NFL players from Memphis
84 NFL players came out of Memphis. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
84
Players
7
Easy to name
Unicorn
Best link
More Memphis players suited up for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers than any other franchise (11).
How this plays in The Chains
A shared college is a link, just like a shared team, and every link is scored by how unlikely it was that a fan would name it. Connect two players through Gerard Arnold and the Memphis link is rated Unicorn (+600 bonus points). Some daily puzzles even require a Memphis alum in your chain.
Play today's puzzleEasy to name
Common and Uncommon. The easiest answers from this school.
- Common
Isaac Bruce
WR · 1994–2009 · RAM, SF
- Common
DeAngelo Williams
RB · 2006–2016 · CAR, PIT
- Uncommon
Tony Pollard
RB · 2019–2026 · DAL, TEN
- Uncommon
Antonio Gibson
RB · 2020–2025 · NE, WAS
- Uncommon
Dontari Poe
NT · 2012–2020 · ATL, CAR, DAL, KC
- Uncommon
Antonio Gibson
DB · 1992 · NO
- Uncommon
Mike McKenzie
DB · 1999–2009 · GB, NO
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Kenny Gainwell
RB · 2021–2026 · PHI, PIT, TB
- Rare
Jerome Woods
DB · 1996–2005 · KC
- Rare
Calvin Austin III
WR · 2023–2025 · PIT
- Rare
Darrell Henderson
RB · 2019–2023 · RAM
- Rare
Bobby McCain
CB · 2015–2024 · MIA, MIN, NYG, WAS
- Rare
Paxton Lynch
QB · 2016–2019 · DEN, PIT
- Rare
Bryce Huff
DL · 2020–2025 · NYJ, PHI, SF
- Rare
Arthur Maulet
DB · 2017–2025 · BAL, DET, IND, NO, NYJ, PIT
- Rare
Stephen Gostkowski
K · 2006–2020 · NE, TEN
- Rare
Idrees Bashir
DB · 2001–2007 · CAR, DET, IND
- Rare
Kobee Minor
DB · 2025 · NE
- Rare
Clinton McDonald
DT · 2010–2019 · ARI, CIN, RAI, SEA, TB
- Rare
Jake Elliott
K · 2017–2026 · PHI
- Rare
Reggie Howard
DB · 2000–2006 · CAR, MIA, NO
- Rare
Seth Henigan
QB · 2025 · IND
- Rare
Ken Irvin
DB · 1995–2005 · BUF, MIN, NO
- Rare
Tanner Hudson
TE · 2018–2026 · CIN, NYG, SF, TB
- Rare
Tony Williams
DL · 1997–2004 · CIN, MIN
- Rare
Brandon McDonald
CB · 2007–2012 · CLE, DET, TB
- Rare
Tahj Washington
WR · 2025 · MIA
- Rare
Tim Harris
LB · 1990–1995 · GB, PHI, SF
- Rare
Genard Avery
LB · 2018–2024 · CLE, IND, PHI, TB
- Rare
Anthony Miller
WR · 2018–2024 · BAL, CHI, HOU, PIT
- Rare
Tony Brown
DE · 2003–2010 · CAR, MIA, SF, TEN
- Rare
Dylan Parham
OL · 2022–2026 · NYJ, RAI
- Rare
Travis Burke
OL · 2026 · LAC
- Rare
Riley Patterson
K · 2021–2026 · ATL, CLE, DET, JAX, MIA, NYJ
- Rare
David Brandon
LB · 1991–1997 · ATL, CLE, LAC, SEA
- Rare
Cam Jackson
DL · 2025–2026 · CAR
- Rare
Marcus Bell
DL · 2001–2006 · ARI, DET
- Rare
Patrick Taylor
RB · 2021–2024 · GB, SF
- Rare
Russell Copeland
WR · 1993–1998 · BUF, GB, PHI
- Rare
Chandler Martin
LB · 2025 · BAL
- Rare
Charles Wilson
WR · 1990–1995 · GB, NYJ, TB
- Rare
Blake Watson
RB · 2024 · DEN
- Rare
Wade Smith
T · 2003–2013 · HOU, KC, MIA, NYJ
- Rare
Steve Matthews
QB · 1994–1998 · JAX, KC, TEN
- Rare
Michael Stone
DB · 2001–2006 · ARI, HOU, NE
- Rare
Ray Brown
OL · 1990–2005 · DET, SF, WAS
- Rare
Tory Epps
DL · 1990–1995 · ATL, CHI, NO
- Rare
Marcus Holliday
RB · 1996 · RAM
- Rare
Jordan Devey
T · 2014–2020 · BUF, KC, NE, RAI, SF
- Epic
Chris Claybrooks
DB · 2020–2022 · JAX
- Epic
Scott Dill
OL · 1990–1997 · MIN, TB
- Epic
Ronald Leary
G · 2012–2019 · DAL, DEN
- Epic
Jacob Ford
DE · 2008–2010 · TEN
- Epic
Lonnie Ballentine
FS · 2015–2016 · HOU
- Epic
J.J. Russell
LB · 2022–2024 · TB
- Epic
Artis Hicks
T · 2002–2011 · CLE, MIN, PHI, WAS
- Epic
Tony Semple
OL · 1994–2002 · DET
- Epic
Wynton McManis
LB · 2016–2021 · NO, SF
- Epic
Quindell Johnson
DB · 2023 · CHI
- Epic
Tevin Jones
WR · 2016–2019 · HOU, PIT
- Epic
James Logan
LB · 1995–2000 · CIN, SEA, TEN
- Epic
Donnie Elder
DB · 1990–1992 · LAC
- Epic
Robert Steeples
DB · 2013 · MIN
- Epic
Reggie Jones
DB · 1991–1994 · CLE, NO
- Epic
Marcus Ball
SS · 2014–2016 · CAR, NO, SF
- Epic
Akeem Davis
S · 2014–2016 · IND, JAX, NO, SEA, WAS
- Epic
Robert Douglas
RB · 2006 · NYG
- Epic
Mac Cody
WR · 1999–2000 · ARI
- Epic
Kellen Heard
DT · 2010–2012 · BUF, IND, RAM
- Epic
Eric Fairs
LB · 1990–1992 · ATL, TEN
- Epic
Alan Cross
RB · 2016–2018 · TB
- Epic
Taurean Nixon
DB · 2016 · DEN
- Epic
Duke Calhoun
WR · 2010 · NYG
- Epic
Martin Ifedi
DL · 2016 · TB
- Epic
Dante Brown
RB · 2003–2004 · BUF, PIT
- Epic
Mohammed Seisay
CB · 2014 · DET
- Legendary
Mose Frazier
WR · 2017–2018 · CAR
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Legendary
Glenn Rogers
DB · 1991 · TB
- Legendary
Jacobi Francis
DB · 2022 · HOU
- Legendary
Marvin Thomas
DL · 1997–1998 · DET
- Legendary
Darrius Blevins
WR · 2000 · RAM
- Ball-knower
Richard Hogans
LB · 1997–1999 · CHI, LAC
- Ball-knower
Kenny Coutain
WR · 2001 · GB
- Unicorn
Gerard Arnold
RB · 2000 · WAS
Players who attended more than one school appear on each school's page. Team lists count franchises, so earlier cities and names are included (Raiders in Oakland, Rams in St. Louis). Rarity tiers come from the same scoring The Chains uses in its daily puzzles.