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Bruins in the NFL: Wild Card Weekend

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Seven former UCLA standouts are on active rosters of teams in Divisional Round.

Eight former UCLA standouts saw action during the NFL's Wild Card Weekend and six finished the round victorious. As a result, three of the four Divisional Round games are set to feature Bruins.

DT Eli Ankou (Buffalo Bills), TE Devin Asiasi (Cincinnati Bengals), LB Anthony Barr (Dallas Cowboys), OL Jake Brendel (San Francisco 49ers), CB Darnay Holmes (New York Giants), DB Fabian Moreau (New York Giants) and DT Osa Odighizuwa (Dallas Cowboys) are on active rosters of Divisional Round qualifiers. Games resume Saturday.

Listed on practice squads for teams still alive in the Divisional Round are T Alec Anderson (Buffalo Bills), CB Qwuantrezz Knight (San Francisco 49ers) and LB Takk McKinley (Dallas Cowboys).

• Ankou, DT, Buffalo Bills – Ankou, who was elevated from the practice squad for Wild Card Weekend and spent time on the injured list during the regular season, made two total tackles in a win versus Miami.
Up next: NFL Divisional Round – Sunday, Jan. 22 vs. Cincinnati (12 p.m. PT on CBS)
• Barr, LB, Dallas Cowboys –Starter Barr made four total tackles, including one stop that went for negative yardage, in a victory at Tampa Bay.
Up next: NFL Divisional Round – Sunday, Jan. 22 at San Francisco (3:30 p.m. PT on FOX)
• Holmes, CB, New York Giants – Starter Holmes collected six total tackles, including stops for losses of three and four yards, in a win at Minnesota.
Up next: NFL Divisional Round – Saturday, Jan. 21 at Philadelphia (5:15 p.m. PT on FOX)
• Kelley, RB, Los Angeles Chargers – Kelley ran seven times for 20 yards and caught one pass for eight yards at Jacksonville. He finished the season with 69 carries for 287 yards and two touchdowns, as well as 14 catches for 101 yards, across 13 games.
• Kendricks, LB, Minnesota Vikings – Starter Kendricks logged six total tackles, including one sack for a five-yard loss, against the New York Giants. He also posted one quarterback hurry and a pass defensed. Kendricks piled up 137 total tackles, one sack and six passes defensed across 17 games in 2022.
• Moreau, DB, New York Giants – Starter Moreau made two total tackles in a victory at Minnesota.
Up next: NFL Divisional Round – Saturday, Jan. 21 at Philadelphia (5:15 p.m. PT on FOX)
• Odighizuwa, DT, Dallas Cowboys – Starter Odighizuwa registered two total tackles, including one for a loss of three yards, in a win at Tampa Bay.
Up next: NFL Divisional Round – Sunday, Jan. 22 at San Francisco (3:30 p.m. PT on FOX)
• OL Brendel (San Francisco 49ers) also played, but did not record and statistics.
Up next: NFL Divisional Round – Sunday, Jan. 22 vs. Dallas (3:30 p.m. PT on FOX)