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The Top Ranked Football Players of All-Time from West Virginia
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 | Randy Moss | WR | 1998 | Rand | 9 |
| 2 | Chuck Howley | LB | 1958 | Wheeling | 72 |
| 3 | Gino Marchetti | DL | 1952 | Smithers | 93 |
| 4 | Sam Huff | LB | 1956 | Edna Gas | 209 |
| 5 | Frank Gatski | OL | 1946 | Farmington | 367 |
| 6 | Rod Martin | LB | 1977 | Welch | 496 |
| 7 | Curt Warner | RB | 1983 | Wyoming | 524 |
| 8 | Chuck Drazenovich | LB | 1950 | Jere | 708 |
| 9 | John Reger | LB | 1955 | Wheeling | 810 |
| 10 | Dennis Harrah | OL | 1975 | Charleston | 858 |
| 11 | Carl Lee | DB | 1983 | South Charleston | 1023 |
| 12 | Charley Cowan | OL | 1961 | Braeholm | 1126 |
| 13 | Bernie Casey | WR | 1961 | Wyco | 1147 |
| 14 | Jim Schrader | OL | 1954 | Weston | 1210 |
| 15 | Norm Willey | DL | 1950 | Hastings | 1399 |
| 16 | Buzz Nutter | OL | 1954 | Summersville | 1593 |
| 17 | Dick Daugherty | OL | 1951 | Moundsville | 1645 |
| 18 | Dick Huffman | OL | 1947 | Charleston | 1956 |
| 19 | Bill Karr | E | 1933 | Ripley | 2432 |
| 20 | Alex Hawkins | WR | 1959 | Welch | 2535 |
| 21 | Lonnie Warwick | LB | 1965 | Raleigh | 2720 |
| 22 | Marshall Goldberg | RB | 1939 | Elkins | 3001 |
| 23 | James Jett | WR | 1993 | Charleston | 3019 |
| 24 | Don Nottingham | RB | 1971 | Widen | 3380 |
| 25 | Tony Adamle | LB | 1947 | Fairmont | 3389 |
| 26 | Jimmy Carr | DB | 1955 | Kayford | 3634 |
| 27 | Tom Pridemore | DB | 1978 | Oak Hill | 3831 |
| 28 | Fulton Walker (KR) | KR | 1981 | Martinsburg | 4687 |
| 29 | Gary Jeter | DL | 1977 | Weirton | 4707 |
| 30 | Rich Braham | OL | 1994 | Morgantown | 5037 |
| 31 | Len Barnum | RB | 1938 | Parkersburg | 5298 |
| 32 | Rex Bumgardner | RB | 1948 | Clarksburg | 5560 |
| 33 | Len Barnum (P) | P | 1938 | Parkersburg | 5818 |
| 34 | Ed Matesic | QB | 1934 | Marshall County | 6181 |
| 35 | Tom Beasley | DL | 1978 | Bluefield | 6200 |
| 36 | Larry Bowie | OL | 1962 | Pike | 6240 |
| 37 | Dave Stephenson | OL | 1950 | Clendenin | 6281 |
| 38 | Gibby Welch | RB | 1928 | Parkersburg | 6523 |
| 39 | Howard Hartley | DB | 1948 | Ravenswood | 6589 |
| 40 | Billy Reynolds (PR) | PR | 1953 | St. Marys | 6789 |
| 41 | Billy Reynolds | RB | 1953 | St. Marys | 6880 |
| 42 | Lou Zontini (K) | K | 1940 | Whitesville | 6998 |
| 43 | Russ Bailey | OL | 1920 | Weston | 7064 |
| 44 | Shane Burton | DL | 1996 | Logan | 7072 |
| 45 | George Cafego | RB | 1940 | Whipple | 7153 |
| 46 | Bob Hoffman | RB | 1940 | Star City | 7400 |
| 47 | Tony Leon | OL | 1943 | Follansbee | 7410 |
| 48 | Len Barnum (K) | K | 1938 | Parkersburg | 7427 |
| 49 | Jim Pearcy | OL | 1946 | Harrisville | 7448 |
| 50 | Tod Goodwin | E | 1935 | Wheeling | 7505 |
| 51 | Joe Gilliam | QB | 1972 | Charleston | 7527 |
| 52 | Garry Lyle | DB | 1967 | New Martinsville | 7672 |
| 53 | Jack Storer | RB | 1924 | Wheeling | 7805 |
| 54 | Herb Coleman | OL | 1945 | Chester | 7812 |
| 55 | Mack Yoho | DL | 1960 | Reader | 7880 |
| 56 | Oscar Wolford | OL | 1920 | Charleston | 7936 |
| 57 | Charlie Seabright | RB | 1941 | McMechen | 8159 |
| 58 | Monte Crockett | TE | 1960 | Talcott | 8269 |
| 59 | Russ Thomas | OL | 1946 | Griffithsville | 8339 |
| 60 | Red Kirkman | QB | 1933 | Woodland | 8528 |
| 61 | Fulton Walker (PR) | PR | 1981 | Martinsburg | 8586 |
| 62 | Hal Shoener | E | 1948 | Reedsville | 9086 |
| 63 | Jim Greer | WR | 1960 | Huntington | 9105 |
| 64 | Nick Mumley | DL | 1960 | Wheeling | 9159 |
| 65 | Alex Hawkins (PR) | PR | 1959 | Welch | 9552 |
| 66 | Marshall Goldberg (KR) | KR | 1939 | Elkins | 9829 |
| 67 | John Lucente | RB | 1945 | Clarksburg | 10052 |
| 68 | Mack Yoho (K) | K | 1960 | Reader | 10093 |
| 69 | Lou Zontini | RB | 1940 | Whitesville | 10143 |
| 70 | Bob Simms | LB | 1960 | Clendenin | 10186 |
| 71 | Billy Reynolds (KR) | KR | 1953 | St. Marys | 10188 |
| 72 | Zach Frazier (OL) | OL | 2024 | Fairmont | 10386 |
| 73 | John Rokisky | K | 1946 | Mount Clare | 10393 |
| 74 | Ryan Switzer (PR) | PR | 2017 | Charleston | 10415 |
| 75 | Dick Hensley | E | 1949 | Williamson | 10952 |
| 76 | Ryan Switzer (KR) | KR | 2017 | Charleston | 10971 |
| 77 | Nels Peterson | RB | 1937 | Weston | 11032 |
| 78 | Gene Johnson | DB | 1959 | Clay | 11264 |
| 79 | Dick Booth | RB | 1941 | Newell | 11479 |
| 80 | Rex Bumgardner (PR) | PR | 1948 | Clarksburg | 11614 |
| 81 | Lou Zontini (P) | P | 1940 | Whitesville | 11784 |
| 82 | John Holland | WR | 1974 | Beckley | 11840 |
| 83 | Hoge Workman | RB | 1924 | Huntington | 11938 |
| 84 | Joe Moss | OL | 1952 | Elkins | 12009 |
| 85 | John Brewer Jr. | RB | 1952 | Twin Branch | 12010 |
| 86 | Ed Holler (P) | P | 1963 | Bluefield | 12035 |
| 87 | David Riley | RB | 1978 | Northfork | 12197 |
| 88 | Marshall Goldberg (PR) | PR | 1939 | Elkins | 12299 |
| 89 | George Cafego (P) | P | 1940 | Whipple | 12312 |
| 90 | Walt L. Barnes | OL | 1948 | Parkersburg | 12389 |
| 91 | George Cafego (KR) | KR | 1940 | Whipple | 12848 |
| 92 | Howard Hartley (PR) | PR | 1948 | Ravenswood | 12991 |
| 93 | Frank Abruzzino | RB | 1931 | Shinnston | 13144 |
| 94 | Kevin Miller (PR) | PR | 1978 | Weirton | 13171 |
| 95 | Bill Stobbs | RB | 1921 | Wheeling | 13288 |
| 96 | Bill Dutton | RB | 1943 | Morgantown | 13564 |
| 97 | Ray Williams (PR) | PR | 1980 | Welch | 13670 |
| 98 | Glenn Davis (WR) | WR | 1960 | Wellsburg | 13811 |
| 99 | Mike Ciccolella | LB | 1966 | Follansbee | 13840 |
| 100 | Garry Lyle (PR) | PR | 1967 | New Martinsville | 13930 |
| 101 | Bob Adkins | RB | 1940 | Letart | 13952 |
| 102 | Darnell Wright | OL | 2023 | Huntington | 14031 |
| 103 | Fulton Walker | DB | 1981 | Martinsburg | 14051 |
| 104 | Rex Bumgardner (KR) | KR | 1948 | Clarksburg | 14098 |
| 105 | Calvin Turner | DL | 1987 | Fairmont | 14177 |
| 106 | Bill Moore | E | 1939 | Wheeling | 14232 |
| 107 | Randy Moss (PR) | PR | 1998 | Rand | 14340 |
| 108 | Kevin Miller (KR) | KR | 1978 | Weirton | 14351 |
| 109 | Cassy Ryan | RB | 1929 | Mannington | 14387 |
| 110 | Darrion Scott | DL | 2004 | Charleston | 14649 |
| 111 | Tyson Bagent | QB | 2023 | Martinsburg | 14961 |
| 112 | Dick Dolly | E | 1941 | Onego | 15130 |
| 113 | Harry Thayer | OL | 1933 | Charleston | 15322 |
| 114 | Russell Meredith | OL | 1923 | Fairmont | 15331 |
| 115 | Dante Stills | DL | 2023 | Fairmont | 15340 |
| 116 | Jack Mattiford | OL | 1941 | Peora | 15427 |
| 117 | Michael Barber | WR | 1989 | Winfield | 15766 |
| 118 | Sam Bartholomew | RB | 1940 | Charleston | 15839 |
| 119 | Carl Davis (OE) | E | 1926 | Charleston | 15848 |
| 120 | Michael Barber (PR) | PR | 1989 | Winfield | 16201 |
| 121 | Ed Holler | LB | 1963 | Bluefield | 16214 |
| 122 | Kenny Fryer | QB | 1944 | Wellsburg | 16348 |
| 123 | Johnny Stephens | E | 1938 | Parkersburg | 16603 |
| 124 | Harry Myles | E | 1929 | Lewisburg | 16609 |
| 125 | Frank Kimble | E | 1943 | Williamson | 16830 |
| 126 | Ron McCartney | LB | 1976 | Charleston | 17205 |
| 127 | Kevin Miller | WR | 1978 | Weirton | 17274 |
| 128 | Robert Alexander | RB | 1981 | Charleston | 17340 |
| 129 | Bill Gompers | RB | 1948 | Wheeling | 17675 |
| 130 | Al Baisi | OL | 1940 | Norton | 17693 |
| 131 | Neil Habig | OL | 1958 | Wheeling | 17743 |
| 132 | John Shonk | E | 1941 | Charleston | 18073 |
| 133 | Maurice Clemmons | LB | 1982 | Bluefield | 18088 |
| 134 | Aaron Dobson | WR | 2013 | Dunbar | 18259 |
| 135 | Leonard Williams (RB) | RB | 1984 | Man | 18509 |
| 136 | Harry Jones | RB | 1967 | Huntington | 18511 |
| 137 | Walt Easley | RB | 1981 | Charleston | 18552 |
| 138 | Tracy Gravely | LB | 1990 | Kimball | 18768 |
| 139 | Ryan Switzer | WR | 2017 | Charleston | 19290 |
| 140 | Tony Tonelli | OL | 1939 | Wheeling | 19817 |
| 141 | Bill Berrehsem | OL | 1926 | Wheeling | 19945 |
| 142 | Brian Bratton | WR | 2005 | Wheeling | 19961 |
| 143 | Abe Shires | OL | 1941 | Alderson | 20176 |
| 144 | Trevon Wesco | TE | 2019 | Martinsburg | 20674 |
| 145 | Bobbie Howard | LB | 1999 | Charleston | 20833 |
| 146 | Gordon Lambert | LB | 1968 | Leckie | 21076 |
| 147 | Kelvin Kinney | DL | 1996 | Montgomery | 21153 |
| 148 | Ken Moore | OL | 1940 | Clarksburg | 21661 |
| 149 | Chris Massey | RB | 2002 | Charleston | 22068 |
| 150 | C.J. Goodwin | DB | 2014 | Wheeling | 23734 |
| 151 | Ikechuku Ndukwe | OL | 2005 | Morgantown | 23769 |
| 152 | William Anderson | DB | 1971 | Colliers | 23897 |
| 153 | Ray Williams | RB | 1980 | Welch | 24217 |
| 154 | Jason Starkey | OL | 2000 | Barboursville | 24497 |
| 155 | Rich Thomaselli | RB | 1981 | Follansbee | 24569 |
| 156 | Rick Nuzum | OL | 1975 | Charleston | 24823 |
| 157 | Troy Saunders | DB | 2000 | Bluefield | 24896 |
| 158 | Will Poole | DB | 2004 | Beckley | 25132 |
| 159 | John Buddenberg | OL | 1989 | Wheeling | 25681 |
| 160 | Bill Craven | DB | 1976 | Ranson | 25786 |
| 161 | Bob Smith (1945) | DB | 1968 | Williamson | 25866 |
| 162 | Eric Smedley | DB | 1996 | Charleston | 26500 |
| 163 | Alex Parsons | OL | 2012 | Charleston | 26721 |
| 164 | Anthony Bass | DB | 1998 | St. Albans | 26801 |
| 165 | Gary Roberts | OL | 1969 | Parkersburg | 26810 |
| 166 | Claude Watts | RB | 1974 | Caretta | 27298 |
| 167 | Bill West | DB | 1972 | Weirton | 27657 |
| 168 | Bryan Randall | QB | 2005 | Charleston | 28136 |
| 169 | Jeff Patterson | WR | 1983 | Wheeling | 28148 |
| 170 | Marv Roberts | OL | 1973 | Richwood | 28381 |
| 171 | Yubrenal Isabelle | LB | 2002 | Bluefield | 28613 |
| 172 | Brian Bratton (KR) | KR | 2005 | Wheeling | 28737 |
| 173 | Dewey McDonald | DB | 2014 | Ranson | 28884 |
| 174 | Nazeeh Johnson | DB | 2022 | Martinsburg | 29121 |
| 175 | Ryan Wingrove | DL | 2002 | Parkersburg | 29364 |
| 176 | Frank Roy | OL | 1966 | Montgomery | 29534 |
| 177 | Tre Smith | RB | 2007 | Elkins | 29675 |
| 178 | Tyrone Pope | DB | 1988 | Welch | 30497 |
| 179 | Tom Bland | RB | 1962 | Wheeling | 30569 |
| 180 | Eric Moss | OL | 1999 | Belle | 30812 |
| 181 | Carl Fodor | QB | 1986 | Weirton | 31350 |
| 182 | Robert Lyons | DB | 1989 | Wheeling | 31572 |
| 183 | Jeff Patterson (PR) | PR | 1983 | Wheeling | 31919 |
| 184 | Jerton Evans | DB | 2003 | Clarksburg | 32693 |
| 185 | Demetri Goodson | DB | 2014 | Charleston | 32905 |
| 186 | Sam Fernandez | DB | 1962 | Clarksburg | 33757 |
| 187 | Rashod Kent | TE | 2002 | Fairmont | 34224 |
| 188 | Brian Bratton (PR) | PR | 2005 | Wheeling | 34315 |
| 189 | Derek Hardman | OL | 2010 | Spencer | 34859 |
| 190 | Millard Flemming (KR) | KR | 1963 | Beckley | 34932 |
| 191 | Tre Smith (KR) | KR | 2007 | Elkins | 35108 |
| 192 | Juwan Green | WR | 2020 | Martinsburg | 35614 |
| 193 | Dorian Etheridge | LB | 2021 | Charleston | 35692 |
| 194 | Tre Smith (PR) | PR | 2007 | Elkins | 35880 |
| 195 | Millard Flemming | RB | 1963 | Beckley | 36038 |
| 196 | Chris Kelley | WR | 2005 | Huntington | 36089 |
| 197 | Kerry Marbury | RB | 1973 | Fairmont | 36209 |
| 198 | Will Poole (PR) | PR | 2004 | Beckley | 36455 |
| 199 | Tom Bland (PR) | PR | 1962 | Wheeling | 36664 |
| 200 | Landon Turner | OL | 2016 | Morgantown | 37439 |
| 201 | Melvin Cunningham | DB | 1997 | Huntington | 37881 |
| 202 | John Holland (PR) | PR | 1974 | Beckley | 38109 |
| 203 | Joe Nicely | OL | 1958 | Trout | 38889 |
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