BYU NFL Players: All-Time Cougars in the League

From Daniel Sorensen to Puka⁢ nacua, ‍discover⁣ the gridiron legacy of BYU football players in ⁢the ⁣NFL.News directory 3 uncovers the careers of Cougars who ⁢have left ⁢their mark ‍on⁤ professional football, from seasoned veterans‍ with nearly a⁣ decade of⁢ play ⁣to rising stars making immediate impacts. Explore the journey of ‍players like ‍John‍ tait and Jim McMahon, who dominated in the league. This ⁢compilation⁣ highlights each player’s position, career years, and draft details, offering a comprehensive overview⁢ of BYU’s contribution to the⁢ NFL. Uncover the impact of players such as Dax ⁤Milne and Puka Nacua. Learn about the dedication and skill that these athletes showcased ⁣on ‍the ⁣field. Check back to‍ learn which player will make the next splash!

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name (column-1)
Position (column-2)
Years (column-3)
Career (column-4)
* Draft Info (column-5)

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⁤{
“Name”: “Daniel Sorensen”,
‍ “Position”: “DB”,
⁣ “Years”: “9”,
“Career”: “2014-2022”,
“Draft ‍Info”: “Kansas City Chiefs /⁤ FA / 2014”
},
{
“Name”: “John Tait”,
“Position”: “T”,
⁢ “Years”: “9”,
⁣ “Career”: “1999-2008”,
“Draft Info”: “Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 13th pick / 1999”
⁤ },
{
⁢ “Name”: “Sione Takitaki”,
⁤ ‍ “Position”: “LB”,
⁣ “Years”:⁣ “6”,
“Career”: “2019-2024”,
“Draft Info”: “Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 80th pick / 2019”
},
{
“Name”: “Bronson Kaufusi”,
“Position”: “DE”,
‍ “Years”: “4”,
“Career”: “2016-2019”,
“Draft info”: “Baltimore Ravens‍ / 3rd / 70th pick /⁤ 2016”
},
⁤ {
“Name”: “Taysom‍ Hill”,
“Position”: “QB”,
“Years”: “7”,
⁢ “Career”: “2017-2024”,
⁣ “Draft Info”: “Green Bay Packers / FA / 2017”
},
{
⁢ “Name”: “Austin Collie”,
“Position”: “WR”,
⁢”Years”: “5”,
“Career”: ‍”2009-2013″,
⁢ “Draft Info”: “Indianapolis Colts / 4th⁤ / 127th pick / ‍2009”
‍ },
{
“Name”: “Ziggy⁣ Ansah”,
“Position”: “DE”,
⁣ “Years”: “8”,
⁣ “Career”: “2013-2020”,
“Draft Info”: “Detroit Lions / 1st / 5th pick / 2013”
},
{
“Name”: “Ezekiel Ansah”,
“Position”: “DE”,
“Years”: “8”,
“Career”: “2013-2020”,
“Draft Info”: “Detroit Lions /⁤ 1st / ⁤5th pick / 2013”
},
{
“Name”: “Bryan Kehl”,
“Position”: “LB”,
“Years”: “5”,
‍ “Career”: “2008-2012”,
“Draft Info”: “New York Giants / 4th / 123rd pick / 2008”
⁤ },
{
⁣ ‍ “Name”: “Mike Keim”,
“Position”: “T”,
“Years”: “4”,
“Career”: “1992-1995”,
⁢ ‍ “Draft info”: “”
},
{
⁣ “Name”: “Brett Keisel”,
“Position”: “DE”,
“Years”: “12”,
“Career”: “2002-2014”,
‍ ⁣ “Draft Info”: “pittsburgh Steelers /‍ 7th / 242nd pick / 2002”
},
{
⁢ ⁤ “Name”: “Doug Kellermeyer”,
“Position”: “G-T”,
⁤ “Years”: “1”,
“Career”: “1987-1987”,
⁢ “Draft Info”: “”
},
⁤ {
‍ “Name”: “Shawn Knight”,
⁤ “Position”: “DE”,
‍ “Years”: “3”,
‍ “Career”: “1987-1989″,
⁤”Draft Info”: “New Orleans Saints / 1st / 11th pick / 1987”
},
{
“Name”: “Glen Kozlowski”,
⁢”position”: “WR”,
“Years”: “6”,
“Career”: “1987-1992”,
⁤ “Draft Info”: “Chicago Bears / 11th / 305th pick / 1986”
},
{
‍ “Name”: “Mike Kozlowski”,
⁤ “Position”: “DB”,
“Years”: “7”,
“Career”:‍ “1979-1986”,
“Draft info”:⁣ “Miami Dolphins / 10th / 272nd pick⁣ / 1979”
},
{
“Name”: “Eric lane”,
“Position”:‍ “RB”,
⁣ “Years”:‍ “7”,
⁣ ‍ “Career”: “1981-1987″,
⁣ ⁣”Draft Info”: “Seattle ⁤Seahawks ⁤/ 8th / 196th pick / 1981”
},
{
“Name”: “Harvey Langi”,
“Position”: “ILB”,
⁤ “Years”: “5”,
‍ “Career”: “2017-2022”,
⁢ “Draft Info”: “”
},
{
⁢ “Name”: “Paul Lasike”,
“Position”: “FB”,
“Years”: “1”,
⁤ ⁤”Career”: “2016-2016”,
“Draft Info”: “”
},
⁤ {
“Name”: “Jordan Leslie”,
“Position”: “WR”,
⁢ “Years”: “1”,
“Career”: “2017-2017”,
“Draft Info”: “”
},
{
⁤ “Name”: “Chad Lewis”,
“Position”: “TE”,
“Years”: “9”,
“Career”: “1997-2005”,
‍ “Draft Info”: “”
},
{
“name”: ‍”Jeff Lyman”,
“Position”:⁢ “LB”,
“Years”: “1”,
“Career”: “1972-1972”,
⁣ “Draft Info”: “st. ⁤Louis Cardinals⁤ / 4th / 82nd pick / 1972”
},
{
⁢ “Name”:⁣ “Reno Mahe”,
⁣ “Position”: “RB”,
“Years”: “5”,
“career”: “2003-2007”,
⁣ “Draft⁣ Info”: “”
},
{
“Name”: “Chris Matau”,
⁤ “Position”: “G”,
“Years”: “1”,
“Career”: “1987-1987”,
⁢ “Draft Info”: “”
},
{
⁣ “Name”: “Jason Mathews”,
⁢ “Position”: “T”,
⁤ “years”: ⁣”11″,
“Career”: “1994-2004”,
“Draft Info”: “Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 67th pick / 1994”
},
⁣ {
‍ “Name”: ⁢”Trevor Matich”,
‍⁤ ‍ “Position”: “C-G-T”,
⁣ “Years”: “12”,
‍ “career”: “1985-1996”,
⁤ “Draft Info”: “New⁣ England Patriots / 1st / 28th pick / 1985”
},
{
‍ “Name”: “nyle McFarlane”,
“Position”: “HB”,
‍ “Years”: “1”,
‍ ⁣ “career”: ⁢”1960-1960″,
“Draft Info”: “”
},
{
“Name”: “Kaipo McGuire”,
“Position”: “WR”,
“Years”: “2”,
⁢”Career”: “1997-1998”,
‍ “Draft Info”: “”
},
‍ ⁤{
“Name”: “Jim mcmahon”,
“Position”: “QB”,
“Years”: “15”,
“Career”: “1982-1996”,
“Draft info”: “Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick /⁢ 1982″
},
{
⁤”Name”: “Tim McTyer”,
“Position”: “DB”,
‍ “Years”: “3”,
⁤ ⁤ “Career”: “1997-1999”,
“Draft Info”: “”
},
{
‍ “Name”: “Mat⁢ Mendenhall”,
“Position”:⁤ “DE”,
⁣ “Years”: “2”,
“Career”: “1981-1982”,
“Draft Info”: “washington Redskins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1980”
},
{
‍ “Name”: “Itula Mili”,
⁤ “Position”:⁢ “TE”,
“Years”: “9”,
“Career”: “1998-2006”,
⁤ “Draft Info”:‍ “Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 174th pick / 1997”
},
⁣ ⁣{
“Name”: “Dax Milne”,
“Position”: “WR”,
‍ “Years”: “2”,
“Career”: “2021-2022”,
“Draft⁤ Info”:⁤ “Washington‍ Football Team / 7th / 258th pick / 2021”
},
⁣ {
⁢ “Name”: “Brian ⁣Mitchell”,
“Position”:⁣ “DB”,
“Years”: “3”,
“Career”: ⁢”1991-1993″,
⁣ “Draft Info”: “Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 172nd pick / 1991”
},
{
“Name”: “Larry Moore”,
“Position”: “C-G”,
“Years”: “8”,
⁣ “Career”: “1998-2005”,
“Draft Info”: “”
},
⁤{
‍ “Name”: “Kyle⁤ Morrell”,
‍ ⁢ “Position”: “DB”,
⁢ “Years”:‍ “1”,
“career”: “1986-1986”,
“Draft info”: “Minnesota⁤ Vikings / 4th / 106th pick⁢ / 1985″
⁢},
{
⁤”Name”: “Rob Morris”,
⁣”Position”: “LB”,
⁤”Years”: “8”,
“Career”: “2000-2007”,
⁢ “Draft Info”: “Indianapolis‍ Colts / 1st / 28th pick / 2000”
},
{
“Name”: “Kai Nacua”,
⁤ “Position”:‍ “FS”,
⁢ “Years”: “3”,
“Career”: “2017-2021”,
“draft info”: “”
},
{
“Name”: “Puka Nacua”,
⁢ “Position”: “WR”,
“Years”: “2”,
“Career”: “2023-2024”,
“Draft Info”: ⁣”los Angeles rams / 5th / 177th pick / 2023″
},
{
⁣ “Name”: “Spencer ⁣Nead”,
⁢ “Position”: “FB”,
⁤”Years”: “1”,
⁤ “Career”: “2003-2003”,
“Draft Info”: “New England Patriots / 7th / 234th ⁤pick / 2003”
},
‍{
“Name”: “Gifford Nielsen”,
⁤ “Position”: “QB”,
“Years”: “6”,
“Career”: “1978-1983”,
“Draft Info”: “Houston Oilers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1978”
},
{
⁤ “Name”: “Reed Nilsen”,
‍ “Position”: “C”,
“Years”: “1”,
⁤ “Career”: “1947-1947″,
⁢”Draft Info”: “Detroit Lions / 16th / 136th pick / 1947”
⁣},
{
“Name”: “David Nixon”,
“Position”: “LB”,
“Years”: “3”,
“Career”: “2009-2011”,
“Draft Info”: “”
},
{
‍ “Name”: ⁣”Ronnie OBard”,
“Position”: “DB”,
‍”Years”: “1”,
“Career”: “1985-1985”,
“Draft Info”: “”
⁤},
⁢{
“Name”: “Bart Oates”,
“Position”: “C”,
“Years”: “11”,
“Career”: “1985-1995”,
“Draft Info”: “”
},
⁤ {
⁣⁢ “Name”: “Brad Oates”,
‍‍ “Position”: “T-G”,
⁤ “Years”: “6”,
‍ “Career”: “1976-1981”,
“Draft Info”: “St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 83rd pick / ⁤1976”
⁣ },
{
“Name”: “Phil ⁤Odle”,
⁢ “Position”: “WR”,
“Years”: “3”,
“Career”: “1968-1970”,
“Draft Info”: “Detroit lions / 5th / 120th pick / 1968”
},
{
“Name”: “Hans Olsen”,
‍ “Position”: “DT”,
“Years”: “1”,
“Career”: “2001-2001”,
“Draft Info”: “”
},
{
‍ ⁤ “Name”: “Orrin Olsen”,
“Position”: ⁢”C”,
“Years”: “1”,
“Career”: “1976-1976”,
⁤ “Draft⁤ Info”: “Kansas⁤ City Chiefs / 8th ‍/ 222nd pick / 1976”
},
{
“Name”: “Robert Parker”,
⁢ “Position”: “RB”,
“Years”: “1”,
‍ “Career”: “1987-1987”,
“Draft Info”: “”
‍ },
{
⁢ “Name”: “Dennis Patera”,
“Position”: “K”,
“Years”: “1”,
“Career”:⁣ “1968-1968”,
⁢ “Draft Info”: “San Francisco 49ers ⁤/ 17th ⁣/ 449th pick /⁣ 1968”
},
{
“Name”: “Craig Patterson”,
‍ “Position”: “DE-NT”,
“Years”: “1”,
“Career”:‍ “1991-1991”,
“Draft Info”: “”
},
{
“name”: “Evan Pilgrim”,
⁢ ⁤”Position”: “G”,
“Years”:‍ “5”,
“Career”: “1996-2000”,
“Draft Info”: ⁢”Chicago⁢ Bears / 3rd / 87th⁤ pick / 1995″
⁤ },
{
“Name”: “dennis Pitta”,
“Position”: “TE”,
“years”: “6”,
“Career”: “2010-2016”,
“Draft⁣ Info”: “Baltimore Ravens ⁤/ 4th / 114th pick / 2010”
},
{
“Name”: “Owen Pochman”,
⁤ “Position”: “K”,
“Years”: “2”,
“Career”: “2001-2003″,
⁢”Draft Info”: “New England patriots / 7th / 216th pick / 2001”
},
{
“Name”: “Brady Poppinga”,
“Position”: “LB”,
“years”: “8”,
“Career”: “2005-2012″,
⁣”Draft Info”: “Green Bay ⁢Packers / 4th / ‍125th ⁤pick ⁣/ 2005″
},
‍ {
⁣ ‍”Name”: “Glen Redd”,
“position”: “LB”,
“years”: “5”,
“Career”:⁢ “1981-1986”,
“Draft Info”: “New Orleans Saints / ‍6th / 166th pick / 1981”
},
⁢ {
‍ “Name”: ⁣”Ryan Rehkow”,
“Position”:⁢ “P”,
“Years”: “1”,
“Career”: “2024-2024”,
‍ ⁣ “Draft Info”: “”
⁢ },