Debut year
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Player name
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Position
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Debut NFL/AFL team
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Notes
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1943
|
Bob Thurbon
|
RB
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Phil-Pitt Steagles
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Played 20 games for the Steagles and Card-Pitt between the 1943 and 1944 NFL seasons, and 2 games for the Buffalo Bisons during the 1946 AAFC season
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1955
|
John Reger
|
LB
|
Pittsburgh Steelers
|
Played 144 games for the Steelers and Washington Redskins between the 1955 and 1966 NFL seasons
|
1965
|
Fred Mazurek
|
WR
|
Washington Redskins
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Played 13 games for the Redskins between the 1965 and 1966 NFL seasons
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1973
|
Ron Holliday
|
WR
|
San Diego Chargers
|
Played 11 games for the Chargers during the 1973 NFL season
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1976
|
Glenn Hyde
|
T
|
Denver Broncos
|
Played 115 games for the Broncos, Baltimore Colts, Seattle Seahawks, and Kansas City Chiefs between the 1976 and 1987 NFL seasons
|
1977
|
Cecil Johnson
|
LB
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
Played 111 games for the Buccaneers between the 1977 and 1985 NFL seasons
|
1981
|
David Trout
|
K
|
Pittsburgh Steelers
|
Played 19 games for the Steelers during the 1981 and 1987 NFL seasons
|
1985
|
Greg Christy
|
T
|
Buffalo Bills
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Played 7 games for the Bills during the 1985 NFL season
|
1986
|
Tony Brown
|
T
|
New England Patriots
|
Played 2 games for the Buffalo Bills during the 1987 NFL season
|
1987
|
Steve Apke
|
LB
|
Pittsburgh Steelers
|
Played 3 games for the Steelers during the 1987 NFL season
|
1990
|
Tony Siragusa
|
DT
|
Indianapolis Colts
|
Played 169 games for the Colts and Baltimore Ravens between the 1990 and 2001 NFL seasons
|
1992
|
Don Silvestri
|
K
|
Seattle Seahawks
|
Played 28 games for the New York Jets between the 1995 and 1996 NFL seasons
|
1993
|
Vernon Lewis
|
DB
|
New England Patriots
|
Played 44 games for the Patriots between the 1993 and 1996 NFL seasons
|
1995
|
Billy Davis
|
WR
|
Dallas Cowboys
|
Played 93 games for the Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens between the 1995 and 2000 NFL seasons
|
1999
|
Matt Lytle
|
QB
|
Carolina Panthers
|
Played 5 games for the Panthers and Seattle Seahawks between the 2000 and 2001 NFL seasons
|
2000
|
Darnell Dinkins
|
TE
|
New York Giants
|
Played 89 games for the Giants, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, and New Orleans Saints between the 2002 and 2009 NFL seasons
|
2001
|
Nick Goings
|
RB
|
Carolina Panthers
|
Played 105 games for the Panthers between the 2001 and 2008 NFL seasons
|
2004
|
Lousaka Polite
|
FB
|
Dallas Cowboys
|
Played 82 games for the Cowboys, Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and Atlanta Falcons between the 2004 and 2012 NFL seasons
|
2007
|
Tyler Palko
|
QB
|
New Orleans Saints
|
Played 8 games for the Kansas City Chiefs between the 2010 and 2011 NFL seasons
|
2009
|
C. J. Davis
|
G
|
Carolina Panthers
|
Played 14 games for the Panthers and Denver Broncos between the 2010 and 2012 NFL seasons
|
2011
|
Henry Hynoski
|
FB
|
New York Giants
|
Played 46 games for the Giants between the 2011 and 2014 NFL seasons
|
2012
|
Lucas Nix
|
G
|
Oakland Raiders
|
Played 15 games for the Raiders between the 2012 and 2013 NFL seasons
|
2014
|
K'Waun Williams
|
DB
|
Cleveland Browns
|
Played 105 games for the Browns, San Francisco 49ers, and Denver Broncos between the 2014 and 2022 NFL seasons
|
2016
|
Nicholas Grigsby
|
LB
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
Played 23 games for the Rams, New England Patriots, and Detroit Lions between the 2016 and 2018 NFL seasons
|
2016
|
J. P. Holtz
|
TE
|
Cleveland Browns
|
Played 51 games for the Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears, and New Orleans Saints between the 2019 and 2023 NFL seasons
|
2016
|
Lafayette Pitts
|
DB
|
Miami Dolphins
|
Played 40 games for the Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Buffalo Bills between the 2016 and 2018 NFL seasons
|
2017
|
Ryan Lewis
|
DB
|
Arizona Cardinals
|
Played 25 games for the Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins and New York Giants between the 2018 and 2020 NFL seasons
|
2021
|
D. J. Turner
|
WR
|
Las Vegas Raiders
|
Played 20 games for the Raiders between the 2022 and 2024 NFL seasons
|
2022
|
Cal Adomitis
|
LS
|
Cincinnati Bengals
|
Played 33 games for the Bengals between the 2022 and 2024 NFL seasons
|
2022
|
Lucas Krull
|
TE
|
New Orleans Saints
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Played 8 games for the Saints and Denver Broncos between the 2022 and 2023 NFL seasons
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