MAC WITH 73 FORMER STUDENTS ON NFL ROSTERS
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- As the NFL opens the 2016 regular season with the Carolina Panthers at the Denver Broncos Thursday night, the Mid-American Conference is well represented across NFL rosters as clubs open play this weekend. Currently there are 73 former MAC students on NFL active rosters.
This past May witnessed six MAC students selected in the 2016 NFL Draft -- fourth round selection OL Willie Beavers (Western Michigan) by Minnesota, fifth round selection's WR Tajae Sharpe (UMass) by Tennessee and LB Jatavis Brown (Akron) by San Diego, sixth round selections S Kavon Frazier (Central Michigan) and RB Darius Jackson (Eastern Michigan) both by Dallas, and seventh round selection WR Daniel Braverman (Western Michigan) by Chicago.