DeKalb County is well represented in the NFL with twelve alumni scattered across 10 pro rosters as the 2016 season opened last night.

The twelve players represent 10 percent of the total of 120 athletes from the state of Georgia who have reached the highest level of football. The twelve also represent 10 different colleges where they honed their skills and continued their education.

Stephenson has the most on the opening day rosters with four with Tucker following with two.

Bruce Irvin (LB, Raiders), Kelvin Sheppard (LB, Giants), Mike Davis (RB, 49ers) and Preston Smith (LB, Redskins) represent the Jaguar program.

Tucker’s Dwayne Harris (WR, Giants) and A.J. Bouye (CB, Texans) are the two Tigers to make NFL rosters this season.

The others include Arabia Mountain’s first professional player in Breshad Perriman making the Ravens’ roster, Cedar Grove’s Gerald Rivers (LB, Texans), Dunwoody’s Corey White (DB, Bills), Martin Luther King Jr.’s Kevin Byard (LB, Titans), McNair’s Robert Mathis (OLB, Colts) and Towers’ Da’Norris Searcy (SS, Titans).

Three former DCSD alums were signed to practice squads and could get a call to play include Mack Brown (MLK, RB, Redskins), Sentavius Jones (Tucker, WR, Chiefs) and Marcus Ball (Stephenson, S, Carolina).

Pos.	Player	High School	College	NFL
WR	Breshad Perriman	Arabia Mountain	Central Fla.	Ravens
LB	Gerald Rivers	Cedar Grove	Mississippi	Texans
DB	Corey White	Dunwoody	Samford	Bills
LB	Kevin Byard	M.L. King	LSU	Titans
OLB	Robert Mathis	McNair	Alabama A&M	Colts
LB	Bruce Irvin	Stephenson	West Virginia	Raiders
LB	Kelvin Sheppard	Stephenson	LSU	Giants
RB	Mike Davis	Stephenson	South Carolina	49ers
LB	Preston Smith	Stephenson	Mississippi State	Redskins
SS	Da’Norris Searcy	Towers	North Carolina	Titans
CB	A.J. Bouye	Tucker	Central Florida	Texans
WR	Dwayne Harris	Tucker	East Carolina	Giants
	Practice Squads
RB	Mack Brown	M.L. King	Florida	Redskins
WR	Sentavius Jones	Tucker	Valdosta St.	Chiefs
S	Marcus Ball	Stephenson	Memphis	Carolina