Utah football fans will see the Utes’ Devin Lloyd, BYU’s Tyler Allgeier and former East High standout Jaylen Warren among the rookies from the Beehive State on opening week NFL rosters.
But with Tuesday’s deadline for teams to finalize their 53-man rosters in advance of the 2022 season, a number of hopefuls who spent recent years at Utah, BYU, Utah State and other Beehive State schools were waived.
Some, like former Utes wide receiver Britain Covey, turned some heads on their respective teams and may still be added to practice squads if they can’t find NFL homes elsewhere.
Here is a list of players with Utah ties that were cut ahead of Tuesday’s deadline.
Utah
WR Britan Covey (Philadelphia Eagles)
LB Chase Hansen (New Orleans Saints)
LB Nephi Sewell (New Orleans Saints)
S Marquise Blair (Seattle Seahawks)
DE Mika Tafua (Dallas Cowboys)
OL Bamidele Olaseni (Las Vegas Raiders)
DE Bradlee Anae (NY Jets)
OL Nick Ford (Jacksonville Jaguars)
OL Darrin Paulo (Detroit Lions)
CB Javelin Guidry (NY Jets)
RB T.J. Pledger (Arizona Cardinals)
BYU
S Zayne Anderson (Kansas City Chiefs)
TE Matt Bushman (Kansas City Chiefs)
C James Empey (Dallas Cowboys)
Samson Nacua (Indianapolis Colts)
RB Ty’Son Williams (Indianapolis Colts)
CB Chris Wilcox (Indianapolis Colts)
WR Neil Pau’u (Buffalo Bills)
Utah State
RB Darwin Thompson (Seattle Seahawks)
WR Derek Wright (Carolina Panthers) — reported
WR Deven Thompkins (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) — reported
Weber State
WR Rashid Shaheed (New Orleans Saints)
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