A record nine former Big South football players are on Opening Day NFL rosters (active, practice squad and/or reserve list), bettering the previous mark of seven.
JUSTIN BETHEL (S - Presbyterian), Arizona Cardinals - photo courtesy Arizona Cardinals

MIKE BROWN (WR - Liberty), Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad - photo courtesy Rick Wilson/Jacksonville Jaguars

RASHAD JENNINGS (RB - Liberty), Jacksonville Jaguars - photo courtesy Rick Wilson/Jacksonville Jaguars

DOMINIQUE JONES (TE - Liberty), Indianapolis Colts - photo courtesy Indianapolis Colts

JOSH NORMAN (CB - Coastal Carolina), Carolina Panthers - photo courtesy Carolina Panthers

JEROME SIMPSON (WR - Coastal Carolina), Minnesota Vikings - photo courtesy Minnesota Vikings
CHRIS SUMMERS (WR - Liberty), Minnesota Vikings practice squad - photo courtesy Bill Smith/Chicago Bears

TYLER THIGPEN (QB - Coastal Carolina), Buffalo Bills - photo courtesy Buffalo Bills

MIKE TOLBERT (FB - Coastal Carolina), Carolina Panthers - photo courtesy Carolina Panthers

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