BOONE, N.C. — App State Football led the Sun Belt with 14 alums on NFL rosters in 2023, and there were 13 football alums on rosters when the regular season began last week.
AKEEM DAVIS-GAITHER | LB | Cincinnati Bengals
DARRYNTON EVANS | RB | Buffalo Bills (IR)
TYREK FUNDERBURK | CB | Tampa Bay Bucs
NICK HAMPTON | OLB | Los Angeles Rams
ANDERSON HARDY | OL | Miami Dolphins (PS)
COOPER HODGES | OL | Jacksonville Jaguars
D'MARCO JACKSON | LB | New Orleans Saints
SHAUN JOLLY | CB | Los Angeles Rams (PS)
KENDALL LAMM | OL | Miami Dolphins
SAM MARTIN | P/KO | Buffalo Bills
RYAN NEUZIL | OL | Atlanta Falcons
JALEN VIRGIL | WR | Buffalo Bills (PS)
BUCKY WILLIAMS | OL | Los Angeles Chargers (IR)
Here's a breakdown of Week 1 results from App State alums in the NFL.
COOPER HODGES | OL | Jacksonville Jaguars
Hodges officially made his NFL debut, blocking as an offensive lineman on three special teams kicks during the Jaguars' 20-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins.
Hodges spent his entire rookie season in 2023 on injured reserve following a preseason injury.
KENDALL LAMM | OL | Miami Dolphins
The Jaguars-Dolphins game involved three former App State offensive linemen, as Lamm blocked on special teams for Miami to begin his 10th season in the NFL. Anderson Hardy is on the Dolphins' practice squad.
AKEEM DAVIS-GAITHER | LB | Cincinnati Bengals
Named a team captain late in the preseason, Davis-Gaither began his fifth NFL season with three tackles, including two from his linebacker spot. He played 22 percent of the defensive snaps and 90 percent of the special teams snaps.
SAM MARTIN | P/KO | Buffalo Bills
Beginning his 12th season in the NFL, Martin had two punts for 85 yards, with a 34-yard punt downed inside the 20 and a 51-yard kick to the 15-yard line in Buffalo's win against Arizona.
NICK HAMPTON | OLB | Los Angeles Rams
Hampton played 58 percent of the special teams snaps and recorded a tackle on a punt return in the Rams' loss to Detroit on Sunday Night Football.
RYAN NEUZIL | OL | Atlanta Falcons
Neuzil blocked on special teams during the Falcons' loss to Pittsburgh.
TYREK FUNDERBURK | CB | Tampa Bay Bucs
Funderburk made Tampa Bay's 53-man roster as an undrafted rookie. He suffered a foot injury late in the preseason and was inactive for the opener against Washington.
D'MARCO JACKSON | LB | New Orleans Saints
Jackson missed the season-opening win against Carolina with a calf injury.
IR NOTES
Buffalo Bills running back Darrynton Evans, who suffered a hamstring injury in the preseason, was placed on Injured Reserve with a designation to return later in the season. Undrafted rookie offensive lineman
Bucky Williams is on Injured Reserve while appearing on the Los Angeles Chargers' roster.
