The NFL season is nearly upon us, and it will be full of BYU products.
There are currently 18 former Cougars on NFL rosters during training camp — including four rookies — with at least 13 of them likely to see significant action during the next three weeks of preseason exhibitions.
There are no shortage of storylines. Tyler Batty, Jakob Robinson, Caleb Etienne and Darius Lassiter are fighting to make final rosters after going undrafted. Kedon Slovis is competing for the Texans’ QB3 job. Kingsley Suamataia is looking to stick in a new position as Kansas City’s left guard.
With Fred Warner, Puka Nacua and the rest of BYU’s established NFL veterans not expected to play much — if at all — during the preseason, here’s a list of all the preseason games that will feature former Cougars looking to make a mark.
Week 1
Thursday, August 7:
- Indianapolis Colts (Blake Freeland) at Baltimore Ravens
- 5 p.m. MST on NFL Network
- Cincinnati Bengals (Caleb Etienne and Ryan Rehkow) at Philadelphia Eagles
- 5:30 p.m. MST
Friday, August 8:
- Cleveland Browns at Carolina Panthers (Brady Christensen)
- 5 p.m. MST on NFL Network
- Washington Commanders at New England Patriots (Khyiris Tonga)
- 5:30 p.m. MST
Saturday, August 9:
- Houston Texans (Kedon Slovis) at Minnesota Vikings (Tyler Batty)
- 2 p.m. MST on NFL Network
- Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars (Darius Lassiter)
- 5 p.m. MST
- New York Jets at Green Bay Packers (Zayne Anderson and Chris Brooks)
- 6 p.m. MST on NFL Network
- Kansas City Chiefs (Kingsley Suamataia) at Arizona Cardinals
- 6 p.m. MST
- Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers (Jakob Robinson)
- 6:30 p.m. MST
Sunday, August 10:
- Miami Dolphins (Zach Wilson) at Chicago Bears
- 11 a.m. MST on NFL Network
Week 2
Friday, August 15:
- Kansas City Chiefs (Suamataia) at Seattle Seahawks
- 8 p.m. MST on NFL Network
Saturday, August 16:
- Miami Dolphins (Wilson) at Detroit Lions
- 11 a.m. MST
- Green Bay Packers (Anderson and Brooks) at Indianapolis Colts (Freeland)
- 11 a.m. MST
- New England Patriots (Tonga) at Minnesota Vikings (Batty)
- 11 a.m. MST
- Carolina Panthers (Christensen) at Houston Texans (Slovis)
- 11 a.m. MST
- San Francisco 49ers (Robinson) at Las Vegas Raiders
- 2 p.m. MST on NFL Network
Sunday, August 17:
- Jacksonville Jaguars (Lassiter) at New Orleans Saints
- 11 a.m. MST on NFL Network
Monday, August 18:
- Washington Commanders at Cincinnati Bengals (Etienne and Rehkow)
- 6 p.m. MST on ESPN
Week 3
Thursday, August 21:
- Pittsburgh Steelers at Carolina Panthers (Christensen)
- 5 p.m. MST on NFL Network
- New England Patriots (Tonga) at New York Giants
- 6 p.m. MST on Prime Video
Friday, August 22:
- Minnesota Vikings (Batty) at Tennessee Titans
- 6 p.m. MST on CBS
- Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs (Suamataia)
- 6:20 p.m. MST
Saturday, August 23:
- Indianapolis Colts (Freeland) at Cincinnati Bengals (Etienne and Rehkow)
- 11 a.m. MST
- Houston Texans (Slovis) at Detroit Lions
- 11 a.m. MST
- Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers (Anderson and Brooks)
- 2 p.m. MST on NFL Network
- Jacksonville Jaguars (Lassiter) at Miami Dolphins (Wilson)
- 5 p.m. MST on NFL Network
- Los Angeles Chargers at San Francisco 49ers (Robinson)
- 6:30 p.m. MST
