‘Hoos In The NFL: Preseason Watch Guide

NFL Preseason football kicks off for several teams Thursday night, and you can catch all of your favorite former Virginia players in action throughout the rest of the month.

In total, 26 players who finished their college career at UVA will be either battling for a roster spot or fighting to keep their job. Of the league’s 32 teams, 17 have former Wahoos on the roster.

One of those former Cavalier standouts, Atlanta backup quarterback Kurt Benkert, was placed on injured reserve earlier this week after hurting his toe in the Falcons’ Hall of Fame Game loss to the Broncos.

Below is a handy guide and graphic to help Wahoo fans keep up with the alums, complete with each team’s preseason schedule and all nationally televised contests.

If you miss any games, be sure to check out NFL Network throughout August, as it will be showing replays all month long. You can find their game schedule here.

Atlanta Falcons

Flowery Branch, GA

QB Kurt Benkert (2017)

QB Matt Schaub (2003)

WR Olamide Zaccheaus (2018)

Preseason schedule:

(All Times Eastern)

Thursday, Aug. 1 — Denver 14, Atlanta 10 (Hall of Fame Game in Canton, OH)

Thursday, Aug. 8 — at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 15 — vs NY Jets, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 22 — vs Washington, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 29 — at Jacksonville, 7 p.m.

Baltimore Ravens

Owings Mills, MD

T Marcus Applefield (2018)

CB Maurice Canady (2015)

Preseason schedule:

Thursday, Aug. 8 — vs Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 15 — vs Green Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 22 — at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 29 — at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

Buffalo Bills

Rochester, NY

DE Eli Harold (2014)

Preseason schedule:

Thursday, Aug. 8 — vs Indianapolis, 7 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 16 — at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 23 — at Detroit, 8 p.m. (CBS)

Thursday, Aug. 29 — vs Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Carolina Panthers

Spartanburg, SC

DB Quin Blanding (2017)

WR Andre Levrone (2017)

Preseason schedule:

Thursday, Aug. 8 — at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 16 — vs Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 22 — at New England, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 29 — vs Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. (NFL Network)

Chicago Bears

Bourbonnais, IL

WR Taquan Mizzell (2016)

Preseason schedule:

Thursday, Aug. 8 — vs Carolina, 8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 16 — at NY Giants, 7:30 p.m. (NFL Network)

Saturday, Aug. 24 — at Indianapolis, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 29 — vs Tennessee, 8 p.m.

Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati, OH

DE Andrew Brown (2017)

RB Jordan Ellis (2018)

Preseason schedule:

Saturday, Aug. 10 — at Kansas City, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 15 — at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 22 — vs NY Giants, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 29 — vs Indianapolis, 7 p.m.

Detroit Lions

Allen Park, MI

OL Oday Aboushi (2012)

OL Luke Bowanko (2013)

Preseason schedule:

Thursday, Aug. 8 — vs New England, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 17 — at Houston, 8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 23 — vs Buffalo, 8 p.m. (CBS)

Thursday, Aug. 29 — at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Kansas City Chiefs

St. Joseph, MO

DB Juan Thornhill (2018)

Preseason schedule:

Saturday, Aug. 10 — vs Cincinnati, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 17 — at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. (NFL Network)

Saturday, Aug. 24 — vs San Francisco, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 29 — at Green Bay, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles Chargers

Costa Mesa, CA

DE Chris Peace (2018)

Preseason schedule:

Thursday, Aug. 8 — at Arizona, 10 p.m. (NFL Network)

Sunday, Aug. 18 — vs New Orleans, 4 p.m. (CBS)

Saturday, Aug. 24 — vs Seattle, 10 p.m. (NFL Network)

Thursday, Aug. 29 — at San Francisco, 10 p.m. (NFL Network)

Los Angeles Rams

Irvine, CA

LB Micah Kiser (2017)

Preseason schedule:

Saturday, Aug. 10 — at Oakland, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 17 — vs Dallas, 10 p.m. (NFL Network)

Saturday, Aug. 24 — vs Denver, 9 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 29 — at Houston, 8 p.m.

Minnesota Vikings

Eagan, MN

S Anthony Harris (2014)

Preseason schedule:

Friday, Aug. 9 — at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 18 — vs Seattle, 8 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Aug. 24 — vs Arizona, 1 p.m. (NFL Network)

Thursday, Aug. 29 — at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

New York Jets

Florham Park, NJ

T Eric Smith (2016)

Preseason schedule:

Thursday, Aug. 8 — at NY Giants, 7 p.m. (NFL Network)

Thursday, Aug. 15 — at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 24 — vs New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 29 — vs Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

New England Patriots

Foxborough, MA

WR Dontrelle Inman (2010)

Preseason schedule:

Thursday, Aug. 8 — at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 17 — at Tennessee, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 22 — vs Carolina, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 29 — vs NY Giants, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia, PA

S Rodney McLeod (2011)

Preseason schedule:

Thursday, Aug. 8 — vs Tennessee, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 15 — at Jacksonville, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 22 — vs Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 29 — at NY Jets, 7 p.m.

San Francisco 49ers

Santa Clara, CA

CB Tim Harris (2018)

LB La’Roy Reynolds (2012)

Preseason schedule:

Saturday, Aug. 10 — vs Dallas, 9 p.m. (NFL Network)

Monday, Aug. 19 — at Denver, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Aug. 24 — at Kansas City, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 29 — vs LA Chargers, 10 p.m. (NFL Network)

Tennessee Titans

Nashville, TN

WR Darius Jennings (2014)

OL Austin Pasztor (2011)

DL Brent Urban (2013)

Preseason schedule:

Thursday, Aug. 8 — at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 17 — vs New England, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 25 — vs Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. (NBC)

Thursday, Aug. 29 — at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Washington Redskins

Richmond, VA

T Morgan Moses (2013)

Preseason schedule:

Thursday, Aug. 8 — at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 15 — vs Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 22 — at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 29 — vs Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.