Debut year Player name Position Debut NFL/AFL team Notes 1943 Bob Thurbon RB Phil-Pitt Steagles Played 20 games for the Steagles and Card-Pitt between the 1943 and 1944 NFL seasons , and 2 games for the Buffalo Bisons during the 1946 AAFC season 1955 John Reger LB Pittsburgh Steelers Played 144 games for the Steelers and Washington Redskins between the 1955 and 1966 NFL seasons 1965 Fred Mazurek WR Washington Redskins Played 13 games for the Redskins between the 1965 and 1966 NFL seasons 1973 Ron Holliday WR San Diego Chargers Played 11 games for the Chargers during the 1973 NFL season 1976 Glenn Hyde T Denver Broncos Played 115 games for the Broncos, Baltimore Colts , Seattle Seahawks , and Kansas City Chiefs between the 1976 and 1987 NFL seasons 1977 Cecil Johnson LB Tampa Bay Buccaneers Played 111 games for the Buccaneers between the 1977 and 1985 NFL seasons 1981 David Trout K Pittsburgh Steelers Played 19 games for the Steelers during the 1981 and 1987 NFL seasons 1985 Greg Christy T Buffalo Bills Played 7 games for the Bills during the 1985 NFL season 1986 Tony Brown T New England Patriots Played 2 games for the Buffalo Bills during the 1987 NFL season 1987 Steve Apke LB Pittsburgh Steelers Played 3 games for the Steelers during the 1987 NFL season 1990 Tony Siragusa DT Indianapolis Colts Played 169 games for the Colts and Baltimore Ravens between the 1990 and 2001 NFL seasons 1992 Don Silvestri K Seattle Seahawks Played 28 games for the New York Jets between the 1995 and 1996 NFL seasons 1993 Vernon Lewis DB New England Patriots Played 44 games for the Patriots between the 1993 and 1996 NFL seasons 1995 Billy Davis WR Dallas Cowboys Played 93 games for the Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens between the 1995 and 2000 NFL seasons 1999 Matt Lytle QB Carolina Panthers Played 5 games for the Panthers and Seattle Seahawks between the 2000 and 2001 NFL seasons 2000 Darnell Dinkins TE New York Giants Played 89 games for the Giants, Baltimore Ravens , Cleveland Browns , and New Orleans Saints between the 2002 and 2009 NFL seasons 2001 Nick Goings RB Carolina Panthers Played 105 games for the Panthers between the 2001 and 2008 NFL seasons 2004 Lousaka Polite FB Dallas Cowboys Played 82 games for the Cowboys, Chicago Bears , Miami Dolphins , New England Patriots , and Atlanta Falcons between the 2004 and 2012 NFL seasons 2007 Tyler Palko QB New Orleans Saints Played 8 games for the Kansas City Chiefs between the 2010 and 2011 NFL seasons 2009 C. J. Davis G Carolina Panthers Played 14 games for the Panthers and Denver Broncos between the 2010 and 2012 NFL seasons 2011 Henry Hynoski FB New York Giants Played 46 games for the Giants between the 2011 and 2014 NFL seasons 2012 Lucas Nix G Oakland Raiders Played 15 games for the Raiders between the 2012 and 2013 NFL seasons 2014 K'Waun Williams DB Cleveland Browns Played 105 games for the Browns, San Francisco 49ers , and Denver Broncos between the 2014 and 2022 NFL seasons 2016 Nicholas Grigsby LB Los Angeles Rams Played 23 games for the Rams, New England Patriots , and Detroit Lions between the 2016 and 2018 NFL seasons 2016 J. P. Holtz TE Cleveland Browns Played 51 games for the Washington Redskins , Chicago Bears , and New Orleans Saints between the 2019 and 2023 NFL seasons 2016 Lafayette Pitts DB Miami Dolphins Played 40 games for the Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars , and Buffalo Bills between the 2016 and 2018 NFL seasons 2017 Ryan Lewis DB Arizona Cardinals Played 25 games for the Buffalo Bills , Indianapolis Colts , Philadelphia Eagles , Miami Dolphins and New York Giants between the 2018 and 2020 NFL seasons 2021 D. J. Turner WR Las Vegas Raiders Played 31 games for the Raiders between the 2022 and 2024 NFL seasons 2022 Cal Adomitis LS Cincinnati Bengals Played 49 games for the Bengals between the 2022 and 2024 NFL seasons 2022 Lucas Krull TE New Orleans Saints Played 21 games for the Saints and Denver Broncos between the 2022 and 2024 NFL seasons