Roland Owen McDole is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Harold Wade Phillips is an American football coach who is currently the head coach of the San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League (UFL). He has served as head coach of the Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, and Houston Roughnecks. He has also served as interim head coach for the New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, and the Houston Texans. Additionally, Phillips has long been considered to be among the best defensive coordinators in the NFL. In his long career, he has served as defensive coordinator in eight separate stints with seven different franchises. Multiple players under Phillips' system have won Defensive Player of the Year: Reggie White, Bryce Paup, Bruce Smith, J. J. Watt and Aaron Donald. Others under Phillips have won Defensive Rookie of the Year: Mike Croel and Shawne Merriman. In Phillips' lone Super Bowl victory, a defensive player would be named Super Bowl MVP: Von Miller.
Ndukwe Dike Kalu is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rice Owls. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 1997 NFL Draft.
Michael Glenn Sinclair is an American former professional football player and coach. He played defensive end for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Seattle Seahawks and the Philadelphia Eagles. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Seahawks. Sinclair was a three-time Pro Bowler in 1996, 1997 and 1998. He led the NFL in sacks in 1998 with 16.5, which is also the Seahawks single season franchise record.
Anthony Devon Pleasant is an American former professional American football player and assistant coach. A 6'5", 280-lb. defensive end from Century, Florida and Tennessee State University, Pleasant was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 1990 NFL Draft. He played in 14 NFL seasons from 1990 to 2004 for the Browns, Baltimore Ravens, Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, and New England Patriots. In his career, Pleasant appeared in 202 games and recorded 58.0 sacks with 2 interceptions.
Guido Albert Merkens Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback, running back, wide receiver, punter and defensive back for 10 seasons for the Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).
William Henry Fuller Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Fuller played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels and professionally for the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars of the United States Football League (USFL), and the Houston Oilers, Philadelphia Eagles, and San Diego Chargers of the NFL. Fuller was one of the better pass rushers in the NFL during his time in the league and finished his career with 100.5 sacks. He was named to the Pro Bowl four times and selected as an All-American twice while in college. In 2004, Fuller was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. During his career and after his retirement, Fuller has also done considerable work in raising funds for diabetes research.
George Edward Cumby is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1980s. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, thrice earning All-American honors, including a unanimous selection in 1979. A first-round pick in the 1980 NFL Draft, Cumby played professionally for the Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills, and Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. He was an athletic director and head football coach for Bishop Thomas K. Gorman Catholic School in Tyler, Texas. In 2016, he served as director of recruitment at Jacksonville College (TX).
Michael Anthony Pitts was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. He played college football for the University of Alabama, and was recognized as an All-American. He was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, and New England Patriots of the NFL.
Leonard Leo Brooks, Jr. was a professional American football defensive lineman, who played for the National Football League (NFL)'s St. Louis Cardinals. Following the death of his father-in-law that spring, he gave up his football playing career and returned to Austin to run the family business. He was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in February 2001 and died on April 4, 2002, at the M. D. Anderson Hospital in Houston.
Carlence Marquis "Keith" Mitchell is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints, the Houston Texans and the Jacksonville Jaguars between 1997 and 2003. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies.
James Patrick Holmes is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League (CFL), American Football League (AFL), and National Football League (NFL).
David Michael Nugent is a former professional American football defensive lineman for the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL).
Charlie Davis is a former professional American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). Davis was a 9th round selection by the Pittsburgh Steelers out of Texas Christian University in the 1974 NFL Draft. He played for seven seasons in the NFL. He was a back-up defensive tackle for the Steelers and a member of their first World Championship Super Bowl IX over the Minnesota Vikings, was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals Sep 15 1975, for whom he played from (1975–1979), and the Houston Oilers (1980). Charlie played the best game of his career in the 1975 NFC Divisional Playoffs against the LA Rams when he recorded 5 sacks and recovered a fumble.
Mack Henry Mitchell is an American former defensive end who played five seasons in the National Football League, mainly for the Cleveland Browns.
Leonard Renfro is a former professional American football defensive tackle who played two seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the first round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Eagles.
Derek Anthony Barnett is an American football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee, and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 14th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Jordan Montae Jenkins is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Georgia, and was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
Darius Shaquille Leonard is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at South Carolina State and was drafted in the second round of the 2018 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts. In his rookie season, Leonard led the league in tackles and was named a First-Team All-Pro and Defensive Rookie of the Year; he was also voted into the NFL Top 100 the following offseason. Leonard has been informally nicknamed "The Maniac" due to his energetic and productive on-field play.
