Most Famous NFL Players 2024

Travis Michael Kelce is an American football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft and later won Super Bowls LIV, LVII, and LVIII with the team. He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats. 

Born: October 5, 1989, Westlake, OH

Michael Badgley nicknamed the "Money Badger" is an American football placekicker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He played college football at Miami and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Indianapolis Colts in 2018.

Born: 1995, Summit, NJ

Joseph Lee Burrow is an American football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and LSU Tigers. As a senior at LSU in 2020, Burrow won the Heisman Trophy and the College Football Playoff National Championship. 

Born: December 10, 1996, Ames, IA

Kevin Leon Byard III is an American football safety for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He played college football for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. Byard was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the 2016 NFL draft.

Born: 1993, Philadelphia, PA

Mark Andrews is an American football tight end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He played college football at Oklahoma and was selected by the Ravens in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft. 

Born: 1995, Scottsdale, AZ

Odell Cornelious Beckham Jr., commonly known by his initials OBJ, is an American football wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Beckham played college football for the LSU Tigers, earning first-team All-American honors in 2013. 

Born: November 5, 1992, Baton Rouge, LA

Patrick Lavon Mahomes II is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. Mahomes has led the Chiefs to six consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances and four Super Bowl appearances since becoming the team's starting quarterback in 2018. 

Born: September 17, 1995, Tyler, TX

Trent Jordan Watt is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers before being selected by the Steelers in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft.

Born: 1994, Pewaukee, WI

Tamaurice William "Tee" Higgins is an American football wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League.

Born: 1999, Oak Ridge, TN

Cedarian DeLeon "CeeDee" Lamb is an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He played college football at Oklahoma where he was a consensus All-American in 2019, and was drafted by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft.

Born: April 8, 1999, Opelousas, LA

Chase Claypool is a Canadian American football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He played college football at Notre Dame and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft. He also played for the Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins.

Born: 1998, Abbotsford, Canada

Christian Jackson McCaffrey, known by the initials CMC, is an American football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and was selected by the Carolina Panthers eighth overall in the 2017 NFL draft.

Born: June 7, 1996, Castle Rock, CO

Cooper Douglas Kupp is an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. He played college football at Eastern Washington, where he won the Walter Payton Award as a junior, and was selected by the Rams in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft. 

Born: 1993, Yakima, WA

Denniston Oliver "D. J." Moore Jr. is an American football wide receiver for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He played college football at Maryland, and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft. Moore was traded to the Bears in March 2023.

Born: 1997, Philadelphia, PA

DeKaylin Zecharius "DK" Metcalf is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He played college football at Ole Miss.

Born: December 14, 1997, Oxford, MS

Tyshun Raequan "Deebo" Samuel Sr. is an American football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was selected by the 49ers in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft. 

Born: January 15, 1996, Inman, SC

Drake London is an American football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He played college football at USC and was selected eighth overall by the Falcons in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Born: 2001, Moorpark, CA

Harrison Butker is an American football kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL draft. 

Born: July 14, 1995, Decatur, GA

Jaire Zakar Alexander is an American football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He played college football at Louisville, and was selected by the Packers in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft. 

Born: 1997, Philadelphia, PA

Jalen Alexander Hurts is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He began his college football career with the Alabama Crimson Tide, leading the team to consecutive College Football Playoff National Championship appearances in 2016 and 2017. 

Born: August 7, 1998, Houston, TX

James Richard Garoppolo, nicknamed "Jimmy G", is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. 

Born: 1991, Arlington Heights, IL

Joseph Anthony Bosa is an American football linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League. He played college football at Ohio State and was selected third overall by the Chargers in the 2016 NFL draft, where he was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.

Born: 1995, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Justin Jamal Jefferson is an American football wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.

Born: June 16, 1999, Saint Rose, LA

Justin David Pugh is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football at Syracuse. He was selected by the Giants in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Born: 1990, Holland, PA

Marlon N. Humphrey is an American football cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He attended Hoover High School, where he was named to the USA Today All-USA high school football team in 2012 and 2013. 

Born: 1996, Hoover, AL

Dominique Raheem Mostert is an American football running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue. Mostert attended New Smyrna Beach High School in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, where he played football and competed in track and field

Born: 1992, New Smyrna Beach, FL

Robert Thomas Woods is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He played college football for the USC Trojans, earning consensus All-American honors in 2011. He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Born: 1992, Gardena, CA

Saquon Rasul Quevis Barkley is an American football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. 

Born: 1997, The Bronx, New York, NY

Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner is an American football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He played college football at Cincinnati and was selected fourth overall by the Jets in the 2022 NFL draft.

Born: 2000, Detroit, MI

Stefon Marsean Diggs is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He played college football at Maryland and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft. 

Born: November 29, 1993, Gaithersburg, MD