34 with Alabama football roots still playing in NFL postseason
The Los Angeles Rams’ 27-9 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night completed the Wild-Card Weekend of the NFL’s playoffs for the 2024 season and set the Divisional Weekend matchups.
The six teams eliminated in the first round had 30 players from Alabama high schools and colleges on their active rosters. The eight teams remaining in the Super Bowl LIX tournament have 34.
The players with Alabama football roots on the rosters of the remaining playoff teams include:
Baltimore Ravens
- Reserve/injured: Jalyn Armour-Davis, cornerback, St. Paul’s Episcopal, Alabama
- Practice squad: Malik Cunningham, wide receiver, Park Crossing
- Practice squad: Darrian Dalcourt, guard, Alabama
- Derrick Henry, running back, Alabama
- Marlon Humphrey, cornerback, Hoover, Alabama
- Michael Pierce, defensive tackle, Daphne, Samford
Buffalo Bills
- Amari Cooper, wide receiver, Alabama
- Tylan Grable, offensive tackle, Jacksonville State
- Practice squad: Kareem Jackson, safety, Alabama
- Practice squad: Tyrell Shavers, wide receiver, Alabama
- Javon Solomon, edge, Troy
Detroit Lions
- Terrion Arnold, cornerback, Alabama
- Brian Branch, defensive back, Alabama
- Reserve/injured: Carlton Davis, cornerback, Auburn
- Jahmyr Gibbs, running back, Alabama
- Brodric Martin, defensive lineman, Northridge, North Alabama
- Za’Darius Smith, defensive end, Greenville
- Jameson Williams, wide receiver, Alabama
Houston Texans
- Will Anderson Jr., defensive end, Alabama
- Practice squad: Anthony Averett, cornerback, Alabama
- Nico Collins, wide receiver, Clay-Chalkville
- Reserve/injured: Tank Dell, wide receiver, Alabama A&M
- Christian Harris, linebacker, Alabama
- Tytus Howard, offensive lineman, Monroe County, Alabama State
- Kamari Lassiter, cornerback, American Christian
- John Metchie III, wide receiver, Alabama
- Irv Smith Jr., tight end, Alabama
- Henry To’oTo’o, linebacker, Alabama
- Reserve/injured: Jimmie Ward, safety, Davidson
- Practice squad: Kilian Zierer, offensive tackle, Auburn
Kansas City Chiefs
- Practice squad: Chris Oladokun, quarterback, Samford
- Practice squad: Justyn Ross, wide receiver, Central-Phenix City
- Practice squad: Montrell Washington, wide receiver, Samford
Los Angeles Rams
- Darious Williams, cornerback, UAB
Philadelphia Eagles
- Reed Blankenship, safety, West Limestone
- Practice squad: Khari Blasingame, fullback, Buckhorn
- Reserve/injured: James Bradberry, cornerback, Pleasant Grove, Samford
- Landon Dickerson, guard, Alabama
- Reserve/injured: Jack Driscoll, offensive lineman, Auburn
- Bryce Huff, defensive end, St. Paul’s Episcopal
- Jalen Hurts, quarterback, Alabama
- Eli Ricks, cornerback, Alabama
- DeVonta Smith, wide receiver, Alabama
- Tyler Steen, offensive lineman, Alabama
- Reserve/injured: C.J. Uzomah, tight end, Auburn
- Reserve/injured: Byron Young, defensive tackle, Alabama
Washington Commanders
- Jonathan Allen, defensive tackle, Alabama
- Noah Igbinoghene, cornerback, Hewitt-Trussville, Auburn
- Daron Payne, defensive tackle, Shades Valley, Alabama
- Jeremy Reaves, defensive back, South Alabama
- Brian Robinson Jr., running back, Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Trent Scott, offensive lineman, Lee-Huntsville
The Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs enter the race for Super Bowl LIX this weekend. The Chiefs in the AFC and the Lions in the NFC sat out the first round of the NFL postseason as the No. 1 seed on its side of the NFL championship tournament.
The results and schedule for the NFL postseason include (with all times CST):
WILD-CARD WEEKEND
Saturday, Jan. 11
- AFC: No. 4 Houston Texans 32, No. 5 Los Angeles Chargers 12
- AFC: No. 3 Baltimore Ravens 28, No. 6 Pittsburgh Steelers 12
Sunday, Jan. 12
- AFC: No. 2 Buffalo Bills 31, No. 7 Denver Broncos 7
- NFC: No. 2 Philadelphia Eagles 22, No. 7 Green Bay Packers 10
- NFC: No. 6 Washington Commanders 23, No. 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20
Monday, Jan. 13
- NFC: No. 4 Los Angeles Rams 27, No. 5 Minnesota Vikings 9
DIVISIONAL WEEKEND
Saturday, Jan. 18
- AFC: No. 4 Houston Texans (11-7) at No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs (15-2), 3:30 p.m. (ABC, ESPN)
- NFC: No. 6 Washington Commanders (13-5) at No. 1 Detroit Lions (15-2), 7 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 19
- NFC: No. 4 Los Angeles Rams (11-7) at No. 2 Philadelphia Eagles (15-3), 2 p.m. (NBC)
- AFC: No. 3 Baltimore Ravens (13-5) at No. 2 Buffalo Bills (14-4), 5:30 p.m. (CBS)
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sunday, Jan. 26
- NFC, 2 p.m. (FOX)
- AFC, 5:30 p.m. (CBS)
SUPER BOWL LIX
Sunday, Feb. 9
- AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 5:30 p.m. at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans (FOX)
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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.