NFL players born in 1966

143 NFL players on file were born in 1966. Tim Brown leads them with 255 career games played. The first born in 1966 to play in the NFL were Tim Brown, Jeff Feagles, Neil Smith, and Thurman Thomas and 22 more, in 1988. Rosters are on file in full from 1993; before that only some of the stars are.

Former NFL players born in 1966 (143)

Former NFL players born in 1966

Player	Pos	Years	Seasons	Career	Born
Tim Brown	WR	1988–2004	17	255 GP · 14,934 rec yds	Dallas, TX
Bill Romanowski	LB	1989–2003	15	227 GP · 760 tackles, 39.5 sacks	Vernon, CT
Jeff Feagles	P	1988–2009	22	192 GP · 11 tackles	Phoenix, AZ
Neil Smith	DE	1988–2000	13	191 GP · 278 tackles, 104.5 sacks	New Orleans, LA
Wesley Walls	TE	1989–2003	13	190 GP · 5,291 rec yds	Batesville, MS
Thurman Thomas	RB	1988–2000	13	182 GP · 12,074 rush yds	Houston, TX
Charles Dimry	CB	1989–1999	11	167 GP · 367 tackles, 1 sacks	San Diego, CA
Steve Atwater	FS	1989–1999	11	167 GP · 519 tackles, 5 sacks	Chicago, IL
Troy Aikman	QB	1989–2000	12	165 GP · 32,942 pass yds	West Covina, CA
Michael Irvin	WR	1988–1999	12	159 GP · 11,904 rec yds	Fort Lauderdale, FL
Ken Norton	LB	1989–2000	10	156 GP · 814 tackles, 12.5 sacks	Lincoln, IL
William White	SS	1989–1998	10	154 GP · 353 tackles, 3.5 sacks	Lima, OH
Jeff Herrod	LB	1988–1998	11	153 GP · 522 tackles, 14.5 sacks	Birmingham, AL
Greg Jackson	DB	1990–2000	11	152 GP · 438 tackles, 4 sacks	Hialeah, FL
Daryl Johnston	RB	1989–1999	11	151 GP · 2,227 rec yds	Youngstown, NY
Craig Heyward	RB	1988–1998	11	149 GP · 4,301 rush yds	Passaic, NJ
Dwayne Harper	DB	1988–1999	12	148 GP · 281 tackles, 1 sacks	Orangeburg, SC
Shawn Lee	DE	1988–1998	11	148 GP · 210 tackles, 28.5 sacks	Brooklyn, NY
David Meggett	RB	1989–1998	10	146 GP · 3,038 rec yds	Charleston, SC
Eric Hill	LB	1989–1999	10	144 GP · 636 tackles, 9 sacks	Blytheville, AR
Tim Hauck	DB	1992–2002	11	141 GP · 284 tackles	Butte, MT
Fred Strickland	LB	1988–1999	10	140 GP · 513 tackles, 8.5 sacks	Buffalo, NY
Aundray Bruce	DE	1988–1997	10	136 GP · 70 tackles, 32 sacks	Montgomery, AL
Robb Thomas	WR	1989–1998	10	136 GP · 2,229 rec yds	Portland, OR
Donnell Woolford	CB	1989–1997	9	126 GP · 292 tackles, 3 sacks	Baltimore, MD
Neil O'Donnell	QB	1991–2003	13	125 GP · 21,690 pass yds	Morristown, NJ
Kimble Anders	RB	1991–2000	10	125 GP · 2,829 rec yds	Galveston, TX
Tim Goad	DT	1988–1996	8	125 GP · 232 tackles, 14.5 sacks	Claudville, VA
Brad Edwards	FS	1988–1996	9	122 GP · 126 tackles	Lumberton, NC
Pat Carter	TE	1988–1997	8	122 GP · 1,117 rec yds	Sarasota, FL
Jimmie Jones	DT	1990–1997	8	121 GP · 152 tackles, 32 sacks	Lakeland, FL
Tracy Johnson	RB	1989–1996	8	121 GP · 228 rush yds	Concord, NC
Bennie Blades	SS	1988–1997	9	120 GP · 384 tackles, 5 sacks	Fort Lauderdale, FL
Renaldo Turnbull	LB	1990–1997	8	120 GP · 185 tackles, 45.5 sacks	Virgin Islands
Jimmie Johnson	TE	1989–1998	10	118 GP · 723 rec yds	Augusta, GA
D.J. Johnson	DB	1989–1996	8	117 GP · 209 tackles, 1 sacks	Louisville, KY
Louis Oliver	SS	1989–1996	8	117 GP · 219 tackles, 2 sacks	Belle Glade, FL
Floyd Turner	WR	1989–1998	9	114 GP · 3,805 rec yds	Shreveport, LA
Richard Harvey	LB	1993–2000	8	114 GP · 370 tackles, 13 sacks	Pascagoula, MS
Willie Green	WR	1991–1998	8	114 GP · 3,720 rec yds	Athens, GA
Chris Mohr	P	1989–2004	15	112 GP · 128 pass yds	Atlanta, GA
Aaron Jones	DE	1988–1996	9	112 GP · 54 tackles, 18 sacks	Orlando, FL
Greg Manusky	LB	1993–1999	7	112 GP · 61 tackles	Dallas, PA
Marv Cook	TE	1989–1995	7	112 GP · 2,190 rec yds	Iowa City, IA
James Elijah Saxon	RB	1988–1995	8	111 GP · 533 rush yds	—
Tom Tupa	P	1988–2004	16	109 GP · 3,430 pass yds	Cleveland, OH
Jeffrey Allen Cross	DE	1989–1995	7	109 GP · 133 tackles, 59.5 sacks	Riverside, CA
Lewis Tillman	RB	1989–1995	7	109 GP · 2,383 rush yds	Oklahoma City, OK
Lorenzo White	RB	1988–1995	8	107 GP · 4,242 rush yds	Hollywood, FL
Bo Orlando	DB	1991–1998	7	107 GP · 223 tackles, 2 sacks	Berwick, PA
Marion Stevenson Butts Jr.	RB	1989–1995	7	104 GP · 5,185 rush yds	Sylvester, GA
Rodney Peete	QB	1989–2004	14	103 GP · 16,338 pass yds	Tucson, AZ
Bubba McDowell	SS	1989–1995	7	102 GP · 139 tackles, 5 sacks	Fort Gaines, GA
Carwell Gardner	RB	1990–1997	8	101 GP · 749 rush yds	Baltimore, MD
Anthony Parker	CB	1992–1998	7	101 GP · 329 tackles, 2 sacks	Sylacauga, AL
Matt Brock	DT	1990–1996	7	101 GP · 156 tackles, 19.5 sacks	Ogden, UT
Darren Carrington	FS	1989–1996	7	100 GP · 226 tackles, 1 sacks	Bronx, NY
Eric Ball	RB	1989–1995	7	97 GP · 586 rush yds	Cleveland, OH
Fred Barnett	WR	1990–1997	8	96 GP · 5,362 rec yds	Shelby, MS
Keith Jennings	TE	1989–1997	8	92 GP · 1,082 rec yds	Summerville, SC
Anthony Edwards	WR	1989–1997	8	88 GP · 1,478 rec yds	Casa Grande, AZ
Mark Higgs	RB	1988–1995	8	85 GP · 2,959 rush yds	Chicago, IL
John Stephens	RB	1988–1993	6	83 GP · 3,440 rush yds	Shreveport, LA
Michael Brim	CB	1990–1995	6	81 GP · 99 tackles, 1 sacks	Danville, VA
Wendell Davis	WR	1988–1993	6	81 GP · 3,000 rec yds	Shreveport, LA
Steve Walsh	QB	1989–1999	9	79 GP · 7,875 pass yds	Saint Paul, MN
Ken Tippins	LB	1991–1995	5	78 GP · 55 tackles, 4 sacks	Adel, GA
Tony Stargell	DB	1990–1996	6	77 GP · 114 tackles, 1 sacks	La Grange, GA
Odie Harris	S	1988–1995	5	77 GP · 30 tackles	Bryan, TX
Billy Joe Tolliver	QB	1989–1999	9	76 GP · 10,760 pass yds	Dallas, TX
Darryl Henley	CB	1989–1994	6	76 GP · 80 tackles	Los Angeles, CA
Natu Tuatagaloa	DT	1989–1993	5	75 GP · 33 tackles, 15.5 sacks	San Francisco, CA
Nate Lewis	WR	1990–1995	6	71 GP · 1,802 rec yds	Moultrie, GA
Marcus Turner	CB	1990–1995	5	70 GP · 62 tackles, 1 sacks	Harbor City, CA
Markus Paul	DB	1989–1993	5	70 GP · 5 tackles	Orlando, FL
Cleveland Everett Gary	RB	1989–1994	6	68 GP · 2,645 rush yds	Stuart, FL
Ted Popson	TE	1994–1998	5	68 GP · 980 rec yds	Granada Hills, CA
Tim Jorden	TE	1990–1993	4	63 GP · 177 rec yds	Lakewood, OH
Britt Hager	LB	1990–1997	5	61 GP · 141 tackles, 2 sacks	Odessa, TX
Rod Stephens	LB	1993–1996	4	61 GP · 438 tackles, 6 sacks	Atlanta, GA
Alvoid Mays	CB	1991–1995	5	59 GP · 61 tackles, 1 sacks	Palmetto, FL
Brent Novoselsky	TE	1989–1994	5	59 GP · 108 rec yds	Skokie, IL
Cedric Figaro	LB	1989–1996	4	59 GP · 16 tackles, 1 sacks	Lafayette, LA
Jerry Fontenot	C	1994–2004	4	59 GP · 8 tackles	Lafayette, LA
Gaston Green	RB	1988–1992	5	58 GP · 2,136 rush yds	Los Angeles, CA
Lawrence Pete	DT	1989–1993	4	55 GP · 26 tackles, 3.5 sacks	Wichita, KS
Mike Williams	WR	1992–1995	4	55 GP · 292 rec yds	Mount Kisco, NY
Oliver Barnett	DE	1991–1995	5	54 GP · 57 tackles, 5 sacks	Louisville, KY
Antonio Goss	LB	1993–1996	4	54 GP · 29 tackles, 1 sacks	Randleman, NC
Lemuel Stinson	DB	1989–1992	4	54 GP · 0 pass yds	Houston, TX
Charles Edwin Washington	LB	1989–1994	5	52 GP · 19 tackles	Shreveport, LA
Jim Wahler	DT	1989–1993	4	52 GP · 8 tackles, 4.5 sacks	San Jose, CA
Bobby Humphrey	RB	1989–1992	4	51 GP · 2,857 rush yds	Birmingham, AL
Paul Green	TE	1992–1996	4	49 GP · 544 rec yds	Coalinga, CA
Louis Aguiar	P	1991–2000	10	48 GP · 1 tackles	Livermore, CA
Tim Worley	RB	1989–1994	5	48 GP · 1,792 rush yds	Lumberton, NC
Victor Jones	LB	1990–1994	3	48 GP · 8 tackles, 1 sacks	Rockville, MD
Steve Hendrickson	TE	1990–1995	6	47 GP · 35 tackles	Richmond, CA
Kevin Porter	DB	1988–1991	3	47 GP · 0 pass yds	Bronx, NY
Darryl Hall	DB	1993–1995	3	44 GP · 75 tackles	Oscoda, MI

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• Ronnie Williams 1994–1996
• Danny Copeland 1989–1993
• Jim Price 1991–1995
• Mike Flores 1993–1995
• Alan Grant 1990–1994
• Richard Shelton 1991–1993
• Lawyer Tillman 1989–1995
• Richard James Kors 1991–1993
• Sanjay Beach 1991–1993
• Jesse Anderson 1990–1993
• Jeff Hunter 1990–1994
• Derrick Gainer 1990–1993
• Mike Dyal 1989–1993
• Dave McCloughan 1991–1994
• Reggie Rembert 1991–1993
• David Allen Pool 1990–1993
• Dale Dawkins 1990–1992
• Timm Rosenbach 1989–1992
• Darryl Ford 1993–1994
• Jason Garrett 1993–2000
• Steve Avery 1994–1995
• Mark Stock 1989–1996
• Pat Eilers 1991–1995
• Michael Lenere Jones 1991–1992
• Chris Jacke 1989–1999
• Darryl Ingram 1989
• Doug Widell 1992
• Todd Philcox 1990–1997
• Glenn Parker 2001
• Zefross Moss 1996
• Jeff Uhlenhake 1997
• Willis Peguese 1993
• Tommie Stowers 1992–1994
• Glenell Sanders 1991–1995
• Bill Goldberg 1993–1994
• Chris Gannon 1990–1993
• Courtney Griffin 1993
• Chris Hale 1990–1992
• Chip Lohmiller 1988–1996
• David Williams 1989
• Ralph Tamm 1993
• Scott Adams 1992
• Tony Mandarich 1989

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