Heading into the 2017 NFL season, teams across the league will be looking to fill out their rosters with the best 53 players they can find. Of the 2,794 players currently on NFL rosters (as of July 24, 2017), 133 of them come from the Division 2 ranks.
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Of those 133 players, 31 are rookies, 22 are first-year players and 20 more are heading into their second season. Many of those players will need to impress in training camp if they want a shot to make the team or earn a practice squad spot.
Here's all 133 former Division 2 football players who are on 90-man rosters heading into NFL Training Camp:
Player | Pos. | Exp. | College | NFL Team |
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Grover Stewart | DT | R | Albany State (Ga.) | Indianapolis |
Daquan Holmes | CB | R | American International | Green Bay |
Adam Shaheen | TE | R | Ashland | Chicago |
Jamie Meder | DL | 3 | Ashland | Cleveland |
Scott Simonson | TE | 3 | Assumption | Carolina |
C.J. Ham | FB | R | Augustana | Minnesota |
Terrell Watson | RB | 1 | Azusa Pacific | Pittsburgh |
Larry Webster | DE | 2 | Bloomsburg | Carolina |
Jahri Evans | G | 12 | Bloomsburg | Green Bay |
Matt Feiler | OT | 1 | Bloomsburg | Pittsburgh |
Khari Lee | TE | 3 | Bowie State | Detroit |
Jeff Knox | LB | 1 | California (PA) | Tampa Bay |
Erik Harris | DB | 2 | California (PA) | New Orleans |
C.J. Goodwin | CB | 2 | California (PA) | Atlanta |
Rontez Miles | S | 3 | California (PA) | N.Y. Jets |
Eric Kush | OL | 4 | California (PA) | Chicago |
Dewey McDonald | LB | 4 | California (PA) | Seattle |
Chris Jones | P | 6 | Carson-Newman | Dallas |
Kevin Snead | WR | R | Carson-Newman | N.Y. Giants |
L.J. McCray | S | 3 | Catawba | Carolina |
Jumal Rolle | CB | 4 | Catawba | <s
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