UNA PLAYERS IN THE
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE IN 2007
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Evan
Oglesby
Dallas Cowboys |
Lee
Vickers
Baltimore Ravens |
UNA players who have signed
contracts with professional football teams
DRAFT CHOICES
|
Draft |
Player |
Pos |
Team |
League |
Round |
Pick |
| 1954 |
Harlon Hill |
WR |
Chicago Bears |
NFL |
15th |
-- |
|
1961 |
Sammy Smith |
HB |
Denver Broncos |
AFL |
27th |
-- |
| 1980 |
Curtis Sirmones |
RB |
San Diego Chargers |
NFL |
8th |
219 |
|
1980 |
William Bowens |
LB |
Oakland Raiders |
NFL |
5th |
128 |
| 1980 |
Marcene Emmett |
DB |
Washington Redskins |
NFL |
12th |
327 |
|
1981 |
Jerry Hill |
WR |
Washington Redskins |
NFL |
11th |
284 |
| 1984 |
Rusty Towery |
QB |
Jacksonville Bulls |
USFL |
6th |
127 |
|
1984 |
Chuck McCurley |
TE |
Jacksonville, Bulls |
USFL |
6th |
126 |
| 1984 |
Rod Brooks |
DB |
Michigan Panthers |
USFL |
16th |
325 |
|
1985 |
Daryl Smith |
DB |
Denver Broncos |
NFL |
9th |
325 |
| 1985 |
Daryl Smith |
DB |
Portland Breakers |
USFL |
2nd |
22 |
|
1986 |
Lewis Billups |
DB |
Cincinnati Bengals |
NFL |
2nd |
38 |
| 1986 |
Billy Witt |
DE |
Buffalo Bills |
NFL |
11th |
282 |
|
1988 |
Shawn Lee |
DT |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
NFL |
6th |
163 |
| 1988 |
Wendell Phillips |
DB |
San Diego Chargers |
NFL |
12th |
324 |
|
1992 |
Bennie Jennings |
TE |
Sacramento Surge |
WLAF |
-- |
-- |
| 1996 |
Israel Raybon |
DE |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
NFL |
5th |
163 |
|
1996 |
Marcus Keyes |
DT |
Chicago Bears |
NFL |
7th |
233 |
| 1996 |
Jarius Hayes |
TE |
Arizona Cardinals |
NFL |
7th |
212 |
|
1999 |
Bobby Collins |
TE |
Buffalo Bills |
NFL |
4th |
122 |
| 1999 |
Tyrone Bell |
DB |
San Diego Chargers |
NFL |
6th |
178 |
FREE AGENTS (year listed
was their final season at UNA)
|
Year |
Player |
Pos |
Team |
League |
| 1953 |
Alton "Monk" Romine |
FB |
Chicago Bears |
NFL |
|
1958 |
Bill Lumpkin |
END |
New York Giants |
NFL |
| 1962 |
Henry Prater |
END |
Denver Broncos |
AFL |
|
1967 |
Ricky Lindsey |
WR |
Cincinnati Bengals |
NFL |
| 1973 |
Danny Kimble |
WR |
Chicago Bears |
NFL |
|
1977 |
Robert Steele |
WR |
Dallas Cowboys |
NFL |
| 1978 |
Brad Hendrix |
DT |
Dallas Cowboys |
NFL |
|
1979 |
Howard Ross |
LB |
Oakland Raiders |
NFL |
| 1979 |
Marcene Emmett |
CB |
New York Jets |
NFL |
|
1981 |
Lawson Fletcher |
RB |
Seattle Seahawks |
NFL |
| 1981 |
Sam Prater |
LB |
Denver Broncos |
NFL |
| 1981 |
Steve Harris |
DB |
Denver Broncos |
NFL |
|
1981 |
Emmanuel Young |
FR |
Denver Broncos |
NFL |
| 1981 |
BoBo Lowe |
LB |
Memphis Showboats |
USFL |
|
1982 |
Don Smith |
OL |
Birmingham Stallions |
USFL |
| 1982 |
Melvin Brown |
WR |
Minnesota Vikings |
NFL |
|
1983 |
Gary Davis |
DB |
Dallas Cowboys |
NFL |
| 1983 |
Richard Porter |
LB |
Saskatchewan
Roughriders |
CFL |
|
1983 |
Mike Gilley |
WR |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
CFL |
| 1984 |
Germaine Young |
WR |
Montreal Concords |
CFL |
|
1984 |
Dean Sanders |
DT |
New England Patriots |
NFL |
| 1984 |
Bobby Duncan |
QB |
Denver Broncos |
NFL |
|
1985 |
Harlow Fikes |
P |
Birmingham Stallions |
USFL |
| 1986 |
Chris Evans |
SS |
New York Jets |
NFL |
|
1987 |
David Smith |
DB |
New England Patriots |
NFL |
| 1987 |
Marvin Marsh |
RB |
Tampa Bay
Buccaneers |
NFL |
|
1987 |
Stevie Hobbs |
WR |
Kansas City Chiefs |
NFL |
| 1990 |
Bennie Jennings |
TE |
Tampa Bay
Buccaneers |
NFL |
|
1990 |
Mike Nord |
OT |
Arizona Cardinals |
NFL |
| 1993 |
Tyrone Rush |
TB |
Washington Redskins |
NFL |
|
1993 |
Brian Satterfield |
FB |
Washington Redskins |
NFL |
| 1994 |
Marcus Hunter |
DE |
Washington Redskins |
NFL |
|
1995 |
Ronald McKinnon |
LB |
Arizona Cardinals |
NFL |
| 1998 |
Corey Harris |
DB |
New Orleans Saints |
NFL |
|
1998 |
Marvin Coley |
DL |
New Orleans Saints |
NFL |
| 2000 |
Larry Paul |
DL |
Tennessee Titans |
NFL |
|
2001 |
Corey Harris |
DL |
Kansas City Chiefs |
NFL |
| 2001 |
Marvin Coley |
DL |
Frankfurt Galaxy |
NFLE |
|
2002 |
Chad Sears |
DB |
Buffalo Bills |
NFL |
| 2002 |
Marvin Coley |
DL |
Hamilton Tiger Cats |
CFL |
|
2004 |
Evan Oglesby |
DB |
Buffalo Bills |
NFL |
| 2005 |
Blake Farris |
DB |
Cleveland Browns |
NFL |
|
2005 |
Lee Vickers |
DE |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
NFL |
PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL
HONORS
National Football League
Rookie of the Year
1954 Harlon Hill WR Chicago Bears
National Football League
Most Valuable Player (Jim Thorpe Trophy)
1955 Harlon Hill WR Chicago Bears
National Football League
All-Pro
1954 Harlon Hill WR Chicago Bears
1955 Harlon Hill WR Chicago Bears
1956 Harlon Hill WR Chicago Bears
National Football League
Pro Bowl
1955 Harlon Hill WR Chicago Bears
1956 Harlon Hill WR Chicago Bears
1957 Harlon Hill WR Chicago Bears
National Football League
Championship Game
1956 Harlon Hill WR Chicago Bears
Super Bowl Participants
XIII Robert Steele WR Dallas Cowboys
XXIV Lewis Billups DB Cincinnati Bengals
XXIV Daryl Smith DB Cincinnati Bengals
XXVI Stevie Hobbs* WR Washington Redskins
XXIX Shawn Lee DT San Diego Chargers
* - team captain
(Billups started in secondary for Cincinnati,
while Smith and Hobbs started on specialty teams. Steele played as a
reserve receiver. Lee started at defensive tackle)
PLAYERS WHO SPENT AT LEAST
ONE SEASON ON A NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE ROSTER
Lewis Billups Cincinnati Bengals 1986-9;
Green Bay Packers 1992
Bobby Collins Buffalo Bills 1999-00
Corey Harris New Orleans Saints 1999-00;
Kansas City Chiefs 2001-03
Jarius Hayes Arizona Cardinals 1996,98- 99-00
Harlon Hill Chicago Bears 1954-61; Pittsburgh
Steelers 1962; Detroit Lions 1962
Stevie Hobbs Washington Redskins 1990-94
Bruce Jones Pittsburgh Steelers 1987
Marcus Keyes Chicago Bears 1996-97
Shawn Lee Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1988-89; Miami
Dolphins 1990-91; San Diego Chargers 1992-97; Chicago Bears 1998
Ronald McKinnon Arizona Cardinals 1996-A
Israel Raybon Pittsburgh Steelers 1996;
Carolina Panthers 1997
Alton "Monk" Romine Green Bay Packers 1955,
58; Denver Broncos 1960; Boston Patriots 1961
Tyrone Rush Washington Redskins 1994-95
Brian Satterfield Green Bay Packers 1995-96
Daryl Smith Cincinnati Bengals 1987-88
Robert Steele Dallas Cowboys 1978
Minnesota Vikings 1979
Billy Witt Buffalo Bills 1987
Ronald McKinnon LB Arizona Cardinals
PLAYERS WHO SPENT AT LEAST
ONE SEASON ON A CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE ROSTER
Monk Romine Toronto Argonauts 1956;
Waterloo Dutchmen 1957; Ottawa Rough Riders 1959
Tyrone Rush Montreal Alouettes 1996
Marvin Coley Hamilton Tiger Cats 2002
PLAYERS WHO SPENT AT LEAST
ONE SEASON ON AN NFL EUROPE ROSTER
Corey Harris Rhein Fire 2001
Marvin Coley Frankfurt Galaxy 2001
UNA PLAYERS IN ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Heath Springer Nashville Cats 1997; Toronto
Phantoms 2001
Israel Raybon Grand Rapids Rampage 2002-04
Marcus Keyes Florida Bobcats 2001; Carolina
Cobras 2002; Georgia Force 2003-05
UNA PLAYERS IN ARENA2
FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Heath Springer Tennessee Valley Vipers
2000-02
Marlon Vinson Tennessee Valley Vipers 2001
Robert Gordon Tennessee Valley Vipers 2001-02
Darin Damron Arkansas Twisters 2001
Tennessee Valley Vipers 2002
Travis Carswell Macon 2001
Michael Moncrief Boosier City 2001
UNA PLAYERS IN NATIONAL
INDOOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Will Hall Tupelo Fire Ants 2004
David Mooneyham Tupelo Fire Ants 2004
Chris Gunn Huntsville Raptors 2005
UNA PLAYERS IN XFL
Israel Raybon New York/New Jersey Hitmen 2001
Tyrone Bell Memphis Maniax 2001
