnesota969
New Orleans8411
N.Y. Giants12815
Philadelphia12810
San Francisco5710
Seattle11912
Tampa Bay879
Washington9810

HEIGHT, WEIGHT & AGE AVERAGES AMONG WEEK 1 ROSTERS, 2023

AFC
TeamHeightWeightExperienceAge (Years)Rookie & 1st yearPlayers Age 30 & Over 
Baltimore Ravens6.19247.334.8126.52611 
Buffalo Bills6.18245.325.1126.575+9 
Cincinnati Bengals6.19247.423.5825.42+101+ 
Cleveland Browns6.17244.514.4025.98108 
Denver Broncos6.19242.854.3126.421011 
Houston Texans6.13+238.40+4.7226.43119 
Indianapolis Colts6.22244.633.43+25.4814*2 
Jacksonville Jaguars6.19240.443.9125.81107 
Kansas City Chiefs6.22245.473.6525.55127 
Las Vegas Raiders6.17243.064.7026.62910 
Los Angeles Chargers6.23*244.633.9325.6396 
Miami Dolphins6.17238.754.5526.3476 
New England Patriots6.19249.11*4.5426.52129 
New York Jets6.17243.655.24*27.11*715* 
Pittsburgh Steelers6.18243.274.7326.3887 
Tennessee Titans6.20244.574.0226.391110 
AFC average6.19243.964.3526.209.448.00 
NFC average6.20244.374.0325.9710.697.00 
All NFL average6.19244.174.1926.0810.067.50 
* AFC high; + AFC low
 
NFC
TeamHeightWeightExperienceAge (Years)Rookie & 1st yearPlayers Age 30 & Over 
Arizona Cardinals6.17+244.694.1326.13135 
Atlanta Falcons6.21241.78+4.2426.24109 
Carolina Panthers6.21243.694.4626.40108 
Chicago Bears6.17+241.814.0425.9195 
Dallas Cowboys6.20243.224.2426.07118 
Detroit Lions6.18243.254.0225.8185 
Green Bay Packers6.25*248.89*3.00+25.13+17*3+ 
Los Angeles Rams6.18242.893.1925.45155 
Minnesota Vikings6.21242.454.0426.0986 
New Orleans Saints6.21245.344.83*26.94*912* 
New York Giants6.21245.614.3525.8989 
Philadelphia Eagles6.17+243.194.4426.1188 
San Francisco 49ers6.20245.934.4326.247+8 
Seattle Seahawks6.18248.433.7025.48157 
Tampa Bay Buccaneers6.19244.253.2825.58156 
Washington Commanders6.21244.504.0726.0088 
NFC average6.20244.374.0325.9710.697.00 
AFC average6.19243.964.3526.209.448.00 
All NFL average6.19244.174.1926.0810.067.50 
* NFC high; + NFC low
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