Wildcats in the NFL

Wildcats in the NFL - All Time

2008 Wildcat NFL rookie signees

Alexander, Elijah	Tampa Bay Bucaneers '92; Denver Broncos '93-'95; Indianapolis Colts '96-'98; Oakland Raiders '00-'01
Allen, David	Jacksonville Jaguars '03-'04; St. Louis Rams '05
Alphin, Gerald	New Orleans Saints '90; Dallas Cowboys '92
Archer, Brandon	Indianapolis Colts '07; Denver Broncos 2008 -
Beisel, Monty	Kansas City Chiefs '01-'04; New England Patriots '05; Arizona Cardinals 2006-
Bennett, Monte	New Orleans Saints '81; San Diego Chargers '87
Benton, Gerald	Houston Oilers 1993
Best, Greg	Pittsburgh Steelers '83; Cleveland Browns '84
Best, Keith	Kansas City Chiefs 1972
Bishop, Michael	New England Patriots '99-'00
Brooks, Barrett	Philadelphia Eagles '95-98; Detroit Lions '99-'00; New York Giants '02; Pittsburgh Steelers '03-'06
Brown, Greg	Philadelphia Eagles '81-'86; Atlanta Falcons '87
Brown, Larry	Washington Redskins '69-'76
Busby, Thomas	Cincinnati Reds '34; Philadelphia Eagles '35
Butler, Bill	New Orleans Saints '72-'74
Butler, Jerametrius	St. Louis Rams '01-'06; Buffalo Bills '07
Calhoun, Don	Buffalo Bills '74-'75; New England Patriots '75-'81; Philadelphia Eagles '82
Campbell, Russ	Pittsburgh Steelers '92-'93
Canty, Chris	New England Patriots '97-'98; Seattle Seahawks 1999; New Orleans Saints 2000
Carter, Dyshod	Cleveland Browns '01; Arizona Cardinals & Cleveland Browns '04; Arizona Cardinals '05
Cartwright, Rock	Washington Redskins 2002-
Chapman, Lamar	Cleveland Browns 2000-'01.
Childs, Henry	Atlanta Falcons '74; New Orleans Saints '74-'80; Los Angeles Rams '81; Green Bay Packers '84
Clark, Steve	New England Patriots '81-'83.
Clary, Jeromey	San Diego Chargers 2007-
Coffman, Paul	Green Bay Packers '78-'85; Kansas City Chiefs '86-'87
Cokeley, Will	Buffalo Bills 1987
Coleman, Andre	San Diego Chargers '94-'96; Seattle Seahawks/Pittsburgh Steelers '97-'98
Colston, Tim	Buffalo Bills/Carolina Panthers 1996
Cooper, Jarrod	Carolina Panthers 01-'04; Oakland Raiders '04-
Crenshaw, Willis	St. Louis Cardinals '64-'69; Denver Broncos 1970
Cronkite, Henry (Doc)	Brooklyn Dodgers 1934
Cullars, Willie	Philadelphia Eagles '74-'76
Dean, Kent	Dallas Cowboys 1988
Dickey, Darrell	Seattle Seahawks '83; New Orleans Saints '84
Dickey, Lynn	Houston Oilers '71,'73-'75; Green Bay Packers '76-'77,'79-'85
Diles, Zac	Houston Texans 2007-
Dimel, Dana	Minnesota Vikings 1987
Douglass, Bob	Pittsburgh Pirates 1938
Eby, Andy	St. Louis Rams 2002-'03
Epps, Jack	Kansas City Chiefs '86-'87
Evans, Jay Dale	Denver Broncos 1961
Faggins, Demarcus	Houston Texans 2002-
Fatafehi, Mario	Arizona Cardinals '01; Carolina Panthers '02; Denver Broncos '03-'04
Feather, Elvin "Tiny"	Cleveland Bulldogs '27; Detroit Wolverines '28; New York Giants '29-'33; Staten Island Stapletons '31; Cincinnati Reds '34
Figurs, Yamon	Baltimore Ravens 2007-
Fogle, DeShawn	Philadelphia Eagles 1997
Fulhage, Scott	Cincinnati Bengals '87-'88; Atlanta Falcons '89-'93
Furey, James	New York Titans 1960
Gallon, Eric	New England Patriots 1993
Gaskins, Percell	St. Louis Rams 1996; Carolina Panthers 1997
Goodlow, Eugene	New Orleans Saints '83-'85
Gordon, Ira	San Diego Chargers '70-'75
Gramatica, Martin	Tampa Bay Buccaneers '99-'04; Indianapolis Colts '04; Dallas Cowboys '06; New Orleans Saints 2007-
Green, Rogerick	Tampa Bay Bucaneers '92-'94; Jacksonville Jaguars '95; K.C. Chiefs '96
Grogan, Steve	New England Patriots '75-'88
Hackney, Elmer	Philadelphia Eagles '40; Pittsburgh Steelers '41; Detroit Lions '42-'46
Hahn, Raymond	Hammond Pros 1926
Hanson, Homer	Cincinnati Reds '34; Philadelphia Eagles '35; Chicago Cardinals '35-'36
Hartshorn, Larry	Chicago Cardinals 1955
Henry, Maurice	Philadelphia Eagles '90; Kansas City Chiefs '91
Herds, Tyreese	Cincinnati Bengals 1990
Herron, Mack	New England Patriots '73-'75; Atlanta Falcons '75
Hmielewski, Jim	Dallas Cowboys 1995
Hoppock, Doug	Kansas City Chiefs 1987
Howard, Darren	New Orleans Saints '00-'05; Philadelphia Eagles 2006-
Hundley, Barton	Chicago Bears 1986
Huntley, Kevin	Oakland Raiders '05-'06; Atlanta Falcons 2007-
Hurd, Jeff	Dallas Cowboys '87-'88
Jacox, Kendyl	San Diego Chargers '98-01; New Orleans Saints '02-'05; Miami Dolphins '06
Johnson, Clyde	Kansas City Chiefs 1997; Chicago Bears 1997
Johnson, Damian	New York Giants '85-'89; New England Patriots '90
Johnson, Jason	Indianapolis Colts '97-99; Denver Broncos 2000
Jolley, Alvin	Akron Pros '22; Dayton Triangles '23; Buffalo Bisons '29; Brooklyn Dodgers '30; Cleveland Indians '31
Jones, David	Cleveland Browns '69-'71
Jones, Willie Lee	Houston Oilers '67; Cincinnati Bengals '68,'70-'71
Jordan, Tony	St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals '89-'90; Houston Oilers '91; Dallas Cowboys '92
Kelly, Jeff	Atlanta Falcons 1999-'02
Kilian, Jody	Houston Oilers 1993
Kryst, Jerry	Cleveland Indians 1927
Lambert, Brad	New York Jets 1988
Larson, Lynn	Baltimore Colts 1971
Lawrence, Toby	Pittsburgh Steelers 1993
Leber, Ben	San Diego Chargers '02-'05; Minnesota Vikings 2006-
Leckey, Nick	Arizona Cardinals '04-'07; St. Louis Rams 2007-
Lilja, Ryan	Indianapolis Colts 2004-
Lockett, Kevin	Kansas City Chiefs '97-'00; Washington Redskins '01-'02; Jacksonville Jaguars '02; New York Jets 2003
Lyon, George "Babe"	NY Giants 1929; Portsmouth Spartans '30; Chicago Bears/Cleveland Indians '31; Brooklyn Dodgers '32; St. Louis Gunners '34
MacDonald, Tim	Washington Redskins 1988
Maddox, George	Green Bay Packers 1935
Madison, L.E.	Pittsburgh Steelers 1985
Manucci, Dan	Buffalo Bills '79-'80
Marciniak, Ron	Washington Redskins 1955
Martin, Matt	Tennessee Titans '03-'04
Masters, C.J.	Indianapolis Colts 1994
Matan, William	New York Giants 1966
May, Chad	Minnesota Vikings '95; Arizona Cardinals '96
McDonald, Darnell	Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1999
McEntyre, Kenny	Pittsburgh Steelers '94; Kansas City Chiefs '96
McGraw, Jon	New York Jets 2002-'04; Detroit Lions '05-'06; Kansas City Chiefs '07-
McIntosh, Damion	San Diego Chargers '00-'03; Miami Dolphins '04-'06; Kansas City Chiefs 2007-
Meier, Shad	Tennessee Titans '01-'04; New Orleans Saints 2004-'05
Mendez, Jaime	Philadelphia Eagles 1994
Montgomery, Mike	San Diego Chargers '71; Dallas Cowboys '72-'73; Houston Oilers '74
Morgan, Quincy	Cleveland Browns '01-'04; Dallas Cowboys '04; Pittsburgh Steelers '05; Denver Broncos '06
Morris, Jim Bob	Green Bay Packers 1987
Morrison, Dennis	San Francisco 49ers 1974
Munn, Lyle	Kansas City Cowboys '25-'26; Cleveland Bulldogs '27; Detroit Wolverines '28; New York Giants '29
Murphy, Frank	Tampa Bay Buccaneers '00-'01; Houston Texans '02; Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2004
Nery, Ron	L.A./San Diego Chargers '60-'62; Denver Broncos, Houston Oilers '63
Neujahr, Quentin	L.A. Raiders '94; Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens '95-'97; Jacksonville Jaguars '98-'00
Newman, Terence	Dallas Cowboys 2003-
Newton, Grady	Washington Redskins 1988
Nichols, Ralph	Hartford Blues 1926
Osborne, Mike	Philadelphia Eagles '78-'79
Pearson, Bert C.	Chicago Bears '29-'34
Pierce, Terry	Denver Broncos '03-'04
Porter, Mark	Kansas City Chiefs '89; Philadelphia Eagles '90
Price, William T.	New England Patriots 1992
Randels, Horace	Kansas City Cowboys '26; Cleveland Bulldogs '27; Detroit Wolverines '28
Randolph, Thomas	New York Giants '94-'97; Cincinnati Bengals '98; Indianapolis Colts '99
Reese, Allen "Tank"	Kansas City Chiefs; Indianapolis Colts '03
Romero, Raymond	Philadelphia Eagles 1951
Rothwell, Fred	Detroit Lions 1974
Running, Mitch	Houston Oilers 1996; Carolina Panthers 1997; Indianapolis Colts 1998
Russell, Doug	Chicago Cardinals '34-'39; Cleveland Rams '39
Russell, Mike	Cincinnati Bengals 1986
Scobey, Josh	Arizona Cardinals '02-'04; Seattle Seahawks '05-'06; Buffalo Bills '07; Seattle Seahawks '08-
Scott, Clarence	Cleveland Browns '71-'83
Sears, Richard	Kansas City Cowboys 1924
Shaffer, Leland	New York Giants '35-'43,'45
Simoneau, Mark	Atlanta Falcons '00-'02; Philadelphia Eagle '03-'05; New Orleans Saints 2006-
Smith, J.J.	Kansas City Chiefs '95-'96
Smith, Michael	Kansas City Chiefs 1992
Snyder, Sean	Phoenix Cardinals 1993
Spani, Gary	Kansas City Chiefs '78-'85
Sproles, Darren	San Diego Chargers 2005-
Stephenson, Milford	San Francisco 49ers '01-'02
Stone, Tim	Cincinnati Bengals '86; Kansas City Chiefs '87; L.A. Raiders '88
Strozier, Art	San Diego Chargers '70-'71
Swift, Justin	Philadephia Eagles '99; San Francisco 49ers '99-'02
Switzer, Marvin S.	Buffalo Bills 1978
Switzer, Veryl	Green Bay Packers '54-'55
Tackwell, Cleon O.	Minneapolis '30; Chicago Bears '31-'33; Cincinnati Reds '33-'34
Taylor, Cecil (Corky)	Los Angeles Rams '55,'57
Togiai, Jerry	Atlanta Falcons 2002
Wade, Dewey	San Francisco Forty-Niners 1956
Walker, James	Kansas City Chiefs '82-'83
Wallace, Taco	Seattle Seahawks '03-'04; Green Bay Packers '05
Washington, Rashad	New York Jets '04-'07
Webber, Howard (Cowboy)	Kansas City '24-'26; Cleveland Bulldogs '25,'27; Hartford '26; Green Bay Packers '28; Providence '30; Neward '30
Weiner, Bernie	Brooklyn Dodgers 1942
Weiner, Todd	Seattle Seahawks '98-'01; Atlanta Falcons 2002-
Williams, John	New York Giants 1988
Williams, Melvin	New Orleans Saints '03; Miami Dolphins 2004
Williams, Tony	Houston Oilers 1993
Willis, Steve	Washington Redskins '86; Atlanta Falcons '87
Wolford, Eric	Phoenix Cardinals 1994
Yankowski, Ron	St. Louis Cardinals '71-'80
Yniguez, Paul	Los Angeles Rams 1990
Young, Ryan	New York Jets '99-'01; Houston Texans '02; Dallas Cowboys 2003

NOTE: This list only includes players who appeared on a regular season roster. A dash after a year, e.g.,'96-, indicates the player is on a current roster (practice squad does not qualify for inclusion).
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A few highlights:

1953 All-American Veryl Switzer is the highest draft selection in K-State football history. He was the fourth player taken in the 1954 draft.

Larry Brown, the best running back ever to be taken in the 8th round, rushed for 888 yards in his rookie season for the Vince Lombardi-led Washington Redskins. In only his second season, Brown became the first Redskin to gain 1,000+ yards rushing . In 1972 this All-Pro led the NFC in rushing with 1,216 yards, despite missing two games with injuries. Larry Brown was selected for the Pro Bowl four times (1971-74). No 195-pound running back ever played with more reckless abandon.

In 1974 Mack Herron set a league record for combined offensive yardage 2,444, while playing for the New England Patriots.

All-American Clarence Scott was the fourteenth selection in the 1971 draft. An immediate starter at corner for the Cleveland Browns, Scott would remain a fixture in the Browns secondary for more than ten years, earning All-Pro honors along the way.

Lynn Dickey was drafted in the third round in 1971 by the Houston Oilers. He was traded to Green Bay in 1976 after playing back up for the Oilers. In Houston he passed for over 700 yards in '73 and '74. In Green Bay Dickey played for 9 seasons, completing 1592 of 2831 (56%) for over 21,000 yards. Dickey is second all-time at Green Bay in pass completions for his career and is third to Brett Favre and Bart Starr in career attempts and yards. He still leads the Packers in consecutive completions (18), yards per season (4458) and yards in one game (418 vs. Tampa Bay). In 1983 he led the Packers to their first playoff appearance since 1967, beating the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round. Lynn had 15 games in which he threw for more than 300 yards. Lynn Dickey was elected to Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame in 1992.

In the first of his thirteen years with the New England Patriots, Steve Grogan quarterbacked his team to a 21-10 fourth quarter lead over the eventual Super Bowl champion Oakland Raiders in the first round of the playoffs. Aided by two egregious judgment calls by the officials, one a roughing call on a desperation fourth-and-long incomplete pass, the Raiders were able to deny Grogan a Super Bowl ring by scoring the winning touchdown with ten seconds remaining in the game.

Paul Coffman signed as a free agent with the Green Bay Packers in 1978. From his initial tryouts to the end of his tenure with the Packers, Green Bay coaches always referred to Coffman as an excellent example of a player with a tremendous work ethic who got the most from his abilities through a constant effort to make himself better. With the Packers he caught 322 passes for 4,223 yards and 39 touchdowns. He caught 6 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown in the highest scoring Monday Night game ever, against the Washington Redskins. Coffman played for the Packers from 1978-85 and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 1994. He also played two years with the Chiefs and one year with the Vikings after leaving Green Bay.

Terence Newman was the Jim Thorpe Award winner in 2002 as the nations top defensive back. Newman was the fifth player selected in the 2003 NFL draft. He has been a starter for the Dallas Cowboys since his rookie season.

We make no claim that this is a definitive list. The roster includes players in the National Football League (1920-), the fourth American Football League (1960-69), and the All-America Football Conference (1946-49). To qualify, a player need not have played in a game, but must have been on an active roster during the regular season or the playoffs. This roster was verified against The Official NFL Encyclopedia through the 1985 NFL season.

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