NOTE: UPDATED, 6 P.M. ET – THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE UPDATED SATURDAY
Today's the day, folks.
Unlike past seasons when the NFL scaled down the rosters week by week to sculpt and mold final 53-man rosters, the league allowed teams to keep nearly 90 players until today. Today, the 53-man roster must be announced, and a lot of players will be waived by this evening — including of course some of the FCS standouts of 2016 who had the dream of playing in an NFL season opener next week.
Nearly 90 FCS rookies have been in camps since the spring. Not all of them made it this far, but many of them did — and sadly, many of them will be cut today. It's not the end of the world, as there are reserve lists and an injured player can be retained on the injured reserve list. And of course there are other avenues to keep your professional career alive, like the Arena League and the Canadian Football League, etc. But these guys undoubtedly wanted to make an NFL roster and had been battling in camps since May. But it's reality, a business.
Below is a look at the FCS rookies who made their team's roster.
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It is 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, and here's a look at the draft picks and the rookie free agents who have made NFL 53-man rosters:
| PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL | DRAFTED | NFL TEAM | AFTER 4TH PRESEASON GAME/NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kpassagnon, Tanoh | LB/DL | Villanova | 2nd rd (59) | KANSAS CITY | 7 tackles |
| Kupp, Cooper | WR | Eastern Washington | 3rd rd (69) | L.A. RAMS | 105 yds, 8 catches, 1 TD |
| Rivers, Derek | OB | Youngstown State | 3rd rd (83) | NEW ENGLAND | injured – 0 games |
| Williams, Chad | WR | Grambling | 3rd rd (98) | ARIZONA | 4 catches, 47 yards |
| Langley, Brendan | CB | Lamar | 3rd rd (101) | DENVER | 10 tackles, 2 PD |
| Cohen, Tarik | RB | North Carolina A&T | 4th rd (119) | CHICAGO | 121 yds rushing |
| Ebukam, Samson | OB | Eastern Washington | 4th rd (125) | L.A. RAMS | 1 game, 1 start – 0 tackles |
| Davenport, Julie'n | OT | Bucknell | 4th rd (130) | HOUSTON | 3 games, 0 starts |
| Agnew, Jamal | CB | San Diego | 5th rd (165) | DETROIT | 17 tackles, 2 PD |
| Moss, Avery | DE | Youngstown State | 5th rd (167) | N.Y. GIANTS | 6 tackles |
| Saubert, Eric | TE | Drake | 5th rd (174) | ATLANTA | Made the 53 man roster |
| Henderson, De'Angelo | RB | Coastal Carolina | 6th rd (203) | DENVER | 129 yds rushing, 1 TD, 3 catches |
| Levin, Corey | OG | Chattanooga | 6th rd (217) | TENNESSEE | 4 games, 1 start |
| Ware, Jylan | OT | Alabama State | 7th rd (231) | OAKLAND | 4 games, 1 start |
| Seaton, Brad | OT | Villanova | 7th rd (236) | TENNESSEE | **RELEASED** |
| Bourne, Kendrick | WR | Eastern Washington | UFA – 53 man | SAN FRANCISCO | 113 yds, 6 catches, 1 TD |
| Cole, Dylan | OB | Missouri State | UFA – 53 man | HOUSTON | 19 tackles, 1 PD |
| Allen, Chase | IB | Southern Illinois | UFA – 53 man | MIAMI | 34 tackles 1 PD |
| Ricard, Patrick | DE | Maine | UFA – 53 man | BALTIMORE | 5 tackles |
| Jerome, Lorenzo | SS | St. Francis (PA) | UFA – 53 man | SAN FRANCISCO | 9 tackles, 1 PD |
| Hill, Jaylen | CB | Jacksonville State | UFA – 53 man | BALTIMORE | 9 tackles, 2 INTs, 5 PD |
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Didn't find your favorite FCS rookie? Check below for every FCS camp player from August, and where things stand – some choices have yet to be confirmed, but will be soon.
These players may have been waived but could be picked up by other teams, and some may accept practice roster spots for their current team or other teams, making about $6,000 a week to hang in there with a team, hoping they may crack the game day roster sometime later this year.
| PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL | NFL TEAM | STATUS |
| Barnes, Brandon | TE | Alabama State | N.Y. JETS | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Logan, Abner | LB | Albany | BUFFALO | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Letuligasenoa, Josh | LB | Cal Poly | GREEN BAY | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Austell, Erik | OG | Charleston Southern | HOUSTON | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Board, CJ | WR | Chattanooga | BALTIMORE | WAIVED SEPT. 1 |
| Davis, Keionta | DE | Chattanooga | NEW ENGLAND | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Renew, Tyler | RB | Citadel | ATLANTA | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Scearce, Alex | OB | Coastal Carolina | CHICAGO | WAIVED AUG. 28 |
| Pace, Kendall | OT | Columbia | WASHINGTON | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Orimolade, Folarin | OB | Dartmouth | L.A. RAMS | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Bozick, Connor | OT | Delaware | DETROIT | WAIVED SEPT. 1 |
| Graham, Larson | OT | Duquesne | ATLANTA | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Kuntz, Christian | LB | Duquesne | NEW ENGLAND | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Hill, Shaq | WR | Eastern Washington | TAMPA BAY | WAIVED SEPT. 1 |
| Odom, Phazahn | TE | Fordham | PITTSBURGH | WAIVED AUG. 29 |
| Robinson, Trey | SS | Furman | N.Y. GIANTS | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Estes, Mike | TE | Gardner Webb | L.A. CHARGERS | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Rich, Max | OT | Harvard | NEW ENGLAND | WAIVED SEPT. 1 |
| Firkser, Anthony | TE | Harvard | N.Y. JETS | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Bello, BJ | LB | Illinois State | CLEVELAND | WAIVED SEPT. 1 |
| Spelman, Mark | OC | Illinois State | TENNESSEE | WAIVED SEPT. 1 |
| Lee, Cameron | OG | Illinois State | CINCINNATI | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Tonyan Jr., Robert | WR | Indiana State | DETROIT | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Williams, Daniel | WR | Jackson State | N.Y. JETS | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Davis, Rashard | WR | James Madison | PHILADELPHIA | WAIVED SEPT. 1 |
| Kirsch, Mitchell | OT | James Madison | CHICAGO | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Abdullah, Khalid | RB | James Madison | N.Y. GIANTS | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Blackmon, Dante | CB | Kennesaw State | INDIANAPOLIS | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Leslie, Darnell | DE | Monmouth | DALLAS | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Nelson, JR | CB | Montana | KANSAS CITY | INJURED RESERVE |
| Kidder, Caleb | DE | Montana | NEW ENGLAND | INJURED RESERVE |
| Flynn, JP | OG | Montana State | SAN FRANCISCO | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Crossan, Dalton | RB | New Hampshire | INDIANAPOLIS | WAIVED AUG. 22 |
| Lauderdale, Andrew | OT | New Hampshire | SAN FRANCISCO | WAIVED SEPT. 1 |
| Sanders, BT | SS | Nicholls State | BUFFALO | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Bordelon, Chris | OT | Nicholls State | N.Y. JETS | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Lechler, Landon | OT | North Dakota State | CINCINNATI | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Anau, Peli | DE | Northern Arizona | ARIZONA | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Sloter, Kyle | QB | Northern Colorado | DENVER | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Schult, Karter | DE | Northern Iowa | CLEVELAND | WAIVED SEPT. 1 |
| Llorens, De'Mard | RB | Northwestern St. | INDIANAPOLIS | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Ryan, Shakeir | WR | Northwestern St. | L.A. RAMS | WAIVED SEPT. 1 |
| Torgersen, Alek | QB | Pennsylvania | ATLANTA | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Coleman, Xavier | CB | Portland State | N.Y. JETS | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Craig, Winston | DT | Richmond | PHILADELPHIA | WAIVED SEPT. 1 |
| Evans, Thomas | OG | Richmond | GREEN BAY | WAIVED SEPT. 1 |
| Jones, David | FS | Richmond | NEW ENGLAND | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Brown, Brian | WR | Richmond | DALLAS | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Branch, Marcelis | CB | Robert Morris | ATLANTA | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Hamilton, Karel | WR | Samford | DALLAS | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Riley, Brian | WR | San Diego | INDIANAPOLIS | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Leamon, Javarius | OT | South Carolina State | N.Y. JETS | WAIVED SEPT. 2 |
| Graham, Tyson | FS | South Dakota | INDIANAPOLI
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