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- Antonio Gates. NFL position: Tight end. NFL team: San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers. Antonio Gates is one of the poster children for college basketball players who have successfully made the transition to the NFL.
- Jimmy Graham. NFL position: Tight end. NFL teams: New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers. Jimmy Graham appeared in 120 games for Miami (FL) and he started one-third of them as a big-bodied forward.
- Julius Peppers. NFL position: Defensive end/outside linebacker. NFL teams: Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers. In addition to being a unanimous All-American on the gridiron for North Carolina, Julius Peppers walked-on for the two basketball coaches – Bill Guthridge and Matt Doherty – who bridged the gap between UNC coaching legends Dean Smith and Roy Williams, but he still played for a pair of successful Tar Heel teams.
- Darren Fells. NFL position: Tight end. NFL teams: Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns. As a senior at UC Irvine, Darren Fells was among the premier basketball players in the Big West, ranking first in field goal percentage, third in rebounds per game and ninth in points per game.
- MO Alie-Cox
- Darren Fells
- Antonio Gates
- Rico Gathers
- Jimmy Graham
- Quinten Rollins
- Dual-Sport Athletes
Alie-Cox, who left VCU the year before Santos-Silva arrived, has played tight end for the Colts since 2017, seeing his first in-game action in 2018. In his four-year NFL career, Alie-Cox has 70 catches for 936 yards and eight touchdowns. He had a career-high 31 catches for 394 yards in 2020 and set a career-high with four touchdown receptions in 20...
Fells has played in the NFL since 2013 when he was signed by the Seahawks. He has jumped around the league, including playing with the Browns in 2018, and was most recently on the Buccaneers practice squad. After a standout college basketball career at Cal Irvine, Fells actually had a professional basketball career, playing in Argentina, Belgium, F...
Gates, who formally retired after a 16-year career with the Chargers in 2020, is almost assuredly a future Hall-of-Famer. The former Kent State star hauled in 955 passes for 11,841 yards and 116 touchdowns in his time in San Diego. Gates had originally wanted to play both sports in college at Michigan State,but coach Nick Saban wanted him to focus ...
Gathers, a star at Baylor, was drafted by the Cowboys in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. After not playing at all in either 2016 or 2017, Gathers made his NFL debut in 2018, catching the only three passes of his career. He was signed by the Browns on Aug. 11, 2019, then waived on Sept. 10. Gathers left Bayloras the school's all-time leading ...
Graham, who just finished his 12th NFL season, is a five-time Pro Bowler and has been named to the All-NFL first team once and second team once. After his four years of playing basketball at Miami, Graham took graduate classes and played on the Hurricanes football team. The move paid off as Graham ended up being a third round draft pick in 2010.
The Wilmington, Ohio native had a four-year NFL career at defensive back, and was a second-round pick by the Green Bay Packersout of Miami University in the 2015 NFL Draft. Rollins intercepted two passes and returned one for a touchdownas a rookie and followed that up with a career-high 41 total tackles in 2016. After four years of playing for the ...
Much like Gonzalez, there are also those who played both football and basketball before heading off to the NFL. Some of the more notable names include: • Terry Baker, Oregon State • Connor Barwin, Cincinnati • Martellus Bennett, Texas A&M • Ronald Curry, North Carolina • Vincent Jackson, Northern Colorado • Donovan McNabb, Syracuse • Terrell Owens,...
Apr 1, 2024 · All-Pros and Hall of Famers have made the jump from college basketball to NFL careers. Here's who Burns could join.
- Christian D'andrea
- Chase Howell
- Vincent Jackson, WR, Buccaneers (83.2 overall grade in 2015) College: Northern Colorado. Basketball career highlights: As a walk-on forward, Jackson notched a career-high 18 points against Rutgers in 2004, and nabbed 11 rebounds against Denver earlier that same season.
- Antonio Gates, TE, Chargers (82.5) Colleges: Eastern Michigan, Kent State. Basketball career highlights: The first of many NFL tight ends our list, Gates transferred to Kent State after one season with Eastern Michigan.
- Quinten Rollins, CB, Packers (82.1) College: Miami (Ohio) Basketball career highlights: Rollins played guard for the RedHawks each of his four years in Oxford, Ohio, averaging 6.3 points per game over his career.
- Jimmy Graham, TE, Seattle (78.9) College: Miami (Fla.) Basketball career highlights: Graham averaged six points per game during the 2007-2008 season for the Hurricanes, as well as 1.2 blocks.
- Antonio Gates, San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers. Antonio Gates is most well-known as one of the greatest tight ends in NFL history. The 16-year veteran recorded 955 receptions for 11,841 yards and 116 touchdowns for the Chargers between 2003 and 2018.
- Mo Alie-Cox, Indianapolis Colts. OTAs are when NFL players bond with fellow teammates, especially with new players to the franchise. QB Carson Wentz found out Mo Alie-Cox is not one to challenge on the court.
- Jimmy Graham, New Orleans Saints/Seattle Seahawks/Green Bay Packers/Chicago Bears. At 6’7″, it should come as no surprise that Jimmy Graham was a successful collegiate basketball player at the University of Miami (FL).
- Tony Gonzalez, Kansas City Chiefs/Atlanta Falcons. Before he was arguably the greatest tight end in NFL history, Tony Gonzalez was a two-sport player at the University of California.
P-RET TD - Punt Return Touchdowns. INT TD - Interception Touchdowns. PTS - Kicking Points. 2PT - Two Point Conversions. View 2021 NFL leaders and Scoring stats.
Apr 26, 2023 · NFL front offices have long been willing to place low-risk, high-upside bets on college basketball players who have scarcely played football but have physical traits that fit a certain position.
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