- Eric Moulds
Eric Shannon Moulds (born July 17, 1973 in Lucedale, Mississippi) is an American football wide receiver who currently is a free agent. He went to Mississippi State University where he caught 118 passes for 2,022 yards (averaging 17.1 per catch). Moulds was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the first round (24th pick overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft. Moulds was considered to be a first round bust until the 1998 season when the Bills acquired quarterback Doug Flutie.
- Jackie Parker
John Dickerson "Jackie" Parker (August 3 1932 - November 7 2006) was an American football player who became an All-American in college football and an outstanding professional football player in the Canadian Football League at the running back, quarterback, and defensive back positions. He is primarily known for his play with the Edmonton Eskimos. Later in his career, he played for the Toronto Argonauts and the British Columbia Lions, …
- Ode Burrell
Ode Burrell was an American college and professional football player. A halfback, he played college football at Mississippi State University, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Houston Oilers from 1964 through 1969. He was an American Football League All-Star in 1965.
- Morley Jennings
Morley Jennings (January 23, 1890 - May 13, 1985) was a college football coach at Ouachita Baptist, and Baylor University. From 1912 to 1925, he coached at Ouachita Baptist, and compiled a 72-17-12 record. From 1926 to 1940, he coached at Baylor, and compiled an 83-60-6 record. He played baseball, basketball, football, and track at Mississippi State.
- Fred Smoot
Fredrick D. Smoot (born April 17, 1979 in Jackson, Mississippi) is an American football player for the Washington Redskins. He also recently played for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL. He was released on March 1, 2007 from the Vikings. On March 3, 2007, the Redskins signed Smoot to a five-year deal worth $25 million.
- Jerious Norwood
Jerious Montreal Norwood (Born July 29, 1983 in Jackson, Mississippi) is a current American football running back for the Atlanta Falcons. Norwood was drafted with the 15th pick in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played high school football at Brandon High School in Brandon, Mississippi where he was a high school All-American. He was also Mississippi's Mr. Football, an honor given to the state's most outstanding high school football player.
- Floyd Womack
Floyd Seneca Womack nicknamed "Pork Chop" (born November 15, 1978 in Cleveland, Mississippi) is an American football offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL. He was selected with the 33rd pick of the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft out of Mississippi State University.
- Reggie Kelly
Reginald Kuta Kelly (born February 22, 1977 in Aberdeen, Mississippi) is an American football player who currently plays tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals. He attended Mississippi State University and was drafted in the 1999 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.
- Kent Hull
Kent Hull (born January 13, 1960) is a former offensive lineman in the National Football League and United States Football League. He played center for the New Jersey Generals of the USFL and Buffalo Bills of the NFL. A native of Greenwood, Mississippi and a graduate of Mississippi State University, Hull retired from football in January of 1997 to settle down in the Mississippi Delta with his wife and two children.
- Bobby Wallace
Bobby Wallace is a college football coach. He is currently the head coach of the University of West Alabama Tigers, a Division II school in Livingston, Alabama. Since going to UWA, Wallace has turned the program around. In 2006, Wallace led West Alabama to its a 6-5 record and its first winning season in fourteen years. Before UWA, Wallace was head coach at Temple University from 1998 to 2005.
- Johnny Baker
Johnny Baker was an American college and professional football player. He played college football at Mississippi State University, where he was a linebacker and an offensive end. He played professionally in the American Football League for the Houston Oilers from 1963 through 1966, and for the San Diego Chargers in 1967.
- Johnie Cooks
Johnie Earl Cooks (born November 23, 1958 in Leland, Mississippi), is a former American professional football player who was selected by the Baltimore Colts as the second overall pick in the 1982 NFL Draft. A 6'4", 251 lbs. linebacker from Mississippi State University, Cooks played in 10 NFL seasons from 1982-1991 for the Colts, New York Giants, and Cleveland Browns. He was a member of the Giants when they defeated the Buffalo Bills 20-19 in Super Bowl XXV.
- Walt Harris
Walter Lee Harris (born August 10, 1974 in LaGrange, Georgia) is currently an American football cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers. He went to Mississippi State University and was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round (13th overall) in the 1996 NFL Draft. He played for the Bears for six years and was then signed as a free agent by the Indianapolis Colts in 2002. He then signed with Washington Redskins in 2004.
- Tommy Kelly
Tommy Kelly (born December 27, 1980 in Jackson, Mississippi) is an American football player who currently plays defensive end for the Oakland Raiders. He played in 22 games for Mississippi State University, earning 16 starts and making 82 tackles, including 15 for loss and two of which were sacks. At MSU, he had a reputation for being lazy and taking plays off. He was signed as a free agent in 2004 by the Oakland Raiders.
- Justin Jenkins
Justin Jenkins (born December 10, 1980) is an American football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Mississippi State University.
- Donald Lee
Donald Tywon Lee (born August 31, 1980 in Maben, Mississippi) is an American football tight end for the Green Bay Packers.
- Steve Freeman
Steven Jay Freeman (born May 8 1953 in Lamesa, Texas) is a former American football defensive back. After attending Mississippi State University, he was selected by the National Football League's New England Patriots in the 1975 NFL Draft. However, he was released by the Patriots before the start of the regular season, and eventually signed with the Buffalo Bills. Freeman spent 12 season with Buffalo, compiling 23 career interceptions and 3 touchdowns.
- Kevin Dockery
Kevin Dockery (born January 8, 1984 in Hernando, Mississippi) is an American football defensive back for the New York Giants of the National Football League. Dockery attended college at Mississippi State University. Dockery's first career interception was a 96 yard return for a touchdown vs the Dallas Cowboys in week 7 of the 2006 NFL season.
- Walter Suggs
Walt Suggs was an American college and professional football player. An offensive and defensive lineman, he played college football at Mississippi State University, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Houston Oilers from 1962 through 1969, and for the NFL Oilers in 1970 and 1971. He was an American Football League All-Star in 1967 and 1968.
- Ellis Wyms
Ellis Rashad Wyms (born April 12, 1979) is an American football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Alvin McKinley
Alvin McKinley (born June 9, 1978) is a National Football League defensive tackle for the Denver Broncos. Alvin was a standout at Weir High School in Weir, Mississippi. After winning two state championships, he joined his brother Dennis McKinley at Mississippi State University in the fall of 1996. He was drafted in 2000 by the Carolina Panthers, but joined the Cleveland Browns in 2001. McKinley had his best season in 2005, recording 68 tackles and 5 sacks.
- Joe Fortunato
Joseph Francis Fortunato (born March 28, 1930) was an American football linebacker for the Chicago Bears. As a linebacker from 1955 through 1966, he made the Pro Bowl 5 times, and was named to the NFL 300 Greatest Players team. Fourtunato played fullback and linebacker for Mississippi State University, and made All-American in 1951. He is a member of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
- Johnnie Harris
Johnnie Harris (born August 21, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois) is an Arena Football League defensive specialist with the Philadelphia Soul. He has previously played for the Tampa Bay Storm (1996-1998) Orlando Predators (2005) and Grand Rapids Rampage (2006). Harris also played in the National Football League as a defensive back for the Oakland Raiders (1999-2000) and the New York Giants (2000-2003) Harris also played three seasons in the Canadian Football League, …
- D. D. Lewis
Dwight Douglas Lewis (born October 16, 1945 in Knoxville, TN) is a former American Football linebacker. He attended Fulton High School in Knoxville, TN, and went on to earn All-American and Southeastern Conference Player of the Year honors in 1967 at Mississippi State University. In 2001 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Lewis was drafted in 1968 in the 6th round by the Dallas Cowboys. After serving as Chuck Howley's backup for four seasons, …
- Fred McCrary
Fred Demetrius McCrary (born September 19, 1972 in Naples, Florida) is an American Football player who plays for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons.
- Tyrone Keys
Tyrone Keys (born October 24, 1960 in Jackson, Mississippi) is a former professional American football player who played defensive lineman for six seasons for the Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and San Diego Chargers.
- Ronald Fields
Ronald Fields (born on September 13, 1981 in Bogalusa, Louisiana) is an NFL defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers. He was drafted by the 49ers in the 5th round (137th overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft. He went to Mississippi State University.
- Mario Haggan
Mario Marcell Haggan (born March 3, 1980) is a linebacker who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills, and attended Mississippi State. He is a tremendous athlete, and while at Mississippi State a team leader and character. While playing at MSU in 2002, he was the showcase player in ESPN's The Season, an in-depth documentary about various sports teams. He has achieved mediocre success in the NFL seeing playing time mostly as a back-up and special teams player.
- Hoyle Granger
Hoyle Granger (born March 7, 1944 in Oberlin, Louisiana) was a college and professional football player in the United States.
- Paul Lacoste
Paul Lacoste, born September 3, 1974, was an award winning linebacker in the Canadian Football League. Lacoste played his college football at Mississippi State University and was an All SEC and 2nd Team All American all star. He signed with the B.C. Lions of the CFL in 1999, where he had a great season, second on the team with 78 tackles, an all star and winner of the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award. He had a late start to the 2000 season, after an NFL tryout, …
- Kirby Jackson
Kirby Jackson (born February 2, 1965 in Sturgis, Mississippi), is a former professional American Football defensive back who played for the Los Angeles Rams (1987) and the Buffalo Bills (1988-1992). Before his NFL career, he played for Mississippi State University and was selected by the New York Jets in the 5th round of the 1987 NFL Draft.
- Kenny Johnson
Kenny Johnson (born January 7, 1958) is a former NFL safety who played ten seasons for the Atlanta Falcons and Houston Oilers.
- Tom Neville
Tom Neville (born August 12, 1943 in Montgomery, Alabama) was an American collegiate and professional football offensive lineman. He played for the American Football League's Boston Patriots from 1965 through 1969, and with the NFL's Patriots, Denver Broncos, and New York Giants. He is a member of the Patiots All-1960s Team.
- David Stewart
David Stewart (born August 28, 1982) is an American football offensive tackle who currently plays for the Tennessee Titans.
- Justin Griffith
Justin Griffith (born April 13 1981) is an NFL fullback who currently plays for the Oakland Raiders.
- Jon Heidenreich
Jon Heidenreich, better known simply as Heidenreich (born June 28, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional wrestler, currently working for the World Wrestling Council, Nu-Wrestling Evolution and making appearances on 1 Pro Wrestling wrestling as a part of NWE. He is best known for his stint with World Wrestling Entertainment.
- Randy Thomas
Randy Thomas (born January 19, 1976 in East Point, Georgia) is an American football player who currently plays offensive guard for the Washington Redskins of the NFL.
- Billy Stacy
Billy Stacy (born July 30, 1936 in Drew, Mississippi) is a former American professional football player who played five seasons in the National Football League for the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals. He was selected to one Pro Bowl.
- Michael Henig
Michael David Henig, Jr. (born December 7, 1985, in Montgomery, Alabama) is an American football quarterback. He is currently in his junior year at Mississippi State University. Henig served as backup to Omarr Conner earlier in his career before assuming the starting role late in 2005. His 2006 season was marked by injuries, but he has been named the MSU starting quarterback for 2007.
- Greg Favors
Greg Favors (born 9/30/1974 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a linebacker who is currently a free agent.