North Dakota State has more active NFL players than any other Division I FCS program, with 11 former Bison appearing on NFL rosters this season.
 
Bison Nation can track former NDSU student-athletes in the professional ranks in all sports and join the conversation on social media by using the hashtag #ProBison.
 
Carson Wentz
Team: Indianapolis Colts (#2)
NFL Season: 6th
Week 13: Completed 16-of-22 passes for 158 yards and 1 touchdown in the Colts' 31-0 road win over the Houston Texans … TD-to-INT ratio of 22-to-5 this season … 63.3% completion percentage for the year.
 
Billy Turner
Team: Green Bay Packers (#77)
NFL Season: 8th
Week 13: Packers' bye week … Turner has started every game and played every offensive snap this season.
 
Derrek Tuszka
Team: Pittsburgh Steelers (#48)
NFL Season: 2nd
Week 13: Recorded 2 tackles in the Steelers' 20-19 win over the Baltimore Ravens … Played a total of 25 snaps in the game – 15 on defense and 10 on special teams … Has played in every game since being signed to the active roster in Week 3.
 
Chris Board
Team: Baltimore Ravens (#49)
NFL Season: 4th
Week 13: Registered 1 tackle in the Ravens' 20-19 road loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers … Played a total of 33 snaps – 11 on defense and 22 on special teams … 34 total tackles this season – the most in a season in Board's career.
 
Trey Lance
Team: San Francisco 49ers (#5)
NFL Season: 1st
Week 13: Active, but did not play in the 49ers' 30-23 road loss to the Seahawks … Has played in 5 games this season.
 
Dillon Radunz
Team: Tennessee Titans (#75)
NFL Season: 1st
Week 13: Titans' bye week … Has played in 8 of 12 games this season. 
 
Joe Haeg
Team: Pittsburgh Steelers (#71)
NFL Season: 6th
Week 13: Placed on the COVID-19 reserve list and missed Pittsburgh's game vs. Baltimore.
 
Easton Stick
Team: Los Angeles Chargers (#2)
NFL Season: 3rd
Week 13: Inactive third quarterback for the Chargers' 41-22 home win over the Bengals.
 
Ben Ellefson
Team: Minnesota Vikings (#82)
NFL Season: 2nd
Week 13: Placed on injured reserve by the Vikings on Oct. 28 … Has played in 4 games this season.
 
Jabril Cox
Team: Dallas Cowboys (#14)
NFL Season: 1st
Week 13: Suffered a season-ending ACL injury in Week 8 and was placed on injured reserve Nov. 2 … Played in 7 games this season.
 
Zack Johnson
Team: Denver Broncos practice squad (#68)
NFL Season: 2nd
Week 13: Signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad on Nov. 24 … Spent time with Arizona Cardinals' practice squad earlier this season and was active for one game.
 
Free Agents: Darrius Shepherd (Last with Arizona Cardinals practice squad in Week 10)
 
 
This Week's Games
 
Thursday, Dec. 9

• Pittsburgh Steelers (Tuszka, Haeg) at Minnesota Vikings, 7:20 p.m. CT on Fox

 
Sunday, Dec. 12

• Baltimore Ravens (Board) at Cleveland Browns, Noon CT on CBS
• Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans (Radunz), Noon CT on CBS
• New York Giants at Los Angeles Chargers (Stick), 3:05 p.m. CT on Fox
• San Francisco 49ers (Lance) at Cincinnati Bengals, 3:25 p.m. CT on CBS
• Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers (Turner), 7:20 p.m. CT on NBC

 
Bye Week: Indianapolis Colts (Wentz)