Bill Callahan (born July 31, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois, is the head coach of the University of Nebraska football team. He was named head coach of the Cornhuskers in 2004. Callahan was formerly the head coach of the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League.

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.

Kenny Wayne Walker (born April 6, 1967) is a former defensive end for the Denver Broncos. He is one of only two deaf players in the history of the National Football League. (The other, Bonnie Sloan, played in the 1970s.) Walker starred at the University of Nebraska, playing in the Senior Bowl in January of 1991. Three months later, the Broncos selected him in the eighth round of the NFL Draft. He emerged as a regular for the Broncos in 1991, playing in all 16 games.

Trev Alberts is entering his third season as a game and studio analyst for CBS College Sports Network. Alberts, a former NFL first-round draft choice, serves as a studio and game analyst for the network. He was previously at ESPN from 2002-2005, and CNN from 1997-2001. Born and raised in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Alberts went on to become a star linebacker at the University of Nebraska.

James Henry Williams (born 1960) is a former American Football linebacker who played mainly for the Detroit Lions in an eleven year career that lasted from 1982 to 1993 in the National Football League. Williams played college football at University of Nebraska and was drafted in the first round of the 1982 NFL Draft by the Lions.

Brian Wesley Davis (born August 31, 1963 in Phoenix, Arizona) was an American football cornerback in the NFL for the Washington Redskins, the Seattle Seahawks, the San Diego Chargers, and the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the University of Nebraska.

Neil Smith (born April 10, 1966 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former defensive end in the NFL who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1988 to 1996, Denver Broncos from 1997 to 1999, and the San Diego Chargers in 2000. Before his NFL career, he played for the University of Nebraska. One of the top defensive linemen of his era, Smith made the Pro Bowl 6 times during his career(1991 to 1995 and 1997), and led the NFL with 15 sacks in the 1993 season.

Michael Christopher Minter (born January 15, 1974 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a current safety for the NFL's Carolina Panthers. Minter attended Lawton High School in Lawton, Oklahoma where he started as running back and free safety. As a back, he led the state with 1,589 yards rushing and 21 touchdowns on 187 carries as a senior. Minter also averaged 21 points per game in basketball.

Richie Incognito (born July 5 1983) plays center for the St. Louis Rams in the National Football League. Born in Englewood, New Jersey, he played at the University of Nebraska, where he became the first freshman starter on the offensive line in school history, and never missed a game. He was suspended indefinitely from the team in a cloud of controversy after fighting off campus. He then enrolled at the University of Oregon, …

Upton Tyrone Williams (born May 31, 1973 in Bradenton, Florida), known simply as Tyrone Williams, is a retired National Football League player who last played for the Dallas Cowboys in 2004. Previously, he played with the Green Bay Packers from 1996 to 2002, and with the Atlanta Falcons in 2003. He played college football at the University of Nebraska.

Toniuolevaiavea Satele Fonoti (born November 26, 1981 in American Samoa) is an offensive guard for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He played collegiately at Nebraska. He has been rumored to be one of the heaviest football players of all time. When he was traded to the Minnesota Vikings from the San Diego Chargers midseason in 2005, he was said to weigh over 390 pounds at 6'4".

Cory Schlesinger (born June 23, 1972 in Columbus, Nebraska) is an American football fullback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round (192nd overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Nebraska.

Sam Koch (born August 13, 1982) is an American football punter who currently plays for the National Football League's Baltimore Ravens. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft, pick 203. He played college football for the University of Nebraska. In January 2007, Koch was named to Rick Gosselin's All-Rookie team as featured in the Dallas Morning News. His family currently resides in Seward, NE. He has one sister named Lacey, …

Le Kevin Smith (born July 21, 1982 in Macon, Georgia) is an football defensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Smith played collegiate football at the University of Nebraska, and drafted in the 6th round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Patriots.

Titus Adams (born January 28, 1983 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American football player for the New York Giants of the NFL. Adams was a 7th round draft choice out of the University of Nebraska, drafted by the New York Jets in the 2006 NFL Draft. Adams played defensive tackle in college. In 49 games with the Huskers, Adams started 22 times. He recorded 135 tackles (60 solos) with 3.5 sacks, 16 tackles for losses and 26 quarterback pressures.

Berlin Guy "Champ" Chamberlin (January 16, 1894 - April 4, 1967) was a professional American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played at Nebraska Wesleyan University and then at the University of Nebraska, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He graduated from Nebraska in 1916. In 1915 he was named All-American end. He served as player-coach on four NFL title teams: 1922 and 1923 Canton Bulldogs, 1924 Cleveland Bulldogs, …

Seppo Evwaraye is a Finnish National Football League offensive guard first signed by Carolina Panthers as a free agent in 2006 and currently plays for Minnesota Vikings as an international practice squad member. Evwaraye started football in his homecity Vaasa, Finland. During his year as an exchange student in Nebraska, Evwaraye received an offer to play for University of Nebraska. He redshirted as a freshman.

Glenn Presnell (July 28, 1905 - September 13, 2004) was a football player. Born in Gilead, Nebraska and educated at University of Nebraska where he was an all-American, Presnell played for the NFL's Portsmouth Spartans, who later became the Detroit Lions, in the 1930s. After playing in the NFL, Presnell was assistant football coach for the University of Kansas, then an assistant for the University of Nebraska and Eastern Kentucky University.

Raymond W. Richards (July 16 1906 - September 18 1974) was an American football player and coach on both the collegiate and professional levels, including head coach for the National Football League's Chicago Cardinals. Richards was an All-American lineman at the University of Nebraska from 1927-1929, then joined the NFL's Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1930. During his playing days, he became known for a notorious move that has since been outlawed: the "lift", …

Mike Croel (born June 6, 1969 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former American football linebacker who played in the NFL and XFL. In a seven year NFL career, he played for the Denver Broncos, New York Giants, Baltimore Ravens and Seattle Seahawks of the NFL and the Los Angeles Xtreme of the XFL. Croel attended Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School and played his college football at the University of Nebraska. The Broncos selected Croel in the first round of the 1991 NFL Draft.

Frank Andrew Patrick (born March 11, 1947 in Derry, Pennsylvania) is a former American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. He played three seasons for the Packers from 1970-1972. He attended Derry High School and the University of Nebraska.

Willie Miles Harper (born July 30, 1950 in Toledo, Ohio) is a former American Football linebacker who played for the San Francisco 49ers in an eleven year career that lasted from 1973 to 1983 in the National Football League. He moved to the USFL in 1984 to play for the New Jersey Generals. He finished his career with the Houston Gamblers in 1985. Harper played college football at University of Nebraska and was drafted in the second round of the 1973 NFL Draft by the 49ers.

Henry Carl Waechter (born February 13, 1959 in Epworth, Iowa) is a former American football defensive lineman in the NFL. Waechter played six seasons for the Chicago Bears, Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, and Washington Redskins. He played college football for the University of Nebraska. Waechter is a member of the 1985 Bears that won Super Bowl XX. He scored the game's final points on a sack of New England Patriots quarterback Steve Grogan in the end zone for a safety.

Andra Bernard Franklin was an American running back in the National Football League from 1981 to 1984 for the Miami Dolphins. Franklin played collegiately at the University of Nebraska. Franklin died from heart failure in 2006.

Walter Charles Barnes (born January 19, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) was an American football defensive lineman in the NFL for the Washington Redskins and the Denver Broncos. He played college football for the University of Nebraska.

Don Elroy Boll (July 16, 1927 - December 29, 2001) was an American football offensive lineman in the NFL for the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants. He played college football for the University of Nebraska.

Theodore Francis Vactor was an American football cornerback for the NFL's Washington Redskins and Chicago Bears. He played college football for the University of Nebraska.

Todd L. Frain (born January 31, 1962 in Council Bluffs, Iowa) was an American football tight end in the NFL for the Washington Redskins and the New England Patriots. He played college football for the University of Nebraska.

Nicholas Frank Adduci (July 12, 1929 - November 4, 2005) was an American football defensive back in the NFL for the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the University of Nebraska.

Robert Albert DeFruiter (June 3, 1918 - January 12, 2000) was an American football running back in the NFL for the Washington Redskins, the Detroit Lions, and the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football for the University of Nebraska.

Kyle Dale Vanden Bosch (born November 17, 1978) is a National Football League defensive end for the Tennessee Titans. He joined the Titans for in 2005 following four injury-plagued seasons with the Arizona Cardinals to start his career. He played college football at the University of Nebraska and during his senior year was a member of the presitigous senior honorary, the Society of Innocents. He went to high school at West Lyon High School of rural Inwood, Iowa.