NEW YORK – A look at 2026 NFL Kickoff Weekend Rosters, including most represented colleges, quarterback information, a team-by-team player dimensions breakdown and the height, weight and age averages among Week 1 rosters.
Buckeyes Lead The Way: Ohio State led all colleges with 56 players on active NFL Kickoff Weekend rosters. Alabama, second with 55 players in 2026, had placed the most or tied for the most players on season-opening rosters in each of the previous nine seasons (2017-25). Georgia (52 players), LSU (44) and Notre Dame (40) rounded out the top five.
A total of 204 colleges were represented on Kickoff Weekend active rosters. The colleges with the most NFL players:
| COLLEGE | PLAYERS | COLLEGE | PLAYERS | COLLEGE | PLAYERS | ||
| Ohio State | 56 | Clemson | 32 | Washington | 23 | ||
| Alabama | 55 | Iowa | 32 | Stanford | 22 | ||
| Georgia | 52 | Oklahoma | 32 | Tennessee | 22 | ||
| LSU | 44 | Miami | 29 | Illinois | 21 | ||
| Notre Dame | 40 | Mississippi | 27 | Missouri | 21 | ||
| Michigan | 39 | South Carolina | 27 | TCU | 21 | ||
| Texas | 39 | USC | 27 | UCLA | 21 | ||
| Penn State | 37 | Texas A&M | 27 | Florida State | 19 | ||
| Florida | 36 | Auburn | 24 | Minnesota | 18 | ||
| Oregon | 36 | Utah | 24 | Wisconsin | 18 |
A breakdown by position of colleges with the most players in the NFL:
| POS. | SCHOOL | PLAYERS | POS. | SCHOOL | PLAYERS | |
| C | Texas A&M | 3 | DT | Alabama | 10 | |
| G | Michigan | 6 | DE | Georgia | 4 | |
| T | Florida, Oklahoma | 6 | LB | Ohio State | 10 | |
| TE | Notre Dame | 7 | DB | Alabama | 9 | |
| QB | Alabama, Clemson, LSU, Louisville, North Carolina, North Dakota State, Oklahoma, Oregon | 3 | P | Florida | 3 | |
| RB | Alabama, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Tennessee, Texas | 4 | K | Florida, Notre Dame | 3 | |
| WR | LSU, Mississippi | 8 |
QB Breakdown: A by-the-numbers look at the 32 starting quarterbacks in Week 1.
| # | Description | Quarterbacks |
| 3 | First or second-year players | Dart, NYG; Shough, NO; Ward, TEN |
| 23 | First-round draft picks | Allen, BUF; Burrow, CIN; Daniels, WAS; Darnold, SEA; Dart, NYG; Goff, DET; Herbert, LAC; Jackson, BAL; Jones, IND; Lawrence, JAX; Love, GB; Mahomes, KC; Maye, NE; Mayfield, TB; Murray, MIN; Nix, DEN; Rodgers, PIT; Stafford, LAR; Stroud, HOU; Ward, TEN; Watson, CLE; Williams, CHI; Young, CAR |
| 3 | Second-round draft picks | Hurts, PHI (No. 53 overall); Shough, NO (40); Smith, NYJ (39) |
| 6 | Drafted in third round or later, or undrafted | Brissett, ARI (third round, No. 91 overall); Cousins, LV (4, 102); Prescott, DAL (4, 135); Purdy, SF (7, 262); Rush, ATL (undrafted); Willis, MIA (3, 86) |
| 9 | No. 1 overall picks | Burrow, CIN; Goff, DET; Lawrence, JAX; Mayfield, TB; Murray, MIN; Stafford, LAR; Ward, TEN; Williams, CHI; Young, CAR |
The Tall and Short of it: On NFL Kickoff rosters, there were 297 players weighing under 200 pounds, 255 players under six-feet tall and 390 players weighing over 300 pounds.
Philadelphia had 14 players weighing less than 200 pounds, the most in that category. San Francisco had 13 players under six-feet tall, while Green Bay had 16 players weighing over 300 pounds.
A team-by-team player dimensions breakdown based on 2026 Kickoff rosters:
| Team | Under 200 lbs. | Under 6-feet | Over 300 lbs. |
| Arizona Cardinals | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 7 | 12 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Buffalo Bills | 9 | 9 | 13 |
| Carolina Panthers | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| Chicago Bears | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 7 | 14 |
| Cleveland Browns | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| Denver Broncos | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Detroit Lions | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Green Bay Packers | 9 | 6 | 16+ |
| Houston Texans | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 10 | 8 | 11 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 8 | 13 |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 11 | 5 | 11 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 10 | 8 | 14 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Miami Dolphins | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 9 | 14 |
| New England Patriots | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| New Orleans Saints | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| New York Giants | 12 | 9 | 12 |
| New York Jets | 12 | 6 | 11 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 14+ | 12 | 11 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 5 | 13 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 13+ | 10 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 11 | 7 | 13 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11 | 12 | 15 |
| Tennessee Titans | 9 | 7 | 13 |
| Washington Commanders | 9 | 6 | 12 |
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Height, Weight and Age Averages among Week 1 Rosters, 2026
| Team | Height | Weight | Experience | Age(Years) | Rookie &1st Year | Players Aged 30& Over |
| Arizona Cardinals | 6.18 | 246.19 | 4.72 | 26.49 | 6 | 10 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6.20 | 245.46 | 5.22#+ | 27.22 | 9 | 10 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 6.23* | 247.70 | 4.81* | 26.67 | 9 | 12 |
| Buffalo Bills | 6.21 | 245.84 | 4.49 | 26.22 | 9 | 8 |
| Carolina Panthers | 6.25#+ | 252.11# | 4.31 | 26.46 | 9 | 6 |
| Chicago Bears | 6.17 | 244.50 | 4.37 | 26.48 | 13# | 10 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 6.23* | 252.31*+ | 4.51 | 26.58 | 9 | 13* |
| Cleveland Browns | 6.16^@ | 242.65 | 3.83 | 25.57 | 9 | 8 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 6.19 | 246.64 | 4.72 | 26.51 | 7 | 9 |
| Denver Broncos | 6.19 | 242.11 | 4.61 | 27.00 | 4^ | 9 |
| Detroit Lions | 6.16&@ | 244.58 | 4.30 | 26.23 | 8 | 8 |
| Green Bay Packers | 6.23 | 250.24 | 3.96& | 26.11& | 10 | 5& |
| Houston Texans | 6.22 | 247.37 | 4.72 | 26.37 | 8 | 10 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 6.23* | 245.09 | 4.25 | 26.42 | 14 | 11 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 6.21 | 245.04 | 4.39 | 26.04 | 10 | 10 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 6.19 | 244.09 | 3.78 | 25.75 | 14 | 7 |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 6.21 | 244.57 | 4.17 | 26.19 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 6.19 | 246.19 | 4.49 | 26.49 | 10 | 11 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 6.17 | 245.69 | 4.88 | 27.04 | 3& | 9 |
| Miami Dolphins | 6.21 | 246.21 | 3.08^@ | 25.09^@ | 15*+ | 2^ |
| Minnesota Vikings | 6.20 | 245.70 | 4.52 | 26.69 | 12 | 9 |
| New England Patriots | 6.17 | 246.20 | 3.87 | 26.06 | 11 | 7 |
| New Orleans Saints | 6.24 | 250.04 | 4.48 | 26.54 | 10 | 8 |
| New York Giants | 6.20 | 244.76 | 4.67 | 26.38 | 10 | 10 |
| New York Jets | 6.19 | 241.75^ | 4.43 | 25.94 | 6 | 7 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6.18 | 244.13 | 4.92 | 26.56 | 6 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6.22 | 247.09 | 4.81* | 27.09* | 12 | 12 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6.17 | 241.25&@ | 5.16 | 27.49#+ | 9 | 14#+ |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6.20 | 247.20 | 4.78 | 26.83 | 5 | 8 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6.18 | 247.69 | 4.44 | 26.44 | 10 | 11 |
| Tennessee Titans | 6.20 | 248.04 | 4.40 | 25.95 | 7 | 7 |
| Washington Commanders | 6.20 | 245.44 | 5.10 | 26.94 | 8 | 11 |
| NFL Average | 6.20 | 246.06 | 4.47 | 26.43 | 9.06 | 9.00 |
| + NFL high; @ NFL low … * AFC High; ^ AFC Low … # NFC High; & NFC Low | ||||||
