Outback Bowl Alumni in the NFL
During its twenty-seven years the Outback Bowl (known as the Hall of Fame Bowl the first nine years) has provided college football fans the opportunity to watch some of the best talent in the country. More than 700 alumni of this bowl game have been drafted or signed as free agents with NFL teams over its history. In just the past eleven years 275 players have been drafted. Here is a list of some of the 85 first round picks who have played in the Outback Bowl.
Outback Bowl Alumni
| Players Name |
Team |
Position |
Year Drafted |
Team Drafted By |
| Eric Hill | LSU | OLB | 89 | Phoenix |
| Rob Moore | Syracuse | WR | 90 | N.Y. Jets |
| Henry Jones | Illinois | DB | 91 | Buffalo |
| Harvey Williams | LSU | RB | 91 | Kansas City |
| Jarrod Bunch | Michigan | FB | 91 | N.Y. Giants |
| Chester McGlockton | Clemson | DT | 92 | L.A. Raiders |
| Alonzo Spellman | Ohio State | DE | 92 | Chicago |
| Derrick Alexander | Michigan | WR | 94 | Cleveland |
| DeWayne Washington | NC State | CB | 94 | Minnesota |
| Dan Wilkinson | Ohio State | DT | 94 | Washington |
| Ty Law | Michigan | CB | 95 | New England |
| Joey Galloway | Ohio State | WR | 95 | Seattle |
| James Stewart | Tennessee | RB | 95 | Jacksonville |
| Willie Anderson | Auburn | OT | 96 | Cincinnati |
| Pete Kendall | Boston College | OG | 96 | Seattle |
| Jeff Hartings | Penn State | C | 96 | Detroit |
| Dwayne Rudd | Alabama | LB | 97 | Minnesota |
| Charles Woodson | Michigan | CB | 98 | Oakland |
| Champ Bailey | Georgia | CB | 99 | Washington |
| Matt Stinchcomb | Georgia | OT | 99 | Oakland |
| Tim Couch | Kentucky | QB | 99 | Cleveland |
| Shaun Alexander | Alabama | RB | 00 | Seattle |
| Chris Samuels | Alabama | OT | 00 | Washington |
| LaVar Arrington | Penn State | OLB | 00 | Washington |
| Courtney Brown | Penn State | DE | 00 | Cleveland |
| Marcus Stroud | Georgia | DT | 01 | Jacksonville |
| Jeff Backus | Michigan | OT | 01 | Detroit |
| Nate Clements | Ohio State | CB | 01 | Buffalo |
| Charles Grant | Georgia | DE | 02 | New Orleans |
| Rex Grossman | Florida | QB | 03 | Chicago |
| George Foster | Georgia | OT | 03 | Denver |
| DeWayne Robertson | Kentucky | DT | 03 | N.Y. Jets |
| Robert Gallery | Iowa | OT | 04 | Oakland |
| Chris Perry | Michigan | RB | 04 | Cincinnati |
| Chris Gamble | Ohio State | DB | 04 | Carolina |
| Michael Jenkins | Ohio State | WR | 04 | Atlanta |
| Dunta Robinson | South Carolina | DB | 04 | Houston |
| Thomas Davis | Georgia | S | 05 | Carolina |
| David Pollack | Georgia | DE | 05 | Cincinnati |
| Braylon Edwards | Michigan | WR | 05 | Cleveland |
| Marlin Jackson | Michigan | CB | 05 | Indianapolis |
| Chad Greenway | Iowa | LB | 06 | Minnesota |
| Jarvis Moss | Florida | DE | 07 | Denver |
| Levi Brown | Penn State | OL | 07 | Arizona |
| Robert Meachem | Tennessee | WR | 07 | New Orleans |
| Joe Thomas | Wisconsin | OT | 07 | Cleveland |
| Derrick Harvey | Florida | DE | 08 | Jacksonville |
| Jerod Mayo | Tennessee | OLB | 08 | New England |
| Aaron Maybin | Penn State | DE | 09 | Buffalo |
| Robert Ayers | Tennessee | LB | 09 | Denver |
