NFL: The list of locals in this weekend’s wild-card games
There are a number of former high school standouts to keep tabs on during this weekend’s NFL wild-card games. Here is the schedule along with the list of locals.
Saturday, Jan. 15
Las Vegas Raiders at Cincinnati Bengals, 4:30 NBC
Las Vegas
No local players
Cincinnati
Position, name
High school
College
CB Vernon Hargreaves III
Wharton
Florida
WR Auden Tate
Wharton
Florida State
TE Mitch Wilcox
Tarpon Springs
South Florida
* Auden Tate is currently on the reserves list
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills, 8:15 CBS
New England
Position, name
High school
College
WR Nelson Agholor
Berkeley Prep
Southern California
OL Isaiah Wynn
Lakewood
Georgia
* Isaiah Wynn is out because of injuries
Buffalo
Position, name
High school
College
RB Matt Breida
Nature Coast
Georgia Southern
DE Mike Love
Countryside
South Florida
* Mike Love currently is on the practice squad
Sunday, Jan. 16
Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 FOX
Philadelphia
Position, name
High school
College
WR Deon Cain
Tampa Bay Tech
Clemson
* Deon Cain currently is on the practice squad
Tampa Bay
Position, name
High school
College
P Sterling Hofrichter
Armwood
Syracuse
OG Brandon Walton
Seminole
Florida Atlantic
* Sterling Hofrichter and Brandon Walton currently are on the practice squad
San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 CBS
San Francisco
Position, name
High school
College
OG Jon Halapio
St. Petersburg Catholic
Florida
LB Azeez Al-Shaair
Hillsborough
Florida Atlantic
* Jon Halapio currently is on the practice squad
Dallas
Position, name
High school
College
CB Anthony Brown
Hillsborough
Purdue
Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 NBC
Pittsburgh
Position, name
High school
College
OT Chaz Green
Tampa Catholic
Florida
WR Diontae Johnson
Lennard
Toledo
WR Ray-Ray McCloud
Sickles
Clemson
* Chaz Green currently is on the practice squad
Kansas City
Position, name
High school
College
WR Byron Pringle
Robinson
Kansas State
Monday, Jan. 16
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 ESPN, ESPN 2, ABC
Arizona
No local players
Tight end (89) Tyler Higbee of the Los Angeles Rams catches a pass and scores a touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals and celebrates during the Rams 31-24 victory over the Cardinals in an NFL Week 17 regular season game, Sunday, December 29, 2019, in Los Angeles, CA. (Jeff Lewis)
