NFL players born in 1962

94 NFL players on file were born in 1962. Jerry Rice leads them with 292 career games played. The first born in 1962 to play in the NFL were Irving Fryar, Earnest Byner, Kevin Ross, and Sean Jones and 11 more, in 1984. Rosters are on file in full from 1993; before that only some of the stars are.

Former NFL players born in 1962 (94)

Former NFL players born in 1962

Player	Pos	Years	Seasons	Career	Born
Jerry Rice	WR	1985–2004	20	292 GP · 22,895 rec yds	Crawford, MS
Irving Fryar	WR	1984–2000	17	255 GP · 12,785 rec yds	Mount Holly, NJ
Kevin Greene	LB	1986–1999	14	213 GP · 345 tackles, 160 sacks	New York, NY
Earnest Byner	RB	1984–1997	14	211 GP · 8,261 rush yds	Milledgeville, GA
Kevin Ross	DB	1984–1997	14	204 GP · 357 tackles, 5 sacks	Camden, NJ
Sean Jones	DE	1984–1996	13	201 GP · 193 tackles, 113 sacks	Jamaica
William Fuller	DE	1986–1998	13	194 GP · 211 tackles, 100.5 sacks	Norfolk, VA
Mike Tomczak	QB	1985–1999	15	185 GP · 16,079 pass yds	Chicago, IL
Greg Kragen	DT	1985–1997	12	184 GP · 206 tackles, 28.5 sacks	Chicago, IL
Jonathan Hayes	TE	1985–1996	12	184 GP · 1,718 rec yds	—
Herschel Walker	FB	1986–1997	12	182 GP · 8,225 rush yds	Wrightsville, GA
Martin Bayless	DB	1985–1996	12	176 GP · 205 tackles, 11.5 sacks	Dayton, OH
Kyle Clifton	LB	1984–1996	11	176 GP · 178 tackles, 5.5 sacks	Olney, TX
Duane Bickett	LB	1985–1996	12	175 GP · 110 tackles, 53 sacks	Los Angeles, CA
Carl Banks	LB	1984–1995	12	173 GP · 192 tackles, 39.5 sacks	Flint, MI
Simon Fletcher	DE	1985–1995	11	172 GP · 154 tackles, 97.5 sacks	Bay City, TX
Gary Clark	WR	1985–1995	11	167 GP · 10,856 rec yds	Radford, VA
Scott Radecic	LB	1984–1995	11	167 GP · 47 tackles, 7 sacks	Pittsburgh, PA
Wilber Marshall	LB	1985–1995	11	164 GP · 126 tackles, 45 sacks	Titusville, FL
Ray Childress	DE	1985–1996	12	163 GP · 140 tackles, 76.5 sacks	Memphis, TN
George Jamison	LB	1987–1998	12	162 GP · 216 tackles, 20.5 sacks	Bridgeton, NJ
Jeffrey Scott Case	S	1985–1995	11	162 GP · 127 tackles, 7.5 sacks	Waynoka, OK
Jay Novacek	TE	1985–1995	11	158 GP · 4,630 rec yds	Martin, SD
Freddie Joe Nunn	DE	1985–1995	11	152 GP · 40 tackles, 67.5 sacks	—
Shaun Gayle	SS	1984–1995	11	144 GP · 254 tackles, 2 sacks	Newport News, VA
Barney Bussey	SS	1986–1995	10	144 GP · 139 tackles, 13 sacks	Lincolnton, GA
Lee Williams	DT	1984–1993	10	140 GP · 16 tackles, 82.5 sacks	Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jeff Donaldson	SS	1985–1993	9	135 GP · 7 tackles, 5.5 sacks	Fort Collins, CO
William Perry	DT	1985–1994	9	135 GP · 78 tackles, 29.5 sacks	Aiken, SC
Ricky Sanders	WR	1986–1995	10	134 GP · 6,477 rec yds	Temple, TX
Chris Burkett	WR	1985–1993	9	131 GP · 4,352 rec yds	Laurel, MS
Kenneth Davis	RB	1986–1994	9	131 GP · 3,513 rush yds	Temple, TX
Tom Rathman	RB	1986–1994	9	131 GP · 2,684 rec yds	Grand Island, NE
Ron Wolfley	RB	1985–1995	9	129 GP · 263 rush yds	Blasdell, NY
Mike Johnson	LB	1987–1995	9	128 GP · 366 tackles, 14.5 sacks	Southport, NC
Vaughan Monroe Johnson	LB	1986–1994	9	124 GP · 113 tackles, 12 sacks	Morehead City, NC
Brett Maxie	DB	1986–1997	11	121 GP · 156 tackles, 4 sacks	Dallas, TX
John Taylor	WR	1987–1995	9	121 GP · 5,598 rec yds	Pennsauken, NJ
Bill Thomas Maas	DT	1984–1993	9	120 GP · 13 tackles, 40 sacks	—
Rich Miano	S	1985–1995	8	119 GP · 72 tackles, 0.5 sacks	Newton, MA
Vai Sikahema	RB	1986–1993	8	118 GP · 537 rec yds	Tonga
Brian David Noble	LB	1985–1993	9	117 GP · 19 tackles, 14 sacks	Anaheim, CA
Ethan Horton	TE	1985–1994	8	116 GP · 2,360 rec yds	Kannapolis, NC
Aubrey Derron Matthews	WR	1986–1996	11	115 GP · 2,112 rec yds	Pascagoula, MS
Terry Hoage	DB	1985–1996	9	115 GP · 160 tackles, 7 sacks	Ames, IA
Mike Young	WR	1985–1993	9	112 GP · 2,034 rec yds	Hanford, CA
Andre Waters	DB	1984–1995	11	110 GP · 58 tackles, 3.5 sacks	Belle Glade, FL
Rick Bryan	DT	1984–1993	9	109 GP · 5 tackles, 29 sacks	Tulsa, OK
Pierce Holt	DT	1988–1995	8	109 GP · 109 tackles, 37 sacks	Marlin, TX
Mike Golic	DT	1986–1993	7	107 GP · 34 tackles, 11.5 sacks	Willowick, OH
Jerry Gray	FS	1986–1993	7	106 GP · 34 tackles	Lubbock, TX
Mark Rypien	QB	1988–2001	11	104 GP · 18,473 pass yds	Canada
Eric Williams	DT	1985–1993	8	103 GP · 4 tackles, 30 sacks	Stockton, CA
Bubby Brister	QB	1986–2000	14	99 GP · 14,445 pass yds	Monroe, LA
Kevin Mack	RB	1985–1993	9	99 GP · 5,123 rush yds	Kings Mountain, NC
Dale Hellestrae	OT	1993–2001	7	97 GP · 10 tackles	Phoenix, AZ
Keith Millard	DT	1985–1993	8	93 GP · 19 tackles, 58 sacks	Pleasanton, CA
Doug Flutie	QB	1986–2005	12	91 GP · 14,715 pass yds	Natick, MA
Melvin Jenkins	CB	1987–1993	6	91 GP · 31 tackles, 1 sacks	Miami, FL
Steve Tasker	WR	1985–1997	12	90 GP · 779 rec yds	Smith Center, KS
Steve Bono	QB	1985–1999	14	88 GP · 10,439 pass yds	Norristown, PA
Blaise Winter	DT	1984–1994	7	85 GP · 34 tackles, 21 sacks	Blauvelt, NY
William Frizzell	DB	1985–1993	6	84 GP · 18 tackles, 4 sacks	Greenview, NC
Frederick Ray Banks	WR	1985–1993	8	80 GP · 1,636 rec yds	Columbus, GA
Leonard Griffin	DE	1986–1993	6	75 GP · 4 tackles, 16.5 sacks	Lake Providence, LA
Jim Morrissey	LB	1988–1993	6	73 GP · 5 tackles, 1 sacks	Flint, MI
Jack Trudeau	QB	1986–1995	10	67 GP · 10,243 pass yds	Forest Lake, MN
Glen Kozlowski	WR	1987–1992	6	66 GP · 471 rec yds	Honolulu, HI
Michael Eric Saxon	P	1985–1995	11	64 GP · 23 rush yds	Whittier, CA
Dan Turk	C	1989–1999	8	64 GP · 4 tackles	Milwaukee, WI
Ray Brown	OT	1998–2004	4	64 GP · 5 tackles	Marion, AR
Liffort Hobley	DB	1987–1993	5	63 GP · 19 tackles, 6 sacks	Shreveport, LA
Audray McMillian	CB	1990–1993	4	63 GP · 66 tackles	Carthage, TX
Sam Seale	DB	1985–1990	4	61 GP · 0 pass yds	Barbados
Steve DeOssie	LB	1989–1995	4	49 GP · 4 tackles	Tacoma, WA
Kelly Joe Goodburn	P	1987–1993	7	48 GP · 37 rush yds	Cherokee, IA
Robert Williams	DB	1988–1992	4	48 GP · 0 pass yds	Galveston, TX
John Grimsley	LB	1986–1993	3	45 GP · 36 tackles, 2 sacks	Canton, OH
Ken Rose	LB	1987–1994	4	38 GP · 2 tackles, 6.5 sacks	Sacramento, CA
Ed Brady	LB	1994–1995	2	32 GP · 1 tackles	Morris, IL
Sean Landeta	P	1985–2005	21	28 GP · 1 tackles	Baltimore, MD
Stan Gelbaugh	QB	1989–1996	6	20 GP · 2,100 pass yds	Carlisle, PA
Al Del Greco	PK	1984–2000	17	16 GP · 1 tackles	Providence, RI
Bryan Jeffrey Wagner	P	1987–1995	9	16 GP · 3 pass yds	Escondido, CA
Derek Kennard	OG	1992–1994	2	16 GP · 0 pass yds	Stockton, CA
Mike Ruether	C	1991–1993	2	16 GP · 22 rec yds	Inglewood, CA
Bill Fralic	OG	1993	1	16 GP · 0 pass yds	Penn Hills, PA
Joel Hilgenberg	C	1990	1	16 GP · 9 rec yds	Iowa City, IA
John Alt	OT	1995	1	16 GP · 1 tackles	Germany
Ron Heller	OT	1986	1	16 GP · 1 rec yds	East Meadow, NY
Kevin Butler	PK	1985–1997	13	15 GP · 1 tackles	Savannah, GA
Dean Biasucci	PK	1984–1995	11	8 GP · 2 tackles	Niagara Falls, NY
Don Bracken	P	1985–1993	8	—	Coalinga, CA
Adam Schreiber	OG	1990	1	—	Galveston, TX

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Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: games played in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.