After NFL teams reduced their 90-player preseason rosters to the regular-season limit of 53 active players on Tuesday, two undrafted rookies who were Alabama high school standouts remained in the league.

Cleveland Browns guard Javion Cohen and New England Patriots safety Dell Pettus still held roster spots after more than 1,000 players lost theirs since the end of the preseason schedule.

Cohen played for Alabama in the 2020, 2021 and 2022 seasons before completing his college career at Miami (Fla.). Before joining the Crimson Tide, Cohen was a second-team All-State selection for Central-Phenix City’s AHSAA Class 7A championship team in 2018 and a first-team All-State pick in 2019, when the Red Devils were the state runners-up.

Pettus signed with the Patriots after starting 61 consecutive games for Troy. Before joining the Trojans, Pettus was a second-team All-State selection for Sparkman in 2018 after helping the Harvest high school earn its first playoff berth in 11 years in 2017.

While the players have cleared one big hurdle toward playing in the NFL this season, league rosters aren’t set in stone with Wednesday expected to be a volatile day in roster construction as team decision-makers look over the available players waived and released by the other clubs in the league.

While two undrafted rookies with Alabama football roots survived the cut to 53, five players with Alabama football roots who were drafted in April did not. The drafted rookies waived on Tuesday included:

· Defensive back Jaylin Simpson (Auburn): Drafted at No. 164 by the Indianapolis Colts.

· Wide receiver Tejhaun Palmer (UAB): Drafted at No. 191 by the Arizona Cardinals.

· Cornerback D.J. James (Spanish Fort, Auburn): Drafted at No. 192 by the Seattle Seahawks.

· Defensive tackle Marcus Harris (Park Crossing, Auburn): Drafted at No. 247 by the Houston Texans.

· Safety Jaylen Key (UAB/Alabama): Drafted No. 257 by the New York Jets.

Former Alabama cornerback Khyree Jackson was drafted at No. 108 from Oregon by the Minnesota Vikings. Jackson died in a traffic accident on July 6.

Former Alabama running back Keilan Robinson was drafted at No. 167 from Texas by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He’ll start the season on injured reserve, but the Jaguars have designated him to return in 2024. He will have to miss at least the first four games of the season.

Twenty other 2024 draft picks who played at Alabama high schools and colleges remain on NFL rosters:

· Offensive tackle J.C. Latham (Alabama): Drafted at No. 7 by the Tennessee Titans.

· Quarterback Bo Nix (Pinson Valley, Auburn): Drafted at No. 12 by the Denver Broncos. Nix was drafted from Oregon.

· Outside linebacker Dallas Turner (Alabama): Drafted at No. 17 by the Minnesota Vikings.

· Cornerback Terrion Arnold (Alabama): Drafted at Nol. 24 by the Detroit Lions.

· Cornerback Ga’Quincy “Kool-Aid” McKinstry (Pinson Valley, Alabama): Drafted at No. 41 by the New Orleans Saints.

· Cornerback Kamari Lassiter (American Christian): Drafted at No. 42 by the Houston Texans.

· Outside linebacker Chris Braswell (Alabama): Drafted at No. 57 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

· Wide receiver Jermaine Burton (Alabama): Drafted at No. 80 by the Cincinnati Bengals.

· Defensive tackle Justin Eboigbe (Alabama): Drafted at No. 105 by the Los Angeles Chargers.

· Wide receiver Javon Baker (Alabama): Drafted at No. 110 by the New England Patriots. Baker was drafted from UCF.

· Cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett (Jackson, Auburn): Drafted at No. 136 by the Seattle Seahawks.

· Cornerback Kris Abrams-Draine (Spanish Fort): Drafted at No. 145 by the Denver Broncos.

· Defensive end Javon Solomon (Troy): Drafted at No. 168 by the Buffalo Bills.

· Running back Kimani Vidal (Troy): Drafted at No. 181 by the Los Angeles Chargers.

· Running back Jase McClellan (Alabama): Drafted at No. 186 by the Atlanta Falcons.

· Kicker Will Reichard (Hoover, Alabama): Drafted at No. 203 by the Minnesota Vikings.

· Offensive tackle Tylan Grable (Jacksonville State): Drafted at No. 204 by the Buffalo Bills. Grable was drafted from UCF.

· Linebacker Nathaniel Watson (Maplesville): Drafted at No. 206 by the Cleveland Browns.

· Defensive end Cedric Johnson (Davidson): Drafted at No. 214 by the Cincinnati Bengals.

· Defensive tackle Justin Rogers (Auburn): Drafted at No. 244 by the Dallas Cowboys.

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