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The Top Ranked Football Players of All-Time from Kentucky

 

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.

Ranking Explanation

 

Rnk Athlete POS Rookie Yr Birthplace Overall Rank
1 Dermontti Dawson OL 1988 Lexington 25
2 Champ Bailey DB 1999 Fort Campbell 112
3 Phil Simms QB 1979 Lebanon 179
4 Shaun Alexander RB 2000 Florence 296
5 Bob Talamini OL 1960 Louisville 631
6 Joe Jacoby OL 1981 Louisville 663
7 Frank Minnifield DB 1984 Lexington 860
8 Paul Hornung RB 1957 Louisville 861
9 Cris Dishman DB 1988 Louisville 915
10 Coy Bacon DL 1968 Cadiz 923
11 George McAfee RB 1940 Corbin 1143
12 Will Wolford OL 1986 Louisville 1247
13 Jim Marshall DL 1959 Danville 1265
14 Elbie Nickel E 1947 Fullerton 1298
15 David Akers K 1998 Lexington 1368
16 Frank LeMaster LB 1974 Lexington 1849
17 Yeremiah Bell DB 2004 Winchester 1965
18 Ralph Kercheval RB 1934 Salt Lick 2038
19 Elois Grooms DL 1975 Tomkinsville 2233
20 Fred L. Davis OL 1941 Louisville 2273
21 Rob Bironas K 2005 Louisville 2332
22 Irv Goode OL 1962 Newport 2403
23 Montez Sweat LB 2019 Richmond 2437
24 Joe Federspiel LB 1972 Louisville 2614
25 Dwayne Woodruff DB 1979 Bowling Green 2847
26 DeVante Parker WR 2015 Louisville 3085
27 Doug Pelfrey K 1993 Fort Thomas 3443
28 Rex Burkhead RB 2013 Lexington 3557
29 Michael Bush RB 2007 Louisville 3645
30 Bob Davis RB 1938 Greenup 3776
31 Fred Enke QB 1948 Louisville 3853
32 Paul Hornung (K) K 1957 Louisville 3928
33 Marc Logan RB 1987 Lexington 3946
34 Bubba Paris OL 1983 Louisville 4009
35 Sam Gruneisen OL 1962 Louisville 4158
36 Todd Perry OL 1993 Elizabethtown 4213
37 Bert Johnson RB 1937 Ashland 4294
38 Mike Dukes LB 1960 Louisville 4340
39 Bob Dougherty LB 1957 Bellevue 4350
40 David Martin TE 2001 Fort Campbell 4505
41 D.J. Johnson DB 1989 Louisville 4615
42 Jacob Tamme TE 2008 Danville 4770
43 Lee Calland DB 1963 Louisville 5091
44 Jason Dunn TE 1996 Harrodsburg 5167
45 Dean Wells LB 1993 Louisville 5252
46 Justin Britt OL 2014 Fort Campbell 5441
47 Dan Neal OL 1973 Corbin 5602
48 Virgil Livers DB 1975 Fairfield 5618
49 Tim Couch QB 1999 Hyden 5731
50 Mike Mitchell DB 2009 Fort Thomas 5776
51 Steve Raible WR 1976 Louisville 6039
52 Keelan Cole WR 2017 Louisville 6080
53 Jay Rhodemyre OL 1948 Ashland 6307
54 Larry Schreiber RB 1971 Covington 6350
55 George Wilson DB 2004 Paducah 6457
56 Bob Davis (PR) PR 1938 Greenup 6579
57 Vince Buck DB 1990 Owensboro 6644
58 Damien Harris RB 2019 Richmond 6713
59 Shipwreck Kelly RB 1932 Simmstown 6798
60 George McAfee (PR) PR 1940 Corbin 6806
61 Jeremi Johnson RB 2003 Louisville 6905
62 Mike Shumann WR 1978 Louisville 6989
63 Ralph Kercheval (K) K 1934 Salt Lick 7055
64 Mo Moorman OL 1968 Louisville 7187
65 Weston Richburg OL 2014 Louisville 7250
66 George Adams RB 1985 Lexington 7336
67 Justin Miller (KR) KR 2005 Owensboro 7792
68 Archie Golembeski OL 1925 Lyon Mountain 8042
69 Rodger Bird (PR) PR 1966 Corbin 8131
70 Tom Hutchinson TE 1963 Stanford 8231
71 Bill Murray OL 1950 Dayton 8329
72 Luke Stocker TE 2011 Lexington 8355
73 Bob Davis (KR) KR 1938 Greenup 8764
74 Marc Logan (KR) KR 1987 Lexington 8933
75 Bob Poole TE 1964 Paducah 8983
76 George Fant OL 2016 Bowling Green 8985
77 Luke Lindon OL 1944 Salyerville 9108
78 Rodger Bird DB 1966 Corbin 9331
79 Desmond Ridder QB 2022 Louisville 9409
80 Rick Norton QB 1966 Louisville 9781
81 Oliver Barnett DL 1990 Louisville 9844
82 Ken Willis K 1990 Owensboro 9873
83 Sam Ball OL 1966 Henderson 9875
84 Mark Pike DL 1986 Elizabethtown 9915
85 C.J. Mosley (DT) DL 2005 Fort Knox 9956
86 Chris Pointer DB 2002 Louisville 9966
87 Jim Riggs TE 1987 Fort Knox 10001
88 Virgil Livers (PR) PR 1975 Fairfield 10103
89 Bill Bell K 1970 Fort Knox 10198
90 Ted Cremer E 1946 Corbin 10618
91 Ted Greene LB 1960 Unknown 10658
92 Artose Pinner RB 2003 Hopkinsville 10850
93 Jon McGraw DB 2002 Louisville 10885
94 Don Phelps RB 1950 Richmond 10979
95 Vince Buck (PR) PR 1990 Owensboro 11071
96 Joel Parker WR 1974 Louisville 11153
97 Noah Mullins RB 1942 Midway 11156
98 Jimmy German RB 1939 Louisville 11169
99 Wan'Dale Robinson WR 2022 Frankfort 11336
100 Nate Hobbs DB 2021 Louisville 11419
101 Travis Prentice RB 2000 Louisville 11465
102 Chris Foote OL 1980 Louisville 11530
103 George McAfee (KR) KR 1940 Corbin 11619
104 George McAfee (P) P 1940 Corbin 11783
105 Patrick Jeffers WR 1996 Fort Campbell 11950
106 Don Phelps (PR) PR 1950 Richmond 12157
107 Ralph Kercheval (P) P 1934 Salt Lick 12313
108 Jedrick Wills OL 2020 Lexington 12394
109 Don Phelps (KR) KR 1950 Richmond 12428
110 Phil Clark DB 1967 Burlington 12606
111 Maury Bray OL 1935 Paducah 12764
112 Lee Bouggess RB 1970 Louisville 12787
113 Joe C. Johnson E 1948 McCreary County 12836
114 Lloyd McDermott DL 1950 Covington 13027
115 Clyde Ehrhardt OL 1944 Bardwell 13294
116 Jarrett Stidham QB 2019 Corbin 13328
117 Noah Mullins (PR) PR 1946 Midway 13404
118 Earl Goodwin E 1928 Paducah 13420
119 Keelan Cole (PR) PR 2017 Louisville 13654
120 John P. Tanner RB 1922 Owensboro 13700
121 Dave A. Simmons LB 1965 Elizabethtown 13728
122 Greg Bright DB 1980 Fort Campbell 13921
123 Bourbon Bondurant OL 1920 Brandenburg 13966
124 Craig Yeast (PR) PR 1999 Danville 14003
125 Curt Gentry DB 1966 Madison County 14182
126 Champ Bailey (PR) PR 1999 Fort Campbell 14192
127 Clyde Johnson OL 1943 Ashland 14443
128 Jack Scott DL 1959 Ashland 14547
129 Art Mergenthal OL 1945 Bellevue 14767
130 John Matlock OL 1966 Louisville 14788
131 Bob Ravensberg E 1948 Bellevue 15015
132 Brandon Dunn DL 2014 Louisville 15067
133 Steve Buchanan RB 1929 Wolfe County 15182
134 Wes McAfee RB 1941 North Corbin 15316
135 Glenn Shaw RB 1960 Paducah 15420
136 Dick Palmer LB 1970 Lexington 15455
137 Virgil Livers (KR) KR 1975 Fairfield 15550
138 Willie Carter RB 1953 Louisville 15969
139 Derrick Barnes LB 2021 Covington 16012
140 David Shula (PR) PR 1981 Lexington 16319
141 Bob DeMoss QB 1949 Dayton 16342
142 Roger Lewis WR 2016 Lexington 16420
143 Kelly Kirchbaum LB 1979 Fort Knox 16488
144 Michael Mayer TE 2023 Independence 16550
145 Rodger Bird (KR) KR 1966 Corbin 16586
146 Verlin Adams E 1943 Burnwell 16598
147 Beanie Bishop DB 2024 Louisville 16787
148 Reggie Bonnafon RB 2018 Louisville 16789
149 Charlie Honaker E 1924 Russell 16838
150 David Bruton DB 2009 Winchester 16986
151 Dick Conn (PR) PR 1974 Louisville 17049
152 Charles D. Johnson WR 2014 Edgewood 17409
153 Bill Bell (P) P 1970 Fort Knox 17426
154 Sonny Collins RB 1976 Madisonville 17931
155 Keith Tandy DB 2012 Hopkinsville 17951
156 Ken Lehmann OL 1964 Louisville 17959
157 Carl Brazley DB 1980 Louisville 18133
158 Bill Murphy OL 1940 Owensboro 18337
159 Craig Yeast WR 1999 Danville 18384
160 Ralph Wright OL 1933 Sturgis 18444
161 Dick Conn DB 1974 Louisville 18487
162 Cornell Burbage WR 1987 Lexington 18614
163 Jamon Brown OL 2015 Louisville 18617
164 Chris Redman QB 2000 Louisville 18825
165 Larry Watkins (OL) OL 1970 Louisville 18910
166 Kurt Barber LB 1992 Paducah 19111
167 Brian Brohm QB 2008 Louisville 19159
168 Billy Lyon DL 1997 Ashland 19170
169 Byron Parker DB 2004 Madisonville 19603
170 Malcolm Perry WR 2020 Fort Campbell 19681
171 Aaron Pettrey K 2010 Raceland 19793
172 Jim Ramey DL 1979 Louisville 19974
173 Tony McCombs LB 1997 Hopkinsville 19987
174 Keenan Burton WR 2008 Louisville 19990
175 Doug Payton OL 1975 Fort Knox 20135
176 Calvin Branch DB 1997 Lexington 20137
177 Bernie Crimmins OL 1945 Louisville 20519
178 Jonas Griffith LB 2020 Louisville 20583
179 Taywan Taylor WR 2017 Louisville 20807
180 Herschel Turner OL 1964 Breathitt County 21330
181 Jeff Brohm QB 1996 Louisville 21792
182 Bob Winkel DL 1979 Paducah 22005
183 Dave Simmons LB 1965 Elizabethtown 22172
184 Dennis A. Johnson DL 2002 Danville 22212
185 Larry Brame LB 1971 Hopkinsville 22282
186 Cecil Collins RB 1999 Fort Knox 22340
187 Robert Reynolds LB 2004 Bowling Green 22648
188 John Shannon DL 1988 Lexington 22722
189 C.J. Spillman DB 2009 Louisville 22920
190 Rick Massie WR 1984 Paris 22926
191 Eric Shelton RB 2005 Lexington 23258
192 Rashad Holman DB 2001 Louisville 23636
193 Cornell Burbage (KR) KR 1987 Lexington 23651
194 Patrick Scales OL 2014 Louisville 23778
195 Shane Andrus K 2009 Murray 23955
196 Gerry Bussell DB 1965 Middlesboro 23979
197 Craig Yeast (KR) KR 1999 Danville 24088
198 Chris Barclay (KR) KR 2006 Louisville 24201
199 Justin Miller DB 2005 Owensboro 24280
200 Byron Ingram OL 1987 Lexington 24368
201 Landon Young OL 2021 Caneyville 24481
202 Bubba McCollum DL 1974 Louisville 24533
203 Jerry Reese DL 1988 Hopkinsville 24826
204 Chris D. Brown DB 1984 Owensboro 24902
205 Gary Dulin DL 1980 Madisonville 24930
206 Carl Brazley (PR) PR 1980 Louisville 24946
207 Mark Sander LB 1991 Louisville 24984
208 Dean Lytle RB 1994 Louisville 25033
209 Dave Means DL 1974 Hopkinsville 25092
210 Sherman Lewis DB 1964 Louisville 25146
211 Chuck Bradley (OL) OL 1993 Covington 25439
212 Terry Samuels TE 1994 Louisville 25719
213 Josh Forrest LB 2016 Paducah 25856
214 Tim Broady DB 1991 Madisonville 25890
215 Bo Smith DB 2007 Owensboro 26073
216 Dalton Tucker OL 2024 Lexington 26240
217 Donnie Gardner DL 1990 Louisville 26290
218 Deon Yelder TE 2018 Louisville 26508
219 Chris Barclay RB 2006 Louisville 27248
220 Jerry Reynolds OL 1994 Fort Thomas 27255
221 Jordan Meredith OL 2021 Bowling Green 27427
222 Myron Pryor DL 2009 Louisville 27615
223 Daniel Ross DL 2017 Louisville 27694
224 J.T. Frankenberger OL 1957 Louisville 27784
225 Herana-Daze Jones DB 2006 Louisville 27811
226 Brian McDonald WR 2000 Louisville 27914
227 Jeremy Caudill DL 2004 Lexington 28068
228 Isaac Sowells OL 2006 Louisville 28121
229 Chris Sigler DB 1985 Owensboro 28125
230 Cameron Dukes QB 2021 Shepherdsville 28161
231 Victor Anderson RB 2012 Louisville 28603
232 Michael Brown (LB) LB 2003 Louisville 28703
233 Ike Brown WR 1969 Owensboro 28815
234 Chris Thieneman DL 1988 Louisville 29207
235 Russ Yeast DB 2022 Danville 29242
236 Derek Homer RB 2001 Fort Knox 29262
237 Jeff Woodcock DB 1974 Brownsville 29280
238 Carl Brazley (KR) KR 1980 Louisville 29304
239 Vontez Duff DB 2004 Harlan County 29472
240 Wes Ours RB 2001 Christian County 29562
241 Kendall Ogle LB 1999 Fayette County 29728
242 Bryce Cosby DB 2022 Louisville 29824
243 Nathan Williams LB 2008 Murray 29958
244 Jeremy Jarmon DL 2009 Fort Knox 30093
245 Cory Trice DB 2023 Hopkinsville 30517
246 Jason Miller-Lopez RB 1999 Scottsville 30814
247 Eric Crigler OL 1990 Louisville 30927
248 Bill Bushong DL 1972 Louisville 31042
249 Tyrone Hopson OL 1999 Hopkinsville 31077
250 Sean Richardson DB 2012 Fort Campbell 31270
251 Devon Key DB 2021 Lexington 31402
252 Steve Gabbard OL 1989 Lexington 31488
253 Jeff Popovich DB 2000 Jefferson County 31561
254 Bryan Dickerson RB 1997 Louisville 31567
255 Danny Mason LB 2013 Louisville 31679
256 George Bussey OL 2009 Louisville 31709
257 Greg Ryan OL 2009 Murray 31710
258 Drew Miller (OL) OL 2008 Paducah 31716
259 Joe Henderson RB 1991 Louisville 31764
260 Winston Guy DB 2012 Lexington 31839
261 Brett Dietz QB 2003 Villa Hills 31849
262 Mark Lee (DL) DL 1996 Fort Knox 31880
263 Brian McDonald (KR) KR 2000 Louisville 32168
264 Curtis Head K 2003 Louisville 32247
265 Tim Maypray (KR) KR 2010 Madisonville 32532
266 Dicky Lyons DB 1969 Louisville 32616
267 Tim Maypray (PR) PR 2010 Madisonville 33019
268 Chris Demaree DL 2002 Louisville 33176
269 Tim Maypray WR 2010 Madisonville 33293
270 David Fowler QB 1975 Lebanon 33472
271 Chuck Kyle LB 1969 Fort Thomas 33522
272 John Bushong DL 1975 Glasgow 33612
273 Mekale McKay WR 2016 Louisville 33647
274 Joe Jefferson DB 2002 Russellville 33671
275 Brian McDonald (PR) PR 2000 Louisville 33853
276 Juan Hammonds DL 1996 Louisville 33856
277 Curtis Head (P) P 2003 Louisville 34321
278 Cornell Burbage (PR) PR 1987 Lexington 34554
279 Dontez Byrd WR 2018 Jefferson County 34967
280 Lucky Jackson WR 2020 Lexington 35280
281 Vontez Duff (KR) KR 2004 Harlan County 35304
282 Derek Homer (KR) KR 2001 Fort Knox 35307
283 Logan Woodside QB 2018 Frankfort 35412
284 Jabir Walker DB 2002 Louisville 35478
285 Victor Anderson (KR) KR 2012 Louisville 35520
286 Calvin Branch (KR) KR 1997 Lexington 35537
287 Mario Urrutia WR 2008 Louisville 35632
288 Gino Guidugli QB 2005 Fort Thomas 35828
289 Byron Parker (PR) PR 2004 Madisonville 36091
290 Cecil Bowens RB 1973 Bloomfield 36207
291 Sherman Lewis (KR) KR 1964 Louisville 36316
292 Colin Holba OL 2017 Louisville 36753
293 Dalyn Dawkins RB 2018 Louisville 36807
294 Tony Driver DB 2001 Louisville 37267
295 Drane Scrivener DB 1973 Louisville 37339
296 LaVell Boyd WR 2000 Louisville 37834
297 Chris Sigler (PR) PR 1985 Owensboro 37923
298 James Quick WR 2017 Louisville 37997
299 Chase Minnifield DB 2012 Lexington 38412
300 Saige Young OL 2020 Versailles 38492
301 Taywan Taylor (KR) KR 2017 Louisville 38499
302 Lonnie DeWalt WR 2009 Bowling Green 38641
303 Danny Thomas WR 2001 Winchester 39241

 


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