Below is a summary of how former IU football players performed in week one of the 2026 NFL preseason:
Fernando Mendoza, QB (Las Vegas Raiders) — 10 of 16 passing, 97 yards (team high), 1 TD pass; 2 carries for 6 yards.
E.J. Williams, WR (Las Vegas Raiders) — 1 reception, 41 yards (team high).
Roman Hemby, RB (Las Vegas Raiders) — 3 carries, 7 yards.
Ian Thomas, TE (Las Vegas Raiders) — 1 reception, 6 yards.
Zach Horton, TE (Detroit Lions) — 2 receptions, 5 yards.
Ke’Shawn Williams, WR, KR, PR (Cincinnati Bengals) — 1 reception, 8 yards; 2 kickoff returns, 73 yards; 1 punt return, 7 yards.
Riley Nowakowski, TE, FB (Pittsburgh Steelers) — 1 reception, 4 yards, 1 TD reception.
Devan Boykin, S (Pittsburgh Steelers) — 4 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 pass defensed.
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, WR (Indianapolis Colts) — 1 reception, 19 yards.
Aiden Fisher, LB (Houston Texans) — 7 tackles (team high), 5 solo, 1 tackle for loss.
Omar Cooper, Jr., WR (New York Jets) — 2 receptions, 31 yards.
D’Angelo Ponds, CB (New York Jets) — Did not play, injured.
Marcelino McCrary-Ball, LB (New York Jets) — 4 tackles, all solo, 1 tackle for loss.
Micah McFadden, LB (New York Giants) — 2 tackles, 1 solo.
Raheem Layne, S (New York Giants) — 2 tackles, 1 solo.
Elijah Sarratt, WR (Baltimore Ravens) — 6 receptions (team high), 66 yards (team high).
Kahlil Benson, OL (Kansas City) — Starting right tackle, 6 snaps.
Louis Moore, S (Miami) — 4 tackles, 3 solo.
Myles Price, WR (Minnesota) — 4 receptions (team high), 51 yards (team high), 1 TD reception.
Pat Coogan, C (Tennessee) — 29 snaps at center
Dan Feeney, C (Tampa Bay) — Starting center, 28 snaps.
Luke Haggard, G (Tampa Bay) — Starting right guard, 41 snaps
Kurtis Rourke, QB (San Francisco) — 12 of 14 passing for 101 yards; 3 carries for 14 yards.
Kaelon Black, RB (San Francisco) — Did not play, injured.
C.J. West, DT (San Francisco) — Did not play, injured.
Mikail Kamara, DE (San Francisco) — Did not play, injured reserve.
— Waived: Jonathan Brady, Cam Jones
Players listed finished their college careers with IU.
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