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AUSTIN PEAY
1956 - Joe Neal Grisham, Baltimore Colts
1965 - Tim Chilcutt, Houston Oilers
1965 - Tom Dillard, Houston Oilers
1965 - Tom Jones, Houston Oilers
1971 - Harold Roberts, Philadelphia Eagles
1972 - Bonnie Sloan, St. Louis Cardinals
1974 - Percy Howard, Dallas Cowboys
1981 - Brett Williams, Houston Oilers
1983 - Mike Newton, Dallas Cowboys
1983 - Charles Tucker, Kansas City Chiefs
1985 - Ron Shegog, New England Patriots
1987 - Roy Berkemeier, Washington Redskins
1996 - Kirk Pointer, Miami Dolphins
1996 - Jeff Gooch, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1996 - Michael Swift, San Diego Chargers
1996 - Tyrone Shorter, San Diego Chargers
EASTERN ILLINOIS
1999 - Chris Watson, Denver Broncos
2002 - Frank Cutolo, New Orleans Saints
2002 - Kourtney Young, Detroit Lions
2003 - Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys
2003 - J.R. Taylor, Green Bay Packers
2004 - Nick Eller,
Baltimore Ravens
2004 - Fred Miller, St. Louis Rams
2006 - Kory Lothe, St. Louis Rams
2008 - Micah Rucker - Pittsburgh Steelers
2009 - Pierre Walters - Kansas City Chiefs
EASTERN KENTUCKY
1982 - George Floyd, New York Jets
1983 - Steve Bird, St. Louis Cardinals
1984 - Tron Armstrong, New York Jets
1986 - Joe Mauntel, Los Angeles Raiders
1986 - Keith Bosley, Cleveland Browns
1987 - Dale Dawson, Minnesota Vikings
1987 - Byron Ingram, Kansas City Chiefs
1988 - Aaron Jones, Pittsburgh Steelers
1988 - John Jackson, Pittsburgh Steelers
1988 - Danny Copeland, Cleveland Browns
1989 - Jessie Small, Philadelphia Eagles
1989 - Mike Cadore, New Orleans Saints
1989 - Oscar Angulo,
Atlanta Falcons
1989 - Elroy Harris, Seattle Seahawks
1990 - James Campbell, Minnesota Vikings
1990 - Robbie Andrews, Detroit Lions
1990 - Bernard Rhodes, Pittsburgh Steelers
1991 - Myron Guyton, New York Giants
1991 - Al Jacevicius, Phoenix Cardinals
1992 - Tim Lester, Los Angeles Rams
1992 - David Wilkins, San Francisco 49ers
1992 - Rick Burkhead, Miami Dolphins
1992 - Greg McKee, Houston Oilers
1993 - Markus Thomas, Philadelphia Eagles
1994 - Chad Bratzke, New York Giants
1995 - John Sacca, New York Jets
1996 - Jason Dunn, Philadelphia Eagles
1996 - Marc Collins, Seattle Seahawks
1996 - Dialleo Burks, Philadelphia Eagles
1997 - Tony McCombs, Arizona Cardinals
1999 - Tyrone Hopson, San Francisco 49ers
1999 - Rondel Menendez, Atlanta Falcons
1999 - Justin Ernest, New Orleans Saints
2001 - Alex Bannister, Seattle Seahawks
2001 - Corey Crume, Arizona Cardinals
2001 - Maurice Clark, New York Jets
2002 - Eric Sims, Atlanta Falcons
2003 - Yeremiah Bell, Miami Dolphins
2004 - Larry Turner, St. Louis Rams
2004 - Mike Woolridge - Cincinnati Bengals
2008 - Antwaun Molden - Houston Texans
2008 - Sean Dumford - Baltimore Ravens
JACKSONVILLE STATE
2004 - Kory Chapman, Baltimore Ravens
2006 - Rod Olds, Tennessee Titans
2006 - Darren Williams, Miami Dolphins
MIDDLE TENNESSEE
1957 - Gerry DeLucca, Boston Patriots
1957 - Jerry Hurst, Los Angeles Rams
1973 - Ray Oldham, Baltimore Colts
1983 - James Griffin, Cincinnati Bengals
1984 - David Little, Kansas City Chiefs
1986 - Bill Cherry, Green Bay Packers
1986 - Don Griffin, San Francisco 49ers
1987 - Tony Burse, Seattle Seahawks
1987 - Dwight Stone, Pittsburgh Steelers
1989 - Kenny Tippins, Dallas Cowboys
The following is a list of former OVC players who have either been drafted or signed free agent contracts with NFL teams. Players are listed by school, along with the name
of the team which drafted them or signed them via free agency. Listings are only for years that a team was a member of the OVC. As of July 1, 15 former OVC players
are currently on NFL rosters.
1991 - Marty Carter, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1992 - Chris Burns, Cincinnati Bengals
1992 - Joe Campbell, Los Angeles Rams
1993 - Walter Dunson, San Diego Chargers
1993 - Steve Dark, San Diego Chargers
1993 - Mike Caldwell, Cleveland Browns
1993 - Jamie Redmond, New York Jets
1995
- Kelly Holcomb, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1998 - Jonathan Quinn, Jacksonville Jaguars
1999 - Sulecio Sanford, Chicago Bears
MOREHEAD STATE
1962 - Ernie DeCourley, San Francisco 49ers
1963 - Howard Murphy, Dallas Cowboys
1969 - Dave Haverdick, Detroit Lions
1974 - Nick Nighswander, Buffalo Bills
1975 - Gary Shirk, New York Giants
1979 - Phil Simms, New York Giants
1980 - Greg Bright, Cincinnati Bengals
1987 - Adrian Breen, Cincinnati Bengals
1987 - Randy Frazier, Kansas City Chiefs
1987 - Billy Poe, Cincinnati Bengals
1991 - Darrell Beavers, Philadelphia Eagles
1991 - Chris Swartz, Cincinnati Bengals
1993 - Tom Svobodny, Buffalo Bills
MURRAY STATE
1939 - Claude McRaven, Cleveland Rams
1943 - Pete Gudauskas, Chicago Bears
1953 - Gil Mains, Detroit Lions
1975 - Don Clayton, New England Patriots
1984 - Dan Coleman, Minnesota Vikings
1984 - Keith Lester, Cincinnati Bengals
1984 - Kurt Marshall, Seattle Seahawks
1985 - Lee McCormick, St. Louis Cardinals
1987 - Paul Hickert, Cincinnati Bengals
1989 - Michael Proctor, New England Patriots
1990 - Tim Broady, Seattle Seahawks
1990 - Eric Crigler, Cincinnati Bengals
1993 - Melvin Aldridge, Houston Oilers
1993 - Marcus Perry, New York Jets
1996 - Derrick Cullors, Baltimore Ravens
1996 - Ramone Okoli, New York Giants
1997 - Mike Cherry, New York Giants
2003 - Billy Blanchard, Cleveland Browns
2003 - Cedric Harden, Tennessee Titans
2005 - Jimmy St. Louis, Tennessee Titans
2005 - Marcus White, Tennessee Titans
2007 - Shane Andrus, Indianapolis Colts
2008 - Rod Harper, Green Bay Packers
SAMFORD
2005 - Efrem Hill, Carolina Panthers
2006 - Cortland Finnegan, Tennessee Titans
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
1993 - Shawn Corbett, San Diego Chargers
1995 - Kelvin Anderson, Seattle Seahawks
1996 - Marquis Walker, St. Louis Rams
1998 - Angel Rubio, Pittsburgh Steelers
2000 - Brian Hinton, Kansas City Chiefs
2003 - Willie Ponder, New York Giants
2004 - Eugene Amano, Tennessee Titans
2005 - Dan Connolly, Jacksonville Jaguars
2007 - Edgar Jones, Baltimore Ravens
TENNESSEE STATE
1987 - Charles Buchanan, Pittsburgh Steelers
1987 - Onzy Elam, New York Jets
1988 - Frank Pillow, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1990 - Anthony Pleasant, Cleveland Browns
1990 - Anthony Shelton, San Francisco 49ers
1990 - Tony Stargell, New York Jets
1990 - Tyrone Watson, Philadelphia Eagles
1991 - Darrell Brooks, Detroit Lions
1991 - Marcus Dowdell, New Orleans Saints
1991 - Larry Tharpe, Detroit Lions
1991 - Bernard Wilson, Detroit Lions
1994 - Brent Alexander, Arizona Cardinals
1994 - Randy Fuller, Denver Broncos
1995 - Cedric Davis, Arizona Cardinals
1996 - Darrell Williams, Kansas City Chiefs
1996 - Clarence Jones, Jacksonville Jaguars
2000 - Michael Thompson, Atlanta Falcons
2000 - Avion Black, Buffalo Bills
2000 - Corey Sullivan, Buffalo Bills
2000 - Leon Murray, Washington Redskins
2000 - Antoine McNutt, St. Louis Rams
2000 - Bennie Anderson, St. Louis Rams
2001 - Ligarius Jennings, Detroit Lions
2002 - Eric Joyce, Arizona Cardinals
2002 - KaRon Key, Tennessee Titans
2002 - Lawrence Smith, Baltimore Ravens
2003 - Steve Farmer, Minnesota Vikings
2004 - Scott Cunningham, Tennessee Titans
2004 - Deon Giddens, Buffalo Bills
2005 - Charles Anthony, Tennessee Titans
2006 - Jamar Landrom, Pittsburgh Steelers
2007 - Mike Mason, Cleveland Browns
2008 - Dominique Rodgers-Cromarite, Arizona
2008 - Shaun Richardson, San Francisco 49ers
2008 - Lamar Divens, San Diego Chargers
2009 - Javarris Williams, Kansas City Chiefs
2009 - Cecil Newton, Jacksonville Jaguars
2009 - Cornelius Lewis, Indianapolis Colts
TENNESSEE TECH
1952 - Flavious Smith, Los Angeles Rams
1964 - Lonnie Warwick, Minnesota Vikings
1970 - Larry Schreiber, San Francisco 49ers
1971 - John Tanner, San Diego Chargers
1973 - Howard Cochran, Philadelphia Eagles
1973 - Mike Hennigan, Detroit Lions
1973 - Jim Youngblood, Los Angeles Rams
1974 - Tom Pemberton, Washington Redskins
1975 - Elois Grooms, New Orleans Saints
1977 - Murray Cunningham, Seattle Seahawks
1978 - Howard Stidham, Green Bay Packers
1979 - Craig Rolle, New Orleans Saints
1980 - Steve Davis, Seattle Seahawks
1983 - Reggie Bazel, Seattle Seahawks
1983 - Billy Blaylock, San Diego Chargers
1986 - Donald Snyder, Detroit Lions
1988 - Kelly Averitt, New York Jets
1988 - Bruce Hatfield, New York Jets
1988 - Thomas Squires, New Orleans Saints
1999 - Corey Chamblin, Baltimore Ravens
2000 - Joshua Symonette, Washington Redskins
2000 - Branon Vaughn, San Francisco 49ers
2001 - Chad Evitts, Pittsburgh Steelers
2001 - Troy Grant, San Diego Chargers
2001 - Jahi Henley, New Orleans Saints
2002 - David Collett, Indianapolis Colts
2004 - Beau Fullerton, New York Giants
2004 - Derek Lee, New York Jets
2005 - Frank Omiyale, Atlanta Falcons
UT MARTIN
1996 - Fred Thomas, Seattle Seahawks
WESTERN KENTUCKY
1953 - Jimmy Feix, New York Giants
1964 - Harold Chambers San Francisco 49ers
1964 - John Mutchler, Cleveland Browns
1965 - Jim Burt, Los Angeles Rams
1965
- Pat Counts, Houston Oilers
1965 - Dale Lindsey, Cleveland Browns
1968 - Roy Bondurant, St. Louis Cardinals
1971 - Lawrence Brame, St. Louis Cardinals
1971 - Bill Green, Cleveland Browns
1974 - Clarence Jackson, New York Jets
1974 - Mike McCoy, Houston Oilers
1974 - Brad Watson, Washington Redskins
1975 - John Bushong, Baltimore Colts
1975 - Virgil Livers, Chicago Bears
1976 - Rick Caswell, New York Giants
1977 - David Carter, Houston Oilers
1978 - Biff Madon, Dallas Cowboys
1979 - Darryl Drake, Washington Redskins
1979 - Tony Towns, Houston Oilers
1980 - Eddie Preston, Houston Oilers
1981 - Ray Farmer, St. Louis Cardinals
1981 - Ricky Gwynn, Dallas Cowboys
1981 - Phil Rich, Dallas Cowboys
1981 - Pete Walters, Atlanta Falcons
1982 - Donnie Evans, Seattle Seahawks
1982 - Lamont Meacham, Baltimore Colts
1982 - Troy Snardon, Detroit Lions
2000 - Rod Smart, San Diego Chargers
2000 - Ben Wittman, Baltimore Ravens
YOUNGSTOWN STATE
1984 - John Goode, St. Louis Cardinals
1984 - Paul McFadden, Philadelphia Eagles
1985 - Frank Pokorny, Pittsburgh Steelers
Bold Indicates Players on NFL Rosters as
of July 1, 2008
OVC PLAYERS IN THE NFL