NFL players from Delaware

24 NFL players on file were born in Delaware. 8 are on NFL rosters now, among them Chris Godwin Jr., Troy Reeder, and Brian O'Neill. Duron Harmon leads them with 168 career games played. Rosters are on file in full from 1993; before that only some of the stars are.

NFL players who went to college at Delaware →

On NFL rosters now (8)

NFL players from Delaware on rosters now

Player	Pos	Years	Seasons	Career	Born
Chris Godwin Jr.TB	WR	2017–2026	10	129 GP · 7,885 rec yds	Middletown, DE
Troy ReederNYJ	LB	2019–2026	8	112 GP · 339 tackles, 5 sacks	Hockessin, DE
Brian O'NeillMIN	OT	2020–2026	3	41 GP · 4 tackles	Wilmington, DE
Jordan MageeWSH	LB	2024–2026	3	29 GP · 66 tackles	Dover, DE
Dante Trader Jr.MIA	S	2025–2026	2	25 GP · 94 tackles	Delmar, DE
MarShawn LloydGB	RB	2024–2026	2	9 GP · 164 rush yds	Wilmington, DE
Dani Dennis-SuttonGB	DE	2026	1	9 GP · 23 tackles, 3 sacks	Millsboro, DE
Shawn BowmanARI	TE	No games yet	—	—	Bear, DE

Former NFL players (16)

Former NFL players from Delaware

Player	Pos	Years	Seasons	Career	Born
Duron Harmon	S	2013–2023	11	168 GP · 423 tackles, 1 sacks	Magnolia, DE
Bilal Nichols	DT	2018–2025	8	104 GP · 251 tackles, 14 sacks	Newark, DE
Darnell Savage	S	2019–2025	7	97 GP · 371 tackles, 1 sacks	Newark, DE
Jamie Duncan	LB	1998–2004	7	96 GP · 295 tackles, 3 sacks	Wilmington, DE
Antwan Lake	DT	2002–2008	6	79 GP · 55 tackles, 5.5 sacks	Seaford, DE
Chris Gedney	TE	1993–2000	6	73 GP · 914 rec yds	Wilmington, DE
Paul Worrilow	LB	2013–2017	5	72 GP · 416 tackles, 4 sacks	Wilmington, DE
Luke Petitgout	OT	2001–2004	4	58 GP · 7 tackles	Milford, DE
Lovett Purnell	TE	1997–1999	3	34 GP · 159 rec yds	Seaford, DE
David Sills V	WR	2021–2026	4	30 GP · 314 rec yds	Wilmington, DE
Jeff Otah	OT	2008–2009	2	25 GP · 2 tackles	New Castle, DE
Justin Perillo	TE	2015–2016	2	18 GP · 137 rec yds	Newark, DE
Javor Mills	DE	2002	1	8 GP · 3 tackles	Wilmington, DE
Justin Brown	WR	2014	1	8 GP · 94 rec yds	Wilmington, DE
Darren Drozdov	DT	1993	1	6 GP · 5 tackles	Wilmington, DE
Michael Reed	DB	1995–1996	2	3 GP · 3 tackles	Wilmington, DE

Birthplace as ESPN lists it for each player. Best career first: games played in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.

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