- Steve Slaton
Steve Slaton (born January 4, 1986 in Levittown, Pennsylvania) is a junior running back for the West Virginia University Mountaineers. Slaton recently had a child, Julian Xavier Slaton, on November 30, 2006. Slaton along with teammate Patrick White are both front-runners for the 2007-2008 Heisman Trophy.
- Pat White
Patrick White, born February 25, 1986 in Daphne, Alabama, is a redshirted junior NCAA football player for the West Virginia Mountaineers. He is currently the starting quarterback for the team. White's younger brother, Coley White, currently has an offer as a recruit to West Virginia as well.
- Pacman Jones
Adam Bernard "Pacman" Jones (born September 30, 1983 in College Park, Georgia) is a cornerback and return specialist who currently plays for Tennessee Titans NFL franchise. After attending West Virginia University, Jones was drafted by the Titans as the sixth overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft. Jones has been suspended for the upcoming 2007 NFL season without pay for off-the-field personal conduct problems. The suspension will be reviewed after 10 games, …
- Chris Henry
Chris Henry (born May 17, 1983) is a wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. Born to Carolyn Lee and David Henry, Henry attended Belle Chasse High School in Louisiana where he was named New Orleans Small Schools Offensive Player of the Year during his senior year and also excelled in basketball and track. Chris was a student at West Virginia University, where he majored in athletic coaching.
- Artie Owens
Artie Owens (born in Montgomery, Alabama;grew up in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) was an American football running back, return specialist, and receiver that played collegiately for the West Virginia Mountaineers. Owens was also a track runner for the Mountaineers. Owens also played in the NFL and also in the USFL.
- Owen Schmitt
Owen Schmitt (born February 13th, 1985 in Fairfax, Virginia) is a senior fullback for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
- Jim Braxton
Jim Braxton (born in May 23rd, 1949 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Vanderbilt, Pennsylvania; died July 28, 1986, at the age of 37) was a professional football fullback for the Buffalo Bills.
- Adrian Murrell
Adrian Byran Murrell (born October 16, 1970 in Fayetteville, North Carolina), is an American former professional football player who was selected by the New York Jets in the 5th round of the 1993 NFL Draft after playing collegiately for the West Virginia Mountaineers. Murrell played in 9 NFL seasons from 1993-2000 and 2003. Murrell is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans.
- Chuck Howley
Chuck Howley (born June 28, 1936 in Wheeling, West Virginia) was an American football linebacker who spent most of his career with the Dallas Cowboys.
- Mike Vanderjagt
Michael "Mike" Vanderjagt (born March 24, 1970 in Oakville, Ontario), is a Canadian professional gridiron football placekicker who has played in both the Canadian Football League and National Football League. Currently a free agent, he most recently played with the Dallas Cowboys. He was once the most accurate field-goal kicker in NFL history (229 of 265, 86.4% as of November 20 2006).
- Joe Stydahar
Joseph Lee Stydahar was an American football offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears from 1936 to 1942 and 1945 to 1946 and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was born and raised about 70 miles east of Pittsburgh in the small mining community of Kaylor, Pennsylvania in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Stydahar attended West Virginia University, and was the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams during the 1950 and 1951 seasons, …
- Noel Devine
Noel Devine (born February 16 1988) is an American football running back for the West Virginia Mountaineers and was a high school blue chip prospect in the 2007 NCAA recruiting season.
- Vaughn Rivers
Vaughn Rivers (born August 22, 1984 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American football cornerback, receiver, and return specialist for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
- Major Harris
Major "Excitement" Harris (born February 15, 1968) was a college quarterback for West Virginia University during the 1980s.
- Jerry Porter
Jerry Porter (born July 14,1978 in Washington, D.C.) is an American professional football player. He attended West Virginia University.
- Marc Bulger
Marc Robert Bulger (born April 5, 1977 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American football player and the St. Louis Rams' starting quarterback. He was voted MVP of the 2004 Pro Bowl.
- Sam Huff
Robert Lee "Sam" Huff (born October 4, 1934 in Morgantown, West Virginia) is a former American football linebacker in the NFL who played for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins after earning All-America honors at West Virginia University. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982. Long considered one of the most physical defensive players in the annals of NFL history, Huff ended his professional career with 30 interceptions, …
- Dan Mozes
Dan Mozes (born September 15th, 1983 in Washington, Pennsylvania) is an American football player for the West Virginia Mountaineers. Mozes is considered one of the greatest lineman to play for the Mountaineers. He and running back Steve Slaton (whom he blocked for) were the first pair of consensus All-Americans in school history. Although winning the Rimington Trophy his senior season, Mozes went undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft, …
- Jeff Hostetler
Jeff W. Hostetler, a.k.a. "Hoss" (born April 22, 1961 in Hollsopple, Pennsylvania), is a former American football quarterback in the NFL, who played for the New York Giants, Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, and Washington Redskins.
- Rich Rodriguez
Rich Rodriguez (b. May 24, 1963 in Grant Town, West Virginia) is the current head football coach at West Virginia University. Rodriguez is the 31st head football coach of the WVU Mountaineers and is also a 1986 alumnus of the University. He is one of only a handful of Coaches that are coaching as alumni.
- Darius Reynaud
Darius Reynaud (born December 29th, 1985 in Luling, Louisiana) is an American football receiver for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
- A. B. Brown
Anthony "A.B." Brown (born in 1965) was an American football running back who played for the West Virginia Mountaineers in collegiate play and played for the New York Jets in the NFL. A.B., a transfer from Big East rival Pittsburgh, was one of the premiere backs for the Mountaineers during their 1988 run to the National Championship, where they lost to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. A.B., along with Undra Johnson and Eugene Napoleon, made up the great depth at running back.
- 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.
- Dwayne Woods
Dwayne Woods (born in Bluefield, West Virginia) was an American football running back and return specialist for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
- Marshall Glenn
Marshall "Little Sleepy" Glenn was the head football coach for West Virginia University from 1937 to 1939. He is notable for playing and coaching football and basketball at West Virginia. He was considered the best basketball player in school history before World War II. As a basketball coach his career record stood at 61-46. His record as a football coach stood at 14-12-3. Glenn distinguished himself as a basketball and football captain, …
- Terry Bowden
Terry Bowden is a college football analyst/commentator, motivational speaker and former college football coach. Bowden is the son of Florida State head football coach Bobby Bowden. His siblings include Tommy Bowden, the head football coach at Clemson and Jeff Bowden, former offensive coordinator at Florida State. Bowden currently serves as the color commentator for the Westwood One radio network's national NCAA game of the week, …
- Quincy Wilson
Quincy Wilson (born April 26, 1981 in Weirton, West Virginia) is an American football running back, currently on the Cincinnati Bengals for the 2006-07 season. He was one of the top college running backs to ever play for the West Virginia University Mountaineers. He is the son of Otis Wilson, starting linebacker for the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears.
- Anthony Becht
Anthony Becht (born August 8, 1977 in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania) is a tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the New York Jets in the 1st round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of West Virginia University, but now plays for the Buccaneers since 2005.
- Jeremy Sheffey
Jeremy Sheffey (born April 5, 1984 in Catlettsburg, Kentucky) is an American football offensive lineman for the San Diego Chargers. After playing football in college for the West Virginia Mountaineers, Sheffey entered the 2007 NFL Draft, where he went undrafted and was signed as a free agent by the Chargers.
- Eric Wicks
Eric Wicks (born in March 19th, 1985 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American football senior safety for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
- Quinton Andrews
Quinton Andrews (born June 23rd, 1987 in Opa Locka, Florida) is an American football sophomore safety for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
- Jason Colson
Jason Colson (born January 6, 1985 in Rochester, New York) was an American football all-purpose back for the West Virginia Mountaineers, who started his career at runningback and ended it at slot receiver.
- Grant Wiley
Grant Wiley was an American football linebacker who played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers. Wiley is one of a handful of consensus All-Americans from West Virginia University. Wiley is currently a model.
- Antonio Lewis
Antonio Lewis (born in January 27th, 1985 in Waldorf, Maryland) is an American football senior cornerback for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
- Wes Ours
Wes Ours (born in Christian, Kentucky) is an American football player who currently lives in Keyser, West Virginia and plays for the Philadelphia Soul as a FB/LB in the Arena Football League. He attended West Virginia University and played for the Mountaineers football squad. He is nicknamed "Wes Express" because of his ability to run over other players. He also was the biggest fullback in the country during his senior season.
- Delbert Fowler
Delbert "Treetop" Fowler is a former American football player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. Fowler was born in Cleveland, Ohio where he played high school football for Glenville High School in East Cleveland, Ohio. After high school, Fowler attended West Virginia University where he played for the Mountaineers. He played between 1977 and 1980 as a defensive end. Fowler was drafted out of college in the 1981 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers.
- Oliver Luck
Oliver Luck (born April 5, 1960 in Cleveland, Ohio) was a quarterback for the Houston Oilers of the National Football League. He is the current team president and general manager of the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer.
- Amos Zereoue
Amos Zereoue (b. October 8, 1976 in Hempstead, New York) is an American football player most notable for his tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1999 to 2003. During his college career Zereoue played for West Virginia University before being drafted by the Steelers as the 95th pick of the 1999 NFL Draft. During his career he has also played for the Oakland Raiders during the 2004 season and the New England Patriots during the 2005 season.
- Rasheed Marshall
Rasheed Marshall (born July 11, 1981 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a wide receiver and kick returner in the NFL, who signed recently with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was drafted by the 49ers in the 5th round (174th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.
- James Jett
James S. Jett (born December 28, 1970 in Charlestown, West Virginia), is a former American football wide receiver and Olympic sprinter who played nine seasons for the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders from 1993 to 2002, in the National Football League. Jett attended Jefferson High School in Shenandoah Junction, WV, where he earned his diploma through a special IEP completion program.