List of Famous American Football Players

Cody Davis is an American football safety for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Rams in 2013. He also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football at Texas Tech.

James Edward Washington Jr. is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma State and was drafted by the Steelers in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

Jeffrey Montgomery Reed is a former National Football League placekicker. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2002 until 2010, and is second all-time behind Gary Anderson for the most points scored by a Steeler.

Ryan Patrick Kelly is an American football center for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, and was drafted by the Colts in first round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Jayron Kearse is an American football safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Kevin Troy Faulk is an American football coach and former running back who is the running backs coach at LSU. An LSU alumnus, he played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the New England Patriots. Faulk was selected in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Patriots where he established himself as a versatile player and a contributor to three Super Bowl titles in Super Bowl XXXVI, Super Bowl XXXVIII, and Super Bowl XXXIX. For his accomplishments in New England, he was inducted to the Patriots Hall of Fame in 2016. After retiring, Faulk returned to LSU and has served as the running backs coach since 2020.

Sharod Lamor "Roddy" White is a former American football wide receiver who played his entire professional career with the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at UAB, and was drafted by the Falcons in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft.

Ed Lee Jones, commonly known as Ed "Too Tall" Jones due to his height, is a retired American football player who played 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. In 1979, he briefly left football to attempt a career in professional boxing.

Graham Stanton Harrell is an American football coach and former quarterback who currently serves as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Southern California. He had previously been an assistant for the Washington State Cougars and the North Texas Mean Green. He had also worked for Oklahoma State in a quality control position. He played college football at Texas Tech University, where he was an All-American quarterback, Heisman Trophy finalist in 2008, and set school, conference and national records for passing yards, attempts, completions, and touchdown passes. Harrell was signed into the National Football League in 2010 by the Green Bay Packers. He was a part of the Super Bowl XLV win with the Packers over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was also a member the New York Jets. Prior to his time in the NFL, he was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2009 as an undrafted free agent in the Canadian Football League.

Antoine Akeem Bethea is a former American football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. He played college football for Howard and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Bethea also played for the San Francisco 49ers, Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants. He was selected for the Pro Bowl three times and won Super Bowl XLI as a member of the Colts, beating the Chicago Bears.