[Updated 8/25/25] The following BSL Veterans are eligible to be placed on the Practice Squad this season. They were in the PS to end the 2024 season and were given the PS Exemption label in the 2025 FA period and maintain the eligibility requirements for the PS going into the 2025 season. If a BSL veteran (any player in our database prior this year’s draft) is NOT listed, then they are NOT eligible. NFL veterans who have never been in our league and meet the initial requirements are eligible along with any NFL rookie drafted this season. If a player already has 2 or more starts, it will be listed below. Here is the list:

CDL:

• QB – JJ McCarthy (MIN)
• QB – Michael Penix (ATL) – 3 Career Starts, started final 3 games of 2024 season
• RB – Braelon Allen (JET) – 2 career starts
• RB – Jonathan Brooks (CAR)
• RB – Ray Davis (BUF)
• RB – Bucky Irving (TB) – 3 Career Starts, including final 2 games of 2024 season
• RB – Will Shipley (PHI)
• RB – Jaylen Wright (MIA)
• WR – Roman Wilson (PIT)
• DL – Laiatu Latu (IND)
• LB – Cedric Gray (TEN)
• LB – Chop Robinson (MIA) – 4 career starts
• LB – Payton Wilson (PIT) – 4 career starts, would lose PS eligibility after next 4 starts, consecutive or otherwise

FSDL:

• QB – Michael Penix (ATL) – 3 Career Starts, started final 3 games of 2024 season
• RB – Braelon Allen (JET) – 2 career starts
• RB – Trey Benson (ARI)
• RB – Blake Corum (LAR)
• RB – Bucky Irving (TB) – 3 Career Starts, including final 2 games of 2024 season
• RB – Jaylen Wright (MIA)
• LB – Edgerrin Cooper (GB) – 4 career starts, including final 3 games of 2024 season
• LB – T’Ron Hopper (GB)
• LB – Dallas Turner (MIN)
• DB – Cole Bishop (BUF) - 4 career starts, would lose PS eligibility after next 4 starts, consecutive or otherwise

TLSL:

• QB – JJ McCarthy (MIN)
• QB – Michael Penix (ATL) – 3 Career Starts, started final 3 games of 2024 season
• QB – Spencer Rattler (NO) – 6 Career Starts, started final 3 games of 2024 season
• RB – Braelon Allen (JET) – 2 career starts
• RB – Ray Davis (BUF)
• RB – Audic Estime (DEN)
• RB – Marshawn Lloyd (GB)
• RB – Will Shipley (PHI)
• RB – Jaylen Wright (MIA)
• WR – Luke McCaffery (WAS) - 4 career starts, would lose PS eligibility after next 4 starts, consecutive or otherwise
• WR – Ricky Pearsall (SF) – 4 Career Starts, including final 2 games of 2024 season
• WR – Roman Wilson (PIT)
• LB – Chop Robinson (MIA)

To Maintain PS Eligibility:

• A player MUST be in his 1st 3 NFL seasons
• A player CANNOT have started in a BSL game
• A player CANNOT have started in 4 consecutive NFL games or 8 total NFL games in his career (this includes full NFL regular season schedule and consecutive games carry over to subsequent seasons for eligibility purposes). Make sure to check the PS Warnings page to see if any player is close to losing PS eligibility moving forward.