James Sanders is a former American football safety. He was selected by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL draft. He played college football at Fresno State.
Karl Paymah is a former American football cornerback. Paymah was last signed to the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 2005 NFL draft. He played college football at Washington State.
Michael K. Pittman Sr. is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs. He was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL draft. He is the father of Colts receiver Michael Pittman Jr.
'Skinny' Shannon Culver is a former Canadian Football League Wide receiver for the Baltimore Stallions (1994–95) Spring Football League Los Angeles Dragons (2000), XFL Orlando Rage (2001) and Arena Football League wide receiver for Anaheim Piranhas (1997), the Grand Rapids Rampage (1998), the Los Angeles Avengers (2000–2001), the Dallas Desperados (2002–2003), and the Austin Wranglers (2004). He then signed with the Arizona Rattlers after taking the 2005 season off. Culver played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys and Los Angeles Pierce College.
Jethro Fitzgerald Franklin is an American football coach and former player who most recently was the defensive line coach for the Missouri Tigers.
Derek Steven Hagan Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 2006 NFL draft. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Hagan also played for the New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, Oakland Raiders, and Tennessee Titans.
Adam Jennings is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL draft. He played college football at Fresno State.
Marcus Xavier McCauley Jr. is a former American football cornerback. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State.
Justise Hairston is a former American football running back. He was selected by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU).
Chris Denman is a former American football offensive lineman. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football at Fresno State.
Atnaf DeShawn Harris is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Fresno State and Cal State Northridge.
Clifton Smith, Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a running back and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL), Canadian Football League (CFL) and United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2008, and also played for the Miami Dolphins and Cleveland Browns of the NFL, the Virginia Destroyers of the UFL, and the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL.
D'Anthony Smith is a former American football nose tackle and Super Bowl XLVIII champion with the Seattle Seahawks. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round of the 2010 NFL draft. He played college football at Louisiana Tech University after receiving a Division I athletic scholarship.
Garrett Robert McIntyre is a former American football linebacker. McIntyre is of Scottish ancestry. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks in 2006. He played college football at Fresno State.
Tyeler Davison is an American football nose tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Fresno State. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft.
Robert Apisa is an American actor and former football fullback. He played college football at Michigan State University.
Mykal Walker is an American football linebacker for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Azusa Pacific Cougars and Fresno State Bulldogs and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft. Walker has also been a member of the Chicago Bears, Las Vegas Raiders, and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Netane Muti is an American football guard for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Fresno State.
DaRon Bland is an American football cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Sacramento State before transferring to Fresno State. In 2023, he set the NFL single-season record for most interceptions returned for a touchdown with five.
Ronnie Rivers is an American football running back for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals after being undrafted in the 2022 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State.
