NFL players will begin reporting to training camps on Wednesday to prepare for the 2017 season, and former Auburn defensive lineman Devaroe Lawrence will be among the first wave coming in.

The New Orleans Saints are one of the five teams bringing in their rookies on Wednesday to open the reporting process that will continue through July 29 in the NFL. Lawrence is a rookie who joined the Saints as a free agent after being bypassed in the NFL Draft in April.

Lawrence is one of the 40 former Auburn players on NFL rosters for the opening of training camps.

The former Tigers include 22 defensive players, 16 offensive players and two specialists.

Auburn's training-camp roster includes seven linebackers, five cornerbacks, five defensive tackles, four safeties, four wide receivers, three centers, three guards, three running backs, one defensive end, one fullback, one long snapper, one place-kicker, one quarterback and one tight end.

The Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams have three former Auburn players apiece.

The Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers don't have a former Auburn player on their rosters.

The NFL preseason schedule kicks off on Aug. 3, when the Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals square off in the annual Hall of Fame Game.

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The former Auburn players on NFL active rosters for the beginning of training camp include:

Arizona Cardinals: Karlos Dansby, inside linebacker; Rudy Ford, cornerback.

Atlanta Falcons: Josh Harris, long snapper.

Carolina Panthers: Cameron Artis-Payne, running back; Cam Newton, quarterback.

Cincinnati Bengals: Carl Lawson, outside linebacker; Pat Sims, defensive tackle; C.J. Uzomah, tight end.

Cleveland Browns: Shon Coleman, offensive tackle; Ricardo Louis, wide receiver; Cody Parkey, place-kicker.

Detroit Lions: Greg Robinson, offensive tackle.

Green Bay Packers: Montravius Adams, defensive tackle; Robert Leff, guard; Jermaine Whitehead, safety.

Houston Texans: Jay Prosch, fullback; Chad Slade, guard.

Indianapolis Colts: Quan Bray, wide receiver.

Jacksonville Jaguars: Corey Grant, running back.

Kansas City Chiefs: Dee Ford, outside linebacker; Tony Stevens, wide receiver.

Los Angeles Chargers: Trovon Reed, cornerback.

Los Angeles Rams: Blake Countess, defensive back; Alex Kozan, guard; Cassanova McKinzy, outside linebacker.

Miami Dolphins: Avery Young, offensive tackle.

New England Patriots: Jonathan Jones, cornerback; Brandon King, safety.

New Orleans Saints: Devaroe Lawrence, defensive tackle; Robenson Therezie, safety.

New York Jets: Corey Lemonier, outside linebacker.

Philadelphia Eagles: Gabe Wright, defensive tackle.

Pittsburgh Steelers: Sammie Coates, wide receiver.

Seattle Seahawks: Neiko Thorpe, cornerback.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Peyton Barber, running back; DaVonte Lambert, defensive tackle.

Tennessee Titans: Daren Bates, linebacker; Angelo Blackson, defensive end.

Washington Redskins: Joshua Holsey, cornerback.