While New England schools may not produce NFL prospects as readily as the NCAA powerhouses found in Texas, Florida or Georgia, there are a select few local programs that continuously churn out NFL talent.
Local schools like Boston College and the University of Connecticut have established reputations as programs who continually contribute to NFL rosters.
Now that those rosters have been finalized, it looks like the University of Massachusetts should be added to that list as well.
A school-record six UMass players made it past the final round of NFL roster cuts on Sept. 4, and will be proudly representing the northeast this season. The former Minutemen left on active rosters range from second-round draft picks to unsigned free agents, but all enter the season as NFL players just the same.
