NC State’s Longest NFL Careers

The NFL season officially started on Thursday night, but a majority of the week one games will be tomorrow. NC State has 16 players currently on NFL teams, and that number could increase as the season goes on. Here is a look at the NC State players who have had the longest NFL careers.

NC State Players with the Longest NFL Careers

1) OL Jim Ritcher – 16
1) QB Roman Gabiel – 16
3) QB Philip Rivers – 13
3) QB Erik Kramer – 13
3) S Adrian Wilson – 13
6) WR Jerricho Cotchery – 12
6) OL Darrell Dess – 12
6) WR Torry Holt – 12
6) LB Vaughan Johnson – 12
6) CB Perry Williams – 12
6) CB Dewayne Washington – 12
12) LB Stephen Tulloch – 11
12) DE Mario Williams – 11
14) WR Haywood Jefferies – 10
14) DL Mike Jones – 10
14) OL Joe Milinichik – 10
14) TE Mark Thomas – 10
18) LB Manny Lawson – 9 (If Lawson lands on a team this will be 10)
18) K Steven Hauschka – 9
18) LB Bobby Houston – 9
18) OL Scott Kooistra – 9
18) OL Sean Locklear – 9
18) WR Mike Quick – 9
18) WR Alvis Whitted

Current NC State Players in the NFL

QB Philip Rivers – 13
LB Stephen Tulloch – 11
DE Mario Williams – 11
K Steven Hauschka – 9
C Ted Larsen – 7
LB Willie Young – 7
LB Audie Cole – 5
OL J.R. Sweezy – 5
QB Russell Wilson – 5
CB David Amerson – 4
QB Mike Glennon – 4
CB Dontae Johnson – 3
DT T.Y. McGill – 2
QB Jacoby Brissett – 1
OL Joe Thuney – 1
CB Juston Burris – 1

There is a good chance that other NC State players will eventually sign with a team this season (Irving, Lawson, Wolff, etc.) who are not on this list.