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 who is currently the director of player engagement and youth football for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He 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.
Robert Theodore Trumpy Jr. is an American former football tight end who played for the Cincinnati Bengals in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL), from 1968 through 1977. He was a two-time NFL Pro Bowler and a two-time AFL All-Star. Following his playing career, Trumpy spent many years as a broadcast color analyst, calling four Super Bowls. He was given the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014.
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.
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.
Matt Bushman is an American former professional football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played high school football at Sabino High School in Tucson, Arizona, where he led the country in receiving yards by a tight end his senior year with 1,583 yards and 26 touchdowns. After serving as a Mormon missionary in Chile from 2014 to 2016, Bushman played for the BYU Cougars football team from 2017 to 2020. While at BYU, he was a freshman All-American, led the team in receiving yards for three straight seasons, and was a two-time Phil Steele All-Independent first team selection. He missed the entire 2020 season due to injury. He also played college baseball for the BYU Cougars baseball team in 2017.
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.
