Jayhawks in the NFL

Name Years Lettering at KU NFL Team(s) Position Year(s) in NFL Year Drafted
John Amberg 1948-50 New York Giants B 1951-52  
Lyonel Anderson 2003-04 Cincinnati Bengals TE 2005  
Curtis Ansel 2001-03 Detroit Lions
Houston Texans 		P 2004
2005		  
Jermial Ashley 2004-05 Cleveland Browns DE 2006  
Jim Bailey 1968-69 Baltimore Colts
New York Jets
Atlanta Falcons		 DT 1970-74
1975
1976-78		 1970
Chris Banks 1992-94 Denver Broncos
Atlanta Falcons		 OG 1997-99
2000		 1996
Frank Bausch 1929-31 Boston Redskins
Chicago Bears
Philadelphia Eagles		 C 1933-34
1935-40
1941		  
Jim Bausch 1929-30 Chicago Cardinals B 1934-36  
Terry Beeson 1973-76 Seattle Seahawks LB 1977-81 1977
Bill S. Bell 1968-69 Atlanta Falcons
New England Patriots		 PK 1971-72
1973		 1970
Roger Bernhardt 1971-72 New York Jets
Kansas City Chiefs		 G 1974
1975		 1973
Tony Blevins 1993-94, 96-67 San Francisco 49ers
Indianapolis Colts		 DB 1998
1998-2000		  
Leo Bookman 2001-02 Green Bay Packers WR 2006  
Dorian Brew 1992-95 Baltimore Ravens
San Diego Chargers
Chicago Bears		 DB 1996-97
1997-98
2000		 1996
Gilbert Brown 1989-92 Green Bay Packers DT 1993-2004 1993
Larry Brown 1968-70 Pittsburgh Steelers E, T 1971-84 1971
Fred Bukaty 1958-60 Denver Broncos QB 1961  
*Mike Butler 1973-76 Green Bay Packers DT 1977-82 1977
Isaac Byrd 1995-96 Tennessee Titans
Carolina Panthers		 WR 1997-99
2000-03		 1997
Billy Campfield 1974-77 Philadelphia Eagles
New York Giants		 RB 1978-82
1983		 1978
Wayne Capers 1979-82 Pittsburgh Steelers
Indianapolis Colts		 WR 1983-84
1985-87		 1983
Bert Coan 1961 San Diego Chargers
Kansas City Chiefs		 RB 1962
1963-68		 1962
Greg Cole 2001-02 San Diego Chargers LB 2003  
Jeff Colter 1981-83 Minnesota Vikings DB 1984-85  
Steve Conley 1969-71 Cincinnati Bengals
St. Louis Cardinals		 RB 1972
1973		 1972
Keith Christiansen 1967-69 New Orleans Saints T 1969  
Kirby Criswell 1977-79 St. Louis Cardinals DE 1980-81 1980
Nolan Cromwell 1973-76 Los Angeles Rams DB 1977-88 1977
Dick Davis 1959-61 Kansas City Chiefs DE 1962  
Don Davis 1991-94 New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
St. Louis Rams
New England Patriots		 LB 1996-97
1998-00
2001-02
2003-06		  
Andrew Davison 1998-01 New York Jets
Dallas Cowboys		 DB 2002-03
2004		  
Dan Dercher 1996-98 San Francisco 49ers OT 1999-2000  
Tom Dinkel 1974-77 Cincinnati Bengals LB 1978-83, 1985 1978
Bobby Douglass 1966-68 Chicago Bears
San Diego Chargers
New Orleans Saints
Green Bay Packers		 QB 1969-74
1975
1976
1978-81		 1969
Nate Dwyer 1997-01 Arizona Cardinals DT 2001-02 2002
Emmett Edwards 1972-74 Houston Oilers
Buffalo Bills		 WR 1975
1976		 1975
Don Ettinger 1941, 46-47 New York Giants G 1948-50 1948
*Ray R. Evans 1941-42, 46-47 Pittsburgh Steelers RB 1948 1944
Paul Fairchild 1981-83 New England Patriots G 1984-90 1984
Galen Fiss 1950-52 Cleveland Browns LB 1956-66 1953
Justin Glasgow 1995-98 Miami Dolphins OG 1999  
Chris Golub 1974-76 Kansas City Chiefs DB 1977 1977
*Don Goode 1971-73 San Diego Chargers
Cleveland Browns		 LB 1974-79
1980-81		 1974
***Charles Gordon 2003-05 Minnesota Vikings DB 2006  
Forrest Griffith 1946-49 New York Giants RB 1950-51 1950
John Hadl 1959-61 San Diego Chargers
Los Angeles Rams
Green Bay Packers
Houston Oilers		 QB 1962-72
1973-74
1975
1976-77		 1962
Fred Hageman 1959-60 Washington Redskins C 1961-64 1960
Bob Hantla 1951-53 San Francisco 49ers G 1954-55 1954
***Justin Hartwig 1997-01 Tennessee Titans
Carolina Panthers		 C/G
G		 2001-2005
2006		 2001
George Harvey 1964, 1966 New Orleans Saints G 1967 1967
Hessley Hempstead 1990-94 Detroit Lions OG 1995-99 1995
June Henley 1993-95 St. Louis Rams RB 1998-99 1997
Johnny Holloway 1985 Dallas Cowboys
St. Louis Cardinals		 DB 1986
1987		 1986
Mike Hubach 1976-79 New England Patriots PK 1980-81 1980
LeRoy Irvin 1976-79 Los Angeles Rams DB 1980-89 1980
David Jaynes 1971-73 Kansas City Chiefs QB 1974 1974
Ron Jessie 1969-70 Detroit Lions
Los Angeles Rams
Buffalo Bills		 WR 1971-74
1975-79
1980-81		 1971
Bobby Johnson 1981-83 New York Giants
San Diego Chargers		 WR 1984-86
1987-88		  
Mike Johnson 1963-65 Dallas Cowboys RB 1966-69 1966
***Adrian Jones 2000-03 New York Jets OT 2004-present 2004
E.J. Jones 1981-83 Kansas City Chiefs
Chicago Bears		 RB 1985
1986		  
John Jones 1991-94 Dallas Cowboys OG 1995-98  
Rod Jones 1992-95 Cincinnati Bengals
St. Louis Rams
Washington Redskins		 OT 1996-2000
2001
2002-03		 1996
Charlton Keith 2004-05 Cleveland Browns DL 2006  
Larry Kemp 1978-80 New Orleans Saints RB 1980  
George Kennard 1949-51 New York Giants G 1952-55  
Franklin King 1976-78 Houston Oilers DT 1978-81  
Kurt Knoff 1972-75 Houston Oilers
Minnesota Vikings		 DB 1977-78
1979-82		 1976
Zvonimir Kvaternick 1931-33 Pittsburgh Steelers RB 1934  
Kwamie Lassiter 1992-94 Arizona Cardinals
San Diego Chargers		 DB 1995-02
2003-05		  
Henry Laughlin 1950-51, 1954 San Francisco 49ers B 1955 1952
Steve Lawson 1968-70 Cincinnati Bengals
Minnesota Vikings		 G 1971-72
1973-75		 1971
Mike Lemon 1973-74 New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers		 LB 1975
1976-77		 1975
L.T. Levine 1992-95 Denver Broncos RB 1996 1996
Eddie Lewis 1973-75 San Francisco 49ers
Detroit Lions		 DB 1976-78
1979		 1976
Keith Loneker 1989-92 St. Louis Rams OT 1993-95  
Chris Maumalanga 1990-93 New York Giants
Arizona Cardinals
St. Louis Rams
Cleveland Browns		 DT 1993
1994-95
1997-98
1999		 1994
Lindsay Mason 1975-77 Los Angeles Raiders
San Francisco 49ers		 T 1978-81
1982		 1978
Gerald McBurrows 1991-94 St. Louis Rams
Atlanta Falcons		 DB 1995-98
1999-2003		 1995
Curtis McClinton 1959-61 Kansas City Chiefs RB 1962-69 1961
Mike McCormack 1948-50 Cleveland Browns T 1954-62 1951
Sean McDermott 1995-99 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Houston Texans
New England Patriots		 LS 2001
2002
2003-04		  
***David McMillan 2001-04 Cleveland Browns DE 2005-present  
Kyle McNorton 1978-81 Kansas City Chiefs LB 1982-83  
Pete Mehringer 1931-33 St. Louis Browns T 1934-36  
Monte Merkel 1938-41 Chicago Bears G 1943  
Lester Mickens 1978-80 New Orleans Saints WR 1981 1981
Robert L. Miller 1972-74 Minnesota Vikings RB 1975-80 1975
Curtis Moore 1986-87, 1990 Houston Oilers LB 1991 1991
John E. Mosier 1967-69 Denver Broncos
Baltimore Colts
New England Patriots		 TE 1971
1972
1973		 1970
George Mrkonic 1950-52 Philadelphia Eagles T 1953 1953
Dean Nesmith 1933-35 New York Yankees G 1936  
Ole Nesmith 1932-34 Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees		 FB 1935
1936-40		  
***Moran Norris 1996-2000 New Orleans Saints
Houston Texans
San Francisco 49ers		 FB 2001
2002-05
2006		 2001
Mike Norseth 1984-85 Cleveland Browns
Cincinnati Bengals		 QB 1986
1987-89		 1986
Austine Nwabuisi 2001-04 New York Jets RB 2005  
Paul Oswald 1983-86 Pittsburgh Steelers
Atlanta Falcons		 C 1987
1988-89		 1987
Gerry Palmer 1970-72 Kansas City Chiefs G 1975 1973
Elvis Patterson 1981-83 New York Giants
San Diego Chargers
Los Angeles Raiders
Dallas Cowboys		 DB 1984-87
1987-89
1990-92
1993-94		  
Don Pierce 1939-40 Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals		 C 1942
1943		  
Nick Reid 2002-05 Kansas City Chiefs LB 2006  
Brandon Rideau 2001-04 Cleveland Browns
Chicago Bears		 WR 2005
2006-present		  
*John Riggins 1968-70 New York Jets
Washington Redskins		 RB 1971-75
1976-85		 1971
*Gale Sayers 1962-64 Chicago Bears RB 1965-71 1965
Elmer Schaake 1929-31 Portsmouth B 1932  
Otto Schnellbacher 1942, 1946-47 New York Giants B 1950-51 1947
Brian Schweda 1962-64 Chicago Bears DE 1966 1965
Arthur (Dave) Scott 1973-75 Atlanta Falcons T 1976-82 1976
Bucky Scribner 1980-82 Green Bay Packers P 1983-85 1983
Doyle Schick 1958-60 Washington Redskins LB 1961  
Frank Seurer 1980-83 Los Angeles Express (USFL)
Kansas City Chiefs		 QB 1984
1986-87		  
Mark Simmons 2002-05 San Diego Chargers WR 2006  
Hugh Smith 1960 Denver Broncos
Washington Redskins		 E 1962
1963		  
Laverne Smith 1973-76 Pittsburgh Steelers RB 1977 1977
Quintin Smith 1986-89 Chicago Bears WR 1990  
Reggie Smith 1981-83 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dallas Cowboys
Indianapolis Colts		 T 1984-86
1987
1987-88		  
Waddell Smith 1974-76 Indianapolis Colts WR 1986 1977
Oliver Spencer 1950-52 Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Oakland Raiders		 T 1953, 1956, 1959-61
1957-58
1963		 1953
George Stapleton 1935-37 Phoenix Bulldogs G 1938  
*Dana Stubblefield 1990-92 San Francisco 49ers
Washington Redskins
Oakland Raiders
New England Patriots		 DT 1993-97, 2001-02
1998-2000
2003
2004-present		 1993
Mitch Sutton 1972-73 Philadelphia Eagles DT 1974-75 1974
Harry Sydney 1978-80 Cincinnati Bengals
San Francisco 49ers
Green Bay Packers		 RB 1981
1987-91
1992		  
Steve Taylor 1973-75 Kansas City Chiefs S 1976 1976
Doug Terry 1989-91 Kansas City Chiefs DB 1992-96  
Broderick Thompson 1981-82 Dallas Cowboys
San Diego Chargers
Philadelphia Eagles
Denver Broncos		 OT 1986
1987-92
1993
1994-96		  
Dick Tomlinson 1947-49 Pittsburgh Steelers G 1950-51 1950
Steve Towle 1972-74 Miami Dolphins LB 1975-81 1975
Joe Tumpich 1978-80 Chicago Bears DB 1981  
Hubert Ulrich 1939-41 Miami Seahawks E 1946 1942
Vernon Vanoy 1967-68 New York Giants
Green Bay Packers
Houston Oilers		 DT 1971
1972
1973		 1969
*David Verser 1977-80 Cincinnati Bengals
Green Bay Packers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers		 WR 1981-84
1985
1986		 1981
Danny Wagoner 1978, 1980-81 Detroit Lions
Atlanta Falcons		 DB 1982-84
1985-86		 1982
Alvin Walton 1984 Washington Redskins DB 1986-93 1986
Ronnie Ward 1992-94, 1996 Miami Dolphins LB 1997-99 1997
Ron Warner 1996-97 New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Washington Redskins		 LB
 
DE		 1998-99
2000-02
2003-present		 1998
Frank Wattelet 1978-80 New Orleans Saints
Los Angeles Rams		 DB 1981-87
1988		  
Mike Wellman 1976-77 Green Bay Packers
Kansas City Chiefs		 C 1979-80
1981		 1979
Scott Whittaker 1993-96 Oakland Raiders OG 1997-99  
Bill Whittemore 2002-03 Atlanta Falcons QB 2004  
Bobby Whitten 1978-80 Cincinnati Bengals T 1981  
Delvin Williams 1971-73 San Francisco 49ers
Miami Dolphins
Green Bay Packers		 RB 1974-76
1978-80
1981		 1974
Sylvester Wright 1991-94 Philadelphia Eagles DE 1995-98  
Scellars Young 1978-80 Cincinnati Bengals LB 1981  
John Zook 1966-68 Atlanta Falcons
St. Louis Cardinals		 DT
DE		 1969-75
1976-80		 1969

* Denotes first round draft pick

*** Denotes player is currently on an active NFL roster