Seventeen former BYU players currently dot NFL rosters, after former Cougar wide receiver Colby Pearson was released by the Green Bay Packers last week.
Several of those players still have to prove they are deserving of a spot on the 53-man opening-day roster. With 28 of the NFL's teams currently going through mandatory minicamps this week, two publications tried projecting their respective team's 53-man roster, and they included commentary on a pair of former BYU defenders.
NESN.com's Doug Kyed listed Harvey Langi as one of seven linebackers to make the New England Patriots' opening-day roster, along with fellow Cougar Kyle Van Noy.