- Rex Grossman
Rex Grossman is a quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. An Indiana native, Grossman graduated from Bloomington High School South and attended the University of Florida on an athletic scholarship. He led the Florida Gators to two championship games, and was the runner-up for the 2001 Heisman Trophy. Grossman began his professional career with the Chicago Bears as the twenty-second overall selection in the 2003 NFL Draft, …
- Ray Lewis
2001, 2003, 2004, 2006Ray Anthony Lewis (born May 15, 1975 in Bartow, Florida) is an American football linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL. He was the first linebacker to win Super Bowl MVP since 1971. He posted 44 tackles, two interceptions, one fumble recovery, nine pass deflections, and a touchdown in the Ravens' four game playoff run. Lewis has been named to the Pro Bowl eight times and has been an All-Pro seven times including five first team selections.
- 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.
- Darren Sharper
Darren Mallory Sharper (born November 3, 1975, in Richmond, Virginia) is an American football free safety who plays for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was selected for the 2006 Pro Bowl, after coming second in the league in interceptions for that season. Sharper graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1997, where he played with future Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin. Prior to 2005, he played for the Green Bay Packers.
- Eugene Wilson
Eugene W. Wilson II (born August 17, 1980 in Merrillville, Indiana) is an American football safety for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He attended the University of Illinois and was drafted in the 2003 NFL Draft by the Patriots, with the fourth pick of the second round. He has helped the Patriots win Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2003 and Super Bowl XXXIX in 2004.
- Ike Taylor
Ivan "Ike" Taylor (born May 5, 1980 in New Orleans) is a defensive back for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL. He played college football at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. During the 2006 NFL Playoffs he had key interception during the second quarter of the AFC Championship which led to a touchdown that opened a 24-3 lead over the Denver Broncos Also, in Super Bowl XL, …
- Derrick Brooks
Derrick Dewan Brooks (born April 18, 1973 in Pensacola, Florida) plays professional football for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. Brooks, an outside linebacker, starred at Washington High School in Pensacola and later at Florida State University, where he was a four-year letterman and was first-team All-American his senior year. He was selected in the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft by Tampa Bay.
- Lofa Tatupu
Mosiula Mea'alofa Tatupu (born November 15, 1982 in Plainville, Massachusetts) is an American football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks. He was selected in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Southern California. As a rookie in 2005, he was named to the Pro Bowl, while leading the NFC Champion Seahawks in tackles, with 104. He also had four sacks and three interceptions, …
- Kelly Holcomb
Bryan Kelly Holcomb (born July 9, 1973, in Fayetteville, Tennessee) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. Holcomb started his playing career with the Indianapolis Colts in 1996 and also played for the Cleveland Browns where he was a three-year part-time starter. Holcomb attended Lincoln County High School in Fayetteville, Tennessee, where Holcomb lettered in football, baseball, …
- June Jones
June Sheldon Jones, III (born February 19, 1953, Portland, Oregon) is an American football coach, formerly with the Atlanta Falcons and currently with the University of Hawaiʻi.
- Aaron Smith
Aaron Douglas Smith (born April 9, 1976 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is a professional football player with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League. He plays left Defensive End in a 3-4 defensive alignment. Smith played college football at the University of Northern Colorado. While there he was the team captain for two straight years and set a university career record with 44 sacks.
- Ryan Clark
Ryan Terry Clark (born October 12, 1979 in Marrero, Louisiana) is an American football defensive back who currently plays free safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League.
- Justin King
Justin Thomas King (born May 11, 1987) is an American football player at Penn State University. King became Penn State's starting cornerback in 2006, starting all thirteen games. His first career interception versus Ohio State snapped a streak of 153 attempts without an interception by eventual Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith. King was named second team all-Big Ten by the conference coaches following the 2006 Penn State season, …
- Mike Jones
Michael Anthony Jones is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. During his NFL career, which started in 1991 and ended after 2002, Jones played on three teams: the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, the St. Louis Rams, and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Jones attended college at the University of Missouri, where he originally played as a running back. He was converted to the linebacker position when he signed with the Raiders as a rookie free agent.
- Mike Adams
Michael Carl Adams (born on March 24, 1981 in Paterson, New Jersey) is a free safety in the NFL. He currently plays for the Cleveland Browns. He went to the University of Delaware. He was signed as a undrafted free agent by the San Francisco 49ers in 2004. In 2005, he had four interceptions and one returned for a touchdown. He was signed by the Browns on April 2, 2007.
- Renaldo Hill
Renaldo Hill (born November 12, 1978 in Detroit, Michigan) is a current American Football safety who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round (202nd overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Michigan State.
- Gary Baxter
Gary Wayne Baxter (born November 24, 1978) is an American Football player for the Cleveland Browns. His size, listed at six feet two inches, 215 pounds, has given him the ability to play both safety and cornerback in the NFL. Baxter was drafted out of Baylor University in the second round, with the 62nd overall pick of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens. After playing in a situational and reserve role for Baltimore during his rookie season, …
- Kenoy Kennedy
Kenoy Kennedy (born November 15, 1977 in Dallas, Texas) is a strong safety for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. Kennedy played college football for the University of Arkansas before he entered the 2000 NFL Draft. He was drafted in the second round, 14th pick, by the Denver Broncos. He became a free agent in 2005, and was signed by the Detroit Lions. As of the end of the 2006 season, …
- Shawntae Spencer
Shawntae Spencer (born on February 22, 1982 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Rankin, Pennsylvania) is a cornerback in the NFL. He went to University of Pittsburgh. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2nd round (58th overall) in 2004 NFL Draft. In 2005, he had 83 tackles and 4 interceptions.
- Josh Bullocks
Josh Bullocks (born February 23, 1983, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States) is an American football free safety with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. Bullocks was selected in the second round of the 2005 NFL draft from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, for whom he started 28 collegiate games across three seasons, notably totalling ten interceptions and 49 tackles in 2003, …
- Jake Scott
Jacob E. Scott (born July 20, 1945 in Greenwood, South Carolina) is a former American football free safety and punt returner who played nine seasons from 1970 to 1978 for the Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins of the National Football League. Scott went to the Pro Bowl five consecutive times between 1971, and 1975. He recorded 35 interceptions in his six seasons as a Dolphin, and another 14 in his three years with the Redskins. He was also a 5 time All-Pro.
- Tony Parrish
Tony Parrish (born November 23, 1975 in Los Angeles, California) is an American football safety formerly for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He went to University of Washington. After being released by the San Francisco 49ers he signed with the Cowboys. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 2nd round (35th overall) in the 1998 NFL Draft. He spent the first four years of his career with the Bears.
- Sammy Davis
Sammy J. Davis, Jr. (born April 8, 1980 in LaGrange, Georgia) is an American Football cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He went to Texas A&M University. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 1st round (30th overall) in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played for the Chargers for three years. He was traded by the Chargers to the 49ers for Rashaun Woods. He recorded three interceptions in 44 games during his stint with the Chargers.
- Sammy Davis
Sammy J. Davis, Jr. (born April 8, 1980 in LaGrange, Georgia) is a currently an American Football cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers. He went to Texas A&M University. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 1st round (30th overall) in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played for the Chargers for three years. He was traded by the Chargers to the 49ers for Rashaun Woods. He recorded three interceptions in 44 games during his stint with the Chargers.
- Oshiomogho Atogwe
At Stanford: A starter the past two seasons and 22 consecutive games, Atogwe enters the 2004 campaign as one of the best safeties in college football and a legitimate honors candidate ... He was the Cardinal's starter at strong safety in 2002 and team's starter at free safety in 2003 ... He is an active, aggressive, …
- Lance Schulters
Lance Schulters (born May 27, 1975 in Guyana) is a professional American football player for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League. Schulters transferred to Hofstra University after starting two years at Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York, played four seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and three seasons with the Tennessee Titans.
- Dexter McCleon
Dexter Keith McCleon (born October 9, 1973 in Meridian, Mississippi) is a American Football safety who currently plays for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He also played for the St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs in his nine year career that started in 1997. McCleon was a All-American quarterback at Meridian High School in Meridian, …
- Ted Johnson
Ted Curtis Johnson (born December 4, 1972) grew up in Carlsbad, CA where he graduated from Carlsbad High School in 1991. From there he attended the University of Colorado and was drafted by the Patriots in the second round of the 1995 NFL Draft with the 57th overall selection. He helped the Patriots reach Super Bowl XXXI and win Super Bowl XXXVI, Super Bowl XXXVIII, and Super Bowl XXXIX.
- Brock Marion
Brock Elliot Marion (born June 11 1970 in Bakersfield, California) is a former American Football free safety who played twelve seasons for the Dallas Cowboys, the Miami Dolphins, and the Detroit Lions from 1993 to 2004. Marion was a three time Pro Bowler in 2000, 2002 and 2003 with the Dolphins.
- Omar Jacobs
Omar T. Jacobs (born March 3, 1984 in Delray Beach, Florida) is an American football quarterback of the NFL. Jacobs played collegiate football at Bowling Green State University, garnering several awards and setting the NCAA Division I-A record for touchdown-to-interception ratio.
- Raymond Philyaw
Raymond Philyaw (born July 30, 1974 in Shreveport, LA) is an arena football quarterback who plays for the Kansas City Brigade in the Arena Football League. He also played for the Chicago Rush and Albany/Indiana Firebirds, leading the former to the American Conference championship game in 2004 and 2005. He holds the record for the highest career TD-to-INT ratio in AFL history and threw a school record 52 TDs while attending Louisiana-Monroe.
- Glenn Earl
Glenn Earl (born June 10, 1981 in Lisle, Illinois) is an American football player who use to play safety for the Houston Texans. He began his career at the University of Notre Dame as a wide receiver before switching to safety after his redshirt freshman season. He played in 38 games for the Irish with 24 starts and amassed 169 career tackles, three forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, four INTs and four sacks. He was drafted in the 2004 NFL Draft by Houston.
- George Martin
George Dwight Martin (born February 16, 1953, in Greenville, South Carolina) is a former American football defensive end who played his entire career for the NFL's New York Giants (1975-1988), missing only six games in those 14 years (not counting games not played in because of strikes). He played college football for Oregon in the then Pacific-8 Conference and was drafted by the Giants in the 11th round in 1975 (262nd pick overall).
- Mike Tomczak
Michael John Tomczak (born October 23, 1962 in Calumet City, Illinois) is a former American football player. Tomczak played quarterback for several NFL teams including the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Detroit Lions. Tomczak played football at Thornton Fractional North High School in Calumet City where he was coached by his father Ron Tomczak. After earning "Illinois High School Player of the Year" honors, …
- Ryan Nece
Ryan Clint Nece (born February 24, 1979 in San Bernardino, California) is a professional American football player who plays for the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers as one of their starting linebackers. He is the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame safety Ronnie Lott of the San Francisco 49ers. The Buccaneers signed him as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2002. He's considered a very intelligent, athletic and speedy linebacker, with the ability to deliver the big hit.
- Adam Seward
Adam Seward (Born:June 15, 1982 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an National Football League inside linebacker who currently plays for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He was a native from West Wood. Seward was drafted by Carolina in the 5th round (149th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. Seward attended college in his hometown of Las Vegas for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he played four years for the Rebels.
- Trev Alberts
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.
- Ashley Ambrose
Ashley Avery Ambrose (born September 17, 1970, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former professional American football cornerback for several NFL teams during the 1990s and early 2000s. He was a one time Pro Bowl selection in 1996 while he was playing with the Cincinnati Bengals, the team for which he played for from 1996 to 1998. Ambrose also played for the Indianapolis Colts from 1992 to 1995, …
- 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.
- John Mobley
John Ulysses Mobley (born October 10, 1973 in Chester, Pennsylvania) is a former American Football linebacker who played eight seasons for the Denver Broncos from 1996 through 2003 in the National Football League. Mobley was drafted in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Broncos after a college football career in Kutztown University. Mobley best season was in 1997 when he had 132 tackles and four sacks and was a All-Pro that season.