Does Utah or BYU have more players on NFL active rosters after cutdown day?

Last year, BYU finally caught up to Utah — for a brief time, at least — in the number of former players on 53-man NFL rosters.
The Cougars’ pursuit of the Utes played out over several years before BYU caught Utah right after final cutdowns last year, as both teams had 15 players each on active NFL rosters.
The Utes have pulled out in front again this year, though, edging the Cougars in number of players on active NFL rosters after the final cuts deadline on Tuesday.
Currently, there are 19 former Utes on 53-man NFL rosters, three more than the 16 for BYU.
That is an increase of four players for Utah from this time last season, while BYU has one more over this time last year.
In total, there are 54 players with Utah ties who are on initial 53-man rosters around the league.
That includes 11 rookies, with eight draft picks and three undrafted first-year players making an initial active roster.
Among the big wins this year:
It’s important to note that players can sign to active rosters and practice squads throughout the season, making these numbers fluctuate as the year moves on.
This is merely to give an indication of how many made the cut on initial rosters.
The 54 Utah ties currently on an active roster is up from 52 last season, 48 in 2022 and just ahead of the 53 from three years ago.
It also maintains an upward trend, after there were 49 in 2020, 45 in 2019 and 38 in 2018.
Here’s a breakdown of the 54 Utah ties on NFL active rosters right now:
Name | Position | Team | Utah tie(s)
Name | Position | Team | Utah tie(s)
Name | Position | Team | Utah tie(s)
Name | Position | Team | Utah tie(s)
Name | Position | Team | Utah tie(s)
Name | Position | Team | Utah tie(s)