Pro Football Focus judged guard Tashawn Manning as the fourth best offensive rookie during the NFL’s preseason games. But that didn’t prevent the Baltimore Ravens from waiving him on Tuesday.

Manning was among the eight former Auburn players who were waived on Tuesday as NFL teams reduced their preseason rosters to the regular-season limit of 53 players. Two other Auburn alumni were released by NFL teams on Tuesday.

The players coming off NFL rosters included:

· Defensive tackle Angelo Blackson was released by the Baltimore Ravens. An eight-year veteran, Blackson has played in 117 NFL regular-season games.

· Defensive tackle Byron Cowart was released by the Houston Texans. Cowart played in every game for the Indianapolis Colts in his fourth NFL season in 2022.

· Defensive tackle Marlon Davidson (Greenville) was waived by the San Francisco 49ers. A second-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, Davidson was trying to make a fresh start after being released by the Atlanta Falcons last season.

· Wide receiver Shedrick Jackson (Hoover) was waived by the Cincinnati Bengals. Jackson was an undrafted rookie.

· Outside linebacker Eku Leota was waived by the Carolina Panthers. Leota was an undrafted rookie.

· Guard Tashawn Manning was waived by the Baltimore Ravens. Manning was an undrafted rookie.

· Safety Smoke Monday was waived by the New Orleans Saints. Monday spent last season on injured reserve as an undrafted rookie.

· Tight end John Samuel Shenker was waived by the Las Vegas Raiders. Shenker was an undrafted rookie.

· Punter Arryn Siposs was waived by the Philadelphia Eagles. Siposs had been the Eagles’ punter for the past two seasons and played in Super Bowl LVII in February. This might not be the end for Siposs with Philadelphia; the Eagles reduced their roster to 53, but none of those players is a punter.

· Wide receiver Seth Williams (Paul Bryant) was waived by the Jacksonville Jaguars. A sixth-round draft pick of the Denver Broncos in 2021, Williams played in two games as a rookie before spending last season on the Jaguars’ practice squad.

Cornerback Noah Igbinoghene (Hewitt-Trussville) left the Miami Dolphins roster to Tuesday. But it was because he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys for cornerback Kelvin Joseph.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.