Debut year |
Player name |
Position |
Debut NFL/AFL team |
Notes |
1943 |
Bob Thurbon |
RB |
Phil-Pitt Steagles |
Played 20 games for the Steagles and Card-Pitt between the 1943 and 1944 NFL seasons, and 2 games for the Buffalo Bisons during the 1946 AAFC season |
1955 |
John Reger |
LB |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Played 144 games for the Steelers and Washington Redskins between the 1955 and 1966 NFL seasons |
1965 |
Fred Mazurek |
WR |
Washington Redskins |
Played 13 games for the Redskins between the 1965 and 1966 NFL seasons |
1973 |
Ron Holliday |
WR |
San Diego Chargers |
Played 11 games for the Chargers during the 1973 NFL season |
1976 |
Glenn Hyde |
T |
Denver Broncos |
Played 115 games for the Broncos, Baltimore Colts, Seattle Seahawks, and Kansas City Chiefs between the 1976 and 1987 NFL seasons |
1977 |
Cecil Johnson |
LB |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Played 111 games for the Buccaneers between the 1977 and 1985 NFL seasons |
1981 |
David Trout |
K |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Played 19 games for the Steelers during the 1981 and 1987 NFL seasons |
1985 |
Greg Christy |
T |
Buffalo Bills |
Played 7 games for the Bills during the 1985 NFL season |
1986 |
Tony Brown |
T |
New England Patriots |
Played 2 games for the Buffalo Bills during the 1987 NFL season |
1987 |
Steve Apke |
LB |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Played 3 games for the Steelers during the 1987 NFL season |
1990 |
Tony Siragusa |
DT |
Indianapolis Colts |
Played 169 games for the Colts and Baltimore Ravens between the 1990 and 2001 NFL seasons |
1992 |
Don Silvestri |
K |
Seattle Seahawks |
Played 28 games for the New York Jets between the 1995 and 1996 NFL seasons |
1993 |
Vernon Lewis |
DB |
New England Patriots |
Played 44 games for the Patriots between the 1993 and 1996 NFL seasons |
1995 |
Billy Davis |
WR |
Dallas Cowboys |
Played 93 games for the Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens between the 1995 and 2000 NFL seasons |
1999 |
Matt Lytle |
QB |
Carolina Panthers |
Played 5 games for the Panthers and Seattle Seahawks between the 2000 and 2001 NFL seasons |
2000 |
Darnell Dinkins |
TE |
New York Giants |
Played 89 games for the Giants, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, and New Orleans Saints between the 2002 and 2009 NFL seasons |
2001 |
Nick Goings |
RB |
Carolina Panthers |
Played 105 games for the Panthers between the 2001 and 2008 NFL seasons |
2004 |
Lousaka Polite |
FB |
Dallas Cowboys |
Played 82 games for the Cowboys, Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and Atlanta Falcons between the 2004 and 2012 NFL seasons |
2007 |
Tyler Palko |
QB |
New Orleans Saints |
Played 8 games for the Kansas City Chiefs between the 2010 and 2011 NFL seasons |
2009 |
C. J. Davis |
G |
Carolina Panthers |
Played 14 games for the Panthers and Denver Broncos between the 2010 and 2012 NFL seasons |
2011 |
Henry Hynoski |
FB |
New York Giants |
Played 46 games for the Giants between the 2011 and 2014 NFL seasons |
2012 |
Lucas Nix |
G |
Oakland Raiders |
Played 15 games for the Raiders between the 2012 and 2013 NFL seasons |
2014 |
K'Waun Williams |
DB |
Cleveland Browns |
Played 105 games for the Browns, San Francisco 49ers, and Denver Broncos between the 2014 and 2022 NFL seasons |
2016 |
Nicholas Grigsby |
LB |
Los Angeles Rams |
Played 23 games for the Rams, New England Patriots, and Detroit Lions between the 2016 and 2018 NFL seasons |
J. P. Holtz |
TE |
Cleveland Browns |
Played 51 games for the Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears, and New Orleans Saints between the 2019 and 2023 NFL seasons |
Lafayette Pitts |
DB |
Miami Dolphins |
Played 40 games for the Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Buffalo Bills between the 2016 and 2018 NFL seasons |
2017 |
Ryan Lewis |
DB |
Arizona Cardinals |
Played 25 games for the Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins and New York Giants between the 2018 and 2020 NFL seasons |
2021 |
D. J. Turner |
WR |
Las Vegas Raiders |
Played 31 games for the Raiders between the 2022 and 2024 NFL seasons |
2022 |
Cal Adomitis |
LS |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Played 49 games for the Bengals between the 2022 and 2024 NFL seasons |
Lucas Krull |
TE |
New Orleans Saints |
Played 21 games for the Saints and Denver Broncos between the 2022 and 2024 NFL seasons |
2023 |
Jared Wayne |
WR |
Houston Texans |
Played 3 games for the Texans during the 2024 NFL season |