- Reggie Bush
Reginald Alfred “Reggie” Bush II, nicknamed 'The President', alluding to President Bush, is an American football player who plays for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. He has played Running Back/Tailback, Wide Receiver, Kick Returner and Punt Returner. On December 8, 2005, Bush was awarded the Walter Camp Award and the Doak Walker Award. On December 10, Bush won the Heisman Trophy, beating finalists Vince Young and former Heisman winner and teammate Matt Leinart.
- Ricky Williams
Errick Lynne Williams, Jr. (born May 21, 1977 in San Diego, California) is an American football running back whose NFL rights are held by the Miami Dolphins. He was originally drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round (fifth overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Texas.
- 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.
- Jamal Lewis
Jamal Lafitte Lewis (born August 26, 1979 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American football running back in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns. He attended the University of Tennessee and wears number 31. Lewis was the fifth pick overall in the 2000 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens and in his rookie season, rushed for over 1,000 yards, supplanting Priest Holmes as the team's starting RB.
- Joseph Addai
Joseph Addai is a running back for the Indianapolis Colts franchise. He was drafted in the first round (thirtieth overall) in the 2006 draft out of Louisiana State University (LSU).
- J. P. Losman
Jonathan Paul "J.P." Losman (born March 12, 1981) is a professional football player who starts at quarterback for the Buffalo Bills. Losman grew up in Venice, California, the son of an Caucasian father and Mexican mother, and played quarterback at Venice High School. Losman accepted an athletic scholarship to attend college at the UCLA and enrolled early during the Spring semester of 1999 in order to compete for the starting quarterback position.
- Lito Sheppard
Lito Decorian Sheppard (born April 8, 1981 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a Pro Bowl cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles. He is 5-10 and 194 pounds. He was drafted with the 26th pick of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of Florida.
- Rudi Johnson
Burudi Ali Johnson aka Rudi Johnson(born October 1, 1979 in Petersburg, Virginia) is an American football running back who currently plays for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals. He was drafted by the Bengals out of Auburn University with the fifth pick of the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft, the 100th overall player taken. His mother got his middle name from her idol, Muhammad Ali.
- Lamont Jordan
LaMont Jordan (born November 11, 1978 in Forestville, Maryland) is a National Football League running back, currently playing for the Oakland Raiders.
- Alge Crumpler
Algernon Darius "Alge" Crumpler (born December 23, 1977) is an American football player in the National Football League, currently playing for the Atlanta Falcons. He was drafted out of the University of North Carolina by the Falcons with the fourth pick of the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. Through time, he has emerged as one of Falcons QB Michael Vick's favorite targets.
- Joe Jurevicius
Joseph Michael Jurevicius (born December 23, 1974 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. He was originally drafted in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the New York Giants out of Pennsylvania State University. He has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks.
- Drew Bledsoe
Drew McQueen Bledsoe (born February 14, 1972) is a former National Football League quarterback known best for his almost eight years of starting for the New England Patriots. During the 1990s and early 2000s, he was perceived to be the face of the Patriots franchise. Bledsoe, an All-American for the Washington State Cougars and former #1 overall draft pick in the 1993 NFL Draft, announced his retirement from the sport on April 11, 2007.
- Donald Driver
Donald Jerome Driver (born February 2, 1975 in Houston, Texas) is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. The Packers chose him in the 1999 NFL Draft with a seventh round selection (213th pick overall) out of Alcorn State University. Donald Driver is the Green Bay Packers' most versatile and agile pass catcher. "Donald is able to play all our positions. He is very explosive, and he's shown plenty of big-play ability", …
- Takeo Spikes
Takeo Gerard Spikes (born December 17, 1976 in Sandersville, Georgia) is an American football linebacker who currently plays for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League.
- Jason Whitlock
Jason Lee Whitlock (b. 27 April 1967 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an African-American sportswriter for "The Kansas City Star" and for AOL Sports, a former contibutor to ESPN and a former radio personality for WHB and KCSP sports stations in the Kansas City area.
- Todd McShay
Todd McShay is a College Football Insider for ESPN and ESPNU. He makes regular appearances on a number of ESPN programs, including ESPNU Coaches Spotlight, SportsCenter, Cold Pizza and ESPN Radio focusing on the NFL Draft. McShay attended Swampscott High School in Swampscott, MA where he was the quarterback of the football team. Collegiately, he attempted to walk-on while attending Div.
- Odell Thurman
Odell Lamar Thurman (born July 9, 1983 in Monticello, Georgia), is a linebacker with the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals. Thurman played college football at the University of Georgia and was drafted in the second round of the 2005 NFL draft, the 48th player taken overall. Football pundits are in near consensus that Odell Thurman is similar to Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis and was a legitimate first round draft pick, …
- Tony Stewart
Tony Alexander Stewart (born August 9, 1979 in Lohne, Germany) is a tight end for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. Stewart was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 5th round of the 2001 NFL draft out of Penn State. He now plays with the Oakland Raiders.
- Laron Landry
LaRon Louis Landry (born October 14, 1984 in Ama, Louisiana) is a American football safety who currently plays for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. Landry was a four-year starting safety for the Louisiana State University Tigers. His parents are Frank and Rhonda Landry, and he has two siblings, Derik and Dawan, who was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the 5th round of the 2006 draft. He now starts at strong safety for the Ravens.
- Joey Galloway
Joey Galloway (born November 20, 1971 in Bellaire, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. He was acquired in a trade with the Dallas Cowboys for receiver Keyshawn Johnson. He was originally selected with the eighth overall pick of the 1995 NFL Draft out of Ohio State University by the Seattle Seahawks.
- Terrence McGee
Terrence Dewayne McGee (born October 14, 1980 in Athens, Texas) is an American football cornerback who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was drafted by Buffalo with their first of two picks in the 4th round in the 2003 NFL Draft out of Northwestern State University. McGee was selected to his first Pro Bowl in 2005 as a kick returner. He is considered a versatile threat for his kick return skills as well as his defensive play.
- Will Allen
Will Allen (born June 17, 1982, in Dayton, Ohio) is an American football player who currently plays safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. He was selected in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Matt Light
Matthew Charles Light (born June 23, 1978 in Greenville, Ohio) is an American football offensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was selected with the 48th pick overall in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft out of Purdue University. Arguably his most impressive game came in Super Bowl XXXIX, when he held heralded defensive end Jevon Kearse to just two tackles.
- Mel Kiper Jr.
Mel Kiper, Jr. (born July 25, 1960 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American football analyst for the ESPN television channel, known for his knowledge of college football and the National Football League draft as well as his distinctive hairstyle. He has served as an analyst for ESPN's annual NFL draft coverage since 1984, providing in-depth information on the nation's potential draft picks.
- John Lynch
John Terrence Lynch (born September 25, 1971 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is a standout American football defensive back in the NFL who currently plays for the Denver Broncos. He was drafted out of Stanford University by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round (82nd pick overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft. Lynch played his first 11 seasons in the league with the Buccanneers. Lynch signed a free agent contract to join the Broncos prior to the 2004 season.
- Antonio Pierce
Antonio Pierce (born October 26, 1978 in Long Beach, California) is an American football middle linebacker on the NFL's New York Giants. Pierce stands 6'1" and weighs 240 lb. He played his high school football at Paramount High School in Paramount, CA. He played two years of football at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, California, before transferring to the University of Arizona. As a senior at the University of Arizona, he had 3 sacks, 77 tackles (10 for losses), …
- Mike Tannenbaum
Mike Tannenbaum is the general manager of the New York Jets. At the age of 36, Mike is one of the youngest general managers in the NFL. He was hired by the Jets on Feb. 2, 1997 and has served in numerous administrative positions with the team, most recently as senior vice president, football operations/assistant general manager. In 2006, Tannenbaum succeeded Terry Bradway as the Jets new general manager. In his first NFL Draft as a General Manager, …
- Ty Law
Tajuan Law, best known as Ty Law, (born February 10, 1974 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania) is an American football cornerback who currently plays with the Kansas City Chiefs. He began his professional career after a three year run at the University Of Michigan where he lettered three years in a row (1992-94), earned first-team All-American honors from Walter Camp as a senior and was a two-time unanimous All-Big Ten Conference selection.
- Hank Poteat
Henry Major "Hank" Poteat II (born August 30, 1977 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is an American football player for the New York Jets. He played college football at University of Pittsburgh and was selected in the third round (77th overall) in the 2000 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played off the bench for the Steelers for three seasons, and was waived before the 2003-04 season.
- Michael Clayton
Michael Rashard Clayton (born October 13, 1982 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) was drafted with the 15th selection of the 2004 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a wide receiver.
- Brandon Stokley
Brandon Stokley (born June 23, 1976 in Blacksburg, Virginia) is an American football player in the National Football League who currently plays for the Denver Broncos. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens out of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the fourth round (105th pick overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft. Stokley won a championship ring in Super Bowl XXXV as a member of the Ravens. In the game, he caught 3 passes for 52 yards, …
- Adam Carriker
Adam Carriker, (born on May 6, 1984), is a defensive tackle for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was selected with the 13th overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football for Nebraska.
- Kordell Stewart
Kordell "Slash" Stewart (born October 16, 1972 in Marrero, Louisiana) is an American NFL quarterback who most recently played for the Baltimore Ravens. Stewart attended the University of Colorado and was drafted 60th in the 1995 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Playing for Colorado in 1994 he completed a Hail Mary pass to beat the University of Michigan 27-26, a play known as "The Miracle in Michigan." Among NFL quarterbacks, …
- 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.
- Michael Lewis
Michael Milton Lewis (born April 8, 1980 in Richmond, Texas) was a Pro Bowl strong safety for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2004. He was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of Colorado. He was once considered one of the NFL's rising stars, his production has plummeted in the last year. Lewis led the team in tackles (129) in 2005 and was named to his first Pro Bowl in 2004, …
- Chris Mortensen
Chris "Mort" Mortensen (born on November 7, 1951), an award-winning journalist, provides reports for ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown", "Monday Night Countdown", "SportsCenter", ESPN Radio and ESPN.com. He also has his own Web page (linked off ESPN.com) that launched in 2000.
- 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.
- Marcus Spears
Marcus DeWayne Spears (born September 28, 1971 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American football offensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. He was selected with the tenth pick of the second round of the 1992 NFL Draft out of Northwestern State University by the Chicago Bears. He has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans.
- Billy Volek
John William Volek (born April 28, 1976 in Hemet, California) is an American football quarterback who currently plays for the San Diego Chargers. He formerly played for the Tennessee Titans. Volek attended Fresno State University. He is regarded as one of the National Football League's more talented backup quarterbacks since the 2003 season. It was announced on December 17, 2004 that he would be the starting quarterback for the rest of the 2004-2005 season for the Titans, …
- James Davis
James Davis (born April 26, 1979 in Stuart, Florida) is a linebacker in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He attended West Virginia University, where he also played defensive end. He earned All-Big East Conference second-team honors in 2002. He was drafted in the 2003 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round.