Saturday is the day that NFL teams cut their rosters down to 53 players, meaning it'll be a great day for some former NC State Wolfpack football players and a difficult one for others.

A full list of players who were trying to make NFL teams can be found here.

Here are updates throughout the afternoon of who has made it and who did not:

The San Francisco 49ers keep defensive tackle Kentavius Street but cut cornerback Dontae Johnson from its final 53-man roster.

Street was hurt for a majority of last season but played the final three games for the 49ers and tallied four tackles including one for loss. Johnson was released by the Los Angeles Chargers after Week 3 in 2019 but was later signed by the 49ers where he appeared in seven games and recorded two tackles.

Former NC State legend Jaylen Samuels had a challenging preseason camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but he managed to survive and make its final 53-man roster. Last year, he had 66 rushes for 175 yards and a score, plus 48 receptions for 305 yards and a touchdown in 14 games, which included four starts.

Also making the cut was former NC State defensive end James Smith-Williams, a rookie who was selected in the seventh round by Washington in April. Going into today, many had suspected Smith-Williams would be a potential practice squad, but instead he will be on the active roster.

Although Jacksonville cut former NC State quarterback Mike Glennon, it did keep Richardson, a third-year offensive tackle who missed his rookie season with an injury but started two games last fall. Richardson is expected to contend for a starting job again.

Jacksonville is also keeping former NC State safety Josh Jones, who is trying to revive his career after the former second-round pick struggled at Green Bay and received minimal action last fall for the Dallas Cowboys.

The Carolina Panthers have released its full 53-man roster, and offseason free agent defensive back acquisition Juston Burris, as expected, made the cut. Burris is contending for a starting job.

He played in 14 games with nine starts for the Cleveland Browns last year, and compiled 32 tackles (26 solo), two tackles for loss, a sack, two interceptions, five passes broken up, one forced fumble and two quarterback hurries.

It appears that Finley will get a second season with the Cincinnati Bengals. In three games last season, all starts during this rookie year, he completed 41 of 87 passes (47.1 percent) for 474 yards with two scores and two picks a passer rating of 62.1

Reports suggest that former NC State All-ACC receiver Jakobi Meyers, who had 26 receptions for 359 yards in 15 regular-season games (one start) last year as an undrafted free agent success story for the New England Patriots, appears likely to make the roster. There had been questions in training camp about whether or not Meyers would make the team.

Also, Washington seventh-round draft pick James Smith-Williams is hoping to make the 53-man roster on his rookie season, and one of his competition for a spot was defensive end Jordan Brailford, who was confirmed this afternoon as being released.

NC State's top defensive performer in 2019 has made the Tennessee Titans' roster. He was selected in the fifth round of the NFL Draft.

The big news thus far among former NC State players is that former quarterback Mike Glennon did not make the Jacksonville Jaguars roster in an attempt to win a backup job. Glennon signed with the Jaguars in the offseason after spending last fall with the Raiders.

Also cut, in less of a surprise, was former NC State lineman Tyler Jones. An undrafted free agent in 2019, he spent parts of last season on the Denver Broncos' practice squad and was signed to a futures contract in the offseason for another chance of making the team.

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