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The Top Ranked Texas Longhorns 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 Earl Thomas DB 2010 209
2 Earl Campbell RB 1978 238
3 Bobby Dillon DB 1952 244
4 Steve McMichael DL 1980 263
5 Jamaal Charles RB 2008 443
6 Bud McFadin DL 1952 488
7 Priest Holmes RB 1997 527
8 Bobby Layne QB 1948 598
9 Doug English DL 1975 621
10 Derrick Johnson LB 2005 659
11 Ricky Williams RB 1999 698
12 Jerry Gray DB 1985 724
13 Ox Emerson OL 1931 794
14 Tommy Nobis LB 1966 943
15 Shaun Rogers DL 2001 995
16 Casey Hampton DL 2001 996
17 Raymond Clayborn DB 1977 1018
18 Harley Sewell OL 1953 1072
19 Brian Orakpo LB 2009 1164
20 Justin Tucker K 2012 1271
21 Quandre Diggs DB 2015 1293
22 Tom Landry DB 1949 1471
23 Bill Bradley DB 1969 1495
24 Leonard Davis OL 2001 1504
25 Eric Metcalf WR 1989 1646
26 Jerry Sisemore OL 1973 1675
27 Michael Griffin DB 2007 1802
28 Roy E. Williams WR 2004 1807
29 Diron Talbert DL 1967 1870
30 Phil Dawson K 1998 1948
31 Eric Metcalf (PR) PR 1989 1972
32 Spec Sanders RB 1946 2341
33 Vince Young QB 2006 2413
34 George Sauer (WR) WR 1965 2455
35 Winfred Tubbs LB 1994 2491
36 Michael Dickson P 2018 2521
37 Johnnie Johnson DB 1980 2587
38 Cedric Benson RB 2005 2602
39 Jordan Hicks LB 2015 2631
40 Glenn Blackwood DB 1979 2691
41 Pete Lammons TE 1966 2698
42 Tony Brackens DL 1996 2844
43 John Elliott DL 1967 2968
44 Quentin Jammer DB 2002 3032
45 Dave Studdard OL 1979 3066
46 Ray Poage WR 1963 3122
47 Raul Allegre K 1983 3198
48 Cory Redding DL 2003 3218
49 Al Rose E 1930 3231
50 Mal Kutner E 1946 3331
51 Stanley Richard DB 1991 3333
52 Brian Robison DL 2007 3357
53 Bryan Millard OL 1984 3396
54 Mike Baab OL 1982 3503
55 Lyle Sendlein OL 2007 3513
56 Ernie Koy RB 1965 3588
57 Olen Underwood LB 1965 3657
58 Roosevelt Leaks RB 1975 3683
59 Jim Bertelsen RB 1972 3694
60 Tom Landry (P) P 1949 3746
61 Shane Dronett DL 1992 3815
62 Howard Fest OL 1968 3954
63 Bruce Scholtz LB 1982 4020
64 Justin Blalock OL 2007 4052
65 Alfred Jackson WR 1978 4056
66 Kenny Vaccaro DB 2013 4077
67 Bo Scaife TE 2005 4090
68 Buck Lansford OL 1955 4240
69 Carlton Massey DL 1954 4481
70 Mike Dowdle LB 1960 4511
71 Colt McCoy QB 2010 4586
72 Malcolm Brown RB 2015 4631
73 Derrick Dockery OL 2003 4654
74 Malcom Brown DL 2015 4682
75 Larry Stephens DL 1960 4772
76 Devin Duvernay (PR) PR 2020 4789
77 Eric Metcalf (KR) KR 1989 4808
78 Dan Neil OL 1997 4929
79 Michael Huff DB 2006 5080
80 Lamarr Houston DL 2010 5101
81 Tex Grigg RB 1920 5153
82 Marquise Goodwin WR 2013 5175
83 Russell Erxleben P 1979 5225
84 Jay Arnold RB 1937 5462
85 Terry Orr TE 1986 5527
86 Henry Melton DL 2009 5618
87 Blake Brockermeyer OL 1995 5645
88 Spec Sanders (P) P 1946 5820
89 Ernie Koy (P) P 1965 5829
90 Jim Bertelsen (PR) PR 1972 5858
91 Roy Miller DL 2009 5879
92 Ken Jackson OL 1951 5944
93 Kerry Cash TE 1991 5959
94 D'Onta Foreman RB 2017 5980
95 Bill Bradley (PR) PR 1969 6018
96 Bob McKay OL 1970 6090
97 Bill Hughes OL 1937 6168
98 Les Peterson E 1931 6179
99 Lam Jones WR 1980 6262
100 Don Talbert OL 1962 6391
101 Alex Okafor DL 2013 6449
102 Kenneth Sims DL 1982 6475
103 Doug Dawson OL 1984 6565
104 Scott Appleton DL 1964 6579
105 Jermichael Finley TE 2008 6741
106 Connor Williams OL 2018 6754
107 Keith Cash TE 1991 6865
108 Randy Clay RB 1950 7017
109 Ahmard Hall RB 2006 7059
110 Fozzy Whittaker RB 2012 7067
111 Adrian Phillips DB 2014 7156
112 Cedric Griffin DB 2006 7473
113 Bobby Layne (K) K 1948 7482
114 Britt Hager LB 1989 7560
115 Sam Acho LB 2011 7613
116 Devin Duvernay (KR) KR 2020 7693
117 Spec Sanders (KR) KR 1946 7745
118 Lee Brooks DL 1970 7833
119 John Teltschik P 1986 7873
120 David Thomas TE 2006 7925
121 Nathan Vasher DB 2004 8118
122 Tarell Brown DB 2007 8212
123 Bijan Robinson RB 2023 8265
124 Pete Layden QB 1948 8345
125 Bill Bradley (P) P 1969 8361
126 Terry Tausch OL 1982 8407
127 Roy McKay (P) P 1944 8467
128 Buddy Jungmichel OL 1946 8737
129 Poona Ford DL 2018 8807
130 Bob Simmons OL 1976 8809
131 Joel H. Williams OL 1948 8910
132 Stan Mauldin OL 1943 9107
133 Quan Cosby (PR) PR 2009 9128
134 Jim Hudson DB 1965 9174
135 Chris Ogbonnaya RB 2009 9363
136 Buddy Tynes RB 1924 9422
137 Don Menasco DB 1952 9425
138 Adam Schreiber OL 1984 9492
139 Joe Vance RB 1931 9618
140 Chris Simms QB 2003 9652
141 Cotton Speyrer WR 1972 9689
142 Ox Eckhardt RB 1928 9716
143 Spec Sanders (PR) PR 1946 9843
144 Charles Omenihu DL 2019 10110
145 Raymond Clayborn (KR) KR 1977 10118
146 Trey Hopkins OL 2014 10201
147 Cotton Speyrer (KR) KR 1972 10287
148 Aaron Ross DB 2007 10553
149 Monte Lee LB 1961 10612
150 Mike Ruether OL 1984 10682
151 D.D. Lewis (1979) LB 2002 10727
152 Kiki DeAyala LB 1983 10737
153 Roy McKay RB 1944 10746
154 Tom Stolhandske LB 1955 10791
155 Geoff Swaim TE 2015 10850
156 Happy Feller K 1971 11209
157 Bob E. Bryant TE 1960 11356
158 Don Allen RB 1960 11357
159 Keenan Robinson LB 2012 11429
160 William Graham DB 1982 11596
161 Bobby Micho TE 1984 11627
162 Carl Larpenter OL 1960 11719
163 Pete Layden (KR) KR 1948 11783
164 Cameron Dicker K 2022 11801
165 Fozzy Whittaker (KR) KR 2012 11825
166 Bryant Westbrook DB 1997 11852
167 Brandon Jones (DB) DB 2020 12007
168 Rat Watson RB 1922 12017
169 Harry Stafford E 1934 12184
170 Jim Callahan (KR) KR 1944 12422
171 Jamaal Charles (KR) KR 2008 12546
172 Lew Mayne RB 1946 12820
173 Roschon Johnson RB 2023 12837
174 Herkie Walls WR 1983 13208
175 Chris C. Carter DB 1997 13237
176 Jim Lansford OL 1952 13439
177 Mossy Cade DB 1984 13485
178 Quan Cosby (KR) KR 2009 13545
179 Tom Landry (PR) PR 1949 13564
180 Vern Martin RB 1942 13571
181 Andrew Beck RB 2019 13650
182 Devin Duvernay WR 2020 13655
183 Rodney Tate (KR) KR 1982 13683
184 Robin Sendlein LB 1981 13744
185 Ricky Churchman DB 1980 13812
186 Pete Layden (PR) PR 1948 13833
187 Ted Koy TE 1970 13861
188 George Petrovich OL 1948 13862
189 Vic Vasicek OL 1949 13917
190 Gene Chilton OL 1986 13946
191 Deck Shelley RB 1931 14000
192 John Goodson P 1982 14145
193 Derrick Hatchett DB 1980 14195
194 DeShon Elliott DB 2018 14322
195 Selvin Young RB 2007 14449
196 Jack Freeman OL 1943 14518
197 Tony Jones WR 1990 14546
198 Wane McGarity WR 1999 14587
199 Hassan Ridgeway DL 2016 14684
200 Red Wolfe RB 1938 14782
201 Ed E. Williams LB 1984 14979
202 Marcus Johnson (WR) WR 2016 15097
203 Marquise Goodwin (KR) KR 2013 15159
204 Bill Bradley (KR) KR 1969 15195
205 Gib Dawson RB 1953 15316
206 Aaron Ross (PR) PR 2007 15423
207 Carl Mayes RB 1952 15464
208 Johnnie Johnson (PR) PR 1980 15586
209 Phil Harris (KR) KR 1966 15723
210 Jonathan Scott OL 2006 16068
211 Jordan Shipley (PR) PR 2010 16102
212 Ernie Koy (KR) KR 1965 16123
213 Alfred Jackson (PR) PR 1978 16236
214 Tommy Wade QB 1964 16516
215 Darryl Clark RB 1983 16550
216 Eric Holle DL 1984 16568
217 Cedric Woodard DL 2000 16616
218 Stephen Braggs DB 1987 16694
219 Michael Griffin (KR) KR 2007 16724
220 Tim Crowder DL 2007 16819
221 Samuel Cosmi OL 2021 16912
222 Brian K. Jones LB 1991 17009
223 Mike D. Williams OL 2002 17168
224 Jordan Shipley WR 2010 17173
225 Sam Ehlinger QB 2021 17177
226 Cullen Loeffler OL 2004 17280
227 Noble Doss RB 1942 17430
228 Hank Harris OL 1947 17575
229 Willie Zapalac LB 1971 17594
230 Marcus Wilkins LB 2002 17662
231 Herb Gray DL 1956 17784
232 Aaron Williams DB 2011 17901
233 Jimmy Saxton RB 1962 17946
234 Everett Gay WR 1987 18076
235 Jim Callahan RB 1944 18213
236 Bill Acker DL 1980 18269
237 Ta'Quon Graham DL 2021 18465
238 Alex Waits P 1991 18561
239 Lil'Jordan Humphrey WR 2019 18612
240 Rodney Tate RB 1982 18625
241 Jackson Jeffcoat LB 2014 18903
242 Wane McGarity (PR) PR 1999 19176
243 Joe Parker E 1944 19213
244 Kasey Studdard OL 2007 19307
245 Harlan Wetz OL 1947 19324
246 Loyd Wainscott LB 1969 19497
247 Don Weedon OL 1947 19797
248 Ty Allert LB 1986 19867
249 Lew Holder E 1949 19924
250 Ray Keeling OL 1938 19929
251 Rodrique Wright DL 2006 20240
252 Jeff Leiding LB 1984 20291
253 Bill Collins OL 1947 20366
254 Bobby Johnson DB 1983 20535
255 Quan Cosby WR 2009 20653
256 Joseph Ossai DL 2021 20776
257 Collin Johnson WR 2020 20848
258 Zuehl Conoly OL 1943 21007
259 Lawrence Sampleton TE 1982 21214
260 Van Malone DB 1994 21268
261 Craig Curry DB 1984 21321
262 Walt Heap RB 1947 21425
263 Edward Kelley DB 1955 21468
264 Brad Shearer DL 1978 21492
265 Al Lawler RB 1948 21552
266 Taje Allen DB 1997 21645
267 Menan Schriewer E 1956 21697
268 Limas Sweed WR 2008 21775
269 Stan Thomas OL 1991 21829
270 Don Williams OL 1941 22070
271 Malcolm Roach DL 2020 22193
272 Ed Kelley OL 1948 22242
273 Tommy Jeter DL 1992 22365
274 Phil Harris DB 1966 22477
275 A.J. Jones RB 1982 22572
276 Mike Hatchett LB 1982 22809
277 Kwame Cavil WR 2000 22865
278 Marcus Tubbs DL 2004 22998
279 Jitter Fields (KR) KR 1984 23249
280 June James LB 1985 23284
281 Jitter Fields (PR) PR 1984 23464
282 John Haines DL 1984 23660
283 Claire Branch RB 1960 23694
284 John Hagy DB 1988 23706
285 Joe Shearin OL 1982 23837
286 Calvin Anderson OL 2019 24287
287 Ray Woodard DL 1987 24321
288 Fred Acorn DB 1984 24323
289 Kris Boyd DB 2019 24331
290 Scott Palmer DL 1971 24553
291 Kalen Thornton LB 2004 24806
292 Travis Roach OL 1973 24888
293 David J. Jones OL 1984 24897
294 Bill Atessis DL 1971 24953
295 Mike Adams (WR) WR 1997 25004
296 Caden Sterns DB 2021 25008
297 Lovell Pinkney TE 1995 25074
298 Chykie Brown DB 2011 25105
299 Nick Rose K 2016 25120
300 Paul Jetton OL 1988 25175
301 Emmanuel Acho LB 2012 25236
302 P.J. Locke DB 2019 25255
303 Curtis Jackson WR 1999 25305
304 Malik Jefferson LB 2018 25626
305 James Patton DL 1992 25925
306 Kent Perkins OL 2017 25961
307 Les Studdard OL 1981 26032
308 Roddrick Muckelroy LB 2010 26037
309 Chuck R. Johnson OL 1992 26121
310 J.T. Seaholm DL 1958 26221
311 Jitter Fields DB 1984 26390
312 John Chiles WR 2011 26473
313 James Brown (QB) QB 1998 26749
314 Frank Okam DL 2008 26768
315 Oscar Giles DL 1995 26867
316 Pete Gardere P 1993 27227
317 Holton Hill DB 2018 27704
318 Deon Beasley DB 2010 27726
319 Kheeston Randall DL 2012 27802
320 Ricky Brown (RB) RB 2001 27807
321 Gary Johnson Jr. LB 2019 28261
322 Tyrone Swoopes TE 2017 28278
323 Shon Mitchell RB 1998 28374
324 Curtis Brown (DB) DB 2011 28541
325 Tony Hills OL 2010 28879
326 Mark Chalmers DL 1975 28939
327 Brenden Schooler DB 2022 29399
328 Lance Gunn DB 1993 29804
329 Wane McGarity (KR) KR 1999 29833
330 Donnie Little WR 1982 29908
331 Keondre Coburn DL 2023 29963
332 Anthony Fera K 2015 30368
333 Deon Beasley (KR) KR 2010 30416
334 Anthony Fera (P) P 2015 30630
335 Derek Hadnot RB 1993 30651
336 Moro Ojomo DL 2023 31291
337 David Snow OL 2012 31394
338 Jeff McCulloch DL 2020 31844
339 Donald Hawkins OL 2014 31970
340 Curtis Jackson (PR) PR 1999 32203
341 Chris Nelson DL 2019 32277
342 Ahmad Brooks (DB) DB 2002 32664
343 Curtis Jackson (KR) KR 1999 32882
344 Donnie Little (PR) PR 1982 33201
345 Grady Cavness Jr. DB 1995 33338
346 Roderick Babers DB 2003 33405
347 Jeffrey McCulloch LB 2020 33419
348 Kenny Neal WR 1993 33471
349 D'Shawn Jamison DB 2023 33514
350 Josh Thompson DB 2022 33533

 


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