A total of 79 players with Utah ties are on NFL rosters as the end of May nears and OTAs are going on throughout the league.
By comparison, there were 90 local players on NFL rosters around mid-May in 2017, including 35 rookies. This year, only 14 rookies currently find themselves in the league.
In 2016, there were 75 locals on NFL rosters around this time, while there were 70 Utah ties in the league in mid-May 2015.
Here’s a breakdown of those 79 players (they can count towards multiple categories):
— 28 who played at the University of Utah (down from 40 last year)
— 18 who played at BYU (down from 19 last year)
— 16 who played at Utah State (down from 18 last year)
— 5 who played at Southern Utah (down from 6 last year)
— 4 who played at Weber State (up from 1 last year)
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