Running list of former Virginia Tech players in the NFL

As we inch closer to Week 2 of the college football season, the NFL will kick off its season Thursday night when the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, with former Hokie Chamarri Conner in the secondary, begin the season hosting the Baltimore Ravens at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. You won’t have to wait long for more Hokies in action as on Friday night, the Green Bay Packers with Lecitus Smith along the offensive line, playing the Philadelphia Eagles in Mexico City.

There are several former Virginia Tech players in the NFL that will be starting their season and here is a current running list of Hokies starting with tonight’s game.

Virginia Tech players beginning NFL season in 2024

Chamarri Conner, Kansas City Chiefs
Lecitus Smith, Green Bay Packers
Amare Barno, Carolina Panthers
Raheem Blackshear, Carolina Panthers
Christian Darrisaw, Minnesota Vikings
Divine Deablo, Las Vegas Raiders
Silas Dzansi, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Terrell Edmunds, Jacksonville Jaguars
Tremaine Edmunds, Chicago Bears
Kendall Fuller, Miami Dolphins
Brock Hoffman, Dallas Cowboys
Dalton Keane, Houston Texans
James Mitchell, Detroit Lions
Yosh Nijman, Carolina Panthers
Norrell Pollard, Washington Commanders
Tim Settle, Houston Texans
Joey Slye, New England Patriots
Wyatt Teller, Cleveland Browns
Luke Tenuta, Arizona Cardinals
Chuck Clark, New York Jets
Tyrod Taylor, New York Jets

There are several former Virginia Tech players in the NFL for you to keep tabs on Sundays this fall. Several are contenders with a shot to not only make the playoffs but make a run like Conner and the Chiefs did again last season. It begins tonight with Conner and KC, while some surprises won training camp battles like Slye did with New England, ousting young kicker Chad Ryland. Slye will get his first shot with his new team on Sunday when the Patriots open the season at the Cincinnati Bengals.