CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – NFL teams set initial 53-man rosters on Tuesday, and 20 former Fighting Illini football players earned spots on 15 teams. The group including rookie WR Pat Bryant, who was chosen by the Denver Broncos in the third round (74th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft.
53-Man Roster
Isaiah Adams, Arizona Cardinals
Tony Adams, New York Jets
Nick Allegretti, Washington Commanders
Chase Brown, Cincinnati Bengals
Sydney Brown, Philadelphia Eagles
Pat Bryant, Denver Broncos
Jake Hansen, Houston Texas
Nate Hobbs, Green Bay Packers
Kerby Joseph, Detroit Lions
Ted Karras, Cincinnati Bengals
Vederian Lowe, New England Patriots
Jartavius Martin, Washington Commanders
Chase McLaughlin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jer'Zhan Newton, Washington Commanders
Alex Palczewski, Denver Broncos
Tip Reiman, Arizona Cardinals
Dawuane Smoot, Jacksonville Jaguars
Casey Washington, Atlanta Falcons
Jihad Ward, Tennessee Titans
Devon Witherspoon, Seattle Seahawks
Waived
Owen Carney, Kansas City Chiefs
Seth Coleman, Seattle Seahawks
Denzel Daxon, Dallas Cowboys
Tommy DeVito, New York Giants
TeRah Edwards, Los Angeles Chargers
Kendrick Green, Buffalo Bills
Del'Shawn Phillips, Los Angeles Chargers
Keith Randolph, Green Bay Packers
Malik Turner, San Francisco 49ers
Isaiah Williams, Cincinnati Bengals
Waived/Injured
Doug Kramer, Chicago Bears
