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The Top Ranked Colorado Buffaloes 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 Colorado Buffaloes College Players.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Rookie Yr | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Cliff Branch | WR | 1972 | 277 |
| 2 | David Bakhtiari | OL | 2013 | 444 |
| 3 | Chad Brown | LB | 1993 | 710 |
| 4 | Dick Anderson | DB | 1968 | 722 |
| 5 | Mark Haynes | DB | 1980 | 800 |
| 6 | Charlie Johnson (1952) | DL | 1974 | 904 |
| 7 | Frank Clarke | WR | 1957 | 938 |
| 8 | Andre Gurode | OL | 2002 | 970 |
| 9 | Boyd Dowler | WR | 1959 | 1254 |
| 10 | Tom Brookshier | DB | 1953 | 1372 |
| 11 | Rod Perry | DB | 1975 | 1570 |
| 12 | John Wooten | OL | 1959 | 1798 |
| 13 | Alfred Williams | DL | 1991 | 1969 |
| 14 | Mitch Berger | P | 1994 | 2013 |
| 15 | Kordell Stewart | QB | 1995 | 2123 |
| 16 | Dave Logan | WR | 1976 | 2145 |
| 17 | Tom Rouen | P | 1992 | 2324 |
| 18 | Emery Moorehead | WR | 1977 | 2330 |
| 19 | Whitney Paul | LB | 1976 | 2334 |
| 20 | Eddie Dove | DB | 1959 | 2511 |
| 21 | Greg Biekert | LB | 1993 | 2520 |
| 22 | Stan Brock | OL | 1980 | 2530 |
| 23 | Gary Knafelc | E | 1954 | 2598 |
| 24 | Mike Pritchard | WR | 1991 | 2762 |
| 25 | Mason Crosby | K | 2007 | 2850 |
| 26 | Herb Orvis | DL | 1972 | 2972 |
| 27 | Matt Lepsis | OL | 1998 | 2974 |
| 28 | Daniel Graham | TE | 2002 | 2995 |
| 29 | Christian Fauria | TE | 1995 | 2996 |
| 30 | Jerry Hillebrand | LB | 1962 | 3139 |
| 31 | Charles E. Johnson | WR | 1994 | 3193 |
| 32 | Cullen Bryant | RB | 1973 | 3501 |
| 33 | Jon Keyworth | RB | 1974 | 3550 |
| 34 | Michael Westbrook | WR | 1995 | 3623 |
| 35 | Ralph Heck | LB | 1963 | 3661 |
| 36 | Nate Solder | OL | 2011 | 3794 |
| 37 | Joel Steed | DL | 1992 | 3886 |
| 38 | Sam Rogers | LB | 1994 | 3938 |
| 39 | Ted Johnson | LB | 1995 | 3947 |
| 40 | Don Hasselbeck | TE | 1977 | 3979 |
| 41 | Eric Bieniemy | RB | 1991 | 4053 |
| 42 | Mike Montler | OL | 1969 | 4255 |
| 43 | Charlie Greer | DB | 1968 | 4258 |
| 44 | Lamont Warren | RB | 1994 | 4274 |
| 45 | Mike Davis | DB | 1977 | 4335 |
| 46 | Tyler Brayton | DL | 2003 | 4399 |
| 47 | Gary Campbell | LB | 1977 | 4613 |
| 48 | Mike C. McCoy | DB | 1976 | 4698 |
| 49 | Chris Brown | RB | 2003 | 4749 |
| 50 | Bill Brundige | DL | 1970 | 4850 |
| 51 | Larry Brunson | WR | 1972 | 4945 |
| 52 | Jay Leeuwenburg | OL | 1992 | 5125 |
| 53 | Jeff Donaldson | DB | 1984 | 5164 |
| 54 | Bo Matthews | RB | 1974 | 5233 |
| 55 | Whizzer White | RB | 1938 | 5274 |
| 56 | Ronnie Bradford | DB | 1993 | 5332 |
| 57 | Tony Reed | RB | 1977 | 5488 |
| 58 | Billy Waddy | WR | 1977 | 5667 |
| 59 | Phillip Lindsay | RB | 2018 | 5973 |
| 60 | Richard Johnson | WR | 1987 | 5974 |
| 61 | Pete Brock | OL | 1976 | 6122 |
| 62 | George Grosvenor | RB | 1935 | 6128 |
| 63 | Justin Bannan | DL | 2002 | 6136 |
| 64 | Lawrence Vickers | RB | 2006 | 6139 |
| 65 | J.V. Cain | TE | 1974 | 6497 |
| 66 | Bobby Anderson | RB | 1970 | 6746 |
| 67 | Claude Crabb | DB | 1962 | 6887 |
| 68 | Ernie Lewis (P) | P | 1946 | 7166 |
| 69 | Lee Rouson | RB | 1985 | 7254 |
| 70 | Chris Hudson | DB | 1995 | 7830 |
| 71 | Jimmy Smith (DB) | DB | 2011 | 7986 |
| 72 | Chidobe Awuzie | DB | 2017 | 8060 |
| 73 | Koy Detmer | QB | 1997 | 8160 |
| 74 | Odis McKinney | DB | 1978 | 8201 |
| 75 | Boyd Dowler (P) | P | 1959 | 8475 |
| 76 | Dave Williams (KR) | KR | 1977 | 8476 |
| 77 | Hannibal Navies | LB | 1999 | 8524 |
| 78 | Eddie Dove (PR) | PR | 1959 | 8607 |
| 79 | Barry Helton | P | 1988 | 8621 |
| 80 | David Tate | DB | 1988 | 8698 |
| 81 | Whizzer White (P) | P | 1938 | 8754 |
| 82 | Dan Grimm | OL | 1963 | 8866 |
| 83 | Paul Richardson | WR | 2014 | 9083 |
| 84 | Bob McCullough | OL | 1962 | 9402 |
| 85 | Frank Bernardi | DB | 1955 | 9416 |
| 86 | Jeff Campbell | WR | 1990 | 9464 |
| 87 | Cullen Bryant (PR) | PR | 1973 | 9571 |
| 88 | Cullen Bryant (KR) | KR | 1973 | 9615 |
| 89 | Frank Bernardi (PR) | PR | 1955 | 9616 |
| 90 | Darius Holland | DL | 1995 | 9848 |
| 91 | Greg Horton | OL | 1974 | 9854 |
| 92 | Isaiah Oliver | DB | 2018 | 9894 |
| 93 | Walt Clay | RB | 1946 | 9953 |
| 94 | Larry Brunson (KR) | KR | 1972 | 9959 |
| 95 | Leo Stasica | QB | 1941 | 9967 |
| 96 | Brad Jones | LB | 2009 | 9968 |
| 97 | Deon Figures | DB | 1993 | 10016 |
| 98 | Heath Irwin | OL | 1996 | 10101 |
| 99 | Mike Kozlowski | DB | 1979 | 10112 |
| 100 | John Tarver | RB | 1972 | 10145 |
| 101 | Larry Brunson (PR) | PR | 1972 | 10253 |
| 102 | Tyler Polumbus | OL | 2008 | 10346 |
| 103 | Carroll Hardy | RB | 1955 | 10390 |
| 104 | Laviska Shenault | WR | 2020 | 10418 |
| 105 | Charlie Greer (PR) | PR | 1968 | 10470 |
| 106 | Greg P. Jones | LB | 1997 | 10634 |
| 107 | Dave Williams | RB | 1977 | 10638 |
| 108 | Dennis Havig | OL | 1971 | 10758 |
| 109 | Del Ritchhart | OL | 1936 | 11048 |
| 110 | Bob Niziolek | TE | 1981 | 11216 |
| 111 | Ahkello Witherspoon | DB | 2017 | 11329 |
| 112 | Bob Stransky | RB | 1958 | 11750 |
| 113 | D.J. Hackett | WR | 2005 | 11866 |
| 114 | Whizzer White (PR) | PR | 1938 | 12017 |
| 115 | Bill Roe | LB | 1980 | 12100 |
| 116 | Whizzer White (KR) | KR | 1938 | 12168 |
| 117 | Greg Westbrooks | LB | 1975 | 12257 |
| 118 | Troy Archer | DL | 1976 | 12354 |
| 119 | Laviska Shenault (KR) | KR | 2020 | 12414 |
| 120 | Eric Bieniemy (KR) | KR | 1991 | 12675 |
| 121 | Chris Hudson (PR) | PR | 1995 | 12972 |
| 122 | Lee Rouson (KR) | KR | 1985 | 12973 |
| 123 | Mike C. McCoy (KR) | KR | 1976 | 13102 |
| 124 | Mike Schnitker | OL | 1969 | 13324 |
| 125 | James Mayberry | RB | 1979 | 13327 |
| 126 | Solomon Wilcots | DB | 1987 | 13436 |
| 127 | Mark Koncar | OL | 1976 | 13448 |
| 128 | Bobby Anderson (KR) | KR | 1970 | 13674 |
| 129 | Billy Waddy (PR) | PR | 1977 | 13751 |
| 130 | Dick Anderson (PR) | PR | 1968 | 13803 |
| 131 | Frank Bosch | DL | 1968 | 14392 |
| 132 | Paul Richardson (KR) | KR | 2014 | 14467 |
| 133 | Brian Iwuh | LB | 2006 | 14646 |
| 134 | Eric Bieniemy (PR) | PR | 1991 | 14712 |
| 135 | Erik Norgard | OL | 1989 | 14828 |
| 136 | Rashaan Salaam | RB | 1995 | 14830 |
| 137 | Emery Moorehead (KR) | KR | 1977 | 14987 |
| 138 | Joe Klopfenstein | TE | 2006 | 15213 |
| 139 | Ken Johnson | QB | 1974 | 15220 |
| 140 | Charles E. Johnson (KR) | KR | 1994 | 15538 |
| 141 | Cliff Branch (PR) | PR | 1972 | 15553 |
| 142 | Charles E. Johnson (PR) | PR | 1994 | 15680 |
| 143 | Jim Perkins | OL | 1962 | 15730 |
| 144 | Rae Carruth | WR | 1997 | 15786 |
| 145 | Mike Woulfe | LB | 1962 | 16092 |
| 146 | Ruben Vaughan | DL | 1979 | 16130 |
| 147 | Tony Stricker | DB | 1963 | 16333 |
| 148 | Mike Spivey | DB | 1977 | 16387 |
| 149 | Vic James | WR | 1982 | 16397 |
| 150 | Rico Smith | WR | 1992 | 16492 |
| 151 | Brian Cabral | LB | 1979 | 16507 |
| 152 | Estes Banks | RB | 1967 | 16659 |
| 153 | Ernie Lewis | RB | 1946 | 16957 |
| 154 | Mickey Pruitt | LB | 1988 | 17390 |
| 155 | Charlie Davis | RB | 1974 | 17403 |
| 156 | Paul Briggs | OL | 1948 | 17433 |
| 157 | Bill Frank | OL | 1962 | 17481 |
| 158 | Nathan Landman | LB | 2022 | 17512 |
| 159 | Rick Kay | LB | 1973 | 17610 |
| 160 | Donald Strickland | DB | 2003 | 17747 |
| 161 | Ward Walsh | RB | 1971 | 17948 |
| 162 | Bill Symons | RB | 1965 | 18131 |
| 163 | Gene Moore | OL | 1938 | 18443 |
| 164 | Tom Ashworth | OL | 2001 | 18649 |
| 165 | Jashon Sykes | LB | 2002 | 18683 |
| 166 | Darrin Chiaverini | WR | 1999 | 18718 |
| 167 | Marlon Barnes | RB | 1999 | 18932 |
| 168 | Quinn Sypniewski | TE | 2006 | 19047 |
| 169 | Fred Jones | LB | 2000 | 19140 |
| 170 | Laval Short | DL | 1980 | 19190 |
| 171 | Rich Umphrey | OL | 1982 | 19302 |
| 172 | John Denvir | OL | 1962 | 19451 |
| 173 | Justin Drescher | OL | 2010 | 19600 |
| 174 | Marwan Hage | OL | 2004 | 19602 |
| 175 | Kelley Johnson | WR | 1985 | 19687 |
| 176 | Lance Olander (P) | P | 1981 | 19929 |
| 177 | Doug Payton | OL | 1975 | 20135 |
| 178 | Tony Berti | OL | 1995 | 20224 |
| 179 | Josh Tupou | DL | 2017 | 20321 |
| 180 | Kanavis McGhee | LB | 1991 | 20552 |
| 181 | Pete Perry | DL | 1982 | 20872 |
| 182 | Matt Miller | OL | 1979 | 20991 |
| 183 | Ted Woods | RB | 1962 | 21017 |
| 184 | Victor Scott | DB | 1984 | 21207 |
| 185 | Jesse Johnson | DB | 1980 | 21244 |
| 186 | Lance Olander | RB | 1981 | 21278 |
| 187 | Vic James (KR) | KR | 1982 | 21392 |
| 188 | Jordon Dizon | LB | 2008 | 21407 |
| 189 | Ken Crawley | DB | 2016 | 21437 |
| 190 | Bruce Smith (1949) | DL | 1972 | 21692 |
| 191 | Steve R. Young | OL | 1976 | 22242 |
| 192 | Nick Kasa | TE | 2013 | 22249 |
| 193 | Wayne Lucier | OL | 2003 | 22274 |
| 194 | Lorne Richardson | DB | 1973 | 22496 |
| 195 | Kevin Hood | LB | 1983 | 22681 |
| 196 | Keith English | P | 1990 | 22738 |
| 197 | Bill Fairband | LB | 1967 | 22811 |
| 198 | Bryan Stoltenberg | OL | 1996 | 22892 |
| 199 | Rick Ogle | LB | 1971 | 23071 |
| 200 | Ariel Solomon | OL | 1991 | 23117 |
| 201 | Mark Cooney | LB | 1974 | 23377 |
| 202 | Matt Russell | LB | 1997 | 23627 |
| 203 | Steve Doolittle | LB | 1981 | 23887 |
| 204 | Bill Sabatino | DL | 1967 | 23935 |
| 205 | Jeff Turcotte | OL | 1975 | 23940 |
| 206 | Terry Kunz | RB | 1976 | 24066 |
| 207 | Howard Ballage | WR | 1979 | 24100 |
| 208 | Davion Taylor | LB | 2020 | 24140 |
| 209 | Hugh Charles | RB | 2008 | 24321 |
| 210 | Leonard Renfro | DL | 1993 | 24342 |
| 211 | Billy Harris | RB | 1968 | 24491 |
| 212 | Drew Wahlroos | LB | 2004 | 24827 |
| 213 | Dave McCloughan | DB | 1991 | 24857 |
| 214 | Vance Joseph | DB | 1995 | 25049 |
| 215 | Doug Krahenbuhl | LB | 1982 | 25555 |
| 216 | Mark Vander Poel | OL | 1991 | 25562 |
| 217 | Horace Perkins | DB | 1977 | 25694 |
| 218 | Juwann Winfree | WR | 2019 | 25936 |
| 219 | Brad Bedell | OL | 2000 | 26074 |
| 220 | Sean Tufts | LB | 2004 | 26097 |
| 221 | Jalil Brown | DB | 2011 | 26140 |
| 222 | Mustafa Johnson | DL | 2022 | 26447 |
| 223 | Rashidi Barnes | DB | 2000 | 26563 |
| 224 | Jesse Warren | DL | 2000 | 26595 |
| 225 | Doug Carlson | DB | 1975 | 26837 |
| 226 | Sandy Armstrong | DL | 1984 | 26907 |
| 227 | Daryl Price | DL | 1996 | 27039 |
| 228 | Ronnie Woolfork | LB | 1994 | 27162 |
| 229 | Harvey Goodman | OL | 1975 | 27287 |
| 230 | Edwin Harrison | OL | 2008 | 27332 |
| 231 | James Kidd | WR | 1997 | 27668 |
| 232 | Kabion Ento | DB | 2019 | 27867 |
| 233 | Joe Garten | OL | 1991 | 27898 |
| 234 | Mel Semenko | DL | 1959 | 27922 |
| 235 | Tedric Thompson | DB | 2017 | 27932 |
| 236 | Daniel Munyer | OL | 2015 | 27937 |
| 237 | Bill Symons (KR) | KR | 1965 | 28130 |
| 238 | Chris Naeole | OL | 1997 | 28195 |
| 239 | Shannon Clavelle | DL | 1995 | 28302 |
| 240 | Bud Magrum | DL | 1973 | 28429 |
| 241 | Tyson DeVree | TE | 2008 | 28896 |
| 242 | John Minardi | WR | 2002 | 28928 |
| 243 | Steve Rosga | DB | 1997 | 29374 |
| 244 | Carl Taibi | DL | 1972 | 29508 |
| 245 | Robbie Robinson | DB | 2003 | 29596 |
| 246 | Ted Woods (KR) | KR | 1962 | 30078 |
| 247 | Sam Wilder | OL | 2005 | 30124 |
| 248 | Derek McCoy | WR | 2004 | 30530 |
| 249 | Derek West | OL | 1995 | 30865 |
| 250 | Brandon Southward | LB | 1999 | 31184 |
| 251 | Hugh Charles (KR) | KR | 2008 | 31253 |
| 252 | Harold Bridges | DL | 1973 | 31267 |
| 253 | Greg Henderson | DB | 2016 | 31585 |
| 254 | Ben Nichols | OL | 1999 | 31660 |
| 255 | Kerry Hicks | DL | 1996 | 31879 |
| 256 | James Hill | RB | 1994 | 32138 |
| 257 | James Kidd (KR) | KR | 1997 | 32164 |
| 258 | Matt McChesney | DL | 2005 | 32242 |
| 259 | Ryan Sutter | DB | 1998 | 32260 |
| 260 | Jerry McClurg | DL | 1965 | 32431 |
| 261 | Darrin Muilenburg | OL | 1990 | 32724 |
| 262 | J.J. Flannigan | RB | 1991 | 32973 |
| 263 | Nelson Spruce | WR | 2016 | 33020 |
| 264 | Drew Lewis | LB | 2019 | 33149 |
| 265 | Mike Peerman | LB | 1981 | 33220 |
| 266 | Ryan Olson | DL | 1998 | 33448 |
| 267 | Scott Mahoney | DL | 1972 | 33628 |
| 268 | Delrick Abrams | DB | 2020 | 33662 |
| 269 | Tim James | DB | 1991 | 33738 |
| 270 | Brian Kelsey | RB | 1971 | 33907 |
| 271 | Damen Wheeler | DB | 2000 | 33956 |
| 272 | Sam Rogers (KR) | KR | 1994 | 34162 |
| 273 | Lennie Ciufo | LB | 1974 | 34520 |
| 274 | Rocky Martin | LB | 1969 | 34540 |
| 275 | Carson Wells | LB | 2022 | 34814 |
| 276 | Howard Ballage (KR) | KR | 1979 | 34918 |
| 277 | Ozell Collier | DB | 1974 | 34924 |
| 278 | Ron Merkerson | LB | 1998 | 35320 |
| 279 | T.J. Cunningham | DB | 1996 | 35324 |
| 280 | Arlington Hambright | OL | 2020 | 35501 |
| 281 | Marcus Washington (DB) | DB | 2000 | 35719 |
| 282 | John Farler | WR | 1968 | 35839 |
| 283 | Ben Kelly | DB | 2000 | 36046 |
| 284 | Jordan Domineck | DL | 2024 | 36056 |
| 285 | Darian Hagan | DB | 1992 | 36348 |
| 286 | Ryan Moeller | DB | 2018 | 36361 |
| 287 | Duke Tobin | QB | 1994 | 36516 |
| 288 | Ryan Miller | OL | 2012 | 36564 |
| 289 | Gerrad Kough | OL | 2018 | 36810 |
| 290 | Terrence Wheatley | DB | 2008 | 37262 |
| 291 | Evan Worthington | DB | 2019 | 37271 |
| 292 | Darian Hagan (PR) | PR | 1992 | 37310 |
| 293 | Jim Cooch | DB | 1971 | 37350 |
| 294 | Kenny Browne | OL | 1995 | 37578 |
| 295 | George Hemingway | RB | 1991 | 37650 |
| 296 | Bobby Pesavento | QB | 2002 | 38152 |
| 297 | Afolabi Laguda | DB | 2018 | 38264 |
| 298 | Kenneth Olugbode | LB | 2017 | 38389 |
| 299 | Javier Edwards | DL | 2019 | 38494 |
| 300 | Kelley Johnson (PR) | PR | 1985 | 38610 |
| 301 | Guy Thomas | DL | 2023 | 38698 |
| 302 | Robert Barnes (LB) | LB | 2023 | 38720 |
| 303 | Derrion Rakestraw | DB | 2021 | 38757 |
| 304 | Isaiah Lewis | DB | 2023 | 38901 |
| 305 | Tyler Hansen | QB | 2012 | 38936 |
| 306 | Phil Savoy | WR | 1998 | 39349 |
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