Players · 16 pro football

Wheaton in Pro Football

Players from this archive who went on to professional football — the NFL, the CFL and the arena leagues — with the teams and years the record book lists.

Pro football
16
careers from 1975–2018
All-Americans
10
With a photo
4
Record book only
12
careers before the season reports
Share of the archive
1%
of 1,073 players

Every player

Sortable · 16 players
Player#PosSeasonsGPPro teamsAll-AmericaHometown
Bob Unruh Pro football1975–1978—Green Bay (NFL ‘79)
Scott Hall All-American Pro football1975–1978—Denver (NFL ‘79)1978
Dave McCarrell All-American Pro football1979–1982—Chicago (NFL ‘83)1982
Steve Thonn All-American Pro football1980–1983—Arizona (USFL, ‘84); Albany (Arena, ‘86-93)1983
Doug Rothschild Pro football1983–1986—Chicago (NFL ‘87); Cincinnati (NFL ‘88)
Keith Bishop All-American Pro football1983–1985—Minnesota (NFL ‘87)1983-85
Rick Benware Pro football1984–1986—Chicago (NFL ‘87)
Chad Thorson All-American Pro football1986–1989—N.Y. Giants (NFL, ‘90-91); Birmingham (WFL, ‘91); Indianapolis (NFL, ‘92)1988-89
Mike Yamamoto Pro football1987–1990—Arizona (Arena, ‘92)
Jeff Frazier All-American Pro football1988–1991—Albany (Arena, ‘92)1991
Bart Moseman All-American Pro football1989–1992—Houston (NFL ‘93)1991-92
Kermit Ellison All-American Pro football1990–1993—Memphis (Canadian Football League, ‘95)1993
Andy Studebaker All-American Pro football90DE2004–200727Philadelphia (NFL ’08); Kansas City (NFL ’08-12); Indianapolis (NFL '13-15)2006Congerville, Ill.
Pete Ittersagen All-American Pro football12CB2005–200846Jacksonville (NFL’ 09); Indianapolis (NFL’ 10); Tennessee (NFL’ 10-11)2007-08Wheaton, Ill.
Jesse Peterson Pro football75TE201115New Orleans (Arena '14); Cleveland (Arena '15)Grand Rapids, Mich.
Tyler Sigler Pro football4DB2014–201847Arizona (NFL '19); Toronto (CFL '20)Grand Rapids, Mich.

The full published list, including players from before this archive's records, is in the record book: Pro Football.