Last season, 32 players from Auburn appeared in NFL regular-season games. For the school’s alumni to reach that total again in 2024, there’s going to need to be some movement from the practice squad.

With the NFL’s 2024 season set to kick off on Thursday night, Auburn has 23 former players on the active rosters of the league’s 32 teams.

Another 13 former Tigers are on NFL practice squads.

Practice-squad members can play in regular-season games. Each NFL team can elevate two players from its practice squad to active status for each game.

Two other former Auburn players are starting the season on injured reserve, giving the program 38 players on current NFL rosters.

The most Auburn alumni who have played in one NFL season is 36 in 2018.

No NFL team has more than two former Auburn players on its 53-man active roster.

The Auburn players on NFL rosters include nine defensive backs, eight defensive linemen, six linebackers, four offensive linemen, three quarterbacks, three wide receivers, two running backs, one kicker, one long snapper and one tight end. That’s 23 defensive players, 13 offensive players and two specialists.

Ten of the former Auburn players have never appeared in an NFL regular-season game.

The former Auburn players on NFL rosters include:

Arizona Cardinals

· Linebacker Owen Pappoe

Atlanta Falcons

· None

Baltimore Ravens

· None

Buffalo Bills

· None

Carolina Panthers

· Defensive tackle Derrick Brown

· Outside linebacker Eku Leota

· Linebacker Chandler Wooten (practice squad)

Chicago Bears

· Defensive tackle Byron Cowart (practice squad)

· Cornerback Ro Torrence (practice squad)

Cincinnati Bengals

· Wide receiver Shedrick Jackson (practice squad)

· Guard Tashawn Manning (practice squad)

· Defensive tackle Justin Rogers (practice squad)

Cleveland Browns

· None

Dallas Cowboys

· Defensive end Carl Lawson (practice squad)

Denver Broncos

· Quarterback Bo Nix

· Quarterback Jarrett Stidham

Detroit Lions

· Cornerback Carlton Davis

Green Bay Packers

· Quarterback Malik Willis

· Defensive lineman Colby Wooden

Houston Texans

· Defensive tackle Marcus Harris (practice squad)

· Offensive tackle Kilian Zierer (practice squad)

Indianapolis Colts

· Cornerback Jaylin Simpson (practice squad)

· Offensive tackle Braden Smith

Jacksonville Jaguars

· Running back Tank Bigsby

· Safety Daniel Thomas

Kansas City Chiefs

· None

Las Vegas Raiders

· Kicker Daniel Carlson

· Tight end John Samuel Shenker (practice squad)

Los Angeles Chargers

· Long snapper Josh Harris

Los Angeles Rams

· None

Miami Dolphins

· Wide receiver Anthony Schwartz (injured reserve)

Minnesota Vikings

· None

New England Patriots

· Defensive back Jonathan Jones

New Orleans Saints

· None

New York Giants

· Wide receiver Darius Slayton

New York Jets

· Linebacker Jamien Sherwood

Philadelphia Eagles

· Offensive lineman Jack Driscoll (practice squad)

Pittsburgh Steelers

· Defensive tackle Montravius Adams

San Francisco 49ers

· None

Seattle Seahawks

· Outside linebacker Derick Hall

· Cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

· Linebacker K.J. Britt

· Cornerback Jamel Dean

· Running back D.J. Williams (practice squad)

Tennessee Titans

· Defensive tackle Marlon Davidson (injured reserve)

· Cornerback Roger McCreary

Washington Commanders

· Cornerback Noah Igbinoghene

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