SMU has as many, if not more players on NFL rosters to start the 2017 season as half of the schools in the Big 12.

College football reporter Brett McMurphy calculated the number of players from each school in the country who are in the NFL to start the season. He found that 13 former SMU players are in the league, in some form or another, this season.

The 11 SMU players on official NFL rosters are:

Chiefs corner Kenneth Acker, Saints safety Chris Banjo, Jets tackle Kelvin Beachum, Cowboys receiver Cole Beasley, Colts defensive end Margus Hunt, Saints offensive lineman Josh LeRibeus, Saints corner Sterling Moore, Saints punter Thomas Morstead, 49ers receiver Aldrick Robinson, Broncos receiver Emmanuel Sanders and Saints long snapper Zach Wood.

Two former SMU players are on practice squads: Horace Richardson on the Vikings, Garrett Gilbert on the Panthers

Oklahoma State has 13 players in the NFL this season, too. Texas Tech and Kansas State have 11 each, while Iowa State and Kansas have six apiece.

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