- Randy Moss
Randy Gene Moss (born February 13, 1977 in Rand, West Virginia) is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in 1998, and played the first stage of his career in Minnesota before a trade in 2005 brought him to the Oakland Raiders. On Sunday, April 29, 2007, Moss was traded to the New England Patriots for a fourth-round draft pick.
- Jamarcus Russell
JaMarcus Russell (born August 9, 1985 in Mobile, Alabama) is a quarterback for the Oakland Raiders. He played collegiately for the LSU Tigers, and was the first overall selection in the 2007 NFL Draft.
- Lamont Jordan
LaMont Jordan (born November 11, 1978 in Forestville, Maryland) is a National Football League running back, currently playing for the Oakland Raiders.
- Nnamdi Asomugha
Nnamdi Asomugha (N-NAM-Dee Asoh-Muh-Wah) (born July 6, 1981 in Lafayette, Louisiana) whose name means "My Father Lives" (although various sources erroneously state that it means "Jesus Lives") is an American football player who currently plays cornerback for the Oakland Raiders. He is an American-born Nigerian. He attended and played at Narbonne High School in Los Angeles, California and continued at the University of California, …
- Warren Sapp
Warren Carlos Sapp (born December 19, 1972 in Orlando, Florida) is a professional football player for the NFL's Oakland Raiders. Sapp is known for his intense and aggressive defensive plays.
- Justin Fargas
Justin Fargas (born January 25, 1980 in Encino, CA) is a football player in the NFL.
- Robert Thomas
Robert Thomas (born July 17, 1980 in El Centro, California) is a professional American football linebacker, who graduated from Imperial High School in Imperial Valley and UCLA. He is currently with the Oakland Raiders after being released by the Green Bay Packers. He started his career with the St. Louis Rams, as the 31st overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft.
- Jerry Porter
Jerry Porter (born July 14,1978 in Washington, D.C.) is an American professional football player. He attended West Virginia University.
- Ronald Curry
Ronald Antonio Curry (born May 28, 1979 in Hampton, Virginia) is an American football wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders of the NFL. He was selected with the 24th pick of the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Although he was mainly a quarterback at North Carolina, he converted to a wide receiver to make the Oakland Raiders team. He was one of the star players for the Raiders in the 2004 NFL season, …
- 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.
- Tyrone Wheatley
Tyrone Wheatley (born January 19, 1972 in Inkster, Michigan) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New York Giants in the first round (17th overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft. Wheatley played in ten NFL seasons from 1995-2004. He played college football at Michigan and led the Wolverines to a Rose Bowl victory in 1993 where he was named the game's most valuable player.
- Derrick Burgess
Derrick Lee Burgess (born August 12, 1978 in Lake City, South Carolina) is a defensive end who plays for the Oakland Raiders. Burgess was originally a third round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in 2001 after going to college at Ole Miss. He appeared in all 16 games as a rookie and had 6 quarterback sacks. In 2002, however, he broke his foot in the first game of the season and missed the rest of the year. He then missed all of 2003 due to a torn achilles tendon.
- Michael Huff
Michael Wayne Huff II (born March 6, 1983 in Irving, Texas) is currently a defensive back for the Oakland Raiders and played CB/S for the The University of Texas Longhorns.
- Josh McCown
Joshua Treadwell McCown (born July 4, 1979 in Jacksonville, Texas) is an American football player in the National Football League at the quarterback position for the Oakland Raiders. The Arizona Cardinals selected McCown with the 16th pick of the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of Sam Houston State University. He is the older brother of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Luke McCown and younger brother of former Texas A&M quarterback Randy McCown.
- Jerry Rice
Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962 in Crawford, Mississippi) is a former football wide receiver in the NFL. Rice is widely regarded among the greatest wide receivers in NFL history, consistently showing exceptional performance and strong work ethic on and off of the field. Rice was selected to the Pro Bowl 13 times (1986-1996, 1998, 2002) in his 20 NFL seasons. He won three Super Bowl rings as a member of the San Francisco 49ers.
- Art Shell
Arthur "Art" Shell (born November 26, 1946 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA) is a former American football player in the National Football League (NFL) and two-time former head coach of the Oakland Raiders. He also holds the distinction of becoming the second-ever African American head coach (after Fritz Pollard) in the history of the NFL, and the first in the league's modern era.
- Sebastian Janikowski
Sebastian Janikowski is a placekicker who currently plays for the NFL's Oakland Raiders. His nicknames are the "Polish Powderkeg", the "Polish Cannon", "Sea Bass" and "Lightning Feet". He currently lives in Castro Valley, California
- Chris Carr
Chris Carr (born April 30, 1983 in Reno, Nevada) is a National Football League cornerback and return specialist who currently plays for the Oakland Raiders. His main contribution to the team however is as a kick/punt returner on special teams. He played at Boise State and was signed by the Raiders in 2005 as an undrafted free agent. He played in all 16 games in the 2005 NFL season for the Raiders, and had seven tackles, two assists and two pass deflections.
- Dominic Rhodes
Dominic Dondrell Rhodes (born January 17, 1979 in Waco, Texas) is an American football running back who plays for the Oakland Raiders. He went to Midwestern State University.
- Robert Gallery
Robert Gallery (born July 26, 1980 in Masonville, Iowa) is an American football player who currently plays offensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders of the NFL. Gallery played college football at the University of Iowa before being selected with the second overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft.
- Barry Sims
Barry Sims (born December 1, 1974) is currently playing offensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League.
- Kirk Morrison
Kirk Morrison (born February 19, 1982) is an American football player at the middle linebacker position. He grew up in the Oakland area and attended Bishop O'Dowd High School and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He attended college at San Diego State University (SDSU), and anchored an Aztec defense with current Green Bay Packers safety Marviel Underwood and Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Matt McCoy.
- Andrew Walter
Andrew Walter (born May 11, 1982) is a professional quarterback with the Oakland Raiders of the NFL. Walter was selected by the Raiders in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Arizona State University. He is listed at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) and 234 lb (107 kg).
- Michael Bush
Michael Bush (born June 16, 1984, in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American football running back player for the Oakland Raiders. He attended the University of Louisville for college. He is listed at 6'1.375" and 243 lbs.
- Stanford Routt
Stanford Routt (born July 23, 1983 in Austin, Texas) is an National Football League cornerback with the Oakland Raiders.
- Johnnie Lee Higgins
Johnnie Lee Higgins is an American football wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was selected from UTEP in the 2007 NFL Draft. At UTEP he received several honors including Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year in 2006. He was the 99th pick of the 2007 NFL Draft (3rd round) and was the final pick of the first day.
- Jarrod Cooper
Jarrod Cooper (born March 31, 1978 in Akron, Ohio) is an American football player who currently plays defensive back for the Oakland Raiders. Cooper was a four-year starter at strong safety for Kansas State University and earned All-Big 12 recognition following each season. He was elected a team captain as a junior and senior, and left the Wildcats ranked 11th all-time in tackles.
- Tom Keating
Tom Keating (born September 9, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American football player. A defensive tackle, he played for the University of Michigan before he was drafted in 1964 in the fifth round of the American Football League draft by the Buffalo Bills. After two seasons with the Bills, he joined the AFL's Oakland Raiders, where he earned AFL All-Star honors in 1966 and 1967. He played for the AFL Raiders through 1969, …
- Thomas Howard
Thomas Howard (born July 14, 1983) is a current American football linebacker for the Oakland Raiders. He was drafted in the 2006 NFL Draft, second round. Howard is known for his incredible speed from the linebacker position. He played college football for the University of Texas at El Paso. He was named a starter along with fellow draftee Michael Huff by head coach Art Shell.
- Steve Smith
Steven Anthony Smith (born August 30, 1964 in Washington, DC) is a former professional American football running back for the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He also played for the Penn State Nittany Lions during his collegiate career. Smith was a third-round draft choice of the Raiders in the 1987 NFL Draft, the spring after he helped the Nittany Lions to a national championship.
- 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.
- Shane Lechler
Shane Lechler (born August 7, 1976 in East Bernard, Texas) is an American football punter who currently plays for the Oakland Raiders. Lechler played football at Texas A&M University from 1996-1999. In the NFL, Lechler has been named an All-Pro three times during his career. He is currently the NFL's All-Time leader in career punting average.
- Charles Woodson
Charles Woodson (born on October 7, 1976 in Fremont, Ohio) is an American football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at the University of Michigan for the Michigan Wolverines. In 1997, Woodson led the Wolverines to a national championship and won the Heisman Trophy. He is the only primarily defensive player to have won the award. Woodson was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft.
- Fabian Washington
Fabian Washington (born June 9, 1983 in Bradenton, Florida) is an American football cornerback for the Oakland Raiders of the NFL. He recorded the fastest 40 yard dash time in the 2005 NFL Combine with an astounding 4.25 seconds.
- Stuart Schweigert
Stuart Schweigert (b. June 21, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan) is a professional American football player. Schweigert graduated from Purdue University, and began his professional career with the Oakland Raiders in 2005. He was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2004 NFL Draft While at Purdue Stuart (often referred to as Stuuuuuuuuuu by the student section) collected 17 career interceptions, obliterating the previous school career record mark of 11.
- Terdell Sands
Terdell Sands (Born: 10/31/1979) is a defensive tackle on the Oakland Raiders. He attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. On February 14, 2007 he signed a 4 year $17 million dollar deal with the Oakland Raiders. He was going to be a free agent if not re-signed.
- Zach Miller
Zachary Harvest Miller (born December 11 1985) is an American football tight end for the Oakland Raiders.
- Tim Brown
Timothy Donell Brown (born July 22, 1966) is a retired National Football League player who was predominantly used as a wide receiver and also as a kick and punt returner early in his career. He spent all but one season of his 16-year career on the Oakland Raiders, and played his last season in 2004 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Ken Stabler
Kenny "The Snake" Stabler (born Kenneth Micheal Stabler on December 25 1945) is a former National Football League quarterback who played quarterback at the University of Alabama and for the Oakland Raiders (1970-1979); and for the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints (1980-1984). He is left-handed, and at the time of his pro career left-handed quarterbacks were looked on as being unsuitable for professional football, …
- Aaron Brooks
Aaron Lafette Brooks (born March 24, 1976 in Newport News, Virginia) is an American football quarterback in the NFL, who currently is a free agent. Brooks attended the University of Virginia. He is also the cousin of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and to former Miami Dolphins wide receiver/quarterback Marcus Vick. He formerly played for the Green Bay Packers; the New Orleans Saints, where he was the starting quarterback for six years; and the Oakland Raiders.