NFL players from Cleveland, Ohio

68 NFL players on file were born in Cleveland, Ohio. 11 are on NFL rosters now, among them Dre'Mont Jones, Coby Bryant, and Rasheen Ali. London Fletcher has played the most NFL seasons of them, 16. Rosters are on file in full from 1993; before that only some of the stars are.

On NFL rosters now (11)

NFL players from Cleveland, Ohio on rosters now

Player	Pos	Years	Seasons
Dre'Mont JonesNE	DE	2019–2026	8
Coby BryantCHI	S	2022–2025	4
Rasheen AliBAL	RB	2024–2026	3
Tommy EichenbergLV	LB	2024–2026	3
Jahdae WalkerCHI	WR	2025–2026	2
Arvell ReeseNYG	LB	2026	1
Dylan DrummondATL	WR	2025	1
Montorie Foster Jr.SEA	WR	2026	1
Tyreke SmithKC	DE	2023	1
Aidan HubbardSEA	LB	No games yet	—
Julian HicksSEA	WR	No games yet	—

Former NFL players (57)

Former NFL players from Cleveland, Ohio

Player	Pos	Years	Seasons
London Fletcher	LB	1998–2013	16
Ted Ginn Jr.	WR	2007–2020	14
Aqib Talib	CB	2008–2019	12
Desmond Howard	WR	1992–2002	11
Donte Whitner	DB	2006–2016	11
Chris Chambers	WR	2001–2010	10
Joe Jurevicius	WR	1998–2007	10
Barry Cofield	DT	2006–2014	9
Chris Walsh	WR	1994–2002	9
Frank Clark	LB	2015–2023	9
Jason Trusnik	LB	2007–2015	9
Joe Johnson	DE	1994–2003	9
Ken Walter	P	1997–2006	9
Marshon Lattimore	CB	2017–2025	9
Elvis Grbac	QB	1994–2001	8
Jerome Baker	LB	2018–2025	8
Bradley Fletcher	CB	2009–2015	7
Eric Ball	RB	1989–1995	7
Joe Zelenka	C	2000–2010	7
LeVar Woods	LB	2001–2007	7
Matthew Hatchette	WR	1997–2003	6
Najee Goode	LB	2013–2019	6
Rodney Bailey	DE	2001–2007	6
Tony Peterson	LB	1994–1999	6
Anthony Morgan	WR	1991–1995	5
Eric Beverly	TE	2000–2006	5
Jayrone Elliott	LB	2014–2020	5
Mike McGruder	DB	1993–1997	5
Pierre Woods	LB	2006–2010	5
Tarik Glenn	OT	1997–2006	5
Anthony Gonzalez	WR	2007–2011	4
Anthony Montgomery	DT	2006–2009	4
Jacob Bell	OG	2004–2011	4
Jamie Meder	DT	2014–2017	4
Mark Pierre Gunn	DE	1992–1996	4
Ben Kelly	DB	2000–2002	3
Deji Olatoye	CB	2015–2017	3
Wesley Carroll	WR	1991–1993	3
Chris Gizzi	LB	2000–2001	2
Christian Bryant	DB	2015–2016	2
Darnell Sanders	TE	2002–2003	2
Delbert Cowsette	DE	2001–2002	2
John McLaughlin	DE	1999–2000	2
Jonathan Newsome	LB	2014–2015	2
LeCharles Bentley	C	2002–2005	2
Michael Preston	WR	2012–2013	2
Mike Caldwell	WR	1995–1996	2
Mike Pucillo	OG	2003–2007	2
Bob Hallen	C	2002	1
Connor Cook	QB	2016	1
Dan O'Leary	TE	2001	1
Davon Coleman	DT	2014	1
Henry Slay	DT	1998	1
Jermale Hines	DB	2011	1
Omari Jordan	DT	2004	1
Ronnie Anderson	WR	1998	1
Steve Sanders	WR	2008	1

Birthplace as ESPN lists it for each player. Most seasons first.

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