Tigers in the NFL

Aug. 8, 2005

There are currently 28 former Clemson football rosters in camps with NFL teams. The list includes eight former Tigers who would be classified as rookies, including six who were members of Clemson’s 2004 team. Rookie William Henry, a starter on Clemson’s 2003 team, is a rookie with Seattle and Roscoe Crosby, who lettered in 2001 and played in one game in 2003, is a rookie with the Indianapolis Colts.

Of the 28 players listed below, 10 are offensive players, 17 defensive and one kicker. That one kicker is Chris Gardocki, who is entering his 15th year in the NFL. When he appears in a game this year he will become the first former Tiger to play as many as 15 years in the NFL.

The 28 players are on 23 of the 32 teams in the NFL, including 13 of the 16 NFC teams and 10 of the 16 AFC teams. Current Carolina Panthers linebacker Vince Ciurciu is not included in the list below. Ciurciu started his college career at Clemson as a running back, but he transfer to Boston College after the 1999 season. Anthony Simmons, a seven-year NFL veteran, is also not on the list. He was cut by Seattle in the off season and had not been picked up by another team as of August 7.

        No      Name    Pos     Hgt     Wgt     Yrs     Team        57      Keith Adams     LB      5-11    223     4       Philadelphia Eagles        99      Brentson Buckner        DT      6-2     310     12      Carolina Panthers        64      Eric Coleman    DT      6-5     300     R       Minnesota Vikings        10      Roscoe Crosby   WR      6-3     205     R       Indianapolis Colts        17      Airese Currie   WR      5-10    186     R       Chicago Bears        20      Woodrow Dantzler        S       5-10    209     3       Dallas Cowboys        20      Brian Dawkins   FS      6-0     210     10      Philadelphia Eagles        90      Adrian Dingle   DE      6-3     296     7       San Diego Chargers        98      Nick Eason      DT      6-3     301     2       Cleveland Browns        42      Antuan Edwards  S       6-1     210     7       New England Patriots        87      Rod Gardner     WR      6-2     213     5       Carolina Panthers        17      Chris Gardocki  P       6-1     192     15      Pittsburgh Steelers        48      Ben Hall        TE      6-5     265     R       Tennessee Titans        89      Lamont Hall     TE      6-4     260     5       New Orleans Saints        88      Derrick Hamilton        WR      6-4     203     2       San Franciso 49ers        56      LeRoy Hill      LB      6-1     224     R       Seattle Seahawks        66      William Henry   OT      6-4     285     R       Seattle Seahawks        71      Corey Hulsey    OG      6-4     325     4       Oakland Raiders        94      Vontrell Jamison        LDE     6-6     277     R       St. Louis Rams        46      John Leake      LB      6-0     228     1       Atlanta Falcons        22      Dexter McCleon  CB      5-10    195     9       Kansas City Chiefs        98      Bryant McNeal   DE      6-4     248     3       Tampa Bay Buccaneers        22      Justin Miller   CB      5-10    202     R       New York Jets        93      Trevor Pryce    DE      6-5     295     9       Denver Broncos        99      Khaleed Vaughn  DE      6-4     276     2       Atlanta Falcons        73      Gregory Walker  OT      6-5     341     2       New York Giants        95      Donnell Washington      DT      6-6     323     1       Green Bay Packers        17      Kevin Youngblood        WR      6-5     215     1       Tampa Bay Buccaneers