The UCLA soccer crew had 25 former standouts named to lively rosters main as much as the 2024 NFL common season, which is slated to kick off Thursday in Kansas Metropolis. 

Among the many Bruins within the skilled ranks are are Nineteenth-year tight finish Marcedes Lewis of the Chicago Bears and Tenth-year linebacker Eric Kendricks, who is ready to embark on his first season with the Dallas Cowboys this fall.

4 Bruins will seem at SoFi Stadium on Sunday, probably the most of any Week 1 NFL sport, because the Los Angeles Chargers (DL Otito Ogbonnia) play host to the Las Vegas Raiders (CB Darnay Holmes, OL Andre James, OL Kolton Miller) at 1:05 p.m. A slew of different Week 1 video games will function a trio of Bruins, together with Arizona at Buffalo, Minnesota at New York (Giants), Denver at Seattle, and Dallas at Cleveland.

UCLA soccer followers could have rooting pursuits all week lengthy, as Bruin alums will function in NFL contests on Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday. 

Rookie working again Carson Steele has the possibility to make his NFL debut on Thursday evening, because the reigning Tremendous Bowl champion Kansas Metropolis Chiefs host Baltimore on Thursday at 5:20 p.m. PT on NBC.

Then on Friday evening, a pair of Bruins will swimsuit up for Inexperienced Bay (DE Kenny Clark, OL Sean Rhyan) because the Packers face Philadelphia in São Paolo, Brazil. Will probably be the first-ever NFL regular-season sport performed in South America.

Lastly, defensive lineman Takk McKinley (New York Jets) and middle Jake Brendel (San Francisco 49ers) will face off on Monday Night time Soccer.

Together with Steele, eight members of UCLA’s 2023 squad are set to start their first NFL campaigns this week. That listing consists of the No. 15 general decide within the 2024 NFL Draft in edge rusher Laiatu Latu of the Indianapolis Colts, in addition to linebacker Darius Muasau of the New York Giants, and tight finish Colson Yankoff of the Washington Commanders. Cornerback Alex Johnson (New York Giants, observe squad), linebacker Carl Jones Jr. (Chicago Bears, observe squad), and edge rushers Gabriel Murphy (Minnesota Vikings, injured reserve) and Grayson Murphy (Miami Dolphins, injured reserve) will even look to make their skilled debuts this fall.

In complete, 36 Bruins are affiliated with 22 NFL groups, with others occupying spots on observe squads and reserve lists.