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The Top Ranked Stanford Cardinal Football Players of All-Time
Notes: The players on this list are the greatest pro players that finished their college career at this school.
What players did in college is not factored into this list.
For a list of players based on college stats please go this page: Best Stanford Cardinal College Players.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Rookie Yr | Overall Rank |
| 1 | John Elway | QB | 1983 | 69 |
| 2 | James Lofton | WR | 1978 | 125 |
| 3 | Richard Sherman | DB | 2011 | 207 |
| 4 | John Brodie | QB | 1957 | 237 |
| 5 | John Lynch | DB | 1993 | 299 |
| 6 | Gene A. Washington | WR | 1969 | 388 |
| 7 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 2017 | 390 |
| 8 | Bruno Banducci | OL | 1944 | 486 |
| 9 | Jim Plunkett | QB | 1971 | 507 |
| 10 | Frankie Albert | QB | 1946 | 528 |
| 11 | Tony Hill | WR | 1977 | 578 |
| 12 | Pat Donovan | OL | 1975 | 681 |
| 13 | David DeCastro | OL | 2012 | 732 |
| 14 | Andrew Luck | QB | 2012 | 756 |
| 15 | Jeff Siemon | LB | 1972 | 795 |
| 16 | Zach Ertz | TE | 2013 | 958 |
| 17 | Brian Holloway | OL | 1981 | 975 |
| 18 | Chris Burford | WR | 1960 | 1027 |
| 19 | Blaine Nye | OL | 1968 | 1125 |
| 20 | Doug Baldwin | WR | 2011 | 1355 |
| 21 | Norm Standlee | RB | 1941 | 1357 |
| 22 | Ed McCaffrey | WR | 1991 | 1524 |
| 23 | Paul Wiggin | DL | 1957 | 1586 |
| 24 | Ernie Nevers | RB | 1926 | 1605 |
| 25 | Andrus Peat | OL | 2015 | 1631 |
| 26 | Austin Hooper | TE | 2016 | 1836 |
| 27 | Ernie Caddel | RB | 1933 | 2000 |
| 28 | George Buehler | OL | 1969 | 2028 |
| 29 | Frankie Albert (P) | P | 1946 | 2075 |
| 30 | Bob Whitfield | OL | 1992 | 2081 |
| 31 | Bill McColl | E | 1952 | 2088 |
| 32 | Darrin Nelson | RB | 1982 | 2271 |
| 33 | Glyn Milburn (KR) | KR | 1993 | 2362 |
| 34 | Randy Vataha | WR | 1971 | 2488 |
| 35 | Vic Lindskog | OL | 1944 | 2834 |
| 36 | Darrien Gordon (PR) | PR | 1993 | 2886 |
| 37 | Brad Muster | RB | 1988 | 3146 |
| 38 | Glyn Milburn (PR) | PR | 1993 | 3232 |
| 39 | Hugh Gallarneau | RB | 1941 | 3243 |
| 40 | Ryan Wetnight | TE | 1993 | 3655 |
| 41 | Jake Bailey | P | 2019 | 3727 |
| 42 | Justin Reid | DB | 2018 | 3811 |
| 43 | Dalton Schultz | TE | 2018 | 3839 |
| 44 | Troy Walters (PR) | PR | 2000 | 3934 |
| 45 | Jim Merlo | LB | 1973 | 3973 |
| 46 | Coby Fleener | TE | 2012 | 3997 |
| 47 | Chris Draft | LB | 1998 | 4127 |
| 48 | Blake Martinez | LB | 2016 | 4226 |
| 49 | Kailee Wong | LB | 1998 | 4288 |
| 50 | Tommy Vardell | RB | 1992 | 4371 |
| 51 | Gary Pettigrew | DL | 1966 | 4412 |
| 52 | Lester Archambeau | DL | 1990 | 4422 |
| 53 | John Wilbur | OL | 1966 | 4573 |
| 54 | Bobby Okereke | LB | 2019 | 4581 |
| 55 | Toi Cook | DB | 1987 | 4660 |
| 56 | Bob Moore | TE | 1971 | 4715 |
| 57 | Jason Fisk | DL | 1995 | 4738 |
| 58 | Benny Barnes | DB | 1972 | 4771 |
| 59 | Steve Dils | QB | 1979 | 4813 |
| 60 | O.J. Atogwe | DB | 2005 | 4818 |
| 61 | Glyn Milburn | RB | 1993 | 4849 |
| 62 | Alex Smith (TE) | TE | 2005 | 4910 |
| 63 | Darrien Gordon | DB | 1993 | 4968 |
| 64 | Greg Sampson | OL | 1972 | 5341 |
| 65 | Greg Baty | TE | 1986 | 5368 |
| 66 | Toby Gerhart | RB | 2010 | 5437 |
| 67 | Eric Heitmann | OL | 2002 | 5631 |
| 68 | Gordon Banks | WR | 1980 | 5633 |
| 69 | Emile Harry | WR | 1985 | 5836 |
| 70 | Garin Veris | DL | 1985 | 5837 |
| 71 | Ty Montgomery | RB | 2015 | 5838 |
| 72 | Jon Ritchie | RB | 1998 | 5985 |
| 73 | Chris Dressel | TE | 1983 | 6091 |
| 74 | Solomon Thomas | DL | 2017 | 6239 |
| 75 | Hampton Pool | E | 1940 | 6565 |
| 76 | David Wyman | LB | 1987 | 6594 |
| 77 | Darrin Nelson (KR) | KR | 1982 | 6633 |
| 78 | Mike Boryla | QB | 1974 | 6675 |
| 79 | Levine Toilolo | TE | 2013 | 6812 |
| 80 | Chris Walsh | WR | 1992 | 6813 |
| 81 | Troy Walters | WR | 2000 | 6824 |
| 82 | Ron George | LB | 1993 | 6908 |
| 83 | Scott Laidlaw | RB | 1975 | 7188 |
| 84 | Ken Margerum | WR | 1981 | 7202 |
| 85 | Trent Murphy | DL | 2014 | 7253 |
| 86 | Donnie Spragan | LB | 1999 | 7320 |
| 87 | Mal Snider | OL | 1969 | 7359 |
| 88 | Gordon King | OL | 1978 | 7577 |
| 89 | Milt McColl | LB | 1981 | 7631 |
| 90 | Steve Thurlow | RB | 1964 | 7635 |
| 91 | Trent Edwards | QB | 2007 | 7675 |
| 92 | Greg Comella | RB | 1998 | 7724 |
| 93 | Greg Camarillo | WR | 2005 | 7876 |
| 94 | Dave Lewis (P) | P | 1967 | 7906 |
| 95 | Turk Schonert | QB | 1980 | 7948 |
| 96 | Chris Dalman | OL | 1993 | 8059 |
| 97 | Don Manoukian | OL | 1960 | 8116 |
| 98 | Greg Clark | TE | 1997 | 8430 |
| 99 | Fred Meyer | E | 1942 | 8469 |
| 100 | Ty Montgomery (KR) | KR | 2015 | 8599 |
| 101 | Gary Kerkorian | QB | 1952 | 8604 |
| 102 | Harrison Phillips | DL | 2018 | 8630 |
| 103 | Davis Mills | QB | 2021 | 8757 |
| 104 | Bob O. Reynolds | OL | 1937 | 8895 |
| 105 | Bob White | RB | 1951 | 9053 |
| 106 | Fred Boensch | OL | 1947 | 9071 |
| 107 | Brad Badger | OL | 1997 | 9471 |
| 108 | Don Parish | LB | 1970 | 9507 |
| 109 | Chuck A. Taylor | OL | 1943 | 9512 |
| 110 | Stan Andersen | OL | 1940 | 9733 |
| 111 | Troy Walters (KR) | KR | 2000 | 9764 |
| 112 | Jim Price | TE | 1991 | 9786 |
| 113 | Dave Tipton | DL | 1971 | 9874 |
| 114 | Paulson Adebo | DB | 2021 | 9881 |
| 115 | Stepfan Taylor | RB | 2013 | 9970 |
| 116 | Jim Dray | TE | 2010 | 10443 |
| 117 | Cameron Fleming | OL | 2014 | 10475 |
| 118 | Pete Lazetich | DL | 1972 | 10543 |
| 119 | Monk Moscrip | E | 1938 | 10716 |
| 120 | David Parry | DL | 2015 | 11388 |
| 121 | Gordon Banks (PR) | PR | 1980 | 11410 |
| 122 | Corrie Artman | OL | 1931 | 11443 |
| 123 | T.J. Rushing (PR) | PR | 2006 | 11558 |
| 124 | Tony Calvelli | OL | 1939 | 11675 |
| 125 | Tony Hill (PR) | PR | 1977 | 11698 |
| 126 | Michael Wilson | WR | 2023 | 11699 |
| 127 | Erik Lorig | RB | 2010 | 11722 |
| 128 | Vincent White | RB | 1983 | 11824 |
| 129 | Bob White (KR) | KR | 1951 | 11895 |
| 130 | Kwame Harris | OL | 2003 | 11962 |
| 131 | Hank Norberg | E | 1943 | 12072 |
| 132 | Colby Parkinson | TE | 2020 | 12245 |
| 133 | Frank Atkinson | DL | 1963 | 12421 |
| 134 | Hugh Gallarneau (PR) | PR | 1941 | 12440 |
| 135 | Don Hill | RB | 1929 | 12560 |
| 136 | Darrin Nelson (PR) | PR | 1982 | 12889 |
| 137 | Josh Mauro | DL | 2014 | 12959 |
| 138 | Joshua Karty | K | 2024 | 13089 |
| 139 | Jim Lawson | E | 1927 | 13146 |
| 140 | Mike Michel | P | 1977 | 13300 |
| 141 | Griff Whalen (PR) | PR | 2012 | 13305 |
| 142 | Brennan Scarlett | LB | 2016 | 13314 |
| 143 | Coy Wire | DB | 2002 | 13522 |
| 144 | Mike Simone | LB | 1972 | 13608 |
| 145 | Ed Cummings | LB | 1964 | 13624 |
| 146 | Hugh Gallarneau (KR) | KR | 1941 | 13691 |
| 147 | Justin Armour | WR | 1995 | 13868 |
| 148 | Alan Grant (PR) | PR | 1990 | 14082 |
| 149 | Evan Moore | TE | 2008 | 14184 |
| 150 | Tank Williams | DB | 2002 | 14257 |
| 151 | Greg Camarillo (PR) | PR | 2005 | 14335 |
| 152 | Steve Stenstrom | QB | 1995 | 14415 |
| 153 | Christian McCaffrey (PR) | PR | 2017 | 14704 |
| 154 | Andre Tyler (PR) | PR | 1982 | 14720 |
| 155 | Al Norgard | E | 1934 | 14754 |
| 156 | Tony Cline Jr. | TE | 1995 | 14812 |
| 157 | Jack Chapple | LB | 1965 | 15166 |
| 158 | Guy Benjamin | QB | 1978 | 15347 |
| 159 | Michael Thomas (DB) | DB | 2013 | 15497 |
| 160 | Bobby Garrett | QB | 1954 | 15567 |
| 161 | Casey Toohill | DL | 2020 | 15652 |
| 162 | Kerry Carter | RB | 2003 | 15752 |
| 163 | T.J. Rushing (KR) | KR | 2006 | 15797 |
| 164 | Roger Stillwell | DL | 1975 | 15852 |
| 165 | Pete Kmetovic | RB | 1942 | 16104 |
| 166 | George Bogue | RB | 1930 | 16111 |
| 167 | Marv Harris | LB | 1964 | 16212 |
| 168 | Tanner McKee | QB | 2023 | 16293 |
| 169 | Chad Hutchinson | QB | 2002 | 16408 |
| 170 | Kerry Carter (KR) | KR | 2003 | 16564 |
| 171 | Henry Anderson | DL | 2015 | 16687 |
| 172 | Will Svitek | OL | 2005 | 16740 |
| 173 | Mark Harris | WR | 1996 | 16873 |
| 174 | Trenton Irwin | WR | 2019 | 16958 |
| 175 | Griff Whalen | WR | 2012 | 17196 |
| 176 | Bob O'Connor | OL | 1935 | 17440 |
| 177 | Jim Cox (OL) | OL | 1948 | 17564 |
| 178 | Riall Johnson | LB | 2001 | 17765 |
| 179 | Braden Beck | K | 1965 | 17801 |
| 180 | Teyo Johnson | TE | 2003 | 18107 |
| 181 | Trenton Irwin (PR) | PR | 2019 | 18192 |
| 182 | Drew Dalman | OL | 2021 | 18257 |
| 183 | Ron Kadziel | LB | 1971 | 18323 |
| 184 | Seth Dittman | OL | 1995 | 18505 |
| 185 | Ryan Hewitt | TE | 2014 | 18764 |
| 186 | Doug Rogers | DL | 1982 | 19236 |
| 187 | Alan Grant | DB | 1990 | 19399 |
| 188 | Eric Mullins | WR | 1984 | 19442 |
| 189 | Jeremy Stewart | RB | 2012 | 19512 |
| 190 | Randy Poltl | DB | 1974 | 19543 |
| 191 | Bill Hachten | OL | 1947 | 19579 |
| 192 | Johnson Bademosi | DB | 2012 | 19669 |
| 193 | Phil Francis | RB | 1979 | 19785 |
| 194 | Dave Garnett | LB | 1993 | 19868 |
| 195 | Bob Mitchell | RB | 1946 | 19898 |
| 196 | Gary A. Anderson | OL | 1977 | 20432 |
| 197 | Andre Tyler | WR | 1982 | 20505 |
| 198 | Kevin T. Scott | DB | 1991 | 20529 |
| 199 | Nate Herbig | OL | 2019 | 20658 |
| 200 | James Vaughters | LB | 2015 | 20708 |
| 201 | Owen Marecic | RB | 2011 | 20734 |
| 202 | Jonathan Martin | OL | 2012 | 20806 |
| 203 | Randy Fasani | QB | 2002 | 20964 |
| 204 | Leigh Torrence | DB | 2005 | 21009 |
| 205 | Mike Hibler | LB | 1968 | 21077 |
| 206 | Bob Nichols | OL | 1965 | 21192 |
| 207 | JJ Arcega-Whiteside | WR | 2019 | 21287 |
| 208 | Kirk Chambers | OL | 2004 | 21316 |
| 209 | Terry Wilson | DB | 1964 | 21517 |
| 210 | Kevin Hogan | QB | 2016 | 21546 |
| 211 | Jordan Richards | DB | 2015 | 21784 |
| 212 | Konrad Reuland | TE | 2011 | 21930 |
| 213 | Simi Fehoko | WR | 2021 | 21965 |
| 214 | Walker Little | OL | 2021 | 22050 |
| 215 | John Guillory | DB | 1969 | 22419 |
| 216 | Colin Branch | DB | 2003 | 22754 |
| 217 | Dave Lewis | QB | 1967 | 23037 |
| 218 | Jon Alston | LB | 2006 | 23046 |
| 219 | Brian Manning | WR | 1997 | 23059 |
| 220 | Kaden Smith | TE | 2019 | 23080 |
| 221 | Jeff Buckey | OL | 1996 | 23192 |
| 222 | Chris Owusu | WR | 2012 | 23199 |
| 223 | Andre Kirwan | WR | 1997 | 23241 |
| 224 | Bill Reid | OL | 1974 | 23243 |
| 225 | Gordy Ceresino | LB | 1979 | 23373 |
| 226 | Chuck Evans | LB | 1980 | 23638 |
| 227 | Peter Kalambayi | LB | 2018 | 24246 |
| 228 | John Olenchalk | LB | 1978 | 24374 |
| 229 | Sione Fua | DL | 2011 | 24513 |
| 230 | Brett Pierce | TE | 2004 | 24685 |
| 231 | Rick Gervais | DB | 1981 | 24890 |
| 232 | Thomas Keiser | DL | 2011 | 25156 |
| 233 | Ryan Whalen | WR | 2011 | 25245 |
| 234 | Tom Briehl | LB | 1985 | 25319 |
| 235 | Jon Volpe | RB | 1991 | 25636 |
| 236 | Amon Gordon | DL | 2004 | 25672 |
| 237 | Terry Rennaker | LB | 1980 | 25693 |
| 238 | Dick Leeuwenburg | OL | 1965 | 25784 |
| 239 | Stanley Wilson Jr. | DB | 2005 | 25970 |
| 240 | Brandon Harrison | DB | 2007 | 26392 |
| 241 | Tucker Fisk | TE | 2022 | 26410 |
| 242 | Brian Bulcke | DL | 2010 | 26491 |
| 243 | Thomas Booker | DL | 2022 | 26811 |
| 244 | Ed Reynolds (DB) | DB | 2014 | 27644 |
| 245 | Joshua Garnett | OL | 2016 | 27731 |
| 246 | A.J. Tarpley | LB | 2015 | 27920 |
| 247 | Charlie Young | RB | 1992 | 28078 |
| 248 | Todd Husak | QB | 2000 | 28473 |
| 249 | David Bergeron | LB | 2005 | 28573 |
| 250 | Steve Hoyem | OL | 1994 | 28656 |
| 251 | Scott Scharff | DL | 2005 | 28699 |
| 252 | DeRonnie Pitts | WR | 2001 | 28800 |
| 253 | T.J. Rushing | DB | 2006 | 29231 |
| 254 | Elijah Higgins | TE | 2023 | 29945 |
| 255 | Jared Newberry | LB | 2005 | 29965 |
| 256 | Kadar Hamilton | DB | 1998 | 29985 |
| 257 | Vaughn Williams | DB | 1984 | 30175 |
| 258 | Julian Jenkins | DL | 2006 | 30393 |
| 259 | Ekom Udofia | DL | 2010 | 30581 |
| 260 | Chris Lewis | QB | 2005 | 30654 |
| 261 | Damon Dunn | WR | 1998 | 30766 |
| 262 | Justin McCullum | WR | 2006 | 30779 |
| 263 | Nathan Parks | OL | 1997 | 30842 |
| 264 | Pete Swanson | OL | 1997 | 30846 |
| 265 | Mike Askea | OL | 1973 | 31034 |
| 266 | Younger Klippert | OL | 1973 | 31039 |
| 267 | Foster Sarell | OL | 2021 | 31100 |
| 268 | Mark Bradford | WR | 2008 | 31159 |
| 269 | Quenton Meeks | DB | 2018 | 31269 |
| 270 | Willie Howard | DL | 2001 | 31307 |
| 271 | Gordon Riegel | LB | 1975 | 31780 |
| 272 | Don Bunce | QB | 1972 | 32026 |
| 273 | Andre Hines | OL | 1980 | 32400 |
| 274 | Kwame Ellis | DB | 1996 | 32552 |
| 275 | Shayne Skov | LB | 2014 | 32676 |
| 276 | Gerald Commissiong | RB | 2006 | 32683 |
| 277 | Wopamo Osaisai | DB | 2009 | 32780 |
| 278 | Tim Mattran | OL | 2008 | 32930 |
| 279 | David Lofton | DB | 2007 | 32931 |
| 280 | Rod Garcia | K | 1974 | 32991 |
| 281 | Eric Snelson | DL | 1988 | 33217 |
| 282 | Chase Thomas | LB | 2013 | 33322 |
| 283 | Carl Hansen | DL | 1998 | 33807 |
| 284 | Ray Huckestein | DL | 1989 | 33881 |
| 285 | Vaughn Bryant | DB | 1994 | 34172 |
| 286 | Curtis Robinson | LB | 2021 | 34299 |
| 287 | Jono Tunney | LB | 1991 | 34357 |
| 288 | Alijah Holder | DB | 2019 | 34824 |
| 289 | C.B. Simons | LB | 1963 | 34840 |
| 290 | Reggie Sanderson | RB | 1973 | 34925 |
| 291 | Pannel Egboh | DL | 2009 | 35102 |
| 292 | Damon Dunn (KR) | KR | 1998 | 35536 |
| 293 | Cameron Scarlett | RB | 2020 | 36064 |
| 294 | Joey Alfieri | LB | 2019 | 36177 |
| 295 | Kyle Murphy | OL | 2016 | 36944 |
| 296 | Jon Haskins | LB | 1998 | 36955 |
| 297 | Anthony Bookman (PR) | PR | 1998 | 37303 |
| 298 | Jack Schultz | DB | 1971 | 37349 |
| 299 | Thomas Schaffer | DL | 2021 | 37391 |
| 300 | Francis Owusu | WR | 2017 | 37630 |
| 301 | Delano Howell | DB | 2012 | 37862 |
| 302 | Reggie Sanderson (PR) | PR | 1973 | 37927 |
| 303 | David Yankey | OL | 2014 | 38091 |
| 304 | Jason Palumbis | QB | 1991 | 38147 |
| 305 | Ethan Bonner | DB | 2023 | 38323 |
| 306 | Kyu Blu Kelly | DB | 2023 | 38330 |
| 307 | Cameron Scarlett (KR) | KR | 2020 | 38557 |
| 308 | Dalyn Wade-Perry | DL | 2022 | 38590 |
| 309 | Reggie Sanderson (KR) | KR | 1973 | 38669 |
| 310 | Corey Hill | WR | 1998 | 39280 |
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