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The Top Ranked Pitt Panthers Football Players of All-Time

 

Notes: The players on this list are the greatest pro players that finished their college career at this school.

What players did in college is not factored into this list.

Ranking Explanation

 

Rnk Athlete POS Rookie Yr Overall Rank
1 Aaron Donald DL 2014 4
2 Dan Marino QB 1983 33
3 Joe Schmidt LB 1953 86
4 Curtis Martin RB 1995 130
5 Larry Fitzgerald WR 2004 151
6 Tony Dorsett RB 1977 169
7 Rickey Jackson LB 1981 183
8 Darrelle Revis DB 2007 196
9 Chris Doleman DL 1985 203
10 LeSean McCoy RB 2009 247
11 Russ Grimm OL 1981 334
12 Mike Ditka TE 1961 418
13 Jimbo Covert OL 1983 611
14 Ruben Brown OL 1995 739
15 James Conner RB 2017 779
16 Bill Fralic OL 1985 788
17 John Reger LB 1955 810
18 Mark Stepnoski OL 1989 995
19 Jeff Christy OL 1993 997
20 Hugh Green LB 1981 1348
21 Brian O'Neill OL 2018 1385
22 Bill McPeak DL 1949 1393
23 Bill Maas DL 1984 1487
24 Andy Lee P 2004 1657
25 Joe Walton TE 1957 1697
26 David Logan DL 1979 1797
27 Fred Cox (K) K 1963 1812
28 Keith Hamilton DL 1992 1875
29 Ed Sharockman DB 1961 1974
30 John Paluck DL 1956 1995
31 Craig Heyward RB 1988 2167
32 Mark May OL 1981 2172
33 Antonio Bryant WR 2002 2309
34 Tyler Boyd WR 2016 2383
35 Carlton Williamson DB 1981 2477
36 Sean Gilbert DL 1992 2551
37 Dave Moore TE 1992 2778
38 Marshall Goldberg RB 1939 3001
39 Paul Martha DB 1964 3071
40 Jim Sweeney OL 1984 3151
41 Kevan Barlow RB 2001 3160
42 Randy McMillan RB 1981 3198
43 Jabaal Sheard DL 2011 3410
44 Tony Woods DL 1987 3468
45 Eric Crabtree WR 1966 3647
46 Cecil Johnson LB 1977 3744
47 Ricardo McDonald LB 1992 4120
48 Herb Stein OL 1921 4225
49 Jon Baker DL 1999 4262
50 Dion Lewis RB 2011 4395
51 Burt Grossman DL 1989 4501
52 Nick Goings RB 2001 4608
53 Sam Clancy DL 1982 4619
54 Fred Hoaglin OL 1966 4760
55 Gary Burley DL 1976 4762
56 Larry Swider P 1979 4782
57 Jordan Whitehead DB 2018 4811
58 Ben Kish RB 1940 4889
59 Tony Siragusa DL 1990 5025
60 Dick Haley DB 1959 5054
61 Matt Cavanaugh QB 1978 5227
62 Randy Holloway DL 1978 5343
63 Jim MacMurdo OL 1932 5375
64 Jim McCusker OL 1958 5543
65 Randy Dixon OL 1987 5582
66 Gerald Hayes LB 2003 5696
67 Edgar F. Jones RB 1945 5872
68 Ed Matesic QB 1934 6181
69 Richie McCabe DB 1955 6216
70 Warren Heller RB 1934 6462
71 Gibby Welch RB 1928 6523
72 Greg Meisner DL 1981 6635
73 Billy Reynolds (PR) PR 1953 6789
74 Marty Schottenheimer LB 1965 6855
75 Bob Thurbon RB 1943 6871
76 Billy Reynolds RB 1953 6880
77 Gordon Jones WR 1979 6951
78 Herb Sies OL 1920 6997
79 Bryant Salter DB 1971 7161
80 LaRod Stephens-Howling (KR) KR 2009 7272
81 John Huzvar RB 1952 7421
82 Paul Cuba OL 1933 7487
83 K'Waun Williams DB 2014 7500
84 Don Parrish DL 1978 7620
85 Kenny Pickett QB 2022 7769
86 David Trout K 1981 7771
87 Marc Spindler DL 1990 7774
88 Bobby Epps RB 1954 7790
89 Lou Palatella OL 1955 7799
90 Shawntae Spencer DB 2004 7883
91 LaRod Stephens-Howling RB 2009 7981
92 Tim Lewis DB 1983 8012
93 J.C. Wilson DB 1978 8143
94 Bill Daddio (K) K 1941 8302
95 Jerry Olsavsky LB 1989 8361
96 Lousaka Polite RB 2004 8455
97 Jerry Boyarsky DL 1981 8505
98 Joe Skladany E 1934 8555
99 Red Pearlman OL 1920 8650
100 Darnell Dinkins TE 2000 8811
101 Jess Quatse OL 1933 8874
102 Glenn Hyde OL 1974 9006
103 Tiny Thornhill OL 1920 9018
104 Dion Lewis (KR) KR 2011 9054
105 Paul Collins E 1932 9198
106 John Sack OL 1923 9221
107 Izzy Weinstock RB 1935 9395
108 Bob Kuziel OL 1972 9492
109 James Clark RB 1933 9560
110 Calijah Kancey DL 2023 9721
111 Andy Salata OL 1929 9722
112 Charlie Brueckman LB 1958 9773
113 Anthony Dorsett DB 1996 9797
114 Marshall Goldberg (KR) KR 1939 9829
115 Kris Wilson TE 2004 10000
116 Theodore Schmitt OL 1938 10067
117 Bob Thurbon (KR) KR 1943 10076
118 Hoot Flanagan RB 1925 10113
119 Willie Collier WR 1981 10135
120 George Kracum RB 1941 10166
121 Billy Reynolds (KR) KR 1953 10188
122 Walter West RB 1944 10282
123 Jim Cunningham RB 1961 10370
124 Bob Hoel OL 1935 10398
125 Heinie Weisenbaugh RB 1935 10448
126 George Radosevich OL 1954 10532
127 Torrie Cox (KR) KR 2004 10566
128 Lou Slaby LB 1964 10612
129 John Guzik LB 1958 10667
130 Frank Walton OL 1934 10752
131 Bill Kern OL 1929 10893
132 Ralph Fife OL 1942 10900
133 Hank Poteat (PR) PR 2000 10915
134 Alex Van Pelt QB 1993 11054
135 Tom Barndt DL 1995 11127
136 Jim Flanigan Sr. LB 1967 11138
137 Elmer Merkovsky OL 1944 11155
138 Henry Ford (1931) DB 1955 11164
139 Dick Cassiano RB 1940 11168
140 Jeff Delaney DB 1979 11199
141 Troy Benson LB 1985 11304
142 Charlie V. Hall DB 1971 11369
143 Al Chesley LB 1979 11428
144 Billy Davis WR 1995 11590
145 Nick Bolkovac (K) K 1951 11757
146 Fred Glatz P 1956 11777
147 Frank Kristufek OL 1940 11794
148 Avonte Maddox DB 2018 11815
149 Dave Puzzuoli DL 1983 11827
150 Bob Gruber OL 1980 11852
151 Jim Morrow RB 1921 12030
152 Eric Schubert K 1985 12075
153 Jim Corbett TE 1977 12214
154 Marshall Goldberg (PR) PR 1939 12299
155 Clint Session LB 2007 12392
156 Edgar F. Jones (KR) KR 1945 12433
157 Stan Olejniczak OL 1935 12445
158 Bill Daddio E 1941 12666
159 Henry Ford (1931) (PR) PR 1955 12693
160 Ernie Bonelli RB 1945 12706
161 Mike Sebastian E 1935 12851
162 Doc Parkinson RB 1931 12853
163 Mike McGlynn OL 2008 12900
164 Ted Dailey E 1933 13143
165 Tom Savage QB 2014 13332
166 Bill Neill DL 1981 13519
167 Art Gob DL 1959 13549
168 Dick Haley (KR) KR 1959 13550
169 Bill Dutton RB 1943 13564
170 Red Seidelson OL 1925 13710
171 Frank W. Patrick RB 1938 13828
172 Frank Hood QB 1933 13955
173 Vinnie Sites E 1936 13980
174 Hank Poteat (KR) KR 2000 14129
175 Fred Mazurek (KR) KR 1965 14211
176 Nathan Peterman QB 2017 14272
177 Jim Woodruff E 1926 14519
178 Mark Gunn DL 1991 14693
179 Joe Zombek DL 1954 14739
180 Tom Flynn DB 1984 14797
181 Hank Poteat DB 2000 14827
182 Nick Bolkovac DL 1951 14883
183 Louis Riddick DB 1991 14947
184 Jason Pinnock DB 2021 14956
185 Henry Hynoski Jr. RB 2011 15112
186 Lorenzo Freeman DL 1987 15118
187 Steve Israel DB 1992 15120
188 Steve Petro OL 1939 15126
189 Tom Flynn (PR) PR 1984 15282
190 Paul Martha (KR) KR 1964 15302
191 Jack Itzel RB 1945 15312
192 Dick Haley (PR) PR 1959 15421
193 Jesse Brown RB 1926 15588
194 Fred Cox (P) P 1963 15593
195 Dietrich Jells WR 1996 15605
196 Mike Roussos OL 1946 15666
197 Randy Reutershan (PR) PR 1978 15951
198 Karl Farmer (KR) KR 1976 15953
199 Rashad Weaver LB 2021 16019
200 Adam Walker RB 1992 16024
201 Paul Martha (PR) PR 1964 16090
202 Averell Daniell OL 1937 16108
203 Eldred Kraemer OL 1955 16216
204 Ralph Cindrich LB 1972 16246
205 Carson Long K 1977 16323
206 Frank Mattioli OL 1946 16344
207 Fred Mazurek WR 1965 16444
208 Tim Lewis (KR) KR 1983 16574
209 H.B. Blades LB 2007 16735
210 Rich Kraynak LB 1983 16755
211 Patrick Jones LB 2021 16897
212 Tyler Palko QB 2010 17262
213 Bryan Thomas (RB) RB 1983 17500
214 Jonathan Baldwin WR 2011 17692
215 Tom Tumulty LB 1996 17952
216 Karl Farmer WR 1976 18055
217 John Cenci OL 1956 18062
218 Qadree Ollison RB 2019 18086
219 Milo Gwosden E 1925 18568
220 Israel Abanikanda RB 2023 18678
221 Dwight Collins WR 1984 18687
222 Jo Jo Heath DB 1980 18710
223 Bob Clemens RB 1962 18945
224 Tom Sims DL 1990 19237
225 Larry Peace RB 1940 19343
226 T.J. Clemmings OL 2015 19401
227 Tom Perko LB 1976 19809
228 Jeff Otah OL 2008 20071
229 Bryan Knight LB 2002 20350
230 Julius Dawkins WR 1983 20476
231 Tom Ricketts OL 1989 20660
232 Devin Street WR 2014 20822
233 Dane Jackson DB 2020 20858
234 Bob Jury DB 1978 20875
235 Lucas Krull TE 2022 20888
236 Curvin Richards RB 1991 20966
237 John Congemi QB 1987 20999
238 Phil Clarke LB 1999 21550
239 DJ Turner WR 2021 21602
240 Zeke Wissinger OL 1926 21746
241 Dick Mills OL 1961 21748
242 Damar Hamlin DB 2021 21762
243 Tom Brown (RB) RB 1987 21989
244 Joe Carroll LB 1972 22060
245 Ron Sams OL 1983 22078
246 Nate Byham TE 2010 22178
247 Ron Holliday WR 1970 22471
248 Bob Buczkowski DL 1986 22523
249 Emil Boures OL 1982 22573
250 Bub Means WR 2024 22606
251 Ralph Chase OL 1926 22816
252 Claude Harriott DL 2004 22991
253 Rob Petitti OL 2005 23195
254 Alonzo Hampton DB 1990 23317
255 Brandon Miree RB 2004 23354
256 Billy Owens DB 1988 23504
257 J.P. Holtz TE 2016 23536
258 Mike Mohring DL 1997 23643
259 Chad Dukes RB 1995 23663
260 Jason Pinkston OL 2011 23696
261 Dorin Dickerson WR 2010 23790
262 Rob Coons TE 1995 23878
263 Scott McKillop LB 2009 24210
264 Matt Goncalves OL 2024 24287
265 Lucas Nix OL 2012 24366
266 Matt Lytle QB 2000 24425
267 Lynn Thomas DB 1981 24499
268 Torrie Cox DB 2004 24592
269 Jon Carter DL 1988 25395
270 Kirk McMullen TE 2001 25612
271 Dewayne Hendrix DL 2019 25640
272 Vernon Lewis DB 1993 26232
273 Cornell Holloway DB 1989 26331
274 Rob Fada OL 1983 26372
275 Dom DeCicco LB 2011 26959
276 Nicholas Grigsby LB 2016 27116
277 Damarri Mathis DB 2022 27145
278 Joe Clermond DL 2008 27374
279 Gary Richard DB 1988 27382
280 Mike Halapin DL 1996 27458
281 Troy Hill (1962) DB 1984 27832
282 Aaron Berry DB 2010 28014
283 Mitch Zalnasky E 1966 28036
284 Tino Sunseri QB 2013 28514
285 SirVocea Dennis LB 2023 28788
286 Josh Lay DB 2006 28827
287 Al Romano DL 1977 28967
288 Dan Crossman DB 1990 29097
289 Zeke Gadson LB 1988 29329
290 Pete Gonzalez QB 1998 29517
291 Ryan Lewis DB 2017 29812
292 Carter Warren OL 2023 29813
293 Ramon Walker DB 2002 29818
294 Brian Greenfield P 1991 29890
295 Carnel Smith DL 1990 29921
296 Buddy Jackson DB 2012 29943
297 Don Silvestri K 1992 30019
298 Quintin Jones DB 1988 30753
299 Roman Matusz OL 1990 30939
300 Tony Brown (OL) OL 1986 30967
301 David Priestley QB 2002 31175
302 Kennard Cox DB 2008 31345
303 Rod Rutherford QB 2004 31418
304 Julian Graham DL 2000 31476
305 Lafayette Pitts DB 2016 31480
306 Jaryd Jones-Smith OL 2018 31823
307 Dean Caliguire OL 1990 32144
308 Thomas Smith (DL) DL 2007 32241
309 Eric Johnson (1974) DL 1999 32326
310 Greg Lee (WR) WR 2006 32364
311 Greg Christy OL 1985 32399
312 Al Wenglikowski LB 1984 32611
313 Sean Conley K 1993 32721
314 Nate Cochran P 1997 32836
315 Curtis Anderson (DB) DB 1997 33043
316 Charles Spencer OL 2006 33073
317 Teryl Austin DB 1988 33116
318 Gary Silvestri DL 1979 33224
319 Shakir Soto DL 2017 33398
320 Junior Green WR 1994 33666
321 Oluwaseun Idowu LB 2019 33700
322 Sean Conley (P) P 1993 33864
323 Jim Buckmon LB 1974 33900
324 J.C. Pelusi DL 1983 34017
325 Adam Walker (KR) KR 1992 34123
326 Jimmy Morrissey OL 2021 34187
327 Darrell Strong TE 2008 34206
328 John Moss LB 1973 34527
329 C.J. Davis OL 2010 34557
330 Cal Adomitis OL 2022 34731
331 Ed Stowe LB 1958 34733
332 Habakkuk Baldonado DL 2023 34756
333 Mick Williams DL 2012 34766
334 Bryan Anderson OL 2003 34781
335 Dontez Ford WR 2017 35510
336 Maurice Ffrench WR 2020 35615
337 Paris Ford DB 2021 35974
338 Lamar Slade WR 2004 36092
339 Darcey Levy WR 2002 36245
340 Jo Jo Heath (KR) KR 1980 36483
341 Rafael Araujo-Lopes WR 2019 36547
342 Chris Blewitt K 2017 36586
343 Maurice Williams (1987) WR 2011 36758
344 Dorian Johnson OL 2017 36824
345 Scott Orndoff TE 2017 36943
346 Bill Stull QB 2010 36973
347 Marcus Minor OL 2023 37060
348 Jo Jo Heath (PR) PR 1980 37159
349 Jaylen Twyman DL 2021 37282
350 Billy Osborne WR 1990 37470
351 Ryan Winslow P 2018 37563
352 Keith Tinsley WR 1987 37582
353 Keyshon Camp DL 2022 37598
354 Alex Kessman K 2021 37621
355 James Folston III LB 2019 37733
356 Vince Scorsone DL 1957 37937
357 Jester Weah WR 2018 38462
358 Oderick Turner WR 2009 38476
359 Pete Simonian RB 2000 38827
360 Bill Schafer WR 1993 39010
361 Jake Hoffart WR 1999 39072
362 Chris Curd WR 2004 39294

 


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