Week 1 of the NFL season is here! It's time to catch up with the 11 #ProJackets on NFL rosters across the league including all four rookies as they prepare for their NFL regular season debuts: Haynes King (Carolina Panthers), Keylan Rutledge (Houston Texans), Rodney Shelley (Los Angeles Chargers) and Jordan van den Berg (Chicago Bears).
Fourth year NFL veteran Keion White will be the first #ProJacket to take the field when his 49ers take on the LA Rams from Melbourne, Australia on Thursday at 8:35 pm on Netflix.
ZEEK BIGGERS (DT– MIAMI DOLPHINS)
2nd NFL season
Week 1: at Las Vegas Raiders: Sunday, Spet. 13 at 4:25 pm on FOX
2026 Preseason Stats: Played in one game.
HARRISON BUTKER (K– KANSAS CITY CHIEFS)
10th NFL season
Week 1: vs. Denver Broncos: Monday, Sept. 14 at 8:15 pm on ESPN
2026 Preseason Stats: 10-for-12 in field goals with a 69-yard field goal.
JACKSON HAWES (TE– BUFFALO BILLS)
2nd NFL season
Week 1: at Houston Texans: Sunday, Spet. 13 at 1:00 om on CBS
2026 Preseason Stats: 2 games, 2 catches, 8 yards
EJ JENKINS (TE– PHILADELPHIA EAGLES)
4th NFL season
Week 1: vs. Washington Commanders: Sunday, Sept. 13 at 4:25 pm on FOX
2026 Preseason Stats: 3 games, 2 catches, 20 yards
HAYNES KING (QB– CAROLINA PANTHERS)
1st NFL season
Week 1: vs. Chicago Bears: Sunday, Sept. 13 at 1:00 pm FOX
2026 Preseason Stats: 21-for-34, 180 yards, 2 touchdowns, 39 rushing yards, 1 rushing touchdown.
JORDAN MASON (RB– MINNESOTA VIKINGS)
5th NFL season
Week 1: vs. Green Bay Packers: Sunday, Sept. 13 at 4:25 pm on FOX
2026 Preseason Stats: 1 game, 3 rushes, 17 yards
KEYLAN RUTLEDGE (OL– HOUSTON TEXANS)
1st NFL season
Week 1: vs. Buffalo Bills: Sunday, Sept. 13 at 1:00 pm on CBS
2026 Preseason Stats: Played in 2 games, was given an “A” grade by NFL.com for his performance in Week 2 against the Raiders
RODNEY SHELLEY (CB– LOS ANGELES CHARGERS)
1st NFL season
Week 1: vs. Arizona Cardinals: Sunday, Sept. 13 at 4:25 pm on CBS
2026 Preseason Stats: 3 games, 9 tackles, 3 passes defended
JORDAN VAN DEN BERG (DT– CHICAGO BEARS)
1st NFL season
Week 1: at Carolina Panthers: Sunday, Sept. 13 at 1:00 pm on FOX
2026 Preseason Stats: 3 games, 4 tackles
DARREN WALLER (TE– CAROLINA PANTHERS)
10th NFL season
Week 1: vs. Chicago Bears: Sunday, Sept. 13 at 1:00 pm FOX
2026 Preseason Stats: Did not play.
KEION WHITE (DE– SAN FRANCISCO 49ers)
4th NFL season
Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Rams: Thursday, Sept. 10 at 8:35 pm on Netflix
2026 Preseason Stats: 1 game, 2 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack
Four former Jackets are on practice squads:
OL Devin Cochran (Detroit Lions)
WR Dean Patterson (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
WR Eric Rivers (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
DB Juanyeh Thomas (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.
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