List of football players from small colleges

This article is for American football players who played college football at small colleges (or large colleges with less well-known football programs) which do not have their own categories under Category:College football teams. As enough players from a college show up here, a category for that college may get created; if so, remove the player from this list and give his article a link to the new category. Please don't remove players unless such a category is created.

Abilene Christian University

 * John "Bradshaw" Layfield

Alabama A&M University

 * L.C. Greenwood
 * John Stallworth

University of Alabama at Birmingham

 * Roddy White

Appalachian State University

 * Dexter Coakley

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

 * Chris Akins

Arkansas State University

 * Bill Bergey

Augustana College (Illinois)

 * Ken Anderson

Azusa Pacific University

 * Christian Okoye

Ball State University

 * Reggie Hodges
 * Dante Ridgeway

Bethune-Cookman College

 * Nick Collins
 * Larry Little
 * Rashean Mathis

Bowling Green State University

 * Scott Mruczkowski

Bucknell University

 * Clarke Hinkle
 * Sam Havrilak

University of California at Davis

 * Rolf Benirschke
 * Ken O'Brien

Cal Poly Pomona

 * Jim Zorn

Central Connecticut State University

 * Richard Grieco

Central Michigan University

 * Eric Ghiaciuc
 * Gary Hogeboom
 * Adam Kieft

Central State University

 * Hugh Douglas
 * Erik Williams

Central Washington University

 * Jon Kitna

The Citadel

 * Nehemiah Broughton

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

 * Reggie Wells

Colgate University

 * Dan Fortmann

Colorado College

 * Glenn Presnell

Compton Community College

 * Joe Perry (football player)

University of Connecticut

 * Dan Orlovsky

University of Delaware

 * Rich Gannon

Delaware State University

 * Darnarien McCants
 * Jamaal Jackson
 * John Taylor (American football player)

Eastern Illinois University

 * John Jurkovic
 * Tony Romo

Eastern Michigan University

 * Jason Short

Eastern Washington University

 * Jesse Chatman
 * Lamont Brightful
 * Michael Roos

Emporia State University

 * Leon Lett

Fordham University

 * Vince Lombardi
 * Alex Wojciechowicz

Fort Valley State University

 * Greg Lloyd
 * Tyrone Poole

Gardner-Webb University

 * Jim Maxwell

Georgia Southern University

 * Adrian Peterson (Chicago Bears)

Glenville State College

 * Scott Otis

Gonzaga University

 * Tony Canadeo

Grand Valley State University

 * Keyonta Marshall

Gustavus Adolphus College

 * Ryan Hoag

Hardin-Simmons University

 * Bulldog Turner

Hofstra University

 * Wayne Chrebet

Howard University

 * Ronald Bartell
 * Marques Douglas

University of Idaho

 * Jerry Kramer
 * Yo Murphy
 * Jim Norton

Illinois State University

 * Duane Butler

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

 * LeRon McCoy

James Madison University

 * Charles Haley
 * Scott Norwood

John Carroll University

 * London Fletcher

Kent State University

 * Jack Lambert (American football player)
 * Don Nottingham

Knoxville College

 * Grady Jackson

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

 * Andre Reed

Lambuth University

 * Ron Dixon

Liberty University

 * Wayne Haddix
 * Samkon Gado

Livingstone College

 * Ben Coates

University of Louisiana at Monroe

 * Marty Booker
 * Chris Harris (football player)
 * Stan Humphries

University of Manitoba

 * Israel Idonije

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

 * Art Shell

University of Massachusetts Amherst

 * Greg Landry
 * Marcel Shipp

McKendree College

 * Josef Spudich

McNeese State University

 * B.J. Sams

Michigan Tech University

 * Joe Berger

Midwestern State University

 * Dominic Rhodes

Minnesota State University Moorhead (formerly Moorhead State University)

 * Nikita Koloff

Mississippi Valley State University

 * Deacon Jones
 * Jerry Rice

Missouri Southern State University

 * James Thrash

University of Montana

 * Doug Betters
 * Justin Green (football player)

Montana State University

 * Joey Thomas

Montclair State University

 * Sam Mills

Morehead State University

 * Phil Simms

Morgan State University

 * Leroy Kelly
 * Willie Lanier
 * Rosey Brown

University of Nebraska at Omaha

 * Chris Cooper (football player)

New Mexico State University

 * Tony Wragge

University of New Hampshire

 * Jerry Azumah

Nicholls State University

 * Chris Thompson (football player)

University of North Alabama

 * Harlon Hill

North Carolina A&T State University

 * Elvin Bethea

North Carolina Central University

 * John Baker Jr.

University of North Dakota

 * Jim Kleinsasser

North Dakota State University

 * Lamar Gordon
 * Robert Hunt (football player)

Northeastern University

 * Sean Jones (defensive end)

Northern Arizona University

 * Travis Brown
 * Paul Ernster
 * Todd McMillon

University of Northern Colorado

 * Vincent Jackson
 * Dirk Johnson

University of Northern Iowa

 * Eddie Berlin
 * Kurt Warner

Northern Michigan University

 * Steve Mariucci

Northwood University

 * Dedrick Roper

Ohio University

 * Ed O'Neill
 * Dave Zastudil

University of the Pacific (formerly College of the Pacific)

 * Eddie LeBaron
 * Gene Thomas

Portland State University

 * Neil Lomax

Prairie View A&M University

 * Clem Daniels
 * Ken Houston

Regis University (formerly Regis College)

 * Arnie Herber

Robert Morris University

 * Hank Fraley

Rutgers University

 * Jackie Smith

Saginaw Valley State University

 * Todd Herremans

St. Lawrence University

 * Dave Jennings

University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) (formerly St. Thomas College)

 * Walt Kiesling

Sam Houston State University

 * Josh McCown

University of San Francisco

 * Bob St. Clair
 * Gino Marchetti

Santa Clara University

 * Brent Jones

Savannah State University

 * Troy Hambrick
 * Shannon Sharpe

Scottsbluff Junior College (now Western Nebraska Community College)

 * Dick Lane

Sonoma State University

 * Larry Allen

South Carolina State University

 * Deacon Jones

South Dakota State University

 * Adam Vinatieri

University of South Florida

 * Bill Gramatica
 * Kawika Mitchell
 * J.R. Reed

Southern University

 * Mel Blount
 * Aeneas Williams

Southern Connecticut State University

 * Joe Andruzzi

Southern Illinois University

 * Brandon Jacobs (after Auburn University)

Southeast Missouri State University

 * Kelvin Anderson

State University of New York at Buffalo

 * John Stofa

State University of New York at Cortland

 * Kevin James

Stephen F. Austin State University

 * Larry Centers
 * Terrance Shaw

University of Tampa

 * John Matuszak

Temple University

 * Dan Klecko
 * Jason McKie

Tennessee State University

 * Joe Gilliam
 * Richard Dent
 * Ed "Too Tall" Jones

Tennessee Technological University

 * Frank Omiyale

Texas Southern University

 * Winston Hill

Texas State University-San Marcos (formerly Southwest Texas State)

 * Ricky Sanders

University of Toledo

 * Nick Kaczur

Tusculum College

 * Ricardo Colclough

Tuskegee University

 * Frank Walker (football player)
 * Harry Williams (football player)

Utah State University

 * Chris Cooley
 * Kevin Curtis
 * Merlin Olsen

Valdosta State University

 * Jessie Tuggle

Virginia State University

 * Billy McMullen

Walla Walla College

 * Michael Sellers

Wayne State University

 * Paul Butcher (NFL player)

Weber State University

 * Jamie Martin (football player)

Western Carolina University

 * Clyde Simmons

Western Illinois University

 * Rodney Harrison
 * Edgerton Hartwell
 * Mike Scifres

Western Kentucky University

 * Rod Smart
 * Jeremi Johnson (after Indiana University)

Western Michigan University

 * Jason Babin
 * Terry Crews

University of Western Ontario

 * Tyrone Williams (wide receiver)

West Virginia Wesleyan College

 * Cliff Battles

Widener University

 * Billy "White Shoes" Johnson

Wichita State University

 * Miller Farr
 * Bill Parcells

Williams College

 * Jack Maitland

Youngstown State University

 * Ron Jaworski
 * Ed O'Neill