Utes in the Pros: Week 17

SALT LAKE CITY – The NFL's penultimate week of the regular season kicks off tonight, and 15 Utah Football alumni are expected to suit up in Week 17. All told, 25 Pro Utes are on team rosters throughout the league.

Rookie linebacker Mohamoud Diabate and the Cleveland Browns are on Thursday Night Football with the New York Jets making a visit to Cleveland Browns Stadium.

Then on Sunday, nine games will feature at least one former Ute; it'll include a trio in the San Francisco-Washington game with Mitch Wishnowsky manning punting duties for 49ers, while Cody Barton and Terrell Burgess will anchor the Commanders' defense.

How to watch the Utes this week
Week 17 (players on active rosters)

Day	Game	Time (MT)	TV	Pro Utes
Thu., Dec. 28	NY Jets at Cleveland	6:15 p.m.	Prime Video	#43 Mohamoud Diabate (Cleveland)
Sun., Dec. 31	Miami at Baltimore	11 a.m.	CBS	#2 Tyler Huntley (Baltimore) #32 Marcus Williams (Baltimore)
Sun., Dec. 31	New England at Buffalo	11 a.m.	CBS	#86 Dalton Kincaid (Buffalo)
Sun., Dec. 31	Atlanta at Chicago	11 a.m.	CBS	#34 Clark Phillips III (Atlanta) #33 Jaylon Johnson (Chicago)
Sun., Dec. 31	Las Vegas at Indianapolis	11 a.m.	CBS	#7 Matt Gay (Indianapolis) #21 Zack Moss (Indianapolis)
Sun., Dec. 31	Carolina at Jacksonville	11 a.m.	CBS	#33 Devin Lloyd (Jacksonville)
Sun., Dec. 31	Arizona at Philadelphia	11 a.m.	FOX	#18 Britain Covey (Philadelphia)
Sun., Dec. 31	New Orleans at Tampa Bay	11 a.m.	FOX	#45 Nephi Sewell (New Orleans)
Sun., Dec. 31	San Francisco at Washington	11 a.m.	FOX	#18 Mitch Wishnowsky (SF) #57 Cody Barton (Washington) #32 Terrell Burgess (Washington)
Sun., Dec. 31	LA Chargers at Denver	2:05 p.m.	FOX	#72 Garett Bolles (Denver)

Utah continues to have a pair of connections to NFL sidelines. Former Ute standout Brian Johnson continues to lead the Philadelphia Eagles offense, while Alex Whittingham is on the Kansas City Chiefs' staff as defensive quality control coach.

Three clubs with Utah ties have clinched playoff berths: in the NFC, both San Francisco and Philadelphia are battling for the No. 1 seed, while Baltimore currently has the top spot in the AFC entering a key matchup with Miami this weekend.

Recapping Week 16

"Facing adversity is something I'm used to." @MarcusWilliams on making game-sealing play: @CoppinStateUniv pic.twitter.com/yT4vUwLoHR
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) December 26, 2023

Britain Covey is so dangerous as a punt returner

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— NFL (@NFL) December 25, 2023

Cody Barton sets us up past midfield

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— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) December 24, 2023

Last week saw the NFL regular season debut for Las Vegas tight end Cole Fotheringham, a late add to the active roster. Fotheringham, who has since returned to the practice squad, made his first catch and picked up six yards in the Raiders' win at Kansas City.

Earlier this week, the Colts placed safety Julian Blackmon on injured reserve. Blackmon had exited last week's game at Atlanta with a shoulder injury and did not return to the contest.

Cody Barton | LB | Washington

Game	Results	Stats
at NY Jets	L, 30-28	Started at LB 10 tackles 1 INT (52-yard return)

Julian Blackmon | DB | Indianapolis

Game	Results	Stats
at Atlanta	L, 29-10	Started at SS 1 tackle

Garett Bolles | OL | Denver

Game	Results	Stats
vs. New England	L, 26-23	Started at LT

Terrell Burgess | DB | Washington

Game	Results	Stats
at NY Jets	L, 30-28	4 tackles

Britain Covey | WR | Philadelphia

Game	Results	Stats
vs. NY Giants	W, 33-25	3 PR, 66 yards (long 54) 1 reception, 7 yards

Mohamoud Diabate | LB | Cleveland

Game	Results	Stats
at Houston	W, 36-22	1 tackle

Cole Fotheringham | TE | Las Vegas

Game	Results	Stats
at Kansas City	W, 20-14	1 reception, 6 yards

Matt Gay | K | Indianapolis

Game	Results	Stats
at Atlanta	L, 29-10	1 FG (33) 1 PAT 3 kickoffs (3 TB)

Tyler Huntley | QB | Baltimore

Game	Results	Stats
at San Francisco	W, 33-19	DNP

Jaylon Johnson | DB | Chicago

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Arizona	W, 27-16	Started at DB 3 tackles

Dalton Kincaid | TE | Buffalo

Game	Results	Stats
at LA Chargers	W, 24-22	1 reception, 7 yards

Devin Lloyd | LB | Jacksonville

Game	Results	Stats
at Tampa Bay	L, 30-12	Started at LB 5 tackles (1 TFL)

Zack Moss | RB | Indianapolis

Game	Results	Stats
at Atlanta	L, 29-10	Inactive

Clark Phillips III | CB | Atlanta

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Indianapolis	W, 29-10	Started at CB 3 tackles, 1 PD

Nephi Sewell | LB | New Orleans

Game	Results	Stats
at LA Rams	L, 30-22	Played as a reserve

Marcus Williams | DB | Baltimore

Game	Results	Stats
at San Francisco	W, 33-19	Started at S 7 tackles (1 TFL) 1 INT (22-yard return)

Mitch Wishnowsky | P | San Francisco

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Baltimore	L, 33-19	2 punts (average 56 yards, long 57) Also held on PATs and field goals

UTES IN THE NFL (25)
Updated 12.27.23

Offensive Line (3)
Jackson Barton...................... Arizona (PS)
Garett Bolles................................. Denver
Braeden Daniels............... Washington (IR)

Quarterbacks (1)
Tyler Huntley............................ Baltimore

Running Backs (1)
Zack Moss............................. Indianapolis

Wide Receivers (2)
Britain Covey......................... Philadelphia
Tim Patrick............................. Denver (IR)

Tight Ends (2)
Cole Fotheringham............. Las Vegas (PS)
Dalton Kincaid.............................. Buffalo

Defensive Line (3)
Bradlee Anae......................... NY Jets (IR)
Leki Fotu............................... Arizona (IR)
John Penisini................. New Orleans (PS)

Linebackers (4)
Cody Barton........................... Washington
Mohamoud Diabate................... Cleveland
Devin Lloyd........................... Jacksonville
Nephi Sewell........................ New Orleans

Defensive Backs (7)
Julian Blackmon.............. Indianapolis (IR)
Terrell Burgess....................... Washington
Javelin Guidry....................... NY Jets (IR)
Jaylon Johnson............................. Chicago
Clark Phillips III............................ Atlanta
Eric Rowe.......................... Pittsburgh (PS)
Marcus Williams........................ Baltimore

Special Teams (2)
Matt Gay (K)......................... Indianapolis
Mitch Wishnowsky (P)......... San Francisco

PS = Practice Squad
IR = Injured/Reserve

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Players Mentioned

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