Jared Goff, who was not born the last time Detroit won the NFC North, led the Lions to their first division title since 1993 with a 30-24 road win at Minnesota on Sunday. The 29-year-old signal caller, who was the first overall pick by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2016 NFL Draft after three seasons at Cal, completed 30-of-40 passes for 257 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions in the division-clinching win over the Vikings to highlight performances by former Cal football players in Week 16 of the 2023 NFL campaign.

Goff is one of six former Cal players affiliated with NFL teams to have clinched berths in the playoffs in 2023 with the others P Bryan Anger (Dallas), RB Chris Brooks (Miami), DL coach Austin Clark (Miami), LB Cameron Goode (Miami) and OL Patrick Mekari (Baltimore) of the Baltimore Ravens. Four others – OT Jake Curhan (Seattle practice squad), LB Jordan Kunaszyk (Cleveland), RB Patrick Laird (Tampa Bay practice squad) and WR Nikko Remigio (Kansas City injured reserve) – are affiliated with teams currently in playoff positions but yet to clinch.

A total of 24 former Cal players are currently affiliated with NFL teams, including 12 on active rosters, eight on coaching staffs, one on injured reserve and three on practice squads. Below is a list of all 25 former Cal players who have been affiliated with NFL teams during the 2023 season.

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Keenan Allen – WR (Los Angeles Chargers, 5-10, 15th AFC, 4th AFC West)
– Established a career-high 108 receptions, 1,243 yards receiving and seven touchdowns (second and third-most in his career) over the first 13 games of 2023 before being inactive for the last two contests due to injury
– Ranks second in the NFL in receptions, seventh in yards receiving and tied for 11th in touchdown receptions despite missing the last two games
– Posted career highs of 18 receptions and 215 yards receiving in a 28-24 Week 3 win at Minnesota
– In his 11th NFL season and has career totals of 904 receptions, 10,530 yards receiving and 59 touchdown catches over 139 games
– Became the 54th player in NFL history to surpass 10,000 career receiving yards (also one of six active players) in the fourth quarter of a 27-6 Week 9 road win over the New York
Week 17 (Sunday, Dec. 31, 1:25 pm PT, CBS): at Denver (7-8)
 
Stephen Anderson – TE (Los Angeles Chargers, 5-10, 15th AFC, 4th AFC West) … Practice Squad
– Signed to the Chargers' practice squad on Nov. 15, 2023
– Elevated to the active roster and participated in three consecutive games in Weeks 13-15, playing in a combined 62 snaps (58 special teams, 4 tight ends) before not playing in a 24-22 loss to Buffalo in Week 16
Week 17 (Sunday, Dec. 31, 1:25 pm PT, CBS): at Denver (7-8)
 
Bryan Anger – P (Dallas, 10-5, 5th NFC, 2nd NFC East, Clinched Playoff Berth)
– Punted three times for 178 yards for a season-high (fourth-best in career) average of 59.3 yards per punt (48.7 net) with a long of 61, two punts of 60 or more yards and all three punts of at least 57 yards in a 22-20 Week 16 road loss at Miami
– Leads the NFL in 2023 in net punting average (45.7) and second in punting average (52.0) with both career bests
Week 17 (Saturday, Dec. 30, 5:15 pm PT, ESPN/ABC/ESPN2/ESPN+/ESPN Deportes): vs. Detroit (11-4)
 
Chris Brooks – RB (Miami, 11-4, 2nd AFC, 1st AFC East, Clinched Playoff Berth)
– Returned to the active roster for a 22-20 Week 16 home win over Dallas after spending the previous nine weeks (eight games) on injured reserve and played 13 plays all on special teams without recording any stats other than participation
– Played in each of the first six games off the bench and on special teams in 2023 before being injured in a 42-21 home win over Carolina in Week 6
– Has rushed 15 times for 94 yards with all of his carries coming in the win over Carolina (6 rushes, 28 yards) and a 70-20 Week 3 victory vs. Denver (9 rushes, 66 yards)
Week 17 (Sunday, Dec. 31, 10 am PT, CBS): at Baltimore (12-3)
 
Camryn Bynum – S (Minnesota, 7-8, 8th NFC, 2nd-T NFC North)
– Had eight tackles and a career-high two forced fumbles in a 30-24 Week 16 home loss to Detroit
– 16th in the NFL with a career-high 120 tackles in 2023, while adding career highs of three forced fumbles, two tackles for loss and nine pass defenses, a career-high-tying two interceptions and one quarterback hit, and 0.5 sacks (-2 yards)
– Named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week when he registered the first two-interception game of his career and was credited for a tackle on another San Francisco turnover among a team-high nine stops in a 22-17 Week 7 home win
Week 17 (Sunday, Dec. 31, 5:20 pm PT, NBC/Universo): vs. Green Bay (7-8)
 
Austin Clark – Defensive Line Coach (Miami, 11-4, 2nd AFC, 1st AFC East, Cliched Playoff Berth)
– A 22-20 Week 16 winner at home over Dallas
Week 17 (Sunday, Dec. 31, 10 am PT, CBS): at Baltimore (12-3)
 
Jake Curhan – OT (Seattle, 8-7, 7th NFC, 2nd-T NFC West) … Practice Squad
– A 20-17 winner on the road at Tennessee in Week 16
– Has played in nine games in 2023, including four consecutive starts from Weeks 2-5, and took all 276 offensive snaps at right tackle during those four contests with the Seahawks winning three of them before later being released on Nov. 18 and subsequently signed to the Seahawks' practice squad two days later
Week 17 (Sunday, Dec. 31, 1:05 pm PT, FOX): vs Pittsburgh (8-7)
 
Ashtyn Davis – S (New York Jets, 6-9, 13th AFC, 3rd AFC East)
– Had one tackle, one pass defense and one fumble recovered in a 30-28 Week 16 home win over Washington
– Has played in a career-high all 15 games in 2023 with five starts and contributed 30 tackles, along with career highs of three tackles for loss, three fumble recoveries that he has returned for a loss of three yards and five pass defenses, as well as a career-high-tying two interceptions that he has returned 52 yards
Week 17 (Thursday, Dec. 28, 5:15 pm PT, Prime Video): at Cleveland (10-5)
 
Matt Giordano – Defensive Assistant (New Orleans, 7-8, 11th NFC, 2nd-T NFC South)
– Fell 30-22 at the Los Angeles Rams in Week 16
Week 17 (Sunday, Dec. 31, 10 am PT, FOX): at Tampa Bay (8-7)
 
Jared Goff – QB (Detroit, 11-4, 3rd NFC, 1st NFC North, Clinched Playoff Berth And NFC North Division Title)
– Completed 30-of-40 passes for 257 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions for a 99.7 rating, while adding three rushes for zero yards in a 30-24 Week 16 win at Minnesota that clinched Detroit's first NFC North Division title since 1994
– Among the NFL's top-10 quarterbacks in 2023 in completions (2nd, 365), attempts (3rd, 539), passing yards (3rd, 3,984), touchdown passes (3rd-T, 27), completion percentage (4th, 67.7), rating (6th, 98.3) and average yards per attempt (8th, 7.4)
Week 17 (Saturday, Dec. 30, 5:15 pm PT, ESPN/ABC/ESPN2/ESPN+/ESPN Deportes): at Dallas (10-5)
 
Cameron Goode – LB (Miami, 11-4, 2nd AFC, 1st AFC East, Cliched Playoff Berth)
– Played 24 plays (20 special teams, 4 linebacker) without recording any stats other than participation in a 22-20 Week 16 home win over Dallas
– Has played in all 15 games off the bench in 2023 primarily on special teams and contributed four tackles as well as one quarterback hit
Week 17 (Sunday, Dec. 31, 10 am PT, CBS): at Baltimore (12-3)
 
Jaylinn Hawkins – S (Los Angeles Chargers, 5-10, 15th AFC, 4th AFC West)
– Made his third start of the season at safety and contributed a season-high five tackles and his lone pass defense of the campaign in a 24-22 Week 16 home loss to Buffalo
– Played in each of the 2023 season's first six games off the bench for Atlanta before being released by the Falcons on Oct. 18 and signing with the Chargers later that day
Week 17 (Sunday, Dec. 31, 1:25 pm PT, CBS): at Denver (7-8)
 
Elijah Hicks – S (Chicago, 6-9, 12th NFC, 4th NFC North)
– Played 19 snaps (17 special teams, 2 defense) and contributed two tackles in a 27-16 Week 16 home win against Arizona
– Has played in a career-high-tying all 15 contests in 2023 with a career-high six starts and has a career-high 35 tackles and his lone career pass defense
Week 17 (Sunday, Dec. 31, 10 am PT, CBS): vs. Atlanta (7-8)
 
Marvin Jones Jr. – WR (Detroit, 11-4, 3rd NFC, 1st NFC North, Clinched Playoff Berth And NFC North Division Title)
– Had five receptions for 35 yards over the team's first six 2023 games but did not travel for personal reasons in Week 7 before being released on Oct. 24 prior to Week 8
– Has career NFL totals of 547 receptions, 7,421 yards receiving and 58 touchdown catches
 
Cameron Jordan – DE (New Orleans, 7-8, 11th NFC, 2nd-T NFC South)
– Had two tackles in a Week 16 loss at the Los Angeles Rams
– Has started all 15 games in 2023 and contributed 40 tackles, three tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, three pass defenses, one fumble recovery and six quarterback hits
– In his 13th NFL season and has played in 207 career NFL games with 206 starts, contributing totals of 679 tackles, 117.5 sacks, 153 tackles for loss, two interceptions that he has ran back for six yards and one touchdown, 15 forced fumbles, 11 fumble recoveries and 225 quarterback hits
Week 17 (Sunday, Dec. 31, 10 am PT, FOX): at Tampa Bay (8-7)
 
Jordan Kunaszyk – LB (Cleveland, 10-5, 5th AFC, 2nd AFC North)
– Not active for a 36-22 Week 16 win at Houston
– Spent the first 11 weeks (10 games) of the 2023 season on injured reserve before seeing action in three consecutive games primarily on special teams in Weeks 12-14 when he played 95 plays (81 special teams, 14 linebacker) and contributed one tackle before not being active for Week 15 and 16 contests
Week 17 (Thursday, Dec. 28, 5:15 pm PT, Prime Video): vs. New York Jets (6-9)
 
Patrick Laird – RB (Tampa Bay, 8-7, 4th NFC, 1st NFC South) … Practice Squad
– Team has the second-longest current win streak in the NFL after a fourth straight victory in a 30-12 Week 16 home win over Jacksonville
– Has not played or been on the active roster in 2023
Week 17 (Sunday, Dec. 31, 10 am PT, FOX): vs. New Orleans (7-8)
 
Patrick Mekari – G (Baltimore, 12-3, 1st AFC, 1st AFC North, Clinched Playoff Berth)                                  
– Played 17 snaps (10 offensive line, 7 special teams) in a 33-19 Week 16 win at San Francisco that extended the longest current win streak in the NFL to five games
– Has played in all 15 games with seven starts in 2023
Week 17 (Sunday, Dec. 31, 10 am PT, CBS): vs. Miami (11-4)
 
Nikko Remigio – WR (Kansas City, 9-6, 3rd AFC Playoff, 1st AFC West) … Injured Reserve
– Fell 20-14 to Las Vegas at home in Week 16
– Was injured and placed on injured reserve in the preseason and has spent the entire 2023 campaign on IR
Week 17 (Sunday, Dec. 31, 1:25 pm PT, CBS): vs. Cincinnati (8-7)
 
Ron Rivera – Head Coach (Washington, 4-11, 14th NFC, 4th NFC East)
– Fell 30-28 at the New York Jets in Week 16
Week 17 (Sunday, Dec. 31, 10 am PT, FOX): vs. San Francisco (11-4)
 
Vincent Rivera – Assistant Linebackers Coach (Washington, 4-11, 14th NFC, 4th NFC East)
– Fell 30-28 at the New York Jets in Week 16
Week 17 (Sunday, Dec. 31, 10 am PT, FOX): vs. San Francisco (11-4)
 
Aaron Rodgers – QB (New York Jets, 6-9, 13th AFC, 3rd AFC East)
– Has not played since suffering an injury on just the fourth play of his Jets' career when he was sacked and tore his Achilles tendon in a season-opening 22-16 Week 1 win over the Bills and was subsequently placed on injured reserve
– Returned to the active roster December 20 four days prior to a 30-28 Week 16 home win over Washington but with the Jets eliminated from playoff contention it has been announced he will not play again during the 2023 campaign
Week 17 (Thursday, Dec. 28, 5:15 pm PT, Prime Video): at Cleveland (10-5)
 
Richard Rodgers Sr. – Senior Defensive Assistant/Safeties Coach (Washington, 4-11, 14th NFC, 4th NFC East)
– Fell 30-28 at the New York Jets in Week 16
Week 17 (Sunday, Dec. 31, 10 am PT, FOX): vs. San Francisco (11-4)
 
Bryon Storer – Assistant Special Teams Coach (Green Bay, 7-8, 10th NFC, 2nd-T NFC North)
– Knocked off Carolina on the road, 33-30, in Week 16
Week 17 (Sunday, Dec. 31, 5:20 pm PT, NBC/Universo): at Minnesota (7-8)
 
Bert Watts – Safeties Coach (Carolina, 2-13, 16th NFC, 4th NFC South)
– Fell to Green Bay, 33-30, at home in Week 16
Week 17 (Sunday, Dec. 31, 10 am PT, CBS): at Jacksonville (8-7)
 
Davis Webb – Quarterbacks Coach (Denver, 7-8, 12th AFC, 2nd-T AFC West)
– Fell to New England, 26-23, at home in Week 16
Week 17 (Sunday, Dec. 31, 1:25 pm PT, CBS): vs. Los Angeles Chargers (5-10)