Utah leads the Conference with 18 players playing on Sunday.
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94 Football Players from MWC Schools Playing in NFL
Utah leads the Conference with 19 players playing on Sunday.
Sept. 6, 2007
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -
All nine Mountain West Conference institutions are represented in the National Football League (NFL) this season. The MWC boasts 94 players from its schools who have been named to NFL rosters. Utah leads the Conference with 19 players playing on Sunday, including former Ute quarterback Alex Smith, who was picked first in the 2005 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. BYU has 16 former players in the league, while San Diego State has 15.
| Player |
Position |
NFL Team |
| AIR FORCE (1) |
| Bryce Fisher | DE | Seattle Seahawks |
| BYU (16) |
| John Beck | QB | Miami Dolphins |
| Daniel Coats | TE | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Ryan Denney | DE | Buffalo Bills |
| John Denney | LS | Miami Dolphins |
| Aaron Francisco | S | Arizona Cardinals |
| Jonny Harline | TE | Cleveland Browns (PS) |
| Scott Jackson | G | Houston Texans (IR) |
| Cameron Jensen | LB | Seattle Seahawks (PS) |
| Brett Keisel | RDE | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Reno Mahe | RB | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rob Morris | LB | Indianapolis Colts (IR) |
| Brady Poppinga | LB | Green Bay Packers |
| Naufahu Tahi | FB | Minnesota Vikings |
| John Tait | T | Chicago Bears |
| Todd Watkins | WR | Atlanta Falcons (PS) |
| Scott Young | G | Philadelphia Eagles |
| COLORADO STATE (11) |
| David Anderson | WR | Houston Texans |
| Mike Brisiel | G | Houston Texans (PS) |
| Jason Craft | CB | New Orleans Saints |
| Joel Dreessen | TE | Houston Texans |
| Clark Haggans | LB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Clint Oldenburg | T | New England Patriots (PS) |
| Erik Pears | T | Denver Broncos |
| Joey Porter | LB | Miami Dolphins |
| Blaine Saipaia | G | Detroit Lions |
| Cecil Sapp | RB | Denver Broncos |
| Dexter Wynn | DB | Houston Texans |
| NEW MEXICO (7) |
| Hank Baskett | WR | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Quincy Black | LB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Ryan Cook | T | Minnesota Vikings |
| DonTrell Moore | RB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (PS) |
| Claude Terrell | G | St. Louis Rams |
| Robert Turner | OL | New York Jets (PS) |
| Brian Urlacher | LB | Chicago Bears |
| SAN DIEGO STATE (15) |
| Will Demps | S | Houston Texans |
| Heath Farwell | LB | Minnesota Vikings |
| Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila | DE | Green Bay Packers |
| La'Roi Glover | DT | St. Louis Rams |
| Freddy Keiaho | LB | Indianapolis Colts |
| Michael Kracalik | OT | Baltimore Ravens (PS) |
| Matt McCoy | LB | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Kirk Morrison | LB | Oakland Raiders |
| Kassim Osgood | WR | San Diego Chargers |
| Chester Pitts | OL | Houston Texans |
| Brian Russell | SS | Seattle Seahawks |
| Ephraim Salaam | OT | Houston Texans |
| Jeff Shoate | CB | Denver Broncos |
| Kyle Turley | T | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Jeff Webb | WR | Kansas City Chiefs |
| TCU (12) |
| Anthony Alabi | T | Miami Dolphins |
| Quincy Butler | CB | Dallas Cowboys (PS) |
| Drew Coleman | CB | New York Jets |
| Zarnell Fitch | OT | Baltimore Ravens (PS) |
| Jared Retkofsky | LS | Seattle Seahawks (PS) |
| Aaron Schobel | DE | Buffalo Bills |
| Matt Schobel | TE | Philadelpia Eagles |
| Herb Taylor | T | Kansas City Chiefs |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | RB | San Diego Chargers |
| Michael Toudouze | OT | Indianapolis Colts (PS) |
| Ryan Tucker | OL | Cleveland Browns |
| Marvin White | S | Cincinnati Bengals |
| UNLV (4) |
| Greg Estandia | TE | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Keenan McCardell | WR | Washington Redskins |
| Adam Seward | LB | Carolina Panthers |
| Eric Wright | DB | Cleveland Browns |
| UTAH (19) |
| Mike Anderson | RB | Baltimore Ravens |
| Jesse Boone | C | Oakland Raiders (PS) |
| Andre Dyson | CB | New York Jets |
| Jonathan Fanene | DE | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Steve Fifita | DT | Miami Dolphins |
| Quinton Ganther | RB | Tennessee Titans (PS) |
| Jordan Gross | T | Carolina Panthers |
| Chris Kemoeatu | RG | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Ma'ake Kemoeatu | DT | Carolina Panthers |
| John Madsen | TE | Oakland Raiders |
| Sione Pouha | DT | New York Jets |
| Brett Ratliff | QB | New York Jets (PS) |
| Josh Savage | DE | New Orleans Saints (PS) |
| Barry Sims | T | Oakland Raiders |
| Alex Smith | QB | San Francisco 49ers |
| Steve Smith | WR | Carolina Panthers |
| Paul Soliai | DT | Miami Dolphins |
| Paris Warren | WR | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (IR) |
| Eric Weddle | SS | San Diego Chargers |
| WYOMING (9) |
| CJ Brewer | WR | San Francisco (IR) |
| Patrick Chukwurah | LB/DE | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Aaron Elling | K | Cincinnati Bengals (IR) |
| Malcom Floyd | WR | San Diego Chargers |
| Adam Goldberg | LG | St. Louis Rams |
| Chase Johnson | LT | Minnesota Vikings |
| Corey Mace | DE | Buffalo Bills (PS) |
| Derrick Martin | CB | Baltimore Ravens |
| John Wendling | S | Buffalo Bills |
| Players in italics did not compete in MWC |
| IR = Injury Reserve |
| PS = Practice Squad |
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