This weekend is Week 1 for college football with wall-to-wall college pigskin that began on Thursday night and goes through Monday night when North Carolina hosts TCU in Bill Belichick's debut in Chapel Hill.
Speaking of Belichick, he knows a thing or two about NFL cuts and getting rosters down to 53 players for the upcoming NFL season after his success with the New England Patriots. Virginia Tech begins the season on Sunday afternoon in Atlanta against 13th-ranked South Carolina, but next week, the NFL season begins, and when it does, there are going to be a slew of former Hokies taking the field, living out a dream.
17 former Virginia Tech football players man 53-man NFL rosters
When the NFL season begins on Thursday night with the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles hosting the Dallas Cowboys, it'll begin a weekend where 17 former Virginia Tech football players. beginning their professional career.
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— Virginia Tech Football (@HokiesFB) August 29, 2025
There are some names on there that are going to make an impact this season. The list includes Chuck Clark (Pittsburgh Steelers), Chamarri Conner (Kansas City Chiefs), Christian Darrisaw (Minnesota Vikings), Divinie Deablo (Atlanta Falcons), Tremaine Edwards (Chicago Bears), Brock Hoffman (Dallas Cowboys), Jaylin Lane (Washington Commanders), James Mitchell (Carolina Panthers), Yosh Nijman (Carolina Panthers), Aeneas Peebles (Baltimore Ravens), Tim Settle (Houston Texans), Joey Slye (Tennessee Titans), Dorian Strong (Buffalo Bills), Tyrod Taylor (New York Jets), Wyatt Teller (Cleveland Browns), Luke Tenuta (Indianapolis Colts), and Bhayshul Tuten (Jacksonville Jaguars).
Along with a slew of veterans, Lane and Tuten are two players who could make a very big impact for their teams in their first year in the NFL. Lane has been very good for Washington this preseason and will make some noise in the kick return game, while Tuten has opened some eyes in Jacksonville and should get his fair share of carries.