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HBCU Alums on 2005 NFL Rosters

HBCU Alums on 2005 NFL Rosters

Current NFL Players that attended HBCUs

Baltimore Ravens
# 80 — Randy Hines, Grambling State University
# 77 — Orlando Brown, South Carolina
State University*

Buffalo Bills
# 66 — Bennie Anderson, Tennessee
State University*

Carolina Panthers
# 21 — Dante Wesley, University of
Arkansas Pine-Bluff

Cincinnati Bengals
# 42 — Anthony Mitchell, Tuskegee University

Chicago Bears
# 72 — Qasim Mitchell, North Carolina
A&T State University

Denver Broncos
# 53 — Louis Green, Alcorn State University

Detroit Lions
# 55 — Donte Curry, Morris Brown College
# 50 — Earl Holmes, Florida A&M University*

Green Bay Packers
# 80 — Donald Driver, Alcorn State University *
# 62 — Junius Coston, North Carolina
A&T State University (Rookie)
# 26 — Jason Horton, North Carolina
A&T State University
# 36 — Nick Collins, Bethune-Cookman
College (Rookie)*

Houston Texans
# 85 — Corey Bradford, Jackson State University*
# 13 — Jerome Mathis, Hampton
University (Rookie)*

Indianapolis Colts
# 98 — Robert Mathis, Alabama A&M University
# 25 — Nick Harper, Fort Valley State University *

Jacksonville Jaguars
# 5 — Quinn Gray, Florida A&M University
# 36 — Derrick Wimbush, Fort Valley State University (Rookie)
# 85 — Cortez Hankton, Texas Southern University
# 82 — Jimmy Smith, Jackson State University*
# 86 — Brian Jones, University of Arkansas Pine-Bluff
# 59 — Tracy White, Howard University
# 27 — Rashean Mathis, Bethune-Cookman*

Kansas City Chiefs
# 25 — Greg Wesley, University of
Arkansas Pine-Bluff*

Philadelphia Eagles
# 85 – Darnerien McCants, Delaware State
University

New England Patriots
# 38 — Tyrone Poole, Fort Valley State University*

New York Giants
# 25 — Visanthe Shiancoe, Morgan State University
# 92 — Michael Strahan, Texas Southern University*
# 39 — Curtis Deloatch, North Carolina A&T State University
# 41 — Frank Walker, Tuskegee University
# 26 — Brent Alexander, Tennessee State University*

New York Jets
# 45 — Oliver Celestin, Texas Southern University

Oakland Raiders
# 78 — Chad Slaughter, Alcorn State University

San Diego Chargers
# 29 — Drayton Florence, Tuskegee University*

San Francisco 49ers
# 43 — Maurice Hicks, North Carolina A&T State University
# 94 — Marques Douglas, Howard University*

Seattle Seahawks
# 91 — Chartric Darby, South Carolina State University*

St. Louis Rams
# 32 — Ron Bartell, Howard University, (Rookie)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
# 39 — Kalvin Pearson, Grambling State University

Tennessee Titans
# 9 — Steve McNair, Alcorn State University *

* starter

— Compiled By Frank J. Matthews



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