From Baker Mayfield to George Kittle: Meet the players with Oklahoma ties in NFL playoffs

Nick Sardis, The Oklahoman

Saturday marks the beginning of the NFL playoffs for the 2023-24 season, and there will be lots of players with Oklahoma ties taking the field.

Monday will be particularly interesting for Oklahomans as former OU star Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host former Sooner standout Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles.

But that matchup just scratches the surface.

Here is a list of active players with Oklahoma ties who are on NFL playoff teams.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) works in the pocket as Carolina Panthers linebacker Brian Burns (0) defends during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) works in the pocket as Carolina Panthers linebacker Brian Burns (0) defends during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)

Cleveland at Houston, 3:30 p.m. Saturday (NBC)

Cleveland Browns

Ogbo Okoronkwo, DE (OU)

Miami at Kansas City, 7 p.m. Saturday (Peacock)

Miami Dolphins

Tyreek Hill, WR (Oklahoma State)

Emmanuel Ogbah, DE (OSU)

Kansas City Chiefs

Blake Bell, TE (OU)

Creed Humphrey, C (OU, Shawnee HS)

Wanya Morris, OL (OU)

James Winchester, LS (OU, Washington HS)

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Pittsburgh at Buffalo, noon Sunday (CBS)

Pittsburgh Steelers

Mason Rudolph, QB (OSU)

Jaylen Warren, RB (OSU)

Green Bay at Dallas, 3:30 p.m. Sunday (Fox)

Dallas Cowboys

Neville Gallimore, DT (OU)

CeeDee Lamb, WR (OU)

Tyler Smith, OL (Tulsa)

Los Angeles Rams at Detroit, 7 p.m. Sunday (NBC)

Los Angeles Rams

Jason Taylor II, DB (OSU, Carl Albert HS)

Detroit Lions

Malcolm Rodriguez, LB (OSU, Wagoner HS)

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 7:15 p.m. Monday (ESPN, ABC)

Philadelphia Eagles

Grant Calcaterra, TE (OU)

Jalen Hurts, QB (OU)

Lane Johnson, OL (OU)

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NFL playoff teams with a first-round bye

Baltimore Ravens

Justice Hill, RB (OSU, Tulsa Booker T. Washington HS)

Charlie Kolar, TE (Norman North HS)

Tyler Ott, LS (Jenks HS)

Tylan Wallace, WR (OSU)

San Francisco 49ers

George Kittle, TE (Norman HS)

Trent Williams, OL (OU)

Brayden Willis, TE (OU)

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Oklahoma football: Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys in 2024 NFL playoffs

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