| Syracuse University Basketball and the NFL |
21 different Syracuse Orangemen basketball players have played in the NFL, plus the late Ernie Davis, Heisman Trophy winner and 1st round draft pick. Jim Brown and John Mackey were inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame.
| Player | Years | Seasons | Pos |
Games |
| John Barsha | 1 |
1920 |
RB |
3 |
| Reaves 'Ribs' Baysinger | 1 |
1924 |
OL |
1 |
| Jim Brown | 9 |
1957-1965 |
RB |
118 |
| Harlan 'Gotch' Carr | 1 |
1927 |
QB |
10 |
| Ernie Davis | 0 |
DNP |
RB |
0 |
| Les Dye | 2 |
1944-1945 |
WR |
19 |
| Bill Erwig | 1 |
1920 |
OT |
1 |
| Russ Finsterwald | 1 |
1920 |
WB |
2 |
| Ken Harris | 1 |
1923 |
FB |
6 |
| Bill Kellogg | 2 |
1924-1925 |
FB |
9 |
| John Mackey | 10 |
1963-1972 |
TE |
139 |
| Paul McKee | 2 |
1947-1948 |
WR |
23 |
| Donovan McNabb | 13 |
1999-2011 |
QB |
167 |
| Vince Mulvey | 1 |
1923 |
FB |
3 |
| Billy Rafter | 2 |
1921,1924 |
WB |
3 |
| Herm Sawyer | 1 |
1922 |
HB/QB |
3 |
| Melvin Tuten | 6 |
1995-2002 |
OL |
66 |
| Larry Weltman | 1 |
1922 |
FB |
4 |
| Mike Williams | 5 |
2010-2014 |
WR |
63 |
| Maury Youmans | 5 |
1960-1965 |
DE |
56 |
| Dave Ziff | 2 |
1925-1926 |
WR |
11 |
| Giff Zimmerman | 2 |
1924-1925 |
WB/TB |
8 |
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