Former Oregon cornerback Nikko Reed made the initial 53-man roster with the Los Angeles Chargers, according to a league source.
The undrafted rookie, who was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, joined the rest of Oregon’s program-record 10 drafted players from this year in making the initial round of roster cuts on Tuesday. Reed was the only undrafted UO player from this year to make an initial 53-man roster.
Combined with seven players from the 2023 draft and four from 2022, there are now 22 former Ducks on active NFL rosters who played under Dan Lanning.
There were 20 players who finished their career at UO who were either released or waived on Tuesday, including 11 who were undrafted and waived.
Below are the breakdowns of former Oregon players on initial 53-man NFL rosters, those who were waived and released.
Initial 53-man rosters
Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Jordan Burch, running back Trey Benson* (Florida State)
Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman Brandon Dorlus
Carolina Panthers outside linebacker DJ Johnson
Chicago Bears linebacker Noah Sewell
Cleveland Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel
Dallas Cowboys offensive linemen T.J. Bass, Ajani Cornelius
Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix, receiver Troy Franklin, offensive lineman Alex Forsyth
Detroit Lions offensive lineman Penei Sewell
Green Bay Packers safety Evan Williams
Houston Texans linebacker Jamal Hill
Indianapolis Colts defensive lineman DeForest Buckner
Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Johnny Mundt, defensive lineman Arik Armstead
Kansas City linebacker Jeff Bassa
Las Vegas Raiders offensive lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson, receiver Dont’e Thornton Jr.* (Tennessee)
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, defensive tackle Jamaree Caldwell, linebacker Troy Dye, cornerback Nikko Reed
Los Angeles Rams tight end Terrance Ferguson
New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez, cornerback D.J. James* (Auburn), safety Brenden Schooler* (Texas Tech)
New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson, safety Ugo Amadi, quarterback Tyler Shough* (Texas Tech/Louisville), tight end Moliki Matavao* (UCLA)
New York Giants outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux, safety Jevon Holland
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Derrick Harmon
San Francisco 49ers running back Jordan James, cornerback Deommodore Lenoir
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving, receiver Tez Johnson
Washington Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota, offensive lineman Josh Conerly Jr.
Waived:
Atlanta Falcons cornerback Dontae Manning
Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Casey Rogers
Cleveland Browns receiver Chase Cota
Dallas Cowboys receiver Traeshon Holden
Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Patrick Herbert, cornerback Jabbar Muhammad
Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Treven Ma’ae* (Baylor)
Los Angeles Chargers defensive back Trikweze Bridges* (Florida)
Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman Taki Taimani
New England Patriots: linebacker Bradyn Swinson* (LSU)
New York Giants defensive lineman Jordon Riley
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Steven Jones, cornerback Kam Alexander
Philadelphia Eagles defensive back Brandon Johnson
Released
Baltimore Ravens cornerback Thomas Graham Jr.
Chicago Bears running back Royce Freeman
Denver Broncos offensive lineman Calvin Throckmorton
Miami Dolphins tight end Pharaoh Brown
New Orleans Saints offensive lineman Shane Lemieux
Waived/injury designation
Chicago Bears safety Tysheem Johnson
Released/Injured list with settlement
Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman Jake Hanson
Buffalo Bills linebacker Justin Hollins
Houston Texans receiver Johnny Johnson III
Reserve injured
Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Popo Aumavae
--James Crepea covers theOregon Ducks and Big Ten.
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