As a Texas State fan, I am new to the Sun Belt so please respond with your best players who became starters in the NFL.

Texas State has one of the Washington Redskins' all time leading receivers in Ricky Sanders. Ricky had set the Superbowl record breaking Lynn Swann's receiving record and was requested by then U.S. President Ronald Reagon to catch a pass from President Reagon after the Superbowl win by the Redskins.

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Ricky Sanders
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Ricky Sanders
No. 46, 83, 80
Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: September 30, 1962 (age 49)
Place of birth: Temple, Texas
Career information
College: Texas State
Debuted in 1986
Last played in 1995
Career history
Houston Gamblers (USFL) (1984-1985)
Washington Redskins (1986-1993)
Atlanta Falcons (1994)
Miami Dolphins (1995)
Atlanta Falcons (1995)
Career highlights and awards
70 Greatest Redskins
Career NFL statistics
Receptions 483
Receiving yards 6,477
Touchdowns 37
Stats at NFL.com
Ricky Wayne Sanders (born September 30, 1962 in Temple, Texas) is a former American football wide receiver who played for eight seasons with the Washington Redskins and one for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League from 1986 to 1994. He played running back, safety, and place kicker (on kickoffs) as a three-year letterman for Belton High School in Belton, TX and broke five records.
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Sanders was a three-sport star at Belton High School. He made all-region in basketball, placed in three events in the state track meet, and won accolades as a running back. Although recruited by numerous major colleges—including Michigan, UCLA, and Texas Tech, among many others—his junior year, he did not attend any of them. A string of injuries his senior football season may have been a contributing factor.
Sanders played college football at Southwest Texas State University and played two seasons in the United States Football League for the Houston Gamblers and teamed with Jim Kelly making 101 receptions for 1,370 yards and 11 touchdowns[1] and after the league folded, Sanders signed with the Redskins. The Redskins had two talented receivers in the sure handed Art Monk and tough Gary Clark but felt they needed a legitimate deep threat and Sanders fit the bill.
Sanders started slow with only 14 catches but proved he was a deep threat averaging 20.4 yards per catch. His next season was better when he snatched 34 passes from new starting quarterback Jay Schroeder. He had his best season in 1988 when he finished fifth in the NFL on receiving yards with 1148 yards and second in receiving touchdowns with 12, a Redskins record, despite the fact that the Redskins had to switch quarterbacks mid-season due to Schroeder going down with an injury. The backup quarterback Doug Williams loved Sanders' speed and ability to run after the catch and went to him often. This duo was effective and the Redskins fought their way through the playoffs and into the Super Bowl.
In Super Bowl XXII, Sanders had one of the greatest performances in NFL history, catching nine passes for 193 yards and two touchdowns, while also returning three kickoffs for 46 yards. He set Super Bowl records for most receiving yards (193), most total yards (235), most touchdowns in one quarter (2), most receiving yards in one quarter (168), and longest touchdown reception (80 yards, tie) in Washington's 42-10 win over the Denver Broncos.[2]
Next season was also a good one for Sanders as he made 80 grabs for 1,138 yards. His team had two quarterbacks (Doug Williams and Mark Rypien) and two other 1000 yard receivers (Art Monk and Gary Clark). Sanders numbers fell off slightly in 1990 when Rypien took over as full time starter. Rypien went more to the reliable Art Monk and tenacious Gary Clark when more teams would play deep coverages to stop Sanders who was the fastest of the three; yet he still he managed 56 catches for 727 yards and was the main deep threat.
Sanders returned to the Super Bowl after 1991 season another good year taking 45 catches for 580 yards as part of a talented offensive group. The Posse torched the Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons on their way to the Super Bowl against the Buffalo Bills where Sanders had a big catch in the game. Sanders won two Super Bowl rings with the Redskins, in Super Bowl XXII and Super Bowl XXVI.
In 1991 Sanders was accused of running over a parking attendant outside a nightclub. He went on trial, but was not convicted. Washington drafted top Heisman trophy winning receiver Desmond Howard but he could not unseat Sanders. When Gibbs retired there were coaching and quarterback changes in Washington and Sanders became a free agent after the 1993 season and decided to move on. He signed with the Atlanta Falcons where he played two seasons with them, making 67 receptions for 599 yards and one touchdown in 1994. Sanders signed with the Miami Dolphins after the 1995 season[3] but never played a game with them.
Sanders finished his 10 NFL seasons with 483 receptions for 6,477 yards and 37 touchdowns. He also rushed for 94 yards and one touchdown, returned two punts for 12 yards, and gained 636 yards on 33 kickoff returns. Of particular note he has the distinction of having the most touches of the football of any player without a fumble during his career.
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(06-18-2012 10:05 PM)TrojanNation Wrote:  

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(06-18-2012 09:59 PM)Cat79 Wrote:  As a Texas State fan, I am new to the Sun Belt so please respond with your best players who became starters in the NFL.

Texas State has one of the Washington Redskins' all time leading receivers in Ricky Sanders. Ricky had set the Superbowl record breaking Lynn Swann's receiving record and was requested by then U.S. President Ronald Reagon to catch a pass from President Reagon after the Superbowl win by the Redskins.

For the Cajuns, you'd have to start with Brian Mitchell, #2 all time in the NFL in combined career yardage. Others include Jake Delhomme,Charles Tilman and Ike Taylor. There are many more, but those are a good start.

Arkansas State - Not sure which ones are starters currently - but the most successful ones are in bold.

PLAYER TEAM POSITION
Marcus Brown Miami Dolphins Cornerback
Alex Carrington Buffalo Bills Defensive End
Demario Davis New York Jets Linebacker
Bryan Hall Baltimore Ravens Defensive Tackle
M.D. Jennings Green Bay Packers Safety
David Johnson Pittsburgh Steelers Tight End
Tyrell Johnson Miami Dolphins Safety
Brandon Joiner Cincinnati Bengals Linebacker
Kelcie McCray Miami Dolphins Defensive Back
Derek Newton Houston Texans Offensive Tackle
Corey Williams Detroit Lions Defensive Tackle

For the Cajuns add Brandon Stokley, Dwight Bently, Ladarius Green, Michael Adams, Kyries Hebert just retired, and more!!!!!!

Dont forget about Jerrel Jernigan and Lawrence Tynes from Troy, both play for the World Champion NY Giants.

Troy also has Levi Brown, Kenny Mainor, and Brandon Boudroux playing in the CFL. Mainor was all-CFL at the MLB position last season.

T.Y. Hilton was drafted by the team I hate more than any, the Indianapolis Colts.

Go Titans Go!

FAU currently has 4 players in the NFL. None of them are "major" as of yet

Rusty Smith QB Titans
Rob Housler TE Cardinals
Lestar Jean WR Texans
Alfred Morris RB/FB Redskins

Of the 4 it looks like Jean is best primed to make an impact with Housler a close second. Rusty is a a 3rd stringer and probably will be for a long time. Possible he is 2nd string next year after Locker takes over as the starter for the Titans.

Have our first 2 trying to make rosters this year. Not bad after only 2 years.

6th Round Draft Choice Christo Bilukidi



Undrafted Free Agent, Jake Muasau

Antwan Barnes - Chargers, Anthony Gaitor - Buccaneers and of course TY - Colts. We also have Nick Taylor (actually played basketball at FIU) sign a 3 year UFA contract with the Vikings and Greg Ellingson trying to find a spot on the Bucs roster.

Lawrence Tynes, the starting kicker for the NY Giants for the past few seasons.

Erik Walden is our only current big time contributor for a team, he bounced around the league before ending up with the Packers in the middle of the 2010 season, made 2 starts that year and played in the first three playoff games, but unfortunately did not play in the Super Bowl due to an ankle injury. Made 15 starts last season.

He's joined on the Packers by 2011 UFA Jamari Lattimore who saw very limited action last year, but is still on the roster at this point.

One more that is pretty interesting is 2011 UFA RB Phillip Tanner who is playing for his hometown Dallas Cowboys, the reason that it's interesting is with the Cowboys signing Lance Dunbar this offseason, it's likely the two will be fighting for a roster spot this summer.

Found this site that lists NFL roster players by college.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/college

Based on this, the current Cajun players are;

Michael Adams Arizona Cardinals Cornerback
D'Anthony Batiste Arizona Cardinals Offensive Tackle
Dwight Bentley Detroit Lions Cornerback
Hall Davis Oakland Raiders Defensive End
Ladarius Green San Diego Chargers Tight End
Brandon Stokley Denver Broncos Wide Receiver
Ike Taylor Pittsburgh Steelers Cornerback
Charles Tillman Chicago Bears Cornerback

Here is TROY's list of guys on NFL rosters (some are not major contributors- atleast to this point)

Mario Addison Indianapolis Colts DE
Stanley Arukwe Arizona Cardinals WR
James Brown Chicago Bears Offensive Tackle
DuJuan Harris Jacksonville Jaguars Running Back
Jerrel Jernigan New York Giants Wide Receiver
Elbert Mack New Orleans Saints Cornerback (He has been with the Bucs for a few years, didn't realize the Saints had picked him up)
Sherrod Martin Carolina Panthers Safety
Jonathan Massaquoi Atlanta Falcons Defensive End
Leodis McKelvin Buffalo Bills Cornerback
Steve McLendon Pittsburgh Steelers Defensive Tackle
Cameron Sheffield Kansas City Chiefs Linebacker
Lawrence Tynes New York Giants Place kicker
Osi Umenyiora New York Giants Defensive End
DeMarcus Ware Dallas Cowboys Linebacker

(06-19-2012 07:38 AM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  Dont forget about Jerrel Jernigan and Lawrence Tynes from Troy, both play for the World Champion NY Giants.

Troy also has Levi Brown, Kenny Mainor, and Brandon Boudroux playing in the CFL. Mainor was all-CFL at the MLB position last season.

Steve Mclendon plays for the Steelers. Dujuan Harris for the Jaguars. Mario Addison for the COlts.

Another from Middle TN, Rod Isaac - Jacksonville

According to ESPN's Database @ http://espn.go.com/nfl/college/_/letter/m

Current NFL players by Sun Belt School

1. Troy - 14
2. stAte - 11
3. Cajuns - 8

4. North Texas - 5
4. FIU - 5

6. FAU - 4
6. MT - 4

8.Georgia State - 2
8.Texas State - 2

10.ULM - 1
10.WKU -1

12. USA -0

Man...I remember when we had 12 guys in the NFL at once.