Thirty-seven former Auburn players are on NFL rosters as the league prepares to kick off its 104th season on Thursday night.

Twenty-seven of the former Tigers are on one of the NFL’s 53-player active rosters, making them eligible for action on the first weekend of the 2023 season.

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Another eight are on practice squads and could be elevated to active status before their games.

Two of the Auburn alumni are on season-ending injured reserve.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have the most former Auburn players with four. The Jaguars, Green Bay Packers, New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have the most Auburn alumni on their active rosters with three apiece.

By position, Auburn has seven defensive backs, six defensive linemen, six linebackers, five offensive linemen, four wide receivers, two kickers, two quarterbacks, two tight ends, one snapper, one punter and one running back on NFL rosters.

Ten of the players are rookies – five on active rosters, four on practice squads and one on injured reserve.

During the NFL’s 2022 campaign, 26 former Auburn players appeared in regular-season games. That was the fewest since 2013, a drop of six players from 2021 and a continued decline from the program high of 36 reached in 2016.

The former Auburn players on NFL rosters include:

Arizona Cardinals

· Owen Pappoe, linebacker

Baltimore Ravens

· Practice squad: Tashawn Manning, guard

Carolina Panthers

· Derrick Brown, defensive tackle

· Practice squad: Eku Leota, outside linebacker

· Practice squad: Chandler Wooten, linebacker

Cincinnati Bengals

· Practice squad: Shedrick Jackson (Hoover), wide receiver

Cleveland Browns

· Injured reserve: Anthony Schwartz, wide receiver

Dallas Cowboys

· Noah Igbinoghene (Hewitt-Trussville), cornerback

Denver Broncos

· Jarrett Stidham, quarterback

Green Bay Packers

· Anders Carlson, kicker

· Rudy Ford (New Hope), safety

· Colby Wooden, defensive lineman

Houston Texans

· Injured reserve: Kilian Zierer, offensive tackle

Indianapolis Colts

· Braden Smith, offensive tackle

Jacksonville Jaguars

· Tank Bigsby, running back

· Angelo Blackson, defensive tackle

· Daniel Thomas (Lee-Montgomery), safety

· Practice squad: Seth Williams (Paul Bryant), wide receiver

Kansas City Chiefs

· Prince Tega Wanogho, offensive tackle

Las Vegas Raiders

· Daniel Carlson, kicker

· Practice squad: John Samuel Shenker, tight end

Los Angeles Chargers

· Josh Harris, long snapper

New England Patriots

· Jonathan Jones, defensive back

New York Giants

· Darius Slayton, wide receiver

New York Jets

· Carl Lawson, defensive end

· Jamien Sherwood, linebacker

· C.J. Uzomah, tight end

Philadelphia Eagles

· Jack Driscoll, offensive lineman

· Practice squad: Arryn Siposs, punter

Pittsburgh Steelers

· Montravius Adams, defensive tackle

San Francisco 49ers

· Practice squad: Marlon Davidson, defensive lineman

Seattle Seahawks

· Derick Hall, outside linebacker

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

· K.J. Britt (Oxford), inside linebacker

· Carlton Davis, cornerback

· Jamel Dean, cornerback

Tennessee Titans

· Roger McCreary, cornerback

· Malik Willis, quarterback

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