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39 Hawkeyes on NFL rosters
May. 11, 2015 12:52 pm, Updated: May. 12, 2015 1:49 pm
IOWA CITY - Thirty-nine former Iowa football players are listed on NFL rosters as teams transition into offseason team workouts this week.
Atlanta boasts the most former Hawkeyes with four, while New England, Baltimore, Houston, Dallas and Green Bay each have three.
Six former Iowa tight ends have signed with NFL clubs. They include Ray Hamilton - who inked a free-agent contract with Dallas last week - and veterans Scott Chandler (New England), Allen Reisner (Baltimore), C.J. Fiedorowicz (Houston), Tony Moeaki (Atlanta) and Brandon Myers (Tampa Bay).
Undrafted free agent wide receiver Kevonte Martin-Manley tried out for the Cleveland Browns over the weekend but was not signed. Two former Hawkeyes who finished their careers at other schools - tight end A.J. Derby (Arkansas) and running back Brandon Wegher (Carolina) - are with New England and Carolina, respectively.
Here are the former Iowa players currently listed on NFL rosters, along with their positions registered by teams and jersey numbers:
NEW ENGLAND (3)
- TE Scott Chandler (88); CB Bradley Fletcher (24); LB James Morris (49)
BALTIMORE (3)
- DT Carl Davis (94); TE Allen Reisner (85); G/T Marshal Yanda (73)
CINCINNATI (1)
- FB Mark Weisman (35)
CLEVELAND (1)
- LB Chris Kirksey (58)
HOUSTON (3)
- C James Ferentz (78); TE C.J. Fiedorowicz; LB Jeff Tarpinian (52)
TENNESSEE (2)
- RB Shonn Greene (23); DL Karl Klug (97)
SAN DIEGO (1)
- John Lowdermilk (42)
DALLAS (3)
- LB Anthony Hitchens (59); LS Casey Kreiter (49); TE Ray Hamilton (86)
NY GIANTS (2)
- G Adam Gettis (60); QB Rick Stanzi (2)
PHILADELPHIA (2)
- T Matt Tobin (64); C Julian Vandervelde (61)
WASHINGTON (1)
- OL Brandon Scherff (75)
CHICAGO (1)
- G Conor Boffeli (76)
DETROIT (1)
- T Riley Reiff (71)
GREEN BAY (3)
- T Bryan Bulaga (75); DT Mike Daniels (76); DB Micah Hyde (33)
MINNESOTA (2)
- LB Chad Greenway (52); CB Shaun Prater (27)
ATLANTA (4)
- DT Jonathan Babineaux (95); DE Adrian Clayborn (99); S Charles Godfrey (30); TE Tony Moeaki (81)
CAROLINA (1)
- DT Colin Cole (91)
TAMPA BAY (2)
- LB Quinton Alston (59); TE Brandon Myers (82)
ARIZONA (1)
- WR Damond Powell (86)
ST. LOUIS (2)
- T Andrew Donnal (64); DT Louis Trinca-Pasat (62)
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Brandon Scherff (Iowa) is selected as the number fifth overall pick to the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University on April 30, 2015 in Chicago. (Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports)