Salukis in the NFL

in alphabetical order

Player	at SIU	Pos.	Team(s)	Noteworthy Facts
Lionel Antoine	1969-71	OT	Chicago Bears, 1972-79	Highest draft pick in Saluki history.
Houston Antwine	1957-60	DT	Boston Patriots, 1961-70 New England Patriots, 1971 Philadelphia Eagles, 1972	6-time AFL All-Star (1963-68) Named to the All-Time All-AFL Team Named to Boston Patriots All-1960s (AFL) team
Jim Battle	1959-62	OT	Minnesota Vikings, 1966
Tom Baugh	1982-85	C	Kansas City Chiefs, 1986-88 Cleveland Browns, 1989	Played in 45 games, making 16 starts
Amos Bullocks	1958-61	RB	Dallas Cowboys, 1962-64 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1966	Played in 34 games Rushed for 620 yards and 5 TDs in career
Fabray Collins	1981-83	LB	Minnesota Vikings, 1987
Jason DiManche	2009-12	LB	Cincinnati Bengals, 2013-present
John Harper	1979-82	LB	Atlanta Falcons, 1983
Jim Hart	1963-65	QB	St. Louis Cardinals, 1966-83 Washington Redskins, 1984	4-time Pro Bowler (1974-77) NFC Player of the Year in 1974 34,655 career passing yards
Kevin House	1976-79	WR	Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1980-86 Los Angeles Rams, 1986-87	299 career catches 5,169 career yards 34 touchdowns in 8-year career
Brandon Jacobs	2004	RB	New York Giants, 2005-11 San Francisco 49ers, 2012 New York Giants, 2013	2008 and 2012 Super Bowl Champion 4,856 rushing yards, 56 TDs
Al Jenkins	1965	OT	Cleveland Browns, 1969-70 Miami Dolphins, 1972 Houston Oilers, 1973	Played in 40 games
Damon Jones	1994-96	TE	Jacksonville Jaguars, 1997-01	Played in 40 games over five seasons with 22 starts 11 career TDs
Yonel Jourdain	1989-92	RB	Buffalo Bills, 1994-95	Played in 17 games
Mike Kaczmarek	1970-72	LB	Baltimore Colts, 1973	Appeared in 14 games
Deji Karim	2007-09	RB	Jacksonville Jaguars, 2010-11 Indianapolis Colts, 2012	Only player in NFL history with 70-plus rushing yards and 100-plus return yards in first career game.
Abe Martin	1930	RB	Chicago Cardinals, 1932	Ran for 152 yards and 1 TD & caught 3 passes for 99 yards and 1 TD
Carl Mauck	1966-68	C	Baltimore Colts, 1969 Miami Dolphins, 1970 San Diego Chargers, 1971-74 Houston Oilers, 1975-81	Played in 166 career games, including 156 in a row in a 13-year NFL career
Marion Rushing	1954-57	LB	Chicago Bears, 1959 St. Louis Cardinals, 1962-65 Atlanta Falcons, 1966-68 Houston Oilers, 1968 (AFL)	Played in 105 games in 9 and a half NFL seasons Finished pro football career in 1968 with the Houston Oilers of the AFL
Bart Scott	1998-01	LB	Baltimore Ravens, 2002-08 New York Jets, 2009-12	Pro-Bowl (2007) Started all 48 games in final 3 years with Ravens (2006-07-08) 734 career tackles, including a career-best 103 in 2006
Carver Shannon	1955-58	RB	Los Angeles Rams, 1962-64	Played in 38 games
Sam Silas	1959-62	DT	St. Louis Cardinals, 1963-67 New York Giants, 1968 San Francisco 49ers, 1969-70	Selected to the Pro Bowl in 1965 Made one All-Pro Team in his 8-year career
Dave Smith	1984-87	OT	Cincinnati Bengals, 1988
Russ Smith	1914-15	G	Chicago Bears, 1922 Milwaukee Badgers, 1923-24 Cleveland, 1924 Detroit Lions, 1925 Chicago Bears, 1925
Sebron Spivey	1983, 85-86	WR	Dallas Cowboys, 1987
Bill Story	1970-72	OT	Kansas City Chiefs, 1975
Terry Taylor	1980-83	DB	Seattle Seahawks, 1984-88 Detroit Lions, 1989-91 Cleveland Browns, 1992-93 Seattle Seahawks, 1994 Atlanta Falcons, 1995	25 interceptions over a 12-year NFL career
Jim Thompson	1960-62	DT	Denver Broncos, 1965
Tommy Thompson	1971-72	RB	San Diego Chargers, 1974
Ralph Van Dyke	1983-86	OT	Cleveland Browns, 1987
Clarence Walker	1959-60	RB	Denver Broncos, 1963
Ernie Wheelwright	1960	RB	New York Giants, 1964-65 Atlanta Falcons, 1966-67 New Orleans Saints, 1967-70	Rushed for 1,426 yards and 9 TDs in 7-year NFL Career
Adrian White	1982	DB	New York Giants, 1987-91 Green Bay Packers, 1992 New England Patriots, 1993	Played in 70 games in 6-year NFL career.

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