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The Top Ranked Football Players of All-Time from Utah
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 | Steve Young | QB | 1984 | Salt Lake City | 22 |
| 2 | Merlin Olsen | DL | 1962 | Logan | 119 |
| 3 | Carnell Lake | DB | 1989 | Salt Lake City | 401 |
| 4 | Rulon Jones | DL | 1980 | Salt Lake City | 1010 |
| 5 | Blaine Nye | OL | 1968 | Ogden | 1125 |
| 6 | Jack Johnson | OL | 1934 | Grantsville | 1534 |
| 7 | Derek Smith | LB | 1997 | American Fork | 2094 |
| 8 | Willie Wilkin | OL | 1938 | Bingham Canyon | 2151 |
| 9 | Fred Gehrke | RB | 1940 | Salt Lake City | 2540 |
| 10 | Bruce Hardy | TE | 1978 | Murray | 2724 |
| 11 | Scott Mitchell | QB | 1991 | Salt Lake City | 2802 |
| 12 | Matt Gay | K | 2019 | Orem | 2812 |
| 13 | Ned Mathews | RB | 1941 | Provo | 3009 |
| 14 | Rex Berry | DB | 1951 | Moah | 3027 |
| 15 | Golden Richards | WR | 1973 | Salt Lake City | 3838 |
| 16 | Dalton Schultz | TE | 2018 | Sandy | 3839 |
| 17 | Matt Brock | DL | 1989 | Ogden | 3849 |
| 18 | Marv Bateman | P | 1972 | Salt Lake City | 3952 |
| 19 | Milt Romney | RB | 1923 | Salt Lake City | 4201 |
| 20 | Dick Felt | DB | 1960 | Lehi | 4374 |
| 21 | Verl Lillywhite | RB | 1948 | Garland | 4797 |
| 22 | Kyle Turley | OL | 1998 | Provo | 4985 |
| 23 | Virgil Carter | QB | 1968 | Anabella | 5691 |
| 24 | Erik Pears | OL | 2005 | Price | 5970 |
| 25 | Barry Sims | OL | 1999 | Park City | 6017 |
| 26 | Nick Vigil | LB | 2016 | Plain City | 6276 |
| 27 | Kevin Curtis | WR | 2003 | Murray | 6309 |
| 28 | Frank Christensen | RB | 1934 | Salt Lake City | 6413 |
| 29 | Sione Pouha | DL | 2005 | Salt Lake City | 6553 |
| 30 | Brant Boyer | LB | 1994 | Ogden | 6968 |
| 31 | Merrill Douglas | RB | 1958 | Salt Lake City | 7204 |
| 32 | Kaden Elliss | LB | 2019 | Salt Lake City | 7295 |
| 33 | Doug Jolley | TE | 2002 | Sandy | 7362 |
| 34 | Paul McDonough | E | 1938 | Salt Lake City | 7377 |
| 35 | Kevin Dyson | WR | 1998 | Logan | 7490 |
| 36 | Barney McGarry | OL | 1939 | Park City | 7641 |
| 37 | Bob Summerhays | LB | 1949 | Salt Lake City | 7909 |
| 38 | Zach Wilson | QB | 2021 | Draper | 8046 |
| 39 | Cody Barton | LB | 2019 | Salt Lake City | 8134 |
| 40 | Fred Gehrke (KR) | KR | 1940 | Salt Lake City | 8192 |
| 41 | Shawn Miller | DL | 1984 | Ogden | 8223 |
| 42 | Gifford Nielsen | QB | 1978 | Provo | 8261 |
| 43 | Greg Clark | TE | 1997 | Centerville | 8430 |
| 44 | Glen Sorenson | OL | 1943 | Salt Lake City | 8542 |
| 45 | Phil Olsen | DL | 1970 | Logan | 9040 |
| 46 | Terry Nofsinger | QB | 1961 | Salt Lake City | 9138 |
| 47 | Ned Mathews (KR) | KR | 1941 | Provo | 9667 |
| 48 | Buzz Warren | QB | 1945 | Provo | 9708 |
| 49 | Kent Ryan | RB | 1938 | Midvale | 9720 |
| 50 | Tut Imlay | RB | 1926 | Panguitch | 9811 |
| 51 | Golden Richards (PR) | PR | 1973 | Salt Lake City | 9900 |
| 52 | Don Campora | OL | 1950 | Trenton | 10132 |
| 53 | Stewart Bradley | LB | 2007 | Salt Lake City | 10148 |
| 54 | Nyle McFarlane | RB | 1960 | Lehi | 10276 |
| 55 | Ron Rydalch | DL | 1974 | Tooele | 10323 |
| 56 | Julian Blackmon | DB | 2020 | Layton | 10654 |
| 57 | Britain Covey (PR) | PR | 2022 | Provo | 11183 |
| 58 | Glen Redd | LB | 1981 | Ogden | 11358 |
| 59 | Scott Gudmundson | QB | 1944 | Ogden | 11660 |
| 60 | Buzz Warren (PR) | PR | 1945 | Provo | 11761 |
| 61 | Dan Lloyd | LB | 1976 | Heber | 12338 |
| 62 | Xavier Su'a-Filo | OL | 2014 | American Fork | 12400 |
| 63 | Rome Odunze | WR | 2024 | Orem | 12510 |
| 64 | Verl Lillywhite (P) | P | 1948 | Garland | 12574 |
| 65 | Andre James | OL | 2019 | Herriman | 12602 |
| 66 | Carl Peterson | OL | 1924 | Salt Lake City | 12720 |
| 67 | Fred Gehrke (PR) | PR | 1940 | Salt Lake City | 13411 |
| 68 | Mark Koncar | OL | 1976 | Murray | 13448 |
| 69 | Danny Rich | LB | 1982 | Ogden | 13486 |
| 70 | Mat Mendenhall | DL | 1980 | Salt Lake City | 13853 |
| 71 | Rolly Woolsey (PR) | PR | 1975 | Provo | 13925 |
| 72 | Jack Gehrke | WR | 1968 | Salt Lake City | 14485 |
| 73 | Mike Morgan (DL) | DL | 1983 | Salt Lake City | 14531 |
| 74 | Burle Robison | E | 1934 | Provo | 15032 |
| 75 | Colby Bockwoldt | LB | 2004 | Ogden | 15379 |
| 76 | Stanley Havili | RB | 2011 | Salt Lake City | 15763 |
| 77 | Elmer Ward | OL | 1935 | Willard | 15842 |
| 78 | Dax Milne (PR) | PR | 2021 | South Jordan | 15923 |
| 79 | Marques Harris | LB | 2005 | Salt Lake City | 16004 |
| 80 | Barney Hafen | DL | 1949 | Santa Clara | 16096 |
| 81 | Braxton Jones | OL | 2022 | Murray | 16133 |
| 82 | Rolly Woolsey | DB | 1975 | Provo | 16245 |
| 83 | Lance Scott | OL | 1995 | Salt Lake City | 16418 |
| 84 | Pots Clark | RB | 1927 | Ogden | 16461 |
| 85 | Gordon Jolley | OL | 1971 | Provo | 16770 |
| 86 | Bryan Kehl | LB | 2008 | Salt Lake City | 16865 |
| 87 | Will Tukuafu | DL | 2010 | Salt Lake City | 16899 |
| 88 | Tyler Larsen | OL | 2014 | Salt Lake City | 16904 |
| 89 | Bob Sneddon | RB | 1944 | Ogden | 17023 |
| 90 | Jack Hill | WR | 1956 | Ogden | 17198 |
| 91 | Derek Schouman | TE | 2007 | Sandy | 17543 |
| 92 | Ben Cahoon | WR | 1998 | Orem | 17912 |
| 93 | Daniel Coats | TE | 2007 | Layton | 17976 |
| 94 | Gary Padjen | LB | 1980 | Salt Lake City | 18963 |
| 95 | Tony Bergstrom | OL | 2012 | Salt Lake City | 19308 |
| 96 | Brady Christensen | OL | 2021 | Bountiful | 19489 |
| 97 | Rocky Long | DB | 1972 | Provo | 19779 |
| 98 | John Madsen | WR | 2006 | West Valley City | 20272 |
| 99 | Scott Brumfield | OL | 1993 | Salt Lake City | 20304 |
| 100 | Mason Unck | LB | 2003 | Ogden | 20352 |
| 101 | Harvey Langi | LB | 2017 | West Jordan | 20948 |
| 102 | Britain Covey (KR) | KR | 2022 | Provo | 21061 |
| 103 | Luke Falk | QB | 2018 | Logan | 21162 |
| 104 | Shawn Knight | DL | 1987 | Provo | 21193 |
| 105 | Dax Milne (KR) | KR | 2021 | South Jordan | 21270 |
| 106 | Ryon Bingham | DL | 2005 | Salt Lake City | 21290 |
| 107 | Kirk Chambers | OL | 2004 | Provo | 21316 |
| 108 | Sealver Siliga | DL | 2011 | West Jordan | 21338 |
| 109 | Jaren Hall | QB | 2023 | Spanish Fork | 21372 |
| 110 | Mike Hamby | DL | 1985 | Salt Lake City | 21387 |
| 111 | Justin Ena | LB | 2002 | Provo | 21520 |
| 112 | Tyrell Crosby | OL | 2018 | Bountiful | 21877 |
| 113 | Simi Fehoko | WR | 2021 | Salt Lake City | 21965 |
| 114 | Frank Nelson | RB | 1948 | Salt Lake City | 21997 |
| 115 | Russell Griffith | P | 1987 | Salt Lake City | 22158 |
| 116 | Dave Smith (1947) | RB | 1970 | Salt Lake City | 22807 |
| 117 | Jackson Powers-Johnson | OL | 2024 | Draper | 22877 |
| 118 | Marcus Kemp | WR | 2017 | Ogden | 22942 |
| 119 | Jesse Boone | OL | 2006 | Fillmore | 22999 |
| 120 | Dallas Reynolds | OL | 2009 | Salt Lake City | 23009 |
| 121 | Bruce Hansen | RB | 1987 | American Fork | 23062 |
| 122 | Dax Milne | WR | 2021 | South Jordan | 23316 |
| 123 | Jack Hill (K) | K | 1956 | Ogden | 23484 |
| 124 | Khyiris Tonga | DL | 2021 | West Valley City | 23518 |
| 125 | Pete Van Valkenberg | RB | 1973 | Salt Lake City | 23530 |
| 126 | Chandler Cox | RB | 2019 | Sandy | 23535 |
| 127 | Aaron Boone | WR | 2003 | Fillmore | 23560 |
| 128 | Tenny Palepoi | DL | 2014 | Salt Lake City | 23654 |
| 129 | Zach Vigil | LB | 2015 | Clearfield | 23684 |
| 130 | Bryan Mone | DL | 2019 | Salt Lake City | 24327 |
| 131 | Steve S. Clark | OL | 1982 | Salt Lake City | 24429 |
| 132 | Winston Reid | LB | 2024 | Salt Lake City | 24448 |
| 133 | Frank Williams | RB | 1948 | Bountiful | 24461 |
| 134 | Lou Andrus | LB | 1967 | Murray | 24710 |
| 135 | Britain Covey | WR | 2022 | Provo | 24782 |
| 136 | James Cowser | LB | 2016 | Kaysville | 25157 |
| 137 | Ken Petersen | OL | 1961 | Logan | 25291 |
| 138 | Dick Leeuwenburg | OL | 1965 | Salt Lake City | 25784 |
| 139 | Jay Tufele | DL | 2021 | Salt Lake City | 26183 |
| 140 | Danny Southwick | QB | 2008 | Provo | 26428 |
| 141 | Jordan Devey | OL | 2013 | American Fork | 26617 |
| 142 | Rocky Long (KR) | KR | 1972 | Provo | 26981 |
| 143 | Ryker Mathews | OL | 2016 | American Fork | 27624 |
| 144 | Rocky Long (PR) | PR | 1972 | Provo | 27638 |
| 145 | Francis Bernard | LB | 2020 | South Jordan | 27810 |
| 146 | Dallin Holker | TE | 2024 | Lehi | 27835 |
| 147 | Blake Freeland | OL | 2023 | Herriman | 27931 |
| 148 | Orrin Olsen | OL | 1976 | Logan | 27948 |
| 149 | Ben Moa | RB | 2005 | Ogden | 27990 |
| 150 | Sua Opeta | OL | 2019 | Bountiful | 28193 |
| 151 | Eric Bergeson | DB | 1990 | Salt Lake City | 28284 |
| 152 | Dave Parkin | DB | 1979 | Salt Lake City | 28485 |
| 153 | Dave Atkinson | WR | 1974 | Provo | 30308 |
| 154 | Jonnie Knoble | LB | 1973 | Salt Lake City | 30320 |
| 155 | David Hale | OL | 2008 | Plain City | 30435 |
| 156 | Scott Young | OL | 2006 | Salt Lake City | 30526 |
| 157 | Adam Rodriguez | DL | 2020 | Springville | 30603 |
| 158 | Jim McNaughton | E | 1964 | Vernal | 30715 |
| 159 | Kingsley Suamataia | OL | 2024 | Orem | 31140 |
| 160 | Clint Mower | OL | 2012 | Alpine | 31682 |
| 161 | Terence Brown | OL | 2012 | American Fork | 31690 |
| 162 | Kerry Hicks | DL | 1996 | Bountiful | 31879 |
| 163 | Chase Hansen | LB | 2019 | Provo | 31960 |
| 164 | Doug Kaufusi | OL | 2002 | Holladay | 32636 |
| 165 | Jake Doughty | LB | 2015 | Salt Lake City | 32811 |
| 166 | Gary Shaw | DB | 1977 | Salt Lake City | 33119 |
| 167 | John Martinez | DL | 2015 | Murray | 33164 |
| 168 | Ryan Prince | TE | 2001 | Provo | 33725 |
| 169 | Iosua Opeta | OL | 2019 | Bountiful | 33820 |
| 170 | Corbin Kaufusi | OL | 2019 | Provo | 34035 |
| 171 | Eric Bassey | DB | 2006 | Ogden | 34259 |
| 172 | Eldon Fortie (KR) | KR | 1963 | Salt Lake City | 34700 |
| 173 | Don Hutt | WR | 1974 | Logan | 34808 |
| 174 | Zayne Anderson | DB | 2021 | Stansbury Park | 34842 |
| 175 | Cam Quayle | TE | 1998 | Ogden | 35223 |
| 176 | Josh Cochran | OL | 2000 | Park City | 35315 |
| 177 | Taki Taimani | DL | 2024 | Salt Lake City | 36424 |
| 178 | Jack Hill (KR) | KR | 1956 | Ogden | 36511 |
| 179 | Troy Long | WR | 1989 | Sandy | 36648 |
| 180 | Zac Dawe | DL | 2021 | Pleasant Grove | 37675 |
| 181 | DeJay Lester | WR | 2012 | Layton | 37777 |
| 182 | Eldon Fortie | RB | 1963 | Salt Lake City | 37778 |
| 183 | Samson Nacua | WR | 2022 | Provo | 38042 |
| 184 | Durrant Miles | LB | 2019 | South Jodan | 38457 |
| 185 | Mike Affleck | QB | 2008 | Provo | 38565 |
| 186 | Jackson Barton | OL | 2019 | Salt Lake City | 38963 |
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