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The Top Ranked Football Players of All-Time from Connecticut
Notes: This is a list of the greatest pro players that were born in this state.
Where players grew up or went to school does not factor into this list.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Rookie Yr | Birthplace | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Andy Robustelli | DL | 1951 | Stamford | 152 |
| 2 | Dwight Freeney | DL | 2002 | Hartford | 208 |
| 3 | Ken Strong | RB | 1929 | West Haven | 218 |
| 4 | Floyd Little | RB | 1967 | New Haven | 360 |
| 5 | Joe Horn | WR | 1996 | New Haven | 581 |
| 6 | Eugene Robinson | DB | 1985 | Hartford | 1014 |
| 7 | Nick Pietrosante | RB | 1959 | Ansonia | 1272 |
| 8 | Bill Romanowski | LB | 1988 | Vernon | 1295 |
| 9 | John Carney | K | 1988 | Hartford | 1619 |
| 10 | Tommy Wilson | RB | 1956 | Stamford | 2060 |
| 11 | Bob Skoronski | OL | 1956 | Ansonia | 2138 |
| 12 | Bob Miller | DL | 1952 | Norwalk | 2708 |
| 13 | Jack Spellman | E | 1925 | Middletown | 2814 |
| 14 | Jordan Reed | TE | 2013 | New London | 3354 |
| 15 | Fred Dugan | TE | 1958 | Stamford | 3560 |
| 16 | Gil Bouley | OL | 1945 | Plainfield | 3972 |
| 17 | Doug Widell | OL | 1989 | Hartford | 3981 |
| 18 | Byron Jones | DB | 2015 | New Britain | 4065 |
| 19 | Terry Wooden | LB | 1990 | Hartford | 4169 |
| 20 | Johnny Sisk | RB | 1932 | New Haven | 4210 |
| 21 | Ken Strong (K) | K | 1929 | West Haven | 4362 |
| 22 | Tom Condon | OL | 1974 | Derby | 4401 |
| 23 | Terrance Knighton | DL | 2009 | Hartford | 4642 |
| 24 | Zach Allen | DL | 2019 | New Canaan | 4870 |
| 25 | Fran Lynch | RB | 1967 | Bridgeport | 4923 |
| 26 | Tim Mazzetti | K | 1978 | Old Greenwich | 5239 |
| 27 | Pop Williams | RB | 1928 | Jewett City | 5636 |
| 28 | Harry Jacunski | E | 1939 | New Britain | 5947 |
| 29 | Stu Clancy | RB | 1930 | Branford | 6056 |
| 30 | Carl Barzilauskas | DL | 1974 | Waterbury | 6237 |
| 31 | Aaron Hernandez | TE | 2010 | Bristol | 6386 |
| 32 | Tom Rychlec | TE | 1958 | Meriden | 6496 |
| 33 | Walt Ellis | OL | 1924 | Noank | 6630 |
| 34 | Dave Widell | OL | 1988 | Hartford | 6720 |
| 35 | Jack Zilly | DL | 1947 | Waterbury | 6856 |
| 36 | Bob Dobelstein | OL | 1946 | Bridgeport | 6917 |
| 37 | Chris Hetherington | RB | 1996 | North Branford | 6975 |
| 38 | Ken Bell (KR) | KR | 1986 | Greenwich | 7350 |
| 39 | Chris I. Baker | DL | 2009 | Windsor | 7372 |
| 40 | Tebucky Jones | DB | 1998 | New Britain | 8029 |
| 41 | John Jenkins | DL | 2013 | Stamford | 8184 |
| 42 | Floyd Little (PR) | PR | 1967 | New Haven | 8190 |
| 43 | Ed Bradley III | LB | 1972 | Bridgeport | 8195 |
| 44 | John Bunyan | OL | 1929 | Hartford | 8853 |
| 45 | Dick Young | RB | 1954 | Trumbull | 9089 |
| 46 | Floyd Little (KR) | KR | 1967 | New Haven | 9165 |
| 47 | George Sulima | E | 1952 | New Britain | 9269 |
| 48 | Fritz Barzilauskas | OL | 1947 | Waterbury | 9298 |
| 49 | Chet Gladchuk | OL | 1941 | Bridgeport | 9475 |
| 50 | Bob Kuziel | OL | 1972 | New Haven | 9492 |
| 51 | Jerry Bell | TE | 1982 | Derby | 9494 |
| 52 | Pat Cannamela | LB | 1952 | New London | 9599 |
| 53 | Ed Cody | RB | 1947 | Newington | 9662 |
| 54 | Booth Lusteg | K | 1964 | New Haven | 10037 |
| 55 | Matt Shaughnessy | DL | 2009 | Norwich | 10108 |
| 56 | Tommy Wilson (KR) | KR | 1956 | Stamford | 10118 |
| 57 | Les Maynard | E | 1932 | Torrington | 10399 |
| 58 | Tom Gormley | OL | 1920 | Bridgeport | 10606 |
| 59 | Dan Orlovsky | QB | 2005 | Bridgeport | 10718 |
| 60 | Frank Hubbell | E | 1947 | Bridgeport | 10954 |
| 61 | Dave Graham | OL | 1963 | Bridgeport | 10991 |
| 62 | Dom Sigillo | OL | 1936 | Storrs | 11004 |
| 63 | Nick Giaquinto | RB | 1980 | Bridgeport | 11194 |
| 64 | Dick Tuckey | QB | 1938 | Naugatuck | 11482 |
| 65 | Will Tye | TE | 2015 | Middletown | 11508 |
| 66 | Ron Lamb | RB | 1966 | New London | 11580 |
| 67 | Niko Koutouvides | LB | 2004 | New Britain | 11726 |
| 68 | Ron Gardin (PR) | PR | 1970 | New Haven | 11745 |
| 69 | Dave Puzzuoli | DL | 1983 | Greenwich | 11827 |
| 70 | Seth Devalve | TE | 2016 | Manchester | 11853 |
| 71 | Ed Cody (KR) | KR | 1947 | Newington | 11898 |
| 72 | Grat O'Connell | E | 1926 | Thomaston | 12026 |
| 73 | Kevin Pierre-Louis | LB | 2014 | Norwalk | 12343 |
| 74 | Julian Stanford | LB | 2012 | Bloomfield | 12363 |
| 75 | Lou DeFilippo | OL | 1941 | East Haven | 12384 |
| 76 | Art Braman | OL | 1922 | Torrington | 12477 |
| 77 | Tim Boyle | QB | 2018 | Hartford | 12598 |
| 78 | Tyler Matakevich | LB | 2016 | Stratford | 12960 |
| 79 | Elmer McCormick | OL | 1923 | Hartford | 13204 |
| 80 | Bo Hickey | RB | 1967 | Stamford | 13257 |
| 81 | Ralph Buckley | RB | 1930 | Meriden | 13285 |
| 82 | Matt Brennan | RB | 1925 | Stamford | 13370 |
| 83 | Ed Keenan | OL | 1926 | Waterbury | 13421 |
| 84 | John Bredice | E | 1956 | Waterbury | 13938 |
| 85 | Mike Riordan | E | 1929 | Bristol | 13958 |
| 86 | Billy Walik (KR) | KR | 1970 | New Haven | 14030 |
| 87 | Max Kadesky | E | 1923 | Winsted | 14243 |
| 88 | Ron Gardin (KR) | KR | 1970 | New Haven | 14357 |
| 89 | Herb Nelson | E | 1946 | Hartford | 14393 |
| 90 | Pete Lamana | OL | 1943 | Bristol | 14458 |
| 91 | Jace Amaro | TE | 2014 | New Fairfield | 14466 |
| 92 | Rocky Uguccioni | E | 1944 | New London | 14507 |
| 93 | Bill Petrilas | RB | 1942 | New Haven | 14509 |
| 94 | Todd Philcox | QB | 1990 | Norwalk | 14658 |
| 95 | Bob Dunn | OL | 1929 | Waterbury | 14756 |
| 96 | Jason Pinnock | DB | 2021 | Windsor | 14956 |
| 97 | Doug DuBose (KR) | KR | 1987 | New London | 15280 |
| 98 | J.J. Taylor | RB | 2020 | Bridgeport | 15496 |
| 99 | Steve Hammond | LB | 1983 | Hartford | 15747 |
| 100 | Ken Bell (PR) | PR | 1986 | Greenwich | 15803 |
| 101 | Ken Holley | QB | 1946 | Hartford | 15834 |
| 102 | George Grandinette | OL | 1943 | New Haven | 15836 |
| 103 | Jahine Arnold (KR) | KR | 1996 | Rockville | 15938 |
| 104 | Ed Korisky | OL | 1944 | Hartford | 15970 |
| 105 | Frank Robotti | LB | 1961 | Stamford | 16336 |
| 106 | Ethan Brooks | OL | 1996 | Hartford | 16521 |
| 107 | George Mulligan | E | 1936 | Waterbury | 16605 |
| 108 | Mule Werwaiss | OL | 1926 | New Haven | 16724 |
| 109 | Frank Turbert | QB | 1944 | New Haven | 16828 |
| 110 | Red O'Neill | OL | 1926 | New Britain | 16836 |
| 111 | Gary Kowalski | OL | 1983 | New Haven | 16991 |
| 112 | Ken Bell | RB | 1986 | Greenwich | 16996 |
| 113 | Silas Redd | RB | 2014 | Norwalk | 17140 |
| 114 | Don Luzzi | DL | 1958 | New Haven | 17368 |
| 115 | Marcus Cooper | DB | 2013 | Bloomfield | 17375 |
| 116 | Ed Bradley II | OL | 1950 | Bridgeport | 17432 |
| 117 | Johnny Scalzi | RB | 1931 | Stamford | 17442 |
| 118 | Alex Sidorik | OL | 1947 | Hartford | 17656 |
| 119 | Luke Schoonmaker | TE | 2023 | New Haven | 17949 |
| 120 | O'Brien Alston | LB | 1988 | New Haven | 18195 |
| 121 | Mike L. Jones | TE | 1990 | Bridgeport | 18315 |
| 122 | George Dixon | RB | 1959 | New Haven | 18353 |
| 123 | Al Benecick | OL | 1959 | Bristol | 18363 |
| 124 | Chris Burns | OL | 1994 | Greenwich | 18485 |
| 125 | Brock Coyle | LB | 2014 | Norwalk | 18782 |
| 126 | Pinky Lester | E | 1926 | New London | 18818 |
| 127 | Jim Foley | RB | 1926 | Hartford | 19091 |
| 128 | Tarek Saleh | LB | 1997 | Woodbridge | 19409 |
| 129 | Lou Ghecas | RB | 1941 | Danbury | 19456 |
| 130 | Tim Riordan | QB | 1984 | New London | 19462 |
| 131 | Travis Jones | DL | 2022 | New Haven | 19495 |
| 132 | John Brinkman | TE | 1981 | Norwich | 19951 |
| 133 | Willie Clark | DB | 1994 | New Haven | 20464 |
| 134 | Andrew Pinnock | RB | 2003 | Hartford | 20560 |
| 135 | Rob Jackson | LB | 2008 | New Haven | 20612 |
| 136 | Rich Diana | RB | 1982 | Hamden | 20633 |
| 137 | Tom Cichowski | OL | 1966 | New Britain | 20640 |
| 138 | John Contoulis | DL | 1964 | New London | 20641 |
| 139 | George Radachowsky | DB | 1984 | Danbury | 20798 |
| 140 | John L. Sullivan | DB | 1986 | Hartford | 20838 |
| 141 | Nathan Davis | DL | 1997 | Hartford | 20932 |
| 142 | Marcus Easley | WR | 2010 | Bridgeport | 20993 |
| 143 | Jake Ceresna | DL | 2016 | New Fairfield | 21011 |
| 144 | Billy Walik | DB | 1970 | New Haven | 21029 |
| 145 | Phil Murphy | DL | 1980 | New London | 21031 |
| 146 | Donald Thomas | OL | 2008 | West Haven | 21104 |
| 147 | Jovan Santos-Knox | LB | 2017 | Waterbury | 21124 |
| 148 | Amari Spievey | DB | 2010 | Middleton | 21146 |
| 149 | Lou Palazzi | OL | 1943 | Groton | 21402 |
| 150 | Ron Gardin | DB | 1970 | New Haven | 22270 |
| 151 | Jack Driscoll | OL | 2020 | Madison | 22313 |
| 152 | Ed Ellis | OL | 1997 | New Haven | 22374 |
| 153 | Sandy Osiecki | QB | 1984 | Ansonia | 22435 |
| 154 | Doug DuBose | RB | 1987 | New London | 22514 |
| 155 | Henry Zehrer | RB | 1926 | New Britain | 22536 |
| 156 | Vic Radzievitch | RB | 1926 | Torrington | 22626 |
| 157 | Ron Monaco | LB | 1986 | New Haven | 23064 |
| 158 | Nick DeFelice | OL | 1965 | Derby | 23072 |
| 159 | Vince Clements | RB | 1971 | Southington | 23344 |
| 160 | Danny Aiken | OL | 2011 | Oxford | 23675 |
| 161 | Jim Opperman | LB | 1975 | Waterbury | 23892 |
| 162 | Jamey Richard | OL | 2008 | Weston | 24154 |
| 163 | Fred L. Robinson Jr. | OL | 1955 | West Haven | 24195 |
| 164 | Billy Walik (PR) | PR | 1970 | New Haven | 24276 |
| 165 | Tim Walker | LB | 1980 | Hartford | 24373 |
| 166 | Cliff Olander | QB | 1977 | Hartford | 24439 |
| 167 | Matt Lawrence | RB | 2008 | Hartford | 24607 |
| 168 | Nate Hobgood-Chittick | DL | 1998 | New Haven | 25294 |
| 169 | Dan Sileo | DL | 1987 | Stamford | 25658 |
| 170 | Idris Price | LB | 2003 | Norwalk | 25677 |
| 171 | Brian Vertefeuille | OL | 1974 | Willimantic | 25839 |
| 172 | Shannon James | LB | 2006 | Bridgeport | 25848 |
| 173 | Tony Ortiz | LB | 2000 | Waterbury | 25952 |
| 174 | James Hamilton | LB | 1997 | Hartford | 26334 |
| 175 | Junior Lord | WR | 1998 | Greenwich | 26384 |
| 176 | Thomas Costigan | DL | 2019 | Stamford | 26509 |
| 177 | Jerome Cunningham | TE | 2014 | Waterbury | 26543 |
| 178 | Kory Sheets | RB | 2009 | Manchester | 26816 |
| 179 | Anttaj Hawthorne | DL | 2005 | New Haven | 26859 |
| 180 | Bruce Campbell | OL | 2010 | Hamden | 27030 |
| 181 | Isaiah Wright | WR | 2020 | Waterbury | 27656 |
| 182 | Jim Crocicchia | QB | 1987 | Waterbury | 27696 |
| 183 | Damane Duckett | DL | 2004 | Waterbury | 27724 |
| 184 | Ken Bungarda | OL | 1979 | Hartford | 28286 |
| 185 | George Dixon (KR) | KR | 1959 | New Haven | 28981 |
| 186 | Ryan Delaire | DL | 2015 | Bloomfield | 29057 |
| 187 | Phillip Sissener | LB | 2001 | Stamford | 29291 |
| 188 | Jonathan Himebauch | OL | 1998 | Greenwich | 29334 |
| 189 | Rashon Spikes | RB | 2001 | Meriden | 29481 |
| 190 | Bobby Myers | DB | 2000 | New Haven | 29723 |
| 191 | Ryan Glasper | DB | 2007 | New Britain | 29755 |
| 192 | Jamaal Branch | RB | 2006 | Hartford | 29837 |
| 193 | John Moffitt | OL | 2011 | Guilford | 30029 |
| 194 | Ulish Booker | OL | 2003 | West Haven | 30150 |
| 195 | Rick Austin | OL | 1999 | Middletown | 30820 |
| 196 | Bill Durkin | OL | 1994 | Stratford | 30881 |
| 197 | Tony Brown (OL) | OL | 1986 | Stamford | 30967 |
| 198 | Frank DiLieto | OL | 1974 | New Haven | 30994 |
| 199 | Jahine Arnold | WR | 1996 | Rockville | 31110 |
| 200 | Sean Mulcahy | TE | 2004 | Westport | 31170 |
| 201 | Chuck Butler | LB | 1984 | New Haven | 31209 |
| 202 | Tony Passander | QB | 1970 | Derby | 31211 |
| 203 | Brian Sanford | DL | 2010 | Hartford | 31481 |
| 204 | Asaph Schwapp | RB | 2009 | Hartford | 31538 |
| 205 | Paul Fenaroli | OL | 2011 | Monroe | 31698 |
| 206 | Jerome Daniels | OL | 1997 | Hartford | 32350 |
| 207 | Will Arndt | QB | 2016 | Sandy Hook | 32675 |
| 208 | Dave Minnich | RB | 2002 | Stonington | 32696 |
| 209 | Rob Monaco | OL | 1985 | Hamden | 32846 |
| 210 | Anthony Cobbs | DB | 1997 | New London | 32911 |
| 211 | Lennie King | DB | 1958 | Waterbury | 33159 |
| 212 | Chris Zingo | LB | 1995 | Fairfield | 33341 |
| 213 | Noel Thomas | WR | 2017 | Norwalk | 33497 |
| 214 | Merv Mosely | WR | 1990 | Groton | 33780 |
| 215 | Kane Anderson | TE | 2003 | Manchester | 34222 |
| 216 | Craig Guest | LB | 1997 | New Haven | 34434 |
| 217 | Russ Goings | DL | 1959 | Stamford | 34438 |
| 218 | Dexter Lawson | DB | 2023 | Bloomfield | 35494 |
| 219 | Brandon Sebastian | DB | 2022 | Cheshire | 36238 |
| 220 | Duke Thomas | DB | 2016 | Middletown | 36557 |
| 221 | Jaelin Robinson | OL | 2019 | New Haven | 36784 |
| 222 | Ervin Philips | WR | 2018 | Milford | 36924 |
| 223 | Eric Crone | QB | 1973 | Meriden | 36963 |
| 224 | Duane Gary | RB | 2019 | New Haven | 37121 |
| 225 | Charles Baldwin | OL | 2019 | Windsor | 37411 |
| 226 | Isaiah Wright (PR) | PR | 2020 | Waterbury | 37426 |
| 227 | C.J. Lewis | WR | 2023 | Cheshire | 38209 |
| 228 | Evan Deckers | OL | 2023 | Avon | 38324 |
| 229 | Andrew Stueber | OL | 2022 | Darien | 38338 |
| 230 | David Satkowski | OL | 2024 | Southbury | 39119 |
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