Active Griz in the Pros (NFL/CFL)
*As of 8/28/26
Active Professional Coaches
History
167 Professional Players, 57 Draftees
| Player, Year |
Team (Round) |
| Steve Sullivan, 1922 |
Evansville |
| Ted Illman, 1926 |
Wilson’s Wildcats |
| William “Wild Bill” Kelly, 1927 |
Brooklyn Professionals |
| Len Noyes, 1938 |
Brooklyn Dodgers (8th) |
| Milton Popovich, 1938 |
Chicago Cardinals (2nd) |
| Paul Szakash, 1938 |
Detroit Lions (7th) |
| Aldo Forte, 1939 |
Detroit Lions (21st) |
| Bill Lazetich, 1939 |
Cleveland Rams (16th) |
| John Dolan, 1940 |
Kenosha Cardinals |
| Ray Bauer, 1951 |
Green Bay Packers (14th) |
| Bob Hanson, 1951 |
Chicago Bears (22nd) |
| Tom Kingsford, 1951 |
San Francisco 49ers (24th) |
| Harold Maus, 1953 |
Detroit Lions (30th) |
| Jim Murray, 1953 |
LA Rams (28th) |
| Don Brant, 1956 |
Philadelphia Eagles (15th) |
| Terry Hurley, 1957 |
Chicago Cardinals (16th) |
| Stan Renning, 1959 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
| John Lands, 1960 |
Indianapolis Warriors |
| John Gregor, 1961 |
Detroit Lions (18th) |
| Gary Schwertfeger, 1961 |
Oakland Raiders (12th) |
| Bob O’Billovich, 1962 |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Terry Dillon, 1963 |
Minnesota Vikings (18th) |
| Mike Tilleman, 1965 |
Minnesota Vikings (12th) |
| Wayne Becker, 1966 |
Chicago Bears (13th) |
| Bryan Magnuson, 1968 |
Washington Redskins (8th) |
| Ron Baines, 1969 |
Buffalo Bills (10th) |
| Maceo Gray*, 1969 |
Baltimore Colts |
| Dave Urie*, 1969 |
Houston Oilers |
| Roy Robinson, 1970 |
Atlanta Falcons (9th) |
| Tuufuli Uperesa, 1970 |
Philadelphia Eagles (16th) |
| Tim Gallagher*, 1971 |
Dallas Cowboys |
| Willie Postler, 1972 |
Houston Oilers (9th) |
| Steve Okoniewski, 1972 |
Atlanta Falcons (2nd) |
| Roy Robinson, 1972 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Cliff Burnett, 1973 |
San Diego Chargers (10th) |
| Barry Darrow, 1973 |
San Diego Chargers (17th) |
| Jim Hann, 1973 |
St. Louis Cardinals (16th) |
| Marc Kouzmanoff*, 1974 |
Chicago Bears |
| Ron Rosenberg, 1975 |
Cincinnati Bengals (13th) |
| Walt Brett, 1976 |
Atlanta Falcons (4th) |
| Greg Harris*, 1976 |
New York Jets |
| Doug Betters, 1978 |
Miami Dolphins (6th) |
| Terry Falcon, 1978 |
New England Patriots (8th) |
| Greg Anderson, 1979 |
Montreal Alouettes |
| Tim Hook, 1979 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Carm Carteri, 1979 |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Guy Bingham, 1980 |
New York Jets (10th) |
| Pat Curry*, 1982 |
Seattle Seahawks |
| Rich Burtness, 1982 |
Dallas Cowboys (12th) |
| Rocky Klever, 1982 |
New York Jets (9th) |
| Mike Hagen*, 1982 |
Seattle Seahawks |
| Raul Allegre*, 1983 |
Dallas Cowboys |
| Mickey Sutton*, 1983 |
Pittsburgh Maulers |
| Brian Salonen, 1984 |
Dallas Cowboys (10th) |
| Mike Rice, 1987 |
New York Jets (8th) |
| Brent Pease, 1987 |
Minnesota Vikings (11th) |
| Larry Clarkson, 1988 |
San Francisco 49ers (8th) |
| Pat Foster, 1988 |
Los Angeles Rams (9th) |
| Tim Hauck*, 1989 |
New England Patriots |
| Jay Fagan*, 1989 |
Washington Redskins |
| Kirk Scrafford*, 1989 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
| Grady Bennett, 1991 |
British Columbia Lions |
| Matt Clark, 1991 |
British Columbia Lions |
| Mike Trevathan, 1991 |
British Columbia Lions |
| Brad Lebo*, 1992 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
| Sean Dorris*, 1992 |
Houston Oilers |
| Todd Ericson*, 1994 |
Indianapolis Colts |
| Carl Franks, 1994 |
Toronto Argonauts |
| Scott Gragg, 1995 |
New York Giants (2nd) |
| Scott Gurnsey*, 1995 |
Toronto Argonauts |
| Shalon Baker*, 1995 |
British Columbia Lions |
| Marc Lamb*, 1995 |
New York Jets |
| Keith Burke, 1995 |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Dave Dickenson*, 1996 |
Calgary Stampeders |
| Eric Simonson*, 1996 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
| Matt Wells*, 1996 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Blaine McElmurry*, 1997 |
Houston Oilers |
| Joe Douglass*, 1997 |
New York Jets |
| David Kempfert*, 1997 |
Seattle Seahawks |
| Jeff Zellick*, 1997 |
New York Giants |
| Jason Baker*, 1998 |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Jason Crebo*, 1998 |
Buffalo Bills |
| Brian Ah Yat*, 1999 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Scott Curry, 1999 |
Green Bay Packers (6th) |
| Kris Heppner*, 2000 |
Seattle Seahawks |
| Dallas Neil*, 2000 |
Atlanta Falcons |
| Jeremy Watkins*, 2000 |
New York Giants |
| Jimmy Farris*, 2001 |
San Francisco 49ers |
| Leif Thorsen, 2001 |
B.C. Lions (1st) |
| Thatcher Szalay*, 2002 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
| Calvin Coleman*, 2002 |
New York Giants |
| Drew Miller*, 2002 |
Detroit Fury |
| Etu Molden*, 2002 |
Chicago Rush |
| Spencer Frederick*, 2002 |
New Orleans Saints |
| Jon Skinner*, 2003 |
San Diego Chargers |
| Chris Snyder*, 2003 |
Detroit Lions |
| Dylan McFarland, 2004 |
Buffalo Bills (7th) |
| Andy Petek, 2004 |
Hamilton Tiger Cats |
| Justin Green, 2005 |
Baltimore Ravens (5th) |
| Craig Ochs*, 2005 |
San Diego Chargers |
| Cory Procter*, 2005 |
Detroit Lions |
| Levander Segars, 2005 |
Montreal Allouettes |
| Willie Walden*, 2005 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
| Trey Young, 2005 |
Calgary Stampeders |
| Brad Rhoades*, 2006 |
Tennessee Titans |
| Tuff Harris*, 2007 |
Miami Dolphins |
| Josh Swogger*, 2007 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
| Ryan Bagley*, 2008 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Cody Balogh*, 2008 |
Chicago Bears |
| Kroy Biermann, 2008 |
Atlanta Falcons (5th) |
| Dan Carpenter*, 2008 |
Miami Dolphins |
| Lex Hilliard, 2008 |
Miami Dolphins (6th) |
| Colt Anderson*, 2009 |
Minnesota Vikings |
| Colin Dow*, 2009 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
| J.D. Quinn*, 2009 |
Miami Dolphins |
| Michael Stadnyk, 2009 |
Saskatchewan Rough Riders (2nd) |
| Cole Bergquist*, 2009 |
Saskatchewan Rough Riders |
| Shann Shillinger, 2010 |
Atlanta Falcons (6th) |
| Marc Mariani, 2010 |
Tennessee Titans (7th) |
| Levi Horn*, 2010 |
Chicago Bears |
| Steve Pfahler*, 2010 |
Tennessee Titans |
| Jimmy Wilson, 2011 |
Miami Dolphins (7th) |
| Chase Reynolds*, 2011 |
Seattle Seahawks |
| Trumaine Johnson, 2012 |
St. Louis Rams (3rd) |
| Caleb McSurdy, 2012 |
Dallas Cowboys (7th) |
| Charles Burton*, 2012 |
San Diego Chargers |
| Donny Lisowski*, 2012 |
Seattle Seahawks |
| Brody McKnight*, 2012 |
New York Jets |
| Jon Opperud*, 2012 |
San Diego Chargers |
| Jabin Sambrano*, 2012 |
Indianapolis Colts |
| Greg Hardy*, 2013 |
Washington Redskins |
| Dan Moore*, 2013 |
Indianapolis Colts |
| Brock Coyle*, 2014 |
Seattle Seahawks |
| Danny Kistler*, 2014 |
Oakland Raiders |
| Kjelby Oiland*, 2014 |
Houston Texans |
| William Poehls*, 2014 |
Tennessee Titans |
| Jordan Tripp, 2014 |
Miami Dolphins (5th) |
| Jordan Johnson*, 2015 |
Ottawa Redblacks |
| J.P. Kanongata’a*, 2015 |
Ottawa Redblacks |
| Zack Wagenmann*, 2015 |
Arizona Cardinals |
| Travon Van*, 2015 |
Ottawa Redblacks |
| Tyrone Holmes, 2016 |
Jacksonville Jaguars (6th) |
| Jamaal Jones*, 2016 |
San Diego Chargers |
| Ben Roberts*, 2016 |
Tennessee Titans |
| Jeremiah Kose*, 2016 |
Ottawa Redblacks |
| Caleb Kidder*, 2017 |
Minnesota Vikings |
| JR Nelson*, 2017 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
| Ryan McKinley*, 2018 |
Tennessee Titans |
| Dalton Sneed*, 2020 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Dante Olson*, 2020 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
| Jerry Louie-McGee*, 2020 |
Edmonton Elks |
| Samori Toure, 2022 |
Green Bay Packers (7th) |
| Dylan Cook*, 2022 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Patrick O'Connell*, 2023 |
Seattle Seahawks |
| Malik Flowers*, 2023 |
New Orleans Saints |
| Justin Ford*, 2024 |
BC Lions |
| Alex Gubner*, 2024 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
| Braxton Hill*, 2024 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Chris Walker*, 2024 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Junior Bergen, 2025 |
San Francisco 49ers (7th) |
| Hayden Harris, 2025 |
Buffalo Bills* & BC Lions (2nd) |
| Keelan White, 2025 |
Ottawa Redblacks (1st) |
| Liam Brown*, 2026 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
| Kenzel Lawler*, 2026 |
Ottawa Redblacks |
| Cannon Panfiloff*, 2026 |
Montreal Alouettes |
| Stevie Rocker Jr.*, 2026 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Michael Wortham*, 2026 |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Note: Year listed is the player's first year as a pro and the team with whom he was originally drafted (with round) or signed.
* = Signed as free agent
