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The Top Ranked Houston Cougars 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 Houston Cougars College Players.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Rookie Yr | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Riley Odoms | TE | 1972 | 624 |
| 2 | Simon Fletcher | LB | 1985 | 1483 |
| 3 | Antowain Smith | RB | 1997 | 1553 |
| 4 | Greg Brezina | LB | 1968 | 1685 |
| 5 | Kimble Anders | RB | 1991 | 1781 |
| 6 | Charlie Hall | LB | 1971 | 1865 |
| 7 | Pat Studstill | WR | 1961 | 1986 |
| 8 | Lamar Smith | RB | 1994 | 1987 |
| 9 | Lamar Lathon | LB | 1990 | 2356 |
| 10 | Robert Newhouse | RB | 1972 | 2376 |
| 11 | Eugene Lockhart | LB | 1984 | 2783 |
| 12 | Curley Johnson (P) | P | 1957 | 2841 |
| 13 | Jim Colvin | DL | 1960 | 3080 |
| 14 | Pat Studstill (P) | P | 1961 | 3185 |
| 15 | Case Keenum | QB | 2012 | 3688 |
| 16 | Dan Birdwell | DL | 1962 | 3856 |
| 17 | Allen Aldridge Jr. | LB | 1994 | 4018 |
| 18 | Ed Oliver | DL | 2019 | 4143 |
| 19 | T.J. Turner | DL | 1986 | 4155 |
| 20 | Royce Berry | DL | 1969 | 4268 |
| 21 | Earl L. Thomas | WR | 1971 | 4406 |
| 22 | Elandon Roberts | LB | 2016 | 4561 |
| 23 | Errol Linden | OL | 1961 | 4739 |
| 24 | Dickie Post | RB | 1967 | 4935 |
| 25 | Wilson Whitley | DL | 1977 | 5002 |
| 26 | Dalva Allen | DL | 1960 | 5064 |
| 27 | Tom Beer | TE | 1967 | 5161 |
| 28 | Glenn Cadrez | LB | 1992 | 5236 |
| 29 | Audray McMillian | DB | 1985 | 5308 |
| 30 | Jackie Battle | RB | 2007 | 5707 |
| 31 | Hogan Wharton | OL | 1960 | 6096 |
| 32 | Glenn Montgomery | DL | 1989 | 6232 |
| 33 | Sebastian Vollmer | OL | 2009 | 6319 |
| 34 | Carl Cunningham | LB | 1967 | 6424 |
| 35 | Donnie Avery | WR | 2008 | 6529 |
| 36 | Rex Hadnot | OL | 2004 | 6536 |
| 37 | J.D. Kimmel | DL | 1955 | 6850 |
| 38 | Kevin Kolb | QB | 2007 | 6983 |
| 39 | Don Bass | WR | 1978 | 7308 |
| 40 | Elmo Wright | WR | 1971 | 7309 |
| 41 | Warren McVea | RB | 1968 | 7729 |
| 42 | Charlie Ford | DB | 1971 | 8025 |
| 43 | Tyus Bowser | LB | 2017 | 8082 |
| 44 | Willis Adams | WR | 1979 | 8283 |
| 45 | Leonard Mitchell | OL | 1981 | 8289 |
| 46 | Pat Studstill (KR) | KR | 1961 | 8351 |
| 47 | Brandon Wilson (KR) | KR | 2017 | 8438 |
| 48 | James Dixon (KR) | KR | 1989 | 8439 |
| 49 | Mack Mitchell | DL | 1975 | 8533 |
| 50 | David Klingler | QB | 1992 | 8570 |
| 51 | Kyle Allen | QB | 2018 | 8626 |
| 52 | Paul Carr | DB | 1953 | 9163 |
| 53 | Jason Phillips | WR | 1989 | 9242 |
| 54 | Gus Hollomon | DB | 1968 | 9461 |
| 55 | Stanford Routt | DB | 2005 | 9696 |
| 56 | Marcus Jones (PR) | PR | 2022 | 9830 |
| 57 | Charlie Rieves | LB | 1962 | 9841 |
| 58 | Tank Dell | WR | 2023 | 9884 |
| 59 | Bob Clatterbuck | QB | 1954 | 10255 |
| 60 | Tom Dimmick | OL | 1956 | 10554 |
| 61 | D.J. Hayden | DB | 2013 | 10647 |
| 62 | Pat Studstill (PR) | PR | 1961 | 10755 |
| 63 | Guy Brown | LB | 1977 | 10847 |
| 64 | Randy Love | RB | 1979 | 10848 |
| 65 | Alton Montgomery (KR) | KR | 1990 | 11309 |
| 66 | Larry Keller | LB | 1975 | 11863 |
| 67 | Hosea Taylor | DL | 1981 | 12116 |
| 68 | Paul Gipson | RB | 1969 | 12505 |
| 69 | Johnny Peacock | DB | 1969 | 13218 |
| 70 | Andre Ware | QB | 1990 | 13321 |
| 71 | Hal Lewis | RB | 1959 | 13432 |
| 72 | William Jackson | DB | 2016 | 13457 |
| 73 | Claude King | RB | 1961 | 13487 |
| 74 | Marshall Johnson (KR) | KR | 1975 | 13539 |
| 75 | Hal Roberts | P | 1974 | 13704 |
| 76 | Dickie Post (KR) | KR | 1967 | 13929 |
| 77 | Marshall Johnson | WR | 1975 | 14429 |
| 78 | Bo Burris | DB | 1967 | 14576 |
| 79 | Daryl Wilkerson | DL | 1980 | 14686 |
| 80 | Matthew Adams | LB | 2018 | 14803 |
| 81 | Logan Hall | DL | 2022 | 14940 |
| 82 | Eddie Foster | WR | 1977 | 14986 |
| 83 | Gus Hollomon (P) | P | 1968 | 15048 |
| 84 | Alfred Oglesby | DL | 1990 | 15209 |
| 85 | Warren McVea (KR) | KR | 1968 | 15298 |
| 86 | Marcus Jones (KR) | KR | 2022 | 15393 |
| 87 | Thomas Gafford | LB | 2005 | 15504 |
| 88 | Brandon Middleton (KR) | KR | 2004 | 15673 |
| 89 | Mike Simpson | DB | 1969 | 15725 |
| 90 | Craig Veasey | DL | 1990 | 15772 |
| 91 | Mike Gisler | OL | 1992 | 15866 |
| 92 | Ostell Miles | RB | 1992 | 16023 |
| 93 | Robert Newhouse (KR) | KR | 1972 | 16083 |
| 94 | Marshall Johnson (PR) | PR | 1975 | 16708 |
| 95 | Joe Bob Isbell | OL | 1962 | 16764 |
| 96 | Jim Strong | RB | 1970 | 16783 |
| 97 | Curley Johnson | RB | 1957 | 17055 |
| 98 | Mike L. Green | RB | 2000 | 17117 |
| 99 | Joffrey Reynolds | RB | 2003 | 17327 |
| 100 | Jermaine Williams | RB | 1997 | 17491 |
| 101 | Don Flynn | DB | 1959 | 17529 |
| 102 | Marcus Jones (DB) | DB | 2022 | 17628 |
| 103 | Lonell Phea | WR | 1982 | 17790 |
| 104 | Alton Montgomery | DB | 1990 | 18290 |
| 105 | Greg Ward | WR | 2017 | 18669 |
| 106 | Carl Hilton | TE | 1986 | 18676 |
| 107 | Tank Dell (PR) | PR | 2023 | 18680 |
| 108 | Johnnie Jackson | DB | 1989 | 19109 |
| 109 | Mike Clendenen | K | 1987 | 19321 |
| 110 | Lonell Phea (KR) | KR | 1982 | 19325 |
| 111 | Calvin Eason | DB | 1983 | 19460 |
| 112 | SirVincent Rogers | OL | 2009 | 19547 |
| 113 | Dedric Mathis | DB | 1996 | 19648 |
| 114 | Larry Rowden | LB | 1971 | 19695 |
| 115 | Adriano Belli | DL | 2000 | 19753 |
| 116 | James Dixon | WR | 1989 | 19915 |
| 117 | Monty Montgomery | DB | 1997 | 20102 |
| 118 | Don Mullins | DB | 1961 | 20402 |
| 119 | Billy Kidd | OL | 1987 | 20797 |
| 120 | Wiley Feagin | OL | 1961 | 20824 |
| 121 | Donald Jordan | RB | 1984 | 20867 |
| 122 | Richie Leone | P | 2014 | 21022 |
| 123 | Scott Regimbald | RB | 2000 | 21234 |
| 124 | Reggie Vonner | DB | 1983 | 21335 |
| 125 | Steve George | DL | 1974 | 21477 |
| 126 | Calvin Eason (KR) | KR | 1983 | 21568 |
| 127 | Don McDonald | DB | 1958 | 21580 |
| 128 | Brandon Middleton | WR | 2004 | 21666 |
| 129 | Clayton Tune | QB | 2023 | 21720 |
| 130 | Josh Jones (OL) | OL | 2020 | 21761 |
| 131 | Jim Norris | DL | 1962 | 21924 |
| 132 | Jimmy Herndon | OL | 1996 | 22018 |
| 133 | Marcus Spriggs | OL | 1997 | 22045 |
| 134 | Ed Thomas | TE | 1990 | 22793 |
| 135 | Ray Robinson | DL | 1982 | 22802 |
| 136 | Alois Blackwell | RB | 1978 | 22804 |
| 137 | J.B. Smith | E | 1957 | 22838 |
| 138 | Melvin Jones | OL | 1980 | 22970 |
| 139 | Grant Stuard | LB | 2021 | 23237 |
| 140 | Terry Monroe | DL | 1982 | 23264 |
| 141 | Val Belcher | OL | 1977 | 23404 |
| 142 | Reggie Burnette | LB | 1991 | 23670 |
| 143 | Charlie Fowler | OL | 1967 | 23701 |
| 144 | Mark McNeil | DB | 1985 | 24290 |
| 145 | Robert Giblin | DB | 1975 | 24303 |
| 146 | Steven Dunbar | WR | 2018 | 24391 |
| 147 | William Fields | DB | 2001 | 24628 |
| 148 | Markeith Ambles | WR | 2015 | 24635 |
| 149 | Billy Milner | OL | 1995 | 24727 |
| 150 | Wilbert Brown | OL | 1999 | 24730 |
| 151 | Kenneth Farrow | RB | 2016 | 24746 |
| 152 | Greg Ward (PR) | PR | 2017 | 24814 |
| 153 | Charles E. Brown | OL | 1962 | 24989 |
| 154 | Craig Robinson | OL | 1972 | 25101 |
| 155 | Marquez Stevenson (PR) | PR | 2021 | 25124 |
| 156 | Payton Turner | DL | 2021 | 25301 |
| 157 | Everett Little | OL | 1976 | 25862 |
| 158 | D'Juan Hines | LB | 2018 | 26141 |
| 159 | Nick Thurman | DL | 2018 | 26239 |
| 160 | Emeke Egbule | LB | 2019 | 26258 |
| 161 | Hanik Milligan | DB | 2003 | 26420 |
| 162 | Jeron Harvey | WR | 2008 | 26754 |
| 163 | Na'Ty Rodgers | OL | 2018 | 27226 |
| 164 | Kent Branstetter | OL | 1973 | 27612 |
| 165 | Ben Fricke | OL | 1998 | 27714 |
| 166 | Phillip Hunt | DL | 2009 | 27899 |
| 167 | Brandon Wilson | DB | 2017 | 28010 |
| 168 | Maurice Bryant | WR | 1998 | 28132 |
| 169 | Marcus Grant | WR | 1992 | 28154 |
| 170 | Byron Forsythe | OL | 1990 | 28344 |
| 171 | Ryan McCoy | LB | 1994 | 28478 |
| 172 | Kierrie Johnson | RB | 2011 | 28547 |
| 173 | Manny Hazard | WR | 1991 | 28555 |
| 174 | Josh Lovelady | OL | 2001 | 28725 |
| 175 | Gerome Williams | DB | 1996 | 28751 |
| 176 | Patrick Paul | OL | 2024 | 28787 |
| 177 | Chuck Clements | QB | 1997 | 29186 |
| 178 | Donald Douglas | DB | 1994 | 29641 |
| 179 | J.B. Smith (PR) | PR | 1957 | 29655 |
| 180 | Roman Anderson | K | 1994 | 29744 |
| 181 | D.C. Nobles | QB | 1974 | 29746 |
| 182 | Nolan Frese | OL | 2016 | 29952 |
| 183 | Phil Hawkins | OL | 2005 | 30123 |
| 184 | Brandon Evans | OL | 2004 | 30129 |
| 185 | Howard Clark (QB) | QB | 1970 | 30198 |
| 186 | Richie Leone (K) | K | 2014 | 30202 |
| 187 | Mike Parker | LB | 1998 | 30548 |
| 188 | Nick Saenz | DB | 2012 | 30645 |
| 189 | Cameron Malveaux | DL | 2017 | 30771 |
| 190 | Leroy Truitt | OL | 1991 | 30914 |
| 191 | Joey Banes | OL | 1990 | 30928 |
| 192 | Butch Brezina | DL | 1974 | 30983 |
| 193 | J.B. Smith (KR) | KR | 1957 | 31092 |
| 194 | Jerrian James | WR | 2000 | 31098 |
| 195 | Randy Thornton | DL | 1988 | 31221 |
| 196 | Joey Mbu | DL | 2015 | 31359 |
| 197 | Donnie McGraw | RB | 1976 | 31841 |
| 198 | Biren Ealy | WR | 2007 | 32115 |
| 199 | Wayne Rogers | LB | 2001 | 32132 |
| 200 | Derek Parish | DL | 2023 | 32352 |
| 201 | Thomas McGaughey | DB | 1996 | 32386 |
| 202 | Antoine Simpson | DL | 1998 | 32482 |
| 203 | Leonta Rheams | DL | 1998 | 32550 |
| 204 | Joffrey Reynolds (KR) | KR | 2003 | 32630 |
| 205 | Donald Moffett | RB | 1994 | 33596 |
| 206 | Brandon Middleton (PR) | PR | 2004 | 33839 |
| 207 | Tyron Carrier (KR) | KR | 2012 | 34304 |
| 208 | Tyron Carrier (PR) | PR | 2012 | 34305 |
| 209 | Damarion Williams | DB | 2022 | 34445 |
| 210 | Don Flynn (KR) | KR | 1959 | 34704 |
| 211 | Jimmy Klingler | QB | 1994 | 35071 |
| 212 | Vincent Marshall | WR | 2007 | 35109 |
| 213 | Deontay Anderson | DB | 2022 | 35239 |
| 214 | Braylon Jones | OL | 2021 | 35682 |
| 215 | Donnie Caraway | DL | 1957 | 35685 |
| 216 | Willie Roberts | DB | 1972 | 35941 |
| 217 | Chuck Weatherspoon | RB | 1991 | 36011 |
| 218 | Tyron Carrier | WR | 2012 | 36281 |
| 219 | Kierrie Johnson (PR) | PR | 2011 | 36282 |
| 220 | Sloan Hood | RB | 1987 | 36306 |
| 221 | Loyce Means | DB | 2011 | 36373 |
| 222 | Matangi Tonga | LB | 2011 | 36625 |
| 223 | Ketric Sanford | RB | 2000 | 36636 |
| 224 | Marquez Stevenson | WR | 2021 | 36701 |
| 225 | Everett Brown | WR | 1989 | 36726 |
| 226 | Demarcus Ayers | WR | 2016 | 36840 |
| 227 | Seth Green | TE | 2022 | 36932 |
| 228 | Nat Jones | RB | 1974 | 37334 |
| 229 | Sherman Smith (PR) | PR | 1998 | 37698 |
| 230 | Art Green | DB | 2023 | 38120 |
| 231 | Alexander Myres | DB | 2019 | 39081 |
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