- Steve Young
Jon Steven Young (born October 11 1961 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA), is a former quarterback for the National Football League's San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Los Angeles Express of the short-lived United States Football League. He was named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXIX, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005, the first left-handed quarterback to be so honored.
- Bart Oates
Bart Steven Oates (born December 16, 1958 in Mesa, Arizona) is a former NFL American Football player for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers. Oates played center for the Giants from 1985-93 and with the 49ers from 1994-95. Oates was a member of the Giants teams that won Super Bowls XXI and XXV and the 49ers team that won Super Bowl XXIX. Oates played collegiate football at BYU, originally entering in 1977 before serving a mission in Las Vegas, …
- Jim McMahon
James Bobert "Jim" McMahon (born August 21, 1959 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is a former American football player, first at Brigham Young University and later in the professional ranks with the Chicago Bears. His father was Catholic and his mother Mormon; he was raised Roman Catholic, but attended BYU.
- Ty Detmer
Ty Detmer is considered one of the greatest college quarterbacks of all time. In his junior year, Ty passed for 5,188 yards and 41 touchdowns. His ability to strategically break down and precisely execute plays secured him 42 NCAA records in 1990 and the Heisman Trophy. In all, Ty finished his college career with 59 NCAA records and, including statistics from bowl games, he totaled 16,206 passing yards and 127 touchdown passes at BYU .
- Andy Reid
Andrew Walter Reid (born March 19, 1958) is the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. He has led the Eagles to four NFC championship game appearances, from 2001-2004.
- Jason Buck
Jason Ogden Buck (born July 27, 1963 in Moses Lake, Washington) was an American football defensive lineman in the NFL. As a player for Brigham Young University, he won the Outland Trophy in 1986. He was taken with the 17th pick of the first round of the 1987 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. During his four years with the team, he was reasonably solid but unspectacular, with six sacks in the 1988 season as well as the 1989 season.
- John Beck
John Beck (born August 21, 1981 in Hayward, California) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Miami Dolphins. He was originally drafted by the Dolphins in the second round (40th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Brigham Young.
- Robbie Bosco
Robbie Bosco is most widely known as an American football quarterback at Brigham Young University. Bosco is a native of Roseville, California. In 1984, he took over as starting quarterback at BYU after the graduation of Steve Young. In his first season as a starter, Bosco guided the Cougars to a perfect 13-0 record. BYU finished the season by defeating Michigan 24-17 in the Holiday Bowl, clinching the school's first (and only) national championship.
- Brady Poppinga
Brady Paul Poppinga (born September 21, 1979 in Evanston, Wyoming) is a professional American football player for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL.
- Scott Young
Scott Young (born July 15, 1981 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an National Football League offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Brigham Young University. Before attending BYU, he was an All-American defensive tackle at Dixie State College in St. George UT. Nearly broke the NFL Combine record by bench-pressing 235 lbs. 43 consecutive times. The record is 46 reps.
- Brad Oates
Brad Oates (born September 30, 1953 in Mesa, Arizona) is a former NFL American Football player for five different teams. Oates played collegiate football at BYU. Brad's brother Bart also played offensive line in the NFL for eleven seasons for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers. Both were teammates for the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL.
- Gifford Nielsen
Gifford Nielsen is a former NFL and All-American college football quarterback. He is currently the sports director at KHOU-TV in Houston, TX.
- Brian Billick
Brian Billick (February 28, 1954) has been the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League since January 19, 1999. Billick led the Ravens to a 34-7 victory over the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV, the franchise's only championship appearance, and has won the most games in team history.
- Ben Cahoon
Ben Cahoon (born July 16, 1972 in Ogden, Utah) is a slotback with the Montreal Alouettes. He has won the award for the Most Outstanding Canadian in the Canadian Football League two years in a row in 2002 and 2003. Cahoon played his college football at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. His father-in-law is Utah Lieutenant Governor Gary R. Herbert. He won the 91st Grey Cup with Montreal in 2002 and was named Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian.
- Itula Mili
Itula Mili (born April 20, 1973) is a National Football League tight end free agent of Samoan origin; Mili played college football for Brigham Young University. On January 4, 2007 he was released from the Seahawks to make room for Ben Obomanu on the roster.
- Ryan Denney
Ryan Craig Denney (born June 15, 1977, Denver, Colorado) is an American Football defensive end who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills. The 6'7", 275 pound end attended Brigham Young University and has four years NFL playing experience.
- Doug Jolley
Doug Jolley (born January 2, 1979 in Sandy, Utah) is a tight end in the National Football League who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He previously played for the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets. He attended Brigham Young University. His father, Gordon, played for the Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks. Jolley went to Dixie High School in St. George, Utah. In 2005, Doug was dealt from the Raiders to the Jets, with a 2nd round pick and two 6th round picks, …
- Eldon Fortie
Eldon Fortie was a college football player at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He was the first BYU football player to be named to a first-team All-America squad. Although Fortie was a quarterback, BYU ran the single wing offense at the time; consequently, Fortie was primarily a running back. He was selected to play in several all-star games after the 1962 season, including the North-South Bowl in Miami, the Hula Bowl, the All-American Game in Tucson, …
- Todd Christensen
Todd Jay Christensen (born August 3, 1956 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania), is a former professional football player and a current sports broadcaster for the Mountain West Sports Network.
- Glen Titensor
Glen Titensor is a former American football He attended Bolsa Grande High School in the city of Garden Grove offensive lineman. Titensor was selected in the third round by the Dallas Cowboys out of Brigham Young University in the 1981 NFL Draft.
- Tevita Ofahengaue
Tevita Lotoatau Ofahengaue was born on July 9, 1975 in Lale, Hawaii. He was the 246th and last pick in the 2001 NFL Draft, earning the title "Mr. Irrelevant". He was drafted as a tight end out of Brigham Young University. Ofahengaue is currently out of the NFL having last been on the Jacksonville Jaguars roster.
- Chris Hoke
Chris Hoke (born April 6, 1976) is a professional football player in the NFL, and currently plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After a college career at Brigham Young University, Hoke was undrafted. In 2004, Hoke totaled 24 tackles and 1 sack after taking over the starting nose tackle position for the injured Casey Hampton six games into the season.
- Lee Johnson
Lee Johnson (born in November 27, 1961 in Conroe, Texas) is a former professional American Football punter who played 18 seasons in the National Football League. Throughout the course of his career, he played for the Houston Oilers (1985-1987), the Cleveland Browns (1987-1988), the Cincinnati Bengals (1988-1998), the New England Patriots (1999-2001), the Minnesota Vikings (2001), and the Philadelphia Eagles (2002).
- Brad Anderson
Bradley Stewart Anderson (born January 21, 1961 in Glendale, Arizona) is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL. He played two seasons for the Chicago Bears (1984-1985) after attending both Brigham Young University and the University of Arizona. Anderson was part of the 1985 Bears team that won Super Bowl XX.
- Kyle Whittingham
Kyle Whittingham (b. November 21,1959 in San Luis Obispo, California) is the head football coach of the University of Utah Utes. Prior to becoming the head coach at Utah, Whittingham served as Utah's defensive coordinator for 10 seasons. He was named head coach of Utah after Urban Meyer left for the University of Florida in 2004.
- Vai Sikahema
Vai Sikahema (born August 29, 1962 in Nuku'Alofa, Tonga) was an NFL running back-kick returner who played for 8 seasons from 1986 to 1993. Sikahema is considered the best American football player ever to emerge from Tonga. Sikahema was a special teams standout for several teams, including the St. Louis/ Phoenix Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, and Philadelphia Eagles. He was named to the Pro Bowl twice (in 1986 and 1987).
- Tom Holmoe
Thomas Allen Holmoe (born March 7, 1960 in Los Angeles, California) is a former professional American football player who played with the San Francisco 49ers from 1983 to 1989. A three-time Super Bowl winner with the 49ers, Holmoe turned to coaching after retiring from football and is the former head coach of the California Golden Bears from 1997 to 2001. During his five year tenure at Cal, he compiled a 16-39 record, including a 1-10 season in 2001.
- Justin Ena
Justin Ena (born November 20, 1977 in Shelton, Washington) is a former National Football League linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played for the Eagles for two years from 2000 until 2002 when he was cut and picked up by the Tennessee Titans. He returned to the Eagles in 2005 just prior to his retirement. He played college football at Brigham Young University.
- Marc Wilson
Marc Douglas Wilson (born February 15, 1957 in Seattle, Washington) was an American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders and New England Patriots.
- Trevor Matich
Trevor Anthony Matich (born October 9 1961 in Sacramento, California) is a former professional American football offensive lineman from 1985 through 1996. He played college football at Brigham Young University where he was a two-time all-conference offensive lineman in the Western Athletic Conference. He went on to play in the NFL for 12 seasons, mainly as a long snapper, before turning his attention to the broadcast booth.
- Brett Salisbury
Brett Jon Salisbury (born October 11, 1968 in Dayton, Ohio) is a former two-time collegiate All-American quarterback, professional European QB and a top male model and actor. After college, Salisbury played pro-football in the EFAF European League, and was the star quarterback, playing three seasons with the Helsinki Giants from 1994-1996 in Helsinki, Finland.
- Luke Staley
Lucas Staley (born September 16, 1980, in Bountiful, Utah) is a former American football player who starred as a running back at Brigham Young University from 1999 to 2001.
- J. D. Brookhart
J. D. Brookhart (born October 17, 1964 in Pueblo, Colorado) is the head coach for the Akron Zips football team and was previously a coach for the Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Panthers. He played college football at Brigham Young University as a freshman walk-on before transferring to Colorado State University.
- Aaron Francisco
Aaron Francisco (born July 3, 1983) is a safety for the NFL's Arizona Cardinals. He graduated from Brigham Young University with 330 tackles and a place on ESPN's top 100 players to watch list. In his pro career, he has had 56 tackles and two interceptions in 27 games.
- Shaun Nua
Shaun Nua (born May 22, 1981) is a National Football League defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is currently on the Steelers practice squad.
- Rob Morris
Rob Morris (born January 18, 1975) is a professional American football player from Nampa, Idaho. Morris currently plays linebacker for the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. He attended and played football for Brigham Young University (BYU), where he was a semi-finalist for the Butkus Award and was named as a first-team All-American by the Associated Press, Sporting News and The Football News.
- Brett Keisel
Brett Keisel is an American Football player who starts at defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bret hails from Greybull, Wyoming. He has been with the Steelers for his entire four-year NFL career. He attended Brigham Young University. Brett was the Steelers’ final draft pick in 2002 and was one of the seven draft selections to make the final roster. He was placed on reserve/injured list for the entire 2003-2004 season following shoulder surgery.
- Gabe Reid
Gabriel Reid (born May 28, 1977 in Pago Pago, American Samoa) is a former American football tight end for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Brigham Young University. Attended Leone High School in American Samoa. Followed older brother Spencer Reid to BYU. Spencer played for the Carolina Panthers. On December 24, 2006, Lovie Smith converted Reid into a full back after starting full back, Jason McKie, injured his ankle.
- Travis Hall
Travis Hall (born August 3 1972 in Kenai, Alaska) is an NFL player for the San Francisco 49ers. He plays the defensive tackle position. He went to Brigham Young University. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 6th round (181st overall) in the 1995 NFL Draft. He played 10 years with the Falcons before signing a free agent contract with the 49ers in 2005. Hall is a very smart, gritty and hard working player.
- Kurt Gouveia
Kurt Keola Gouveia (born September 14, 1964 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a former professional American football linebacker who played 13 seasons in the National Football League and one season in the XFL. During his career, he played for the Washington Redskins (1987-1994) & (1999), the Philadelphia Eagles (1995), and the San Diego Chargers (1996-1998). In 2001, he also played for the Las Vegas Outlaws in the now defunct XFL.