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Historically, Oregon has provided relatively few players to the NFL. Though Oregon is geographically larger than Wisconsin, it only has 3 and 1/2 million people.
Despite its small population base, it has two Division I-A schools, Oregon and Oregon State, and one Division I-AA school, Portland State. It also has half a dozen Divison III football programs.
Here is a list of current NFL players with Oregon ties. Some of them are from Oregon but played college ball out of state:
Derek Anderson(QB, Cleveland) OSU
Nick Barnett(LB, Green Bay) OSU
Josh Bidwell (P, Tampa Bay) UO
Kevin Boss (TE, N.Y. Giants) Western Oregon(Division III)
Kellen Clemens (QB, N.Y. Jets) UO
Reuben Droughns, (RB, N.Y. Giants) UO
Dwan Edwards (DT, Baltimore) OSU
Keith Ellison (LB, Buffalo) OSU
A.J. Feeley (QB, Philadelphia) UO
Joey Harrington, (QB, Atlanta) UO
T. J. Houshmandzadeh (WR, Cincinnati) OSU
Steven Jackson (RB, St. Louis) OSU
Chad Johsnon (WR, Cinncinati) OSU
Ryan Longwell (K, Minnesota) Bend, OR--Cal
Paul McQuistan (OL, Oakland) Lebanon, OR--Weber State
Quintin Mikell (S, Philadelphia) Salem, OR--Boise State
Maurice Morris (RB, Seattle) UO
Legedu Naanee (WR, San Diego) Portland, OR--Boise State
Haloti Ngata (DT, Baltimore) UO
Igor Olshansky (DE, San Diego) UO
Samie Parker (WR, Kansas City) UO
Justin Peele (TE, Miami) UO
Troy Polamalu (S, Pittsburgh) Winston, OR--USC
George Wrighster (TE, Jacksonville) UO
Oregon sportswriters and coaches have noted that NFL scouts are paying more attention to college football played here in Oregon.
Despite its small population base, it has two Division I-A schools, Oregon and Oregon State, and one Division I-AA school, Portland State. It also has half a dozen Divison III football programs.
Here is a list of current NFL players with Oregon ties. Some of them are from Oregon but played college ball out of state:
Derek Anderson(QB, Cleveland) OSU
Nick Barnett(LB, Green Bay) OSU
Josh Bidwell (P, Tampa Bay) UO
Kevin Boss (TE, N.Y. Giants) Western Oregon(Division III)
Kellen Clemens (QB, N.Y. Jets) UO
Reuben Droughns, (RB, N.Y. Giants) UO
Dwan Edwards (DT, Baltimore) OSU
Keith Ellison (LB, Buffalo) OSU
A.J. Feeley (QB, Philadelphia) UO
Joey Harrington, (QB, Atlanta) UO
T. J. Houshmandzadeh (WR, Cincinnati) OSU
Steven Jackson (RB, St. Louis) OSU
Chad Johsnon (WR, Cinncinati) OSU
Ryan Longwell (K, Minnesota) Bend, OR--Cal
Paul McQuistan (OL, Oakland) Lebanon, OR--Weber State
Quintin Mikell (S, Philadelphia) Salem, OR--Boise State
Maurice Morris (RB, Seattle) UO
Legedu Naanee (WR, San Diego) Portland, OR--Boise State
Haloti Ngata (DT, Baltimore) UO
Igor Olshansky (DE, San Diego) UO
Samie Parker (WR, Kansas City) UO
Justin Peele (TE, Miami) UO
Troy Polamalu (S, Pittsburgh) Winston, OR--USC
George Wrighster (TE, Jacksonville) UO
Oregon sportswriters and coaches have noted that NFL scouts are paying more attention to college football played here in Oregon.