NFL players born in 1963

84 NFL players on file were born in 1963. Bruce Smith leads them with 279 career games played. The first born in 1963 to play in the NFL were Bruce Smith, Eugene Robinson, Mike Prior, and Randall Cunningham and 14 more, in 1985. Rosters are on file in full from 1993; before that only some of the stars are.

Former NFL players born in 1963 (84)

Former NFL players born in 1963

Player	Pos	Years	Seasons	Career	Born
Bruce Smith	DE	1985–2003	19	279 GP · 673 tackles, 200 sacks	Norfolk, VA
Eugene Robinson	FS	1985–2000	16	250 GP · 720 tackles, 7.5 sacks	Hartford, CT
Vinny Testaverde	QB	1987–2007	21	233 GP · 46,233 pass yds	Floral Park, NY
Keith Byars	FB	1986–1998	13	185 GP · 5,661 rec yds	Dayton, OH
Mike Zordich	SS	1987–1998	12	185 GP · 458 tackles, 6 sacks	Youngstown, OH
Joe Phillips	DT	1987–1999	13	184 GP · 172 tackles, 24.5 sacks	Portland, OR
Mike Prior	DB	1985–1998	13	182 GP · 185 tackles, 3.5 sacks	Chicago Heights, IL
Jim Harbaugh	QB	1987–2000	14	177 GP · 26,288 pass yds	Toledo, OH
Tim McKyer	DB	1986–1997	12	170 GP · 170 tackles, 3 sacks	Orlando, FL
Tony Casillas	DT	1986–1997	12	166 GP · 160 tackles, 23 sacks	Tulsa, OK
Randall Cunningham	QB	1985–2001	16	161 GP · 29,979 pass yds	Santa Barbara, CA
Gerald Williams	DE	1986–1997	12	161 GP · 119 tackles, 25.5 sacks	Waycross, GA
Jim Everett	QB	1986–1997	12	158 GP · 34,837 pass yds	Emporia, KS
Bennie Thompson	DB	1990–1999	10	157 GP · 53 tackles, 6 sacks	New Orleans, LA
Eddie Anderson	DB	1987–1997	11	154 GP · 270 tackles, 4 sacks	Warner Robins, GA
Jessie Hester	WR	1985–1995	10	147 GP · 5,850 rec yds	Belle Glade, FL
Brent Jones	TE	1987–1997	11	143 GP · 5,195 rec yds	San Jose, CA
Lonnie Young	DB	1985–1996	11	134 GP · 81 tackles, 3.5 sacks	Flint, MI
Reggie Langhorne	WR	1985–1993	9	134 GP · 5,446 rec yds	Suffolk, VA
Vance Johnson	WR	1985–1995	10	128 GP · 5,695 rec yds	Trenton, NJ
Mark Jackson	WR	1986–1994	9	128 GP · 5,551 rec yds	Chicago, IL
Willie Drewrey	WR	1985–1993	9	128 GP · 1,601 rec yds	Columbus, NJ
Mark Bavaro	TE	1985–1994	9	126 GP · 4,733 rec yds	Winthrop, MA
Bernie Kosar	QB	1985–1996	12	122 GP · 23,301 pass yds	Boardman, OH
Jon Hand	DE	1986–1994	9	121 GP · 84 tackles, 35.5 sacks	Sylacauga, AL
Mike Gann	DE	1985–1993	9	118 GP · 24 tackles, 23.5 sacks	Stillwater, OK
Todd Bowles	DB	1986–1993	8	117 GP · 12 tackles, 2 sacks	Elizabeth, NJ
Tommy Barnhardt	P	1987–2000	14	115 GP · 1 tackles	China Grove, CA
Jack Del Rio	LB	1985–1995	9	114 GP · 289 tackles, 13 sacks	Castro Valley, CA
Lorenzo Lynch	DB	1987–1997	8	106 GP · 374 tackles, 3.5 sacks	Oakland, CA
Mark Pike	LB	1988–1998	8	106 GP · 31 tackles, 1 sacks	Elizabethtown, KY
Mike Sherrard	WR	1986–1996	8	105 GP · 3,931 rec yds	Oakland, CA
Vestee Jackson	CB	1986–1993	7	103 GP · 45 tackles	Fresno, CA
Clarence Verdin	WR	1986–1994	9	98 GP · 1,329 rec yds	New Orleans, LA
Jeff Wright	DT	1988–1994	7	98 GP · 93 tackles, 31.5 sacks	Chesterland, OH
Jason Ogden Buck	DT	1987–1993	7	97 GP · 9 tackles, 19 sacks	Moses Lake, WA
Mark Kelso	FS	1987–1993	7	96 GP · 56 tackles	Pittsburgh, PA
Jayice Pearson	DB	1986–1993	7	91 GP · 19 tackles, 4 sacks	Japan
Tim Newton	DT	1985–1993	6	90 GP · 19 tackles, 17 sacks	Orlando, FL
Larry Roberts	DE	1986–1993	8	89 GP · 2 tackles, 28 sacks	Dothan, AL
Tim Green	DE	1987–1993	7	88 GP · 14 tackles, 24 sacks	Liverpool, NY
Milton Mack	DB	1987–1994	7	87 GP · 45 tackles, 2 sacks	Jackson, MS
Larry Griffin	DB	1987–1993	7	86 GP · 3 tackles	Chesapeake, VA
Barry Wilburn	DB	1985–1996	7	85 GP · 18 tackles	Memphis, TN
Kevin Fagan	DE	1987–1993	7	83 GP · 17 tackles, 25.5 sacks	Lake Worth, FL
Gerald Robinson	DE	1986–1994	6	83 GP · 59 tackles, 19 sacks	Tuskegee, AL
Jesse William Solomon	LB	1986–1993	6	82 GP · 68 tackles, 10 sacks	Madison, FL
Kevin Murphy	LB	1988–1993	5	77 GP · 53 tackles, 12 sacks	Plano, TX
Rueben Mayes	RB	1986–1993	6	76 GP · 3,484 rush yds	Canada
Napoleon McCallum	RB	1986–1994	6	74 GP · 790 rush yds	Milford, OH
Brian Wesely Davis	DB	1988–1994	6	73 GP · 17 tackles	Phoenix, AZ
Christopher Kimberly Goode	CB	1988–1993	5	73 GP · 45 tackles, 2 sacks	Town Creek, AL
Louis Cooper	LB	1986–1993	5	71 GP · 2 tackles, 7.5 sacks	Marion, SC
Burnell Dent	LB	1988–1992	5	70 GP · 0 pass yds	New Orleans, LA
Jim Riggs	TE	1988–1992	5	70 GP · 274 rec yds	Fort Knox, KY
Barry Word	RB	1987–1993	5	69 GP · 2,897 rush yds	Long Island, VA
Garth Jax	LB	1990–1995	4	64 GP · 38 tackles, 3 sacks	Houston, TX
Paul Butcher	LB	1993–1996	4	61 GP · 11 tackles	Detroit, MI
Harry Newsome	P	1985–1993	9	60 GP · 12 pass yds	Cheraw, SC
Harper LeBel	TE	1990–1997	4	48 GP · 3 tackles	Granada Hills, CA
Reyna Thompson	CB	1986–1993	4	47 GP · 37 tackles, 2 sacks	Dallas, TX
Ravin Caldwell	LB	1988–1990	3	47 GP · 0 pass yds	Port Arthur, TX
Cody Carlson	QB	1988–1994	7	45 GP · 4,469 pass yds	Dallas, TX
James Jefferson	DB	1989–1993	4	41 GP · 10 tackles, 1 sacks	Portsmouth, VA
Hugh B. Millen	QB	1987–1995	8	40 GP · 6,440 pass yds	Des Moines, IA
Sean Salisbury	QB	1987–1996	5	40 GP · 3,824 pass yds	Escondido, CA
Ray Berry	LB	1989–1993	3	39 GP · 19 tackles, 4 sacks	Lovington, NM
Howard Ballard	OT	1993–1998	2	32 GP · 1 tackles	Ashland, AL
Lomas Brown	OT	1989–2001	3	30 GP · 4 tackles	Miami, FL
John Washington	DE	1987–1993	2	28 GP · 50 tackles, 1 sacks	Houston, TX
Chuck Long	QB	1986–1990	5	27 GP · 3,747 pass yds	Norman, OK
Dale Hatcher	P	1985–1993	7	16 GP · 0 pass yds	Cheraw, SC
Jeff Dellenbach	OG	1991–1993	2	16 GP · 0 pass yds	Wausau, WI
Kevin Glover	C	1987–1996	2	16 GP · 1 tackles	Washington, DC
John Christian Gesek Jr.	C	1992	1	16 GP · 4 rec yds	San Francisco, CA
Steve Hyche	LB	1992	1	16 GP · 0 pass yds	Jasper, AL
Mark Vlasic	QB	1987–1991	4	15 GP · 762 pass yds	Rochester, PA
Ed Simmons	OT	1993	1	13 GP · 0 pass yds	Seattle, WA
Elston Albert Ridgle	DE	1992	1	7 GP · 0 pass yds	Los Angeles, CA
Fuad Reveiz	PK	1985–1995	10	—	Colombia
Lance Smith	OG	1992–1993	2	—	New York, NY
Duval Lee Love	OG	1986	1	—	Los Angeles, CA
Raleigh McKenzie	OG	1999	1	—	Knoxville, TN
Robert Jenkins	OT	1987	1	—	Bronx, NY

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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.