- Clinton Portis
Clinton Earl Portis (born September 1, 1981 in Laurel, Mississippi) is an American football player who currently plays running back for the Washington Redskins of the NFL.
- Devin Hester
Devin Hester is a wide receiver and return specialist, who plays for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He is an alumnus of the University of Miami, where he became the first person in the university’s history to play on all three team’s of American football. Hester began his professional career with the Bears in 2006, and his since been recognized for his role as the team's return specialist. Dubbed as the "Windy City Flyer" and "Anytime", …
- Willis McGahee
Willis Andrew McGahee, (born October 20, 1981) is a running back in the National Football League. He played for the Buffalo Bills from 2003 to 2006. He was traded to the Baltimore Ravens on March 8, 2007
- Reggie Wayne
Reginald DeVincey Wayne (born November 17, 1978 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the NFL's Indianapolis Colts.
- Frank Gore
Frank Gore (born on May 14, 1983 in Coral Gables, Florida) is an American football running back who plays for the San Francisco 49ers franchise. He graduated from the University of Miami.
- Vinny Testaverde
Vincent Frank Testaverde (born November 13, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York) He is a American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League and has previously played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, and Dallas Cowboys. As a University of Miami quarterback, he won the Heisman Trophy in 1986.
- Dave Wannstedt
Dave Wannstedt (born May 21, 1952 in Baldwin, Pennsylvania), is the current head coach of the University of Pittsburgh Panthers football team. Previously, Wannstedt was the head coach of the Miami Dolphins of the NFL from 2000 to 2004, and he coached the Chicago Bears from 1993 to 1998. He also was a long-time assistant to Jimmy Johnson with the Dallas Cowboys, Miami Hurricanes, …
- Brandon Meriweather
Brandon Meriweather (born January 14, 1984 in Apopka, Florida) is an American football safety for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He attended the University of Miami. At Miami, Meriweather's hard-hitting earned him the nickname "The Hit Stick", "Hit-em-up", and "B-Ware"
- Vernon Carey
Vernon A. Carey (born July 31, 1981 in Miami, Florida) is an American football offensive tackle who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Dolphins in the first round (19th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at the University of Miami.
- Brock Berlin
Brock Berlin (born July 4, 1981 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American football quarterback for the St. Louis Rams of the NFL. He attended the University of Miami after transferring from the University of Florida. He also played for the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europa in 2006
- William Joseph
Willam Joseph (born September 3, 1979 in Miami, Florida) is an American football defensive tackle for the New York Giants of the NFL. Joseph was drafted by the Giants out of the University of Miami, with the 25th overall selection in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft.
- Phillip Buchanon
Phillip Darren Buchanon (born September 19, 1980 in Fort Myers, Florida) is an American football cornerback and kick returner for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. Buchanon was selected with the 17th overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders out of the University of Miami. He was then traded to the Texans in the 2005 off-season. The Texans released him on October 16, 2006. Buchanon was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 17, 2006.
- Jeff Feagles
Jeffrey Allan Feagles (born March 7, 1966) is a punter currently playing for the New York Giants of the National Football League. 2006 marked Feagles' 19th NFL season. Prior to his affiliation with the New York Giants, he played for the New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks. He played his collegiate football at the University of Miami, joining the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity during his time as an undergraduate.
- Lamar Thomas
Lamar Thomas (Born February 12, 1970 in Ocala, Florida) is a former NFL player and color commentator who is best known for his play boy antics and being fired from his color-commentary position due to his comments during an on-field brawl between the University of Miami and FIU. Thomas played college football at the University of Miami before being drafted in the third round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Duane Starks
Duane Starks (born May 23, 1974 in Miami, Florida) is a cornerback of the NFL who plays for the Oakland Raiders. He played collegiate football at the University of Miami. In his career with the New England Patriots, Arizona Cardinals, and Baltimore Ravens, he has had one sack and 25 interceptions. He was one of the star players of the Ravens team that won Super Bowl XXXV.
- Damione Lewis
Damione Ray'mon Lewis (born March 1, 1978 in Sulphur Springs, Texas) is a defensive tackle with the Carolina Panthers and formerly the Saint Louis Rams. He entered the National Football League after playing for four years at the University of Miami.
- Kareem Brown
Kareem Brown (born January 30, 1983 in Miami, Florida) is a American football defensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Miami.
- Leon Williams
Leon Williams (born July 30, 1983 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. Williams was considered the best linebacker coming out of highschool.he did not live up to expectations at the university of miami.Williams was drafted in the 4th round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami.
- James Jackson
James Jackson (born August 4,1974 in Belle Glade, Florida) is a running back for the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. Jackson played collegiate football at the University of Miami.
- Craig Krenzel
Craig Krenzel (born July 1, 1981 in Utica, Michigan) is a former college and professional American football quarterback. He played in college for the Ohio State University Buckeyes, with his most successful years being 2002 and 2003. In 2002 he led the Buckeyes to an all-time best 14-0 record and the national championship by defeating the University of Miami in the Fiesta Bowl. He was known for his clutch play, smart decision making, accuracy, and speed.
- Gino Torretta
Gino Louis Torretta (born August 10, 1970 in Pinole, California) is a former American football quarterback for several teams in the National Football League from 1993 to 1997. Torretta is best known, however, for winning the Heisman Trophy in 1992 as the quarterback of the University of Miami, playing on the University of Miami's National Championship teams of 1989 and 1991. He joined the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity at Miami.
- Jim Burt
Jim Burt (born June 7 1959 in Orchard Park, New York) is a former American football player who played for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL). Burt played nose tackle for the Giants team that won Super Bowl XXI and the 49ers team that won Super Bowl XXIV. Burt attended the University of Miami, where he starred on the football field for the Hurricanes and was eventually inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame.
- Jessie Armstead
Jessie W. Armstead (born October 26, 1970 in Dallas, Texas) is a former National Football League linebacker who played for eleven seasons with the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins between 1993 and 2003. Armstead attended Carter High School in Dallas, Texas, before attending the University of Miami. When Armstead committed to Miami, Jimmy Johnson was the head coach. However, weeks later, Johnson left Miami to take over as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
- Larry Jones
Larry Jones (born February 16, 1971) was an American football running back in the NFL for the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the University of Miami.
- Santonio Thomas
Santonio Thomas (born July 2, 1981 in Belle Glade, Florida) is an American football defensive lineman New England Patriots of the National Football League. Thomas played collegiate football at the University of Miami. He joined the Patriots as an undrafted free agent after the 2005 NFL Draft. He spent the 2005 and 2006 seasons on the Patriots' practice squad.
- Orien Harris
Orien Harris (born June 3, 1983 in Newark, Delaware) is a current American football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. Harris was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers at the 133rd pick of the 2006 NFL Draft. The Steelers waived Harris early in the season and was placed on the practice squad. On December 11, 2006 he was signed to the Cleveland Browns. He played college football at the University of Miami.
- Robert Bailey
Robert Martin Luther Bailey (born September 3, 1968 in Barbados) is a former American football cornerback who played eleven seasons for six teams, the Los Angeles Rams, the Dallas Cowboys, the Washington Redskins, the Detroit Lions, and the Baltimore Ravens from 1991 to 2001 in the National Football League. Bailey played college football in the University of Miami and was drafted in the fourth round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Rams.
- Jim Dooley
Jim Dooley (born February 8, 1930) is a former American football player and coach. He is best remembered for his tenure in both capacities with the National Football League's Chicago Bears. Dooley, who grew up in Miami, Florida, originally wanted to pursue a career in medicine at Vanderbilt University, but attended the nearby University of Miami when head coach Andy Gustafson agreed to have the school pay his way through medical school.
- Chris Rix
Chris Rix (born May 1, 1981) is a former National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) American football quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles (FSU). Rix was the first four year starter at quarterback in the school's history under coach Bobby Bowden. Rix graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in 2000, the same high school as National Football League (NFL) Pro Bowl quarterback Carson Palmer.
- Mark Cooper
Mark Cooper (born February 14, 1960 in Camden, New Jersey) was a guard in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos. He started in Super Bowl XXI. Freeman attended the University of Miami.
- George Teague
George Teague (born February 18, 1971 in Lansing, Michigan) is a former player in the National Football League. He is famous for an incident in a game against the San Francisco 49ers on September 24, 2000 when he was a safety for the Dallas Cowboys. In that game, Terrell Owens of the 49ers caught his second touchdown pass of the game and ran to the star at midfield to celebrate as he had on his previous touchdown. Teague struck Owens from behind during his celebration.
- John Turner
John Turner (born February 22, 1956 in Miami, Florida) is a former professional American football player. Turner graduated from the University of Miami, where he starred as a cornerback. He played 10 seasons in the National Football League, 9 of those with the Minnesota Vikings.
- Rashad Butler
Rashad Butler (born February 10, 1983 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida) is a current American Football offensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Butler played college football at the University of Miami.
- Micheal Barrow
Micheal Colvin Barrow (born April 19, 1970) is a former National Football League linebacker who played for 12 seasons with the Houston Oilers, the Carolina Panthers, the New York Giants, the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys. He retired after the 2003 season. He made the NFL pro bowl three time during his successful NFL career. A standout linebacker at the University of Miami, Barrow accumulated 420 tackles (228 solo), seven sacks, three interceptions, …
- Brian Blades
Brian Keith Blades (born July 24, 1965 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL. Blades spent his entire eleven year career with the Seattle Seahawks, playing for the team from 1988-1998. He attended the University of Miami. He signed a one-year contract with the Seahawks prior to the 1999 season, but was cut on June 5, 1999.
- Frank Garcia
Frank Garcia (born January 28, 1972) is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers as the 132nd pick of the 1995 draft. He has also played for the St. Louis Rams and the Arizona Cardinals. Mr. Garcia played college football for the University of Washington Huskies. Although he did not play on the 1991 National Title team, he did have the privilege of playing a key role in the Huskies 1993 upset of the University of Miami.
- Marcus Maxey
Marcus Jacolby Maxey (born February 2, 1983 in Navasota, Texas) is an American football defensive back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL. Maxey was selected in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft out of the University of Miami. Maxey was waived by the Chiefs earlier in the 2006 NFL season and spent a few weeks on the roster of the Chicago Bears before returning to the Chiefs later that season.
- Leon Searcy
Leon Searcy (born December 21, 1969 in Washington, D.C.) is an American football coach and former player. Searcy is a former NFL offensive lineman, who played primarily with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Jacksonville Jaguars in an 11-year career spanning between 1992 and 2002. He was drafted in the first-round, 11th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers out of the University of Miami in the 1992 NFL Draft.
- Nick Luchey
James Nicolas "Nick" Luchey (b. March 30 1977, Royal Oak, Michigan) is an American football fullback for the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL. Luchey was drafted in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft (135th Overall) by the Cincinnati Bengals out of the University of Miami. He entered the NFL using the name Nick Williams but changed his surname to Luchey in August 2002 to honor his father and grandfather.
- Martin Bibla
Martin Bibla (born October 4, 1979 in Mountaintop, Pennsylvania, United States) was an American football offensive guard for the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. Bibla started his football career on the line at Crestwood High School in Pennsylvania, graduating in 1997. Bibla played college football for the University of Miami. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft, and played for the Falcons during the 2002, 2003, and 2004 seasons.