Ben Terrence Coates Jr. is an American former football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons, primarily with the New England Patriots. He played college football at Livingstone College and was selected by the Patriots in the fifth round of the 1991 NFL draft, where spent all but one season of his professional career. In his final season, he was a member of the Baltimore Ravens.
Jay McKinley Novacek is an American former football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis / Phoenix Cardinals (1985–1989) and the Dallas Cowboys (1990–1995). He played college football for the Wyoming Cowboys and was selected by the Cardinals in the sixth round of the 1985 NFL draft. Novacek was a five-time Pro Bowler, who was selected to play each year from 1991 through 1995. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
Christian Ashley Fauria is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, earning third-team All-American honors in 1994.
Charles Wesley Walls is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons.
Brad Allen St. Louis is a former American football long snapper. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL draft as a tight end. He played college football at Southwest Missouri State University.
Rodney Alan Holman is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals (1982–1992), and the Detroit Lions (1993–1995) of the National Football League (NFL).
Marcus LaJuan Pollard is an American former professional football tight end and current director of player engagement and youth football for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Pollard played 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with four teams, the Indianapolis Colts, Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks, and Atlanta Falcons. Pollard was also an off-season member of the New England Patriots.
Byron Daniel Chamberlain is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wayne State Wildcats. He was selected in the seventh round of the 1995 NFL draft and played professionally for the Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, and the Washington Redskins. Chamberlain won back-to-back Super Bowl championships as a member of the Broncos. He was voted to the 2002 Pro Bowl while with the Vikings.
Douglas Durant Cosbie is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Santa Clara University.
David Lyle Sloan is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints.
Ronald Allen Middleton is an American football coach and former player who is the tight ends coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). Middeton played college football for the Auburn Tigers and in the NFL from 1986 to 1995, including for the Washington Redskins (1990-1993). He has coached college teams including the Troy Trojans, Ole Miss Rebels, and the Duke Blue Devils, and in the NFL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jacksonville Jaguars.
Peter Clark Mitchell is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football for the Boston College Eagles, and was a two-time All-American. He played professionally for the Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Giants and Detroit Lions of the NFL.
Anselm Aniagboso Ofodile Jr. is an American former professional football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Ravens, selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 1994 NFL draft. He played college football at University of Missouri. He is now the head football coach of Festus High School in Festus, Missouri.
David Ausberry is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Southern California and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the 2011 NFL draft.
Michael L. Pope is an American former coach in the National Football League (NFL). He is best known as the tight ends coach for the New York Giants, serving on all four of their Super Bowl championship teams.
Kelly Reardon Blackwell is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the Fort Worth Cavalry in the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs, earning consensus All-American honors in 1991.
Hayward John Clay Jr. is an American former professional football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Rams and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Texas A&M University.
John Wayne Kelsey is a former American football tight end in the World Football League (WFL) for The Hawaiians. He played college football at the University of Missouri.
Clayton Ray Echard is an American television personality best known for his appearances as a contestant on season 18 of The Bachelorette, and as the star of season 26 of The Bachelor. He played college football for Missouri and spent training camp with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL) in 2016.
Thomas Tyree McLemore is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns, and Indianapolis Colts. He played college football for Southern and was a third-round pick of the Lions in the 1992 NFL draft.
