NFL players from Yale

8 NFL players on file played college football at Yale. 4 are on NFL rosters now: Foyesade Oluokun, Rodney Thomas II, Mason Tipton, and Kiran Amegadjie. Chris Hetherington has played the most NFL seasons of them, 11. Rosters are on file in full from 1993; before that only some of the stars are.

On NFL rosters now (4)

Yale players on NFL rosters now
PlayerPosYearsSeasonsDraft
Foyesade OluokunJAXLB2018–202692018, Rd 6, Pk 200
Rodney Thomas IISEAS2022–202652022, Rd 7, Pk 239
Mason TiptonNOWR2024–20252—
Kiran AmegadjiePHIOTNo games yet—2024, Rd 3, Pk 75

Former NFL players (4)

Former NFL players from Yale
PlayerPosYearsSeasonsDraft
Chris HetheringtonFB1996–200611—
Eric JohnsonTE2001–200752001, Rd 7, Pk 24
Nate LawrieTE2004–200832004, Rd 6, Pk 181
Than MerrillDB200112001, Rd 7, Pk 23

College as ESPN lists it for each player; the draft line is ESPN’s too. Most seasons first.

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