The Mountain West Conference has 88 players representing the nine member institutions in the National Football League (NFL) this season. San Diego State leads the Conference with 16 players on 12 different teams, followed by BYU with 15 players on 12 NFL squads. Utah is one behind its in-state rival with 14 former players participating on 10 NFL teams.
Overall, the MWC is represented on 28 of the 32 NFL teams. The Houston Texans and San Diego Chargers are home to seven former MWC athletes apiece, the most of any team in the professional league. The only teams without an MWC representative are Atlanta, Denver, Kansas City and New England.
MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE IN THE NFL
As of Sept. 9, 2009
Air Force (0)
BYU (15)
Player
Position
NFL Team
John Beck
QB
Baltimore Ravens
Travis Bright
G
Dallas Cowboys
Daniel Coats
TE
Cincinnati Bengals
Austin Collie
WR
Indianapolis Colts
John Denney
LS
Miami Dolphins
Ryan Denney
DE
Buffalo Bills
Aaron Francisco
DB
Indianapolis Colts
Chris Hoke
NT
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bryan Kehl
LB
New York Giants
Brett Keisel
RDE
Pittsburgh Steelers
David Nixon
LB
Oakland Raiders (PS)
Brady Poppinga
LB
Green Bay Packers
Naufahu Tahi
FB
Minnesota Vikings
Fui Vakapuna
FB
Arizona Cardinals (PS)
Todd Watkins
WR
Oakland Raiders
Colorado State (10)
Player
Position
NFL Team
David Anderson
WR
Houston Texans
Mike Brisiel
G
Houston Texans
Joel Dreessen
TE
Houston Texans
Clark Haggans
LB
Arizona Cardinals
Caleb Hanie
QB
Chicago Bears
Gartrell Johnson
RB
San Diego Chargers
Jesse Nading
DE
Houston Texans (PS)
Erik Pears
T
Oakland Raiders
Joey Porter
LB
Miami Dolphins
Kory Sperry
TE
Miami Dolphins (PS)
New Mexico (9)
Player
Position
NFL Team
Hank Baskett
WR
Philadelphia Eagles
Quincy Black
LB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ryan Cook
T
Minnesota Vikings
Rodney Ferguson
RB
Tennessee Titans (PS)
Glover Quin
CB
Houston Texans
Marcus Smith
WR
Baltimore Ravens (IR)
Robert Turner
OL
New York Jets
Brian Urlacher
LB
Chicago Bears
DeAndre Wright
CB
New York Giants (PS)
San Diego State (16)
Player
Position
NFL Team
Russell Allen
LB
Jacksonville Jaguars
Antwan Applewhite
OLB
San Diego Chargers
Brandyn Dombrowski
G
San Diego Chargers
Heath Farwell
LB
Minnesota Vikings
Lynell Hamilton
RB
New Orleans Saints
Freddy Keiaho
LB
Indianapolis Colts
Lance Louis
G
Chicago Bears
Kevin O'Connell
QB
New York Jets
Matt McCoy
LB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Kirk Morrison
LB
Oakland Raiders
Kassim Osgood
WR
San Diego Chargers
Chester Pitts
G
Houston Texans
Brian Russell
S
Jacksonville Jaguars
Ephraim Salaam
T
Detroit Lions
Chaz Schilens
WR
Oakland Raiders
Brett Swain
WR
Green Bay Packers
TCU (13)
Player
Position
NFL Team
Aaron Brown
RB
Detroit Lions
Quincy Butler
LCB
St. Louis Rams
Drew Coleman
CB
New York Jets
David Hawthorne
LB
Seattle Seahawks
Stephen Hodge
LB
Dallas Cowboys (IR)
Robert Henson
LB
Washington Redskins
Jason Phillips
LB
Baltimore Ravens (IR)
David Roach
FS
St. Louis Rams
Blake Schlueter
C
Seattle Seahawks (PS)
Aaron Schobel
DE
Buffalo Bills
LaDanian Tomlinson
RB
San Diego Chargers
Ryan Tucker
OL
Cleveland Browns (IR)
Marvin White
S
Dallas Cowboys
UNLV (5)
Player
Position
NFL Team
Johan Asiata
G
Chicago Bears (PS)
Greg Estandia
TE
Jacksonville Jaguars
Adam Seward
LB
Jacksonville Jaguars
Frank Summers
FB
Pittsburgh Steelers
Eric Wright
DB
Cleveland Browns
Utah (14)
Player
Position
NFL Team
Jonathan Fanene
DT
Cincinnati Bengals
Jordan Gross
T
Carolina Panthers
Chris Kemoeatu
LG
Pittsburgh Steelers
Paul Kruger
LB/DE
Baltimore Ravens
Brice McCain
CB
Houston Texans
Sione Pouha
DT
New York Jets
Brett Ratliff
QB
Cleveland Browns
Barry Sims
T
San Francisco 49ers
Alex Smith
QB
San Francisco 49ers
Sean Smith
CB
Miami Dolphins
Steve Smith
WR
Carolina Panthers
Paul Soliai
DE
Miami Dolphins
Kelly Talavou
NT
Baltimore Ravens
Eric Weddle
FS
San Diego Chargers
Wyoming (6)
Player
Position
NFL Team
Malcolm Floyd
WR
San Diego Chargers
Adam Goldberg
RT
St. Louis Rams
Corey Mace
DT
Buffalo Bills (PS)
Derrick Martin
S
Green Bay Packers
Devin Moore
RB
Seattle Seahawks (PS)
John Wendling
S
Buffalo Bills
Players in bold if they competed in the MWC.
PS = Practice Squad
IR = Injury Reserve
