Ten former Western Kentucky players are listed on NFL rosters as the season begins Thursday.

Tight ends Jack Doyle and Tyler Higbee and wide receiver Taywan Taylor are all expected to be on active rosters. Seven others are currently on practice squads or injured reserve rosters.

Doyle headlines the group as the most tenured former Hilltopper in the league. Entering his fifth season as a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Doyle, a former undrafted free agent, was rewarded with a three-year, multi-million dollar extension this offseason.

Higbee enters his second season with the Los Angeles Rams after being drafted in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Now under the direction of coach Sean McVay, the Rams have expressed a belief in increasing the production of their tight ends.

Taylor, who set every single season and career record for a wide receiver at WKU, enters his rookie season with the Tennessee Titans after a preseason in which he led the team in receiving yards and receptions. Both head coach Mike Mularkey and quarterback Marcus Mariota have complimented Taylor’s skillset throughout the preseason as a dynamic playmaker for the club.

Taylor became the second-highest draft pick in school history this past April when Tennessee selected him in the third round, No. 71 overall.

Forrest Lamp (Los Angles Chargers), the highest draft pick in school history, and George Fant (Seattle Seahawks) – who was one of the NFL’s top feel-good stories of 2016 – each suffered knee injuries in the preseason and will miss the year as a result. Both Lamp and Fant would have been in starting roles or in competition for starting roles heading into the opening weekend.

Other practice squad or injured reserve designations include:

• Omarius Bryant (Los Angeles Rams, 1st year)
• Brandon Doughty (Miami Dolphins, 2nd year)
• Tyler Ferguson (Tennessee Titans, 1st year)
• Prince Charles Iworah (San Francisco 49ers, 2nd year)
• Darrell Williams Jr. (San Francisco 49ers, 1st year)