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NFL All Time Roster

Minnesota Golden Gophers who have played in the NFL

Total NFL Draft Selections: 333 - 1st Round Picks: 17 - Hall of Famers: 6

Name Position Year(s) Team(s) HOF
Eric Decker WR 2010- Denver Broncos (2012-present)
Dom Alford OL 2011- Cleveland Browns
George Abramson T 1925 Green Bay Packers (1925)
Julius Alfonse QB 1937-38 Cleveland Rams (1937-38)
Matt Anderle OT 2002 Indianapolis Colts (2002)
Chet Anderson TE 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers (1967)
Tutu Atwell WR 1998 Detroit Lions (1998)
Elmer Bailey WR 1980-82 Miami Dolphins (1880-81), Baltimore Colts (1982)
Dominique Barber S 2008- Houston Texans (2008-)
Marion Barber RB 1981-89 New York Jets (1981-89)
Marion Barber III RB 2005- Dallas Cowboys (2005-2010), Chicago Bears (2011)
Bert Baston E 1920-21 Cleveland Bulldogs (1920-21)
Bill Baumgartner E 1947 Baltimore (1947)
Doug Beaudoin S 1976-81 New England Patriots (1976-79), Miami Dolphins (1980), San Diego Chargers (1981)
Bobby Bell LB 1963-74 Kansas City Chiefs (1963-74) 1983
Warren Beson C 1949 Baltimore (1949)
John Billman G 1946-47 Brooklyn Dodgers (1946), Chicago Bears (1947)
Bert Bisbee HB 1922 Milwakee Badgers (1922)
Bob Bjorklund C 1941 Philadelphia Eagles (1941)
Brian Bonner LB 1988-89 Washington Redskins (1988-89)
McKinley Boston LB 1968-69 New York Giants (1968-69)
Jack Brewer FS 2002-2006 Minnesota Vikings (2002-03), New York Giants (2004), Philadelphia Eagles (2005), Arizona Cardinals (2006)
Aaron Brown DE 1966-74 Kansas City Chiefs (1966-72), Green Bay Packers (1973-74)
Arland Bruce WR 2000, 2003 Kansas City Chiefs (2000), San Francisco 49ers (2003)
Bob Bruggers LB 1967-71 Miami Dolphins (1967-68), Sand Diego Chargers (1968-71)
Hubie Bryant WR 1970-72 Pittsburgh Steelers (1970), New England Patriots (1971-72)
Bart Buetow DT 1973, 1976 New York Giants (1973), Minnesota Vikings (1976)
Larry Buhler FB 1939-41 Green Bay Packers (1939-41),
Antoine Burns WR 2003-05 Seattle Seahawks (2003), Carolina Panthers (2004-05)
John Campbell LB 1963-69 Minnesota Vikings (1963-64), Pittsburgh Steelers (1965-69), Baltimore Colts (1969)
Gino Cappelletti FL-K 1960-70 Boston Patriots (1960-70)
Ralph Capron HB 1920 Chicago Bears (1920)
Jay Carroll TE 1984-84 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1984-84)
Jim Carter LB 1970-78 Green Bay Packers (1970-78)
Tony Carter RB 1994-2002 Chicago Bears (1994-97), New England Patriots (1998-2000), Denver Broncos (2001), Green Bay Packers (2002)
Tyrone Carter DB 2000- Minnesota Vikings (2000-2002), New York Jets (2003), Pittsburgh Steelers (2004-2009), San Diego Chargers (2010)
Marty Christiansen FB 1940 Chicago Bears (1940)
Bill Cockerham QB 2000 Minnesota Vikings (2000)
Travis Cole QB 2002 Pittsburgh Steelers (2002)
Bill Daley FB 1946-48 Miami (1946), Brooklyn Dodgers (1946), Chicago Bears (1947), New York Yankees (1948)
Ken Dallafior G 1985-90 San Diego Chargers (1985), Detroit Lions (1986-90)
Chirs Darkins RB 1996-98 Green Bay Packers (1996-98)
Jerome Davis DE 1997-2004 Detroit Lions (1997-99), Denver Broncos (1999-2000), San Francisco 49ers (2002-04)
Omar Douglas WR 1994-97 New York Giants (1994-97)
Tony Dungy QB-DB 1977-79 Pittsburgh Steelers (1977-78), San Francisco 49ers (1979)
Mert Dunnigan T 1924-26 Minneapolis Marines (1924), Milwaukee (1925-26)
Walt Dunnigan E 1922 Green Bay (1922)
Mark Dusbabek LB 1987-91 Houston Oilers (1987-88), Minnesota Vikings (1989-91)
Ben Dvorak HB 1921-22 Minneapolis Marines (1921-22)
Gus Eckberg E 1921 Minneapolis Marines (1921)
Carl Eller DE 1964-79 Minnesota Vikings (1964-78), Seattle Seahawks (1979) 2004
Dick Enderle G 1969-76 Atlanta Falcons (1969-71), New York Giants (1972-75), San Francisco 49ers (1976), Green Bay Packers (1976)
Greg Eslinger C 2006- Denver Broncos (2006-07), Houston Texans (2007-08)
Jim Fahnhorst LB 1984-90 San Francisco 49ers (1984-90)
Keith Fahnhorst T 1974-85 San Francisco 49ers (1974-85)
Mike Falls G 1960-61 Dallas Cowboys (1960-61)
George Faust QB 1939 Chicago Bears (1939)
Paul Faust LB 1967 Minnesota Vikings (1967)
Paul Flynn E 1922-23 Minneapolis Marines (1922-23)
Fred Foggie DB 1994-96 Pittsburgh Steelers (1994-95), Carolina Panthers (1995-96)
George Franck FB 1941, 1945-47 New York Giants (1941, 1945-47)
Bill Garnaas HB 1946-48 Pittsburgh Steelers (1946-48)
Chet Gay T 1925-26 Buffalo Bisons (1925), Racine Tornados (1926), Milwaukee Badgers (1926)
George Gibson G 1930 Minneapolis Marines (1930)
Gale Gillingham OG 1966-76 Green Bay Packers (1966-76)
Mike Giovinetti OT 1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1996)
Kerry Glenn DB 1985-92 New York Jets (1985-89), Miami Dolphins (1991-92)
Bud Grant E 1951-52 Philadelphia Eagles (1951-52) 1994
Adam Haayer OT 2001-06 Tennessee Titans (2001), Minnesota Vikings (2002-04), Arizona Cardinals (2005), St. Louis Rams (2006)
Gary Hadd DT 1989 Detroit Lions (1989), Phoenix Cardinals (1989)
Roger Hagberg FB 1965-69 Oakland Raiders (1965-69)
Tom Hall SE 1962-67 Detroit Lions (1962-63), Minnesota Vikings (1964-66), New Orleans Saints (1967)
Ben Hamilton OG 2001- Benver Broncos (2001-)
Thomas Hamner RB 2000 Philadelphia Eagles (2000)
Carl Hanke E 1921-24 Hammond Pros (1921-22), Chicago Bears (1922-24)
Ron Hanson G 1951 Washington Redskins (1951)
Hal Hanson G 1928-30 Frankford Yellow Jackets (1928-30), Minneapolis Marines (1930)
Alex Hass TE 2000 St. Louis Rams (2000)
Rodney Heath CB 1999-2002 Cincinnati Bengals (1999-2001), Atlanta Falcons (2002)
Craig Hendrickson OT 1994 Buffalo Bills (1994)
Matt Herkenhoff T 1976-85 Kansas City Chiefs (1976-85)
Ray Hitchcock C 1987-89 Washington Redskins (1987-89)
Mike Hohensee QB 1987 Chicago Bears (1987)
Gordy Holz T 1960-64 Denver Broncos (1960-63), New York Jets (1964)
Michael Hunt LB 1978-80 Green Bay Packers (1978-80)
Einer Irgens E 1921-24 Minneapolis (1921-24)
Floyd Jaszewski T 1950-51 Detroit Lions (1950-51)
Jon Jelacic DE 1958-64 New York Giants (1958), Oakland (1961-64)
Noel Jenke LB 1971-74 Minnesota Vikings (1971), Atlanta Falcons (1972), Green Bay Packers (1973-74)
Herb Joesting FB 1929-32 Minneapolis Marines (1929-30), Frankford Yellow Jackets (1930-31), Chicago Bears (1931-32)
Bill Johnson E 1941 Green Bay Packers (1941)
Dick Johnson TE 1963 Kansas City Chiefs (1963)
Ron Johnson WR 2002-2004 Baltimore Ravens (2002-04)
Ezell Jones T 1969-70 Boston Patriots (1969-70)
Rube Juster T 1946 Boston Yankees (1946)
Wayne Kakota C 1930 Minneapolis Marines (1930)
Wally Kersten T 1982-85 Los Angeles Rams (1982) Tamp Bay (1985)
Wally Kilbourne T 1939 Green Bay Packers (1939)
Doug Kingsriter TE 1973-75 Minnesota Vikings (1973-75)
Stan Kostka FB 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers (1935)
Kent Kramer TE 1966-74 San Francisco 49ers (1966), New Orleans Saints (1967), Minnesota Vikings (1969-70), Philadelphia Eagles (1971-74).
Bill Kuusisto G 1941-46 Green Bay Packers (1941-46)
Greg Larson C 1961-73 New York Giants (1961-73)
Ed Lechner G 1942 New York Giants (1942)
Michael Lehan CB 2003-08 Cleveland Browns (2003-05), Miami Dolphins (2006-08)
Jon Leverenz LB 1990 Washington Redskins (1990)
Len Levy G 1945-48 Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams (1945), Los Angeles Dons (1947-48)
Carl Lidberg FB 1926-30 Green Bay Packers (1926-30)
Rhys Lloyd K 2007-2010 Baltimore Ravens (2007), Carolina Panthers (2007-09)
Chip Lohmiller K 1988-96 Washington Redskins (1988-94), New Orleans Saints (1995), St. Louis Rams (1996)
Sean Lumpkin DB 1992-97 New Orleans Saints (1992-97)
Tom MacLeod LB 1973-78 Green Bay Packers (1973), Baltimore Colts (1974-78)
Al Maeder T 1929 Minneapolis Marines (1929)
Frank Marchlewski C 1965-70 Los Angeles Rams (1965,1968-69), Atlanta Falcons (1966-68), Buffalo Bills (1970)
Laurence Maroney RB 2006- New England Patriots (2006-)
Billy Martin HB 1962-64 Chicago Bears (1962-64)
Joe Mattern HB 1920-22 Cleveland Tigers (1920), Minneapolis Marines (1922)
Jermaine Mays CB 2003 Minnesota Vikings (2003)
Karl Macklenburg LB 1983-94 Denver Broncos (1983-94)
Jon Michals DE 2000 New York Jets (2000)
Bob McNamara RB 1960-61 Denver Broncos (1960-61)
Jon Melander OL 1991-94 New England Patriots (1991), Cincinnati Bengals (1992), Denver Broncos (1993-94)
Mark Merrill LB 1978-84 New York Jets (1978-79), Chicago Bears (1979), Buffalo Bills (1983-84), Los Angeles Raiders (1984)
Willie Middlebrooks CB 2001-06 Denver Broncos (2001-2004,2006-). San Francisco 49ers (2005)
Lou Midler G 1939-40 Pittburgh Pirates (1939), Green Bay Packers (1940)
Eddie Miles LB 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers (1990)
Paul Mitchell T 1946-48 Los Angeles Dons (1946-48)
Anthony Montgomery DT 2006-2009 Washington Redskins (2006-09)
Wibur Moore HB 1939-46 Washington Redskins (1939-46)
Greg Murtha T 1982 Baltimore Colts (1982)
Bronko Nagurski FB-T 1930-37, 1943 Chicago Bears (1930-37, 1943) 1963
Pete Najarian LB 1987-89 San Francisco 49ers (1987), Minnesota Vikings (1987), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987-89)
Steve Neils LB 1974-80 St. Louis Cardinals (1974-80)
Don Nolander C 1946 Los Angeles Dons (1946)
Leo Nomellini T 1950-63 San Francisco 49ers (1950-63) 1969
Olaf Noreene HB 1921 Evansville Crimson Giants (1921)
Mally Nydall FB-QB 1929-31 Minneapolis (1929-30), Frankford (1930-31)
John O'Brien HB 1929 Minneapolis (1929)
Dick O'Donnell E 1924-31 Duluth Eskimos (1923), Green Bay Packers (1924-30), Brooklyn Dodgers (1931)
Urban Odson T 1946-49 Green Bay Packers (1946-49)
Vern Oech T 1936 Chicago Bears (1936)
Earl Ohlgren E 1942 Green Bay Packers (1942)
Larry Olsonoski G 1948-49 Green Bay Packers (1948-49), New York Bulldogs (1949)
Bob Paffrath HB 1946 Brooklyn Tigers (1946)
Ray Parsons T 1971 Detroit Lions (1971)
Gordon Paschka FB-G 1943,47 Pittsburgh Steelers (1943), New York Giants (1947)
Roger Pattison G 1924 Kenosha Maroons (1924)
Logan Payne WR 2008, 2011 Seattle Seahawks (2008), New York Jets (2011)
Winfield Pederson T 1941, 45-46 New York Giants (1941,45), Boston Yankees (1946)
Art Pharmer FB 1930-31 Minneapolis Marines (1930), Frankford Yellow Jackets (1930-31)
Warren Plunkett QB 1942 Cleveland Rams (1942)
Derek Rackley LS-TE 2000-07 Atlanta Falcons (2000-05), Seattle Seahawks (2006-07)
Randy Rasmussen C 1984-89 Pittsburgh Steelers (1984-85), Minnesota Vikings (1988-89)
Josh Rawlings T 2000-02 Kansas City Chiefs (2000), Seattle Seahawks (2002)
Tellis Redmon RB 2003-04 Seattle Seahawks (2003), Baltimore Ravens (2004)
Matt Reem OG 1996-97 Washington Redskins (1996-97)
Pete Regnier HB 1921-22 Minneapolis Marines (1921-22), Green Bay (1922)
Darrell Reid DT 2005-08 Indianapolis Colts 2005-08
Steve Rhem WR 1994-98 New Orleans Saints (1994-96), Philadelphia Eagles (1997-98)
Karon Riley DE 2001-05 Chicago Bears (2001-02), Atlanta Falcons (2002-05)
Wayne Robinson LB 1952-56 Philadelphia Eagles (1952-56)
Jim Rush HB 1922 Minneapolis Marines (1922)
Gary Russell RB 2007-09 Pittsburgh Steelers (2007-08), Oakland Raiders (2009)
Arnie Sandberg HB 1926 Los Angeles Buccaneers (1926)
Charlie Sanders TE 1968-77 Detroit Lions (1968-77) 2007
Craig Sauer LB 1996-01 Atlanta Falcons (1996-99), Minnesota Vikings (2000-2001)
Cory Sauter QB 1998-03 Arizona Cardinals (1998), Detroit Lions (1999-2001), Chicago Bears (2002), Indianapolis Colts (2003)
John Schlecht DT 2001-03 San Francisco 49ers (2001-02), New Orleans Saints (2003)
Bob Schmidt T-C 1959-67 New York Giants (1959-60), Houston Oilers (1961-63), Boston Patriots (1964-65), Buffalo Bills (1966-67)
Jeff Schuh LB 1981-86 Cincinnati Begnals (1981-85), Green Bay Packers (1986), Minnesota Vikings (1986)
Charles Schultz T 1939-41 Green Bay Packers (1939-41)
Rudy Sikich T 1945 Cleveland Rams (1945)
Keith Simons T 1976-79 Kansas City Chiefs (1976-77), St. Louis Cardinals (1978-79)
Dave Simonson T 1974-77 Baltimore Colts (1974), New York Giants (1975), Houston Oilers (1975), Seattle Seahawks (1976), Detroit Lions (1977)
Mark Slater C 1978-83 San Diego Chargers (1978), Philadelphia Eagles (1979-83)
Bruce Smith HB 1945-48 Green Bay Packers (1945-48), Los Angeles Rams (1948)
Gordy Soltau K-E 1950-58 San Francisco 49ers (1950-58)
Bob Soltis DB 1960-61 Boston Patrios (1960-61)
Vic Spadaccini QB 1938-40 Cleveland Rams (1938-40)
Matt Spaeth TE 2007- Pittsburgh Steelers (2007-10), Chicago Bears (2011)
Randy Staten DE 1967 New York Giants (1967)
Bob Stein LB 1969-75 Kansas City Chiefs (1969-72), Los Angeles Rams (1973-74), San Diego Chargers (1974), Minnesota Vikings (1975)
Mac Stephens LB 1990-91 New York Jets (1990), Minnesota Vikings (1991)
Steve Stewart LB 1978-79 Atlanta Falcons (1978), Green Bay Packers (1979)
Milt Sunde G 1964-74 Minnesota Vikings (1964-74)
Bud Svendsen G 1937-43 Green Bay Packers (1937-39), Brooklyn Dodgers (1940-43)
George Svendson C 1935-41 Green Bay Packers (1935-41)
Bob Sweiger HB 1946-49 New York Yankees (1946-48), Chicago Hornets (1949)
Stan Sytsma LB 1980 Atlanta Falcons (1980)
Bob Tanner E 1930 Frankford Yellow Jackets (1930)
Thomas Tapeh FB 2004-2008 Philadelphia Eagles (2004-07), Minnesota Vikings (2008)
Al Teeter E 1932 Staten Island Stapletons (1932)
Bob Tenner E 1935 Green Bay Packers (1935)
Chris Thome OL 1991-92 Cleveland Browns (1991-92)
Ryan Thelwell WR 1998-2000 San Francisco 49ers (1998), San Diego Chargers (1998-99), New Orleans Saints (2000)
Darrel Thompson RB 1990-95 Green Bay Packers (1990-95), Chicago Bears (1995)
Festus Tierney G 1922-25 Hammond Pros (1922), Minneapolis Marines (1923-24), Milwaukee Badgers (1925)
Rex Tobin E 1925 Duluth Eskimos (1925)
Steve Tobin C 1980 New York Giants (1980)
Clayton Tonnemaker C 1950-54 Green Bay Packers (1950-54)
George Tuttle E 1927 Green Bay Packers (1927)
Fred Twedell G 1939 Green Bay Packers (1939)
Rick Upchurch WR 1975-83 Denver Broncos (1975-83)
Andy Uram HB 1938-43 Green Bay Packers (1938-43)
Adam Weber QB 2011- Denver Broncos (2011), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2012-present)