Cal has 11 former players affiliated with teams that have qualified for the NFL playoffs at the end of the 2023 regular season that wrapped up Sunday. The list includes seven on active rosters in DT Tyson Alualu (Detroit), P Bryan Anger (Dallas), RB Chris Brooks (Miami), QB Jared Goff (Detroit), LB Cameron Goode (Miami), LB Jordan Kunaszyk (Cleveland) and OL Patrick Mekari (Baltimore). In addition, WR Nikko Remigio is on injured reserve for Kansas City and Patrick Laird is on the Tampa Bay practice squad, while Austin Clark is Miami's defensive line coach and Byron Storer is an assistant special teams coach for Green Bay.

Below is a list of the schedule of playoff games involving former Cal players during the NFL's Wild Card Weekend this Saturday-Monday, Jan. 13-15. Ten of Cal's 11 affiliates are with teams that will be in action during the Wild Card Weekend with the lone exception Mekari of the AFC's top-seed Baltimore, which will receive a bye.
 
Saturday, Jan. 13
1:30 p.m. (NBC/Peacock/Universo) – AFC No. 5 Cleveland (LB Jordan Kunaszyk) at AFC No. 4 Houston
5 p.m. (Peacock) – AFC No. 6 Miami (RB Chris Brooks, DL Coach Austin Clark, LB Cameron Goode) at AFC No. 3 Kansas City (WR NIkko Remigio ... injured reserve)
 
Sunday, Jan. 14
1:30 p.m. (FOX/FOX Deportes) – NFC No. 7 Green Bay (Assistant ST Coach Byron Storer) at NFC No. 2 Dallas (P Bryan Anger)                                                                                                                                                                            
5 p.m. (NBC/Peacock/Universo) – NFC No. 6 Los Angeles Rams at NFC No. 3 Detroit (DT Tyson Alualu, QB Jared Goff)
 
Monday, Jan. 15
5 p.m. (ESPN/ABC/ESPN2/ESPN+/ESPN Deportes) – NFC No. 5 Philadelphia at NFC No. 4 Tampa Bay (RB Patrick Laird … practice squad)
 
A total of 27 former Cal players were affiliated with NFL teams during the 2023 regular season including 26 at the end of the campaign with 15 of those 26 on active rosters, eight on coaching staffs, one on injured reserve and two on practice squads. Below are notes on all 27 former Cal players who were affiliated with NFL teams during the 2023 regular season.

Click on each name to access the primary Pro Football Reference page for players and team bios for coaches.
 
Keenan Allen – WR (Los Angeles Chargers, 5-12)
– Earned a Pro Bowl selection for the sixth time
– Registered a career-high 108 receptions, as well as 1,243 yards receiving and seven touchdown catches (second and third-most in his career) over the first 13 games of 2023 before being inactive for the final four contests due to injury
– Ranked sixth in the NFL in receptions, 11th in yards receiving and tied for 18th in touchdown receptions despite missing the last four games
– Posted single-game career highs of 18 receptions and 215 yards receiving in a 28-24 Week 3 win at Minnesota
– Became the 54th player in NFL history (also one of seven active players) to surpass 10,000 career receiving yards during the fourth quarter of a 27-6 Week 9 road win over the New York Jets
– In 11 NFL campaigns has regular-season career totals of 904 receptions, 10,530 yards receiving and 59 touchdown catches over 139 games and 134 starts
 
Tyson Alualu – DT (Detroit, 12-5, NFC North Champion, No. 3 NFC Playoff Seed)
– Elevated from the practice squad prior to Week 18 for the second straight game and had two tackles in a 30-20 home win over Minnesota in the regular-season finale
– Combined for four tackles in two games played off the bench during the 2023 regular season
– Signed to the Lions' practice squad on Dec. 5, 2023, after not having previously been affiliated with an NFL team in 2023
– In 14 NFL campaigns has played in 192 regular-season games with 114 starts, contributing totals of 420 tackles, 25.0 sacks, 46 tackles for loss, 15 pass defenses, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries that he has returned for seven yards, and 70 quarterback hits
NFL Playoffs – NFC Wild Card Round (Sunday, Jan. 14, 5 p.m. PT, NBC/Peacock/Universo): vs. No. 6 Los Angeles Rams (10-7)
 
Stephen Anderson – TE (Los Angeles Chargers, 5-12) … 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 a combined 62 snaps (58 special teams, 4 tight ends) before not participating in a 24-22 loss to Buffalo in Week 16 and returning to the practice squad for Weeks 17 and 18
 
Bryan Anger – P (Dallas, 12-5, NFC East Champion, No. 2 NFC Playoff Seed)
– Earned a Pro Bowl selection for the second time in 2023
– Did not punt in a 38-10 win at Washington in Week 18 that gave Dallas the NFC East title and the No. 2 seed in the NFC Playoffs
– Second in the NFL for the 2023 regular season in net punting average (44.9) and third in yards per punt (51.4) with both career bests
– In 12 NFL campaigns has played in 193 regular-season games and posted averages of 46.8 yards per punt and an average of 42.8 net yards per punt
NFL Playoffs – NFC Wild Card Round (Sunday, Jan. 14, 1:30 p.m. PT, FOX/FOX Deportes): vs. No. 7 Green Bay (9-8)
 
Chris Brooks – RB (Miami, 11-6, 1st-T AFC East, Lose Tiebreaker With Buffalo, No. 6 AFC Playoff Seed)
– Played seven plays on special teams but had no stats other than participation in a 21-14 Week 18 home loss to Buffalo that determined the AFC East crown
– Rushed 19 times for 106 yards in nine games played all off the bench during the 2023 regular season
– Spent Weeks 7-15 on injured reserve
NFL Playoffs – AFC Wild Card Round (Saturday, Jan. 13, 5 pm PT, Peacock): at No. 3 Kansas City (11-6)
 
Camryn Bynum – S (Minnesota, 7-10, 3rd-T NFC North)
– Had seven tackles in a 30-20 Week 18 loss at Detroit
– Started a career-high all 17 regular-season games for the second consecutive campaign in 2023 and finished 14th in the NFL with a career-high 137 tackles, while adding all three of his career forced fumbles, as well as career highs of 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 over the 49ers
 
Austin Clark – Defensive Line Coach (Miami, 11-6, 1st-T AFC East, Lose Tiebreaker With Buffalo, No. 6 AFC Playoff Seed)
– Fell 21-14 in a Week 18 home loss to Buffalo that determined the AFC East crown
NFL Playoffs – AFC Wild Card Round (Saturday, Jan. 13, 5 p.m. PT, Peacock): at No. 3 Kansas City (11-6)
 
Jake Curhan – OT (Seattle, 9-8, 3rd NFC West)
– Played eight plays (5 offensive line, 3 special teams) off the bench in a 21-20 Week 18 road win at Arizona
– Played in 11 regular-season games in 2023, including four consecutive starts from Weeks 2-5 when he took all 276 offensive snaps at right tackle with the Seahawks winning three of those four contests
– Spent a six-week stretch on the Seahawks' practice squad (Nov. 20 – Dec. 29) between his two stints on the active roster
 
Ashtyn Davis – S (New York Jets, 7-10, 3rd AFC East)
– Had two tackles in a 37-20 Week 17 road loss at Cleveland
– Played in a career-high all 17 games with five starts in 2023 and contributed 37 tackles, along with career highs of three interceptions that he returned for 66 yards, three tackles for loss, three fumble recoveries that he returned for a loss of three yards and eight pass defenses
 
Matt Giordano – Defensive Assistant (New Orleans, 9-8, 1st-T NFC South, Lose Tiebreaker With Tampa Bay)
– Won 48-17 at home against Atlanta in Week 18
 
Jared Goff – QB (Detroit, 12-5, NFC North Champions, No. 3 NFC Playoff Seed)
– Selected as a Pro Bowl alternate
– Completed 23-of-32 passes for 320 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for a 124.5 rating in a 30-20 Week 18 home win against Minnesota
– Clinched Detroit's first NFC North Division title since 1994 in Week 16 with a win at Minnesota
– Will host a playoff game for the first time since falling to Green Bay in the Wild Card Round in 1994
– Played in all 17 regular-season games in 2023 and finished second in the NFL in completions (career-high 407), attempts (605) and passing yards (4,575), while he was fourth in touchdown passes (30) and ninth in rating (97.9)
– In eight NFL campaigns has played in 117 career games (all starts), completing 2657-of-4107 passes (64.7%) for 30,429 yards with 185 touchdowns and 82 interceptions for a 93.6 rating
NFL Playoffs – NFC Wild Card Round (Sunday, Jan. 14, 5 p.m. PT, NBC/Peacock/Universo): vs. No. 6 Los Angeles Rams (10-7)
 
Cameron Goode – LB (Miami, 11-6, 1st-T AFC East, Lose Tiebreaker With Buffalo, No. 6 AFC Playoff Seed)
– Had two tackles and one quarterback hit in a 21-14 Week 18 home loss to Buffalo that determined the AFC East crown before leaving the game with an injury that occurred on a Bills' punt return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter and did not return
– Played in all 17 regular-season games off the bench in 2023 primarily on special teams and contributed six tackles as well as two quarterback hits
NFL Playoffs – AFC Wild Card Round (Saturday, Jan. 13, 5 p.m. PT, Peacock): at No. 3 Kansas City (11-6)
 
Jaylinn Hawkins – S (Los Angeles Chargers, 5-12)
– Had one tackle in a 13-12 Week 18 home loss to Kansas City
– Played in 16 games with three starts during the 2023 regular season including the final 10 contests and all three starts with the Chargers
– Participated in his first six contests of the season all off the bench with Atlanta before being released by the Falcons on Oct. 18 and signing with the Chargers later that day
– Had combined totals of 14 tackles and one pass defense during the 2023 regular season with all but three tackles coming with the Chargers
 
Elijah Hicks – S (Chicago, 7-10, 3rd-T NFC North)
– Played 12 special teams plays in a 17-9 Week 18 loss at Green Bay but did not record any statistics other than participation
– Finished 2023 with career highs of all 17 games, six starts, 35 tackles and one pass defense
 
Marvin Jones Jr. – WR (Detroit, 12-5, NFC North Champions, No. 3 NFC Playoff Seed)
– Had five receptions for 35 yards over the first six games during the 2023 regular season but did not travel for personal reasons in Week 7 before being released on Oct. 24 prior to Week 8
– In 11 NFL campaigns has played in 151 regular-season games with 118 starts, contributing totals of 547 receptions, 7,421 yards receiving and 58 touchdown catches
 
Cameron Jordan – DE (New Orleans, 9-8, 1st-T NFC South, Lose Tiebreaker With Tampa Bay)
– Had three tackles in a 48-17 Week 18 home win against Atlanta
– Started all 17 regular-season games in 2023 and contributed 44 tackles, three tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, three pass defenses, one fumble recovery and six quarterback hits
– In 14 NFL campaigns has played in 209 regular-season games with 208 starts, contributing totals of 683 tackles, 117.5 sacks, 153 tackles for loss, two interceptions that he has returned for six yards and one touchdown, 15 forced fumbles, 11 fumble recoveries and 225 quarterback hits
 
Jordan Kunaszyk – LB (Cleveland, 11-6, 2nd AFC North, No. 5 AFC Playoff Seed)
– Registered eight tackles and two tackles for loss in a 31-14 Week 18 road loss at Cincinnati
– Spent the first 11 weeks (10 games) of the 2023 season on injured reserve before seeing action in five of the last seven contests and contributing regular-season totals of nine tackles and two tackles for loss
NFL Playoffs – AFC Wild Card Round (Saturday, Jan. 13, 1:30 p.m. PT, NBC/Peacock/Universo): at No. 4 Houston (10-7)
 
Patrick Laird – RB (Tampa Bay, 9-8, NFC South Champion, 1st-T NFC South, Win Tiebreaker With New Orleans, No. 4 NFC Playoff Seed) … Practice Squad
– Clinched NFC South title with a 9-0 Week 18 win at Carolina
– Has not played or been on the active roster in 2023
NFL Playoffs – NFC Wild Card Round (Monday, Jan. 15, 5 p.m. PT, ESPN/ABC/ESPN2/ESPN+/ESPN Deportes): vs. No. 5 Philadelphia (11-6)
 
Patrick Mekari – OL (Baltimore, 13-4, AFC North Champion, No. 1 AFC Playoff Seed)                                   
– Played 44 snaps (42 offensive line, 2 special teams) in a 17-10 Week 18 home loss to Pittsburgh that ended a six-game win streak that was tied for the longest in the NFL during the 2023 regular season with the Ravens playing the contest having already clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC Playoffs and the AFC North title
– Played in all 17 regular-season games with seven starts in 2023
NFL Playoffs – AFC Wild Card Round: Bye
 
Nikko Remigio – WR (Kansas City, 11-6, AFC West Champion, No. 3 AFC Playoff Seed) … Injured Reserve
– A 13-12 Week 18 winner at the Los Angeles Chargers
– Placed on injured reserve in the preseason and spent the entire 2023 regular-season campaign on IR
NFL Playoffs – AFC Wild Card Round (Saturday, Jan. 13, 5 p.m. PT, Peacock): vs. No. 6 Miami (11-6)
 
Ron Rivera – Head Coach (Washington, 4-13, 4th NFC East)
– Fell 38-10 at home to Dallas in Week 18
– Fired on Jan. 8, 2024
 
Vincent Rivera – Assistant Linebackers Coach (Washington, 4-13, 4th NFC East)
– Fell 38-10 at home to Dallas in Week 18
 
Aaron Rodgers – QB (New York Jets, 7-10, 3rd AFC East)
– Did not play after 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 Dec. 20 prior to a 30-28 Week 15 win over Washington after spending Weeks 2-14 on injured reserve but did not play the remainder of the regular season
– In 19 NFL campaigns has played in 231 career games with 224 starts, completing 5001-of-7661 passes (65.3%) for 59,055 yards with 475 touchdowns and 105 interceptions for a 103.6 rating
 
Richard Rodgers Sr. – Senior Defensive Assistant/Safeties Coach (Washington, 4-13, 4th NFC East)
– Fell 38-10 at home to Dallas in Week 18
 
Byron Storer – Assistant Special Teams Coach (Green Bay, 9-8, NFC North 2nd, No. 7 NFC Playoff Seed)
– A 17-9 Week 18 home winner against Chicago with the victory giving the Packers the No. 7 spot in the NFC playoffs
NFL Playoffs – NFC Wild Card Round (Sunday, Jan. 14, 1:30 p.m. PT, FOX/FOX Deportes): at No. 2 Dallas (12-5)
 
Bert Watts – Safeties Coach (Carolina, 2-15, NFC South 4th)
– Fell 9-0 in Week 18 to Tampa Bay at home
 
Davis Webb – Quarterbacks Coach (Denver, 8-9, AFC West 2nd-T)
– Fell 27-14 in Week 18 at Las Vegas