Penn State University American football players [edit] Current Penn State players [edit] 2009 starters [edit] Other major contributors [edit] 2009 team captains [edit] Former Penn State players [edit] Current NFL players - Anthony Adams – Chicago Bears – defensive tackle, #95
- Jay Alford – New York Giants – defensive tackle, #93
- Chris Baker — Denver Broncos — defensive end, #75
- Levi Brown – Arizona Cardinals – offensive tackle, #75
- Deon Butler – Seattle Seahawks — wide receiver, #11
- Gerald Cadogan - Cincinnati Bengals — tackle
- Kerry Collins – Tennessee Titans – quarterback, #5
- Dan Connor – Carolina Panthers - linebacker, #57
- Tony Davis - Arizona Cardinals — cornerback, #37
- Bobby Engram – Kansas City Chiefs – wide receiver, #84
- Maurice Evans - Tampa Bay Buccaneers – defensive end, #96
- Josh Gaines – free agent — defensive end, #65
- John Gilmore – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – tight end, #88
- Robbie Gould – Chicago Bears – placekicker, #9
- Tamba Hali – Kansas City Chiefs – defensive end/linebacker, #91
- Tony Hunt – free agent – running back
- Bryant Johnson – Detroit Lions – wide receiver, #80
- Ed Johnson – Indianapolis Colts – defensive tackle, #92
- Larry Johnson – Cincinnati Bengals – tailback, #27
- Jeremy Kapinos – Green Bay Packers – punter, #7
- Jimmy Kennedy – Minnesota Vikings – defensive tackle, #73
- Justin King – St. Louis Rams - cornerback, #32
- Dan Lawlor — free agent — fullback
- Calvin Lowry – Detroit Lions – safety, #37
- David Macklin – free agent – cornerback
- Aaron Maybin - Buffalo Bills - defensive end, #58
- Sean McHugh – Pittsburgh Steelers – tight end, #49
- Kareem McKenzie – New York Giants – offensive tackle, #67
- Jordan Norwood - Philadelphia Eagles – wide receiver, #84
- Rich Ohrnberger - New England Patriots — guard, #62
- Scott Paxson – free agent – defensive tackle #71
- Anwar Phillips – free agent – cornerback
- Paul Posluszny – Buffalo Bills – linebacker, #51
- Tyler Reed – Chicago Bears – guard, #64
- Michael Robinson – San Francisco 49ers – running back/wide receiver, #24
- Mark Rubin - free agent — safety
- Tyrell Sales — free agent — linebacker, #46
- Anthony Scirrotto - Carolina Panthers — safety, #29
- Bryan Scott – Buffalo Bills – safety, #43
- Lydell Sargeant - Buffalo Bills — cornerback, #40
- Tim Shaw – Jacksonville Jaguars – linebacker, #57
- A. Q. Shipley – Pittsburgh Steelers — center, #61
- Isaac Smolko – Baltimore Ravens – tight end, #80
- Tony Stewart – Oakland Raiders – tight end, #86
- Derek Wake – Miami Dolphins – defensive end, #91
- Kenny Watson – free agent – tailback
- Derrick Williams – Detroit Lions — wide receiver, #12
[edit] Current CFL players [edit] Former NFL Players - Mike Alexander – Los Angeles Raiders, Buffalo Bills – wide receiver
- Kurt Allerman – St. Louis Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions – linebacker
- Richie Anderson – New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys – running back
- Mike Archie – Oilers/Tennessee Titans – running back
- LaVar Arrington – Washington Redskins, New York Giants – linebacker
- Walker Lee Ashley – Minnesota Vikings, Kansas City Chiefs – linebacker
- Chris Bahr – Cincinnati Bengals, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers – placekicker
- Matt Bahr – Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants, New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles – placekicker
- Ralph Baker – New York Jets – linebacker
- Bruce Bannon – Miami Dolphins – linebacker
- Stew Barber – Buffalo Bills – offensive guard (AFL)
- Lou Benfatti – New York Jets – defensive tackle
- Brad Benson – New York Giants – offensive lineman
- Todd Blackledge – Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers – quarterback
- Dave Bradley – Green Bay Packers, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Fire (WFL) – offensive lineman
- Kyle Brady – New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots – tight end
- Bruce Branch – Washington Redskins – cornerback
- Courtney Brown – Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos – defensive end
- Gary Brown – Houston Oilers, San Diego Chargers, New York Giants – tailback
- Todd Burger – Chicago Bears, New York Jets – offensive guard
- Greg Buttle – New York Jets – linebacker
- John Cappelletti – Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers – running back
- Ki-Jana Carter – Cincinnati Bengals, Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints – tailback
- Jimmy Cefalo – Miami Dolphins – wide receiver
- Bruce Clark – New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs – defensive lineman
- Duffy Cobbs — New England Patriots — defensive back
- Ron Coder - Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Cardinals, Denver Broncos, USFL-Philadelphia Stars - offensive lineman
- Andre Collins – Washington Redskins, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions
- Shane Conlan – Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Rams – linebacker
- Chris Conlin – Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts – offensive lineman
- Brett Conway – Green Bay Packers, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants – placekicker
- Randy Crowder – Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers – defensive lineman
- Chris Devlin – Cincinnati Bengals, Chicago Bears – linebacker
- Mark D’Onofrio – Green Bay Packers – linebacker
- Keith Dorney – Detroit Lions – offensive lineman
- D.J. Dozier – Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions – running back
- Chuck Drazenovich – Washington Redskins – linebacker
- Troy Drayton – Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers – tight end
- Eddie Drummond – Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers – wide receiver, kick returner
- Roger Duffy – New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers – offensive lineman
- Bill Dugan – Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants – offensive lineman
- Omar Easy – Kansas City Chiefs
- John Ebersole – New York Jets – linebacker
- Curtis Enis – Chicago Bears – running back
- Sean Farrell – Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots, Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks – guard
- Chafie Fields – San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos, New York Jets – wide receiver
- Scott Fitzkee – Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers – wide receiver
- Marlon Forbes – Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns – defensive back
- Mitch Frerotte – Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks – guard
- Chuck Fusina – Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Green Bay Packers – quarterback
- Gregg Garrity – Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles – wide receiver
- Sam Gash – Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills – fullback
- John Gerak – Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams – offensive guard
- Charlie Getty – Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers – offensive tackle
- Ralph Giacomarro – Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos – punter
- Reggie Givens – San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins – linebacker
- Keith Goganious – Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens – linebacker
- Dave Graf – Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins – linebacker
- Don Graham – Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins – linebacker
- Rosey Grier – New York Giants, Los Angeles Rams – defensive lineman
- Mike Guman – Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, Seattle Seahawks – running back
- Jack Ham – Pittsburgh Steelers – linebacker
- Harry Hamilton – New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers – safety
- Shelly Hammonds – Minnesota Vikings – defensive back
- Chris Harrell – Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins – safety
- Franco Harris – Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks – tailback
- Mike Hartenstine – Chicago Bears – defensive end
- Jeff Hartings – Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers – guard, center
- Michael Haynes – Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets – defensive end
- Ron Heller – Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins – offensive tackle
- Kim Herring – Baltimore Ravens, St. Louis Rams, Cincinnati Bengals – safety
- Dick Hoak – Pittsburgh Steelers – running back
- Rob Holmberg – Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, Indianapolis Colts, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers – linebacker
- John Hufnagel – Denver Broncos – quarterback
- Leonard Humphries – Indianapolis Colts – defensive back
- Greg Huntington – Washington Redskins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears – offensive lineman
- Joe Iorio – Indianapolis Colts – center
- Ray Isom – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – safety
- Kenny Jackson – Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Oilers – wide receiver
- Tyoka Jackson – Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, St. Louis Rams, Detroit Lions – defensive end
- Charlie Janerette – Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants New York Jets, Denver Broncos – guard
- Tim Johnson – Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, Cincinnati Bengals – defensive lineman
- Bhawoh Jue – Green Bay Packers, San Diego Chargers, St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals – safety
- Joe Jurevicius – New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns – wide receiver
- Vyto Kab – Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, Detroit Lions – tight end
- Jim Kerr – Washington Redskins – safety
- Terry Killens Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans, San Francisco 49ers – linebacker
- Ethan Kilmer – Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins – defensive back
- Roger Kochman – Buffalo Bills – halfback
- Matt Kranchick – Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants – tight end
- Larry Kubin – Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers – linebacker
- Pete Kugler – San Francisco 49ers – defensive lineman
- Justin Kurpeikis – Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Hamburg Sea Devils, Detroit Lions – linebacker
- Ted Kwalick – Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers – tight end
- Paul Lankford – Miami Dolphins – defensive back
- Bill Lenkaitis – San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots – offensive lineman
- Jim Laslavic – Detroit Lions, San Diego Chargers, Green Bay Packers – linebacker
- Pete Liske – Philadelphia Eagles – quarterback
- Lew Luce – Washington Redskins – running back
- Tim Manoa – Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts – running back
- Rich Mauti – New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins – wide receiver
- Shawn Mayer – New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Hamburg Sea Devils – defensive back/safety
- Mike McCloskey – Houston Oilers, Philadelphia Eagles – tight end
- Eric McCoo – Philadelphia Eagles – running back
- Quintus McDonald — Indianapolis Colts — linebacker
- O.J. McDuffie – Miami Dolphins – wide receiver
- Mike Meade – Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions – running back
- Lance Mehl – New York Jets – linebacker
- Mike Michalske – New York Yankees, Green Bay Packers – guard
- Matt Millen – San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, Washington Redskins – linebacker
- Brian Milne – Cincinnati Bengals, Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints – fullback
- Rich Milot – Washington Redskins – linebacker
- Lydell Mitchell – Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers, Los Angeles Rams – tailback
- Lenny Moore – Baltimore Colts – tailback
- Mike Munchak – Houston Oilers, Tennessee Titans – offensive guard
- Jim Nelson – Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Indianapolis Colts – linebacker
- John Nessel – Atlanta Falcons – guard
- Leo Nobile – Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers – guard, linebacker
- Brandon Noble – Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins – defensive tackle
- Ed O'Neil – Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers – linebacker
- Dennis Onkotz – New York Jets – linebacker
- Phil Ostrowski – San Francisco 49ers – offensive guard
- Lou Palazzi – New York Giants – center, linebacker
- Irv Pankey – Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis Colts – offensive tackle
- Chet Parlavecchio – Green Bay Packers, St. Louis Cardinals – linebacker
- Bob Parsons – Chicago Bears – quarterback, punter, tight end
- Darren Perry – Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints – safety
- Charlie Pittman – St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Colts – running back
- Milt Plum – Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants – quarterback
- Andre Powell – New York Giants – linebacker
- Scott Radecic – Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts – linebacker
- Tom Rafferty – Dallas Cowboys – offensive lineman
- Eric Ravotti – Pittsburgh Steelers – linebacker
- Mike Reid – Cincinnati Bengals – defensive tackle
- Glenn Ressler – Baltimore Colts – offensive lineman
- Matthew Rice – New York Giants, Detroit Lions – defensive end
- Wally Richardson – Baltimore Ravens, Atlanta Falcons – quarterback
- Marco Rivera – Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys – guard
- Dave Robinson – Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins – end
- Mark Robinson – Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers – safety
- Fran Rogel – Pittsburgh Steelers – running back
- Dave Rowe – New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders, Baltimore Colts – defensive tackle
- Todd Rucci – New England Patriots – guard
- Tony Sacca – Phoenix Cardinals – quarterback
- Freddie Scott – Atlanta Falcons, Indianapolis Colts, Detroit Lions – wide receiver
- Brad Scioli – Indianapolis Colts – defensive end
- Austin Scott - Cleveland Browns - running back
- Tom Sherman – Cincinnati Bengals, Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills – quarterback
- Brandon Short – New York Giants, Carolina Panthers – linebacker
- Mickey Shuler – New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles – tight end
- Paul Siever – Washington Redskins – tackle
- John Skorupan – Buffalo Bills, New York Giants – linebacker
- Steve Smith – Los Angeles Raiders, Seattle Seahawks – fullback
- Pete Speros – Seattle Seahawks – offensive guard/tackle
- Matt Suhey – Chicago Bears – fullback
- Steve Suhey – Pittsburgh Steelers – guard
- Mickey Shuler – New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles – Tight End
- Dave Szott – Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, New York Jets – offensive guard
- Blair Thomas – New York Jets, New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, Carolina Panthers – running back
- Leroy Thompson – Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers – running back
- Michael Timpson – New England Patriots, Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles – wide receiver
- Wallace Triplett – Detroit Lions, Chicago Cardinals – halfback, first African-American to play in the NFL
- Curt Warner – Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams – running back
- Floyd Wedderburn Seattle Seahawks – offensive tackle
- Leo Wisniewski – Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts – defensive tackle
- Steve Wisniewski – Oakland Raiders – offensive guard
- Jon Witman – Pittsburgh Steelers – fullback
- Phil Yeboah-Kodie – Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins, Indianapolis Colts – linbacker
- Alan Zemaitis – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – cornerback
- Michael Zordich – New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles – safety
[edit] Other ex-players of note - Tom Bradley – current Penn State Assistant Coach
- Andre Collins – Director of Retired Players, NFL Players' Association
- W.T. "Mother" Dunn – first football All-American at Penn State
- Chafie Fields – sports and talent agent
- Fran Ganter – former Penn State Assistant Coach
- Al Golden – Head Football Coach, Temple University
- Red Griffiths – All-American and former U.S. Congressman (R–Ohio)
- Galen Hall – current Penn State Assistant Coach; former Head Coach of the University of Florida
- Jim Heller – all-time leading tackler among Defensive Linemen (#10 All defense), captain of '72 team
- Ron Heller – Current Assistant Coach, Toronto Argonauts
- Dick Hoak – long-time Assistant Coach, Pittsburgh Steelers
- John Hufnagel – current Head Coach, Calgary Stampeders; former New York Giants Offensive Coordinator
- Richie Lucas – former quarterback; inductee, College Football Hall of Fame
- Mike McBath - co-founder/part-owner of the Orlando Predators
- Mike McQueary – current Penn State Assistant Coach
- Bob Mitinger – former attorney for the American Football League Players Association, 1968-1969
- Anthony Morelli — Quarterbacks Coach, Plum High School
- Ed O'Neil – former Assistant Coach, Frankfurt Galaxy, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Paul Pasqualoni - Defensive Coordinator, Miami Dolphins; former head coach, Syracuse University (1991-2004)
- Darren Perry — Assistant Coach, Green Bay Packers
- Jerry Sandusky – former Penn State Assistant Coach
- John Shaffer – 1987 National Championship quarterback; Head of High Yield Credit Sales, Goldman Sachs
- Jack Sherry — two sport star, captain of the 1954 Final Four Basketball Team
- Scott Shirley — founder and Executive Director of Uplifting Athletes
- Frank Spaziani — Head Football Coach, Boston College
- Adam Taliaferro — former cornerback who sustained spinal cord injury, subject of book called "Miracle in the Making"
[edit] See also List of Penn State Football All-Americans |
