TOLEDO, Ohio – A total of eight former Toledo Rockets are on the 53-man rosters announced by National Football League teams as the start of the NFL season begins this week.
Toledo has the second-most former players on NFL rosters among Mid-American Conference schools. Western Michigan leads the MAC with 10.
The former Rockets on NFL rosters are:
 
	
		
			| Player (last year at Toledo)  | 
			NFL Team | 
		
		
			| Tycen Anderson (2021)  | 
			Cincinnati | 
		
		
			| Reggie Gilliam (2019) | 
			Buffalo | 
		
		
			| Ka'dar Hollman (2018)     | 
			Houston | 
		
		
			| Desjuan Johnson (2022)   | 
			LA Rams | 
		
		
			| Diontae Johnson (2018)  | 
			Pittsburgh | 
		
		
			| Cody Thompson (2018)  | 
			Seattle | 
		
		
			| Samuel Womack (2021)    | 
			San Francisco | 
		
		
			| Logan Woodside (2017)   | 
			Atlanta | 
		
	
In addition, three other former Rockets are on practice squad rosters: 
Dyontae Johnson (NY Giants), Greg Mancz (Buffalo) and Storm Norton (New Orleans).