20 Top College Football Programs Without a Player in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

It seems like every major college football program has at least one former star in the NFL Hall of Fame.

Akron has one (Jason Taylor), Troy has one (DeMarcus Ware), and Kent State (Jack Lambert), Utah State (Merlin Olsen, and soon Bobby Wagner), and Temple (Joe Klecko) all have one.

Even Arnold College - it doesn’t even exist anymore - (Andy Robustelli) has one.

These 20 major college football programs don’t ... yet. That's soon to change for a slew of these schools.

Here are the best NFL-feeder programs that have yet to put a player into The Hall.

College Football Programs With No Pro Football Hall of Fame Players

The players in the NFL counts are as of August 3, 2024 - both will change quickly over the next few minutes, days, and weeks.

Players with an * are mortal locks to eventually get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

20. Western Michigan

Players Currently in NFL 13
All-Time Players in NFL 83
Best NFL Player from Western Michigan
LB John Offerdahl

19. UNLV

Players Currently in NFL 2
All-Time Players in NFL 84
Best NFL Player from UNLV
QB Randall Cunningham

T17. Miami University

Players Currently in NFL 4
All-Time Players in NFL 92
Best NFL Player from Miami Univ.
QB Ben Roethlisberger*

T17. Rice

Players Currently in NFL 6
All-Time Players in NFL 92
Best NFL Player from Rice
WR Billy Howton

16. East Carolina

Players Currently in NFL 7
All-Time Players in NFL 98
Best NFL Player from East Carolina
RB Chris Johnson

15. Wyoming

Players Currently in NFL 12
All-Time Players in NFL 101
Best NFL Player from Wyoming
QB Josh Allen*

14. UCF

Players Currently in NFL 23
All-Time Players in NFL 106
Best NFL Player from UCF
QB Daunte Culpepper

13. Vanderbilt

Players Currently in NFL 13
All-Time Players in NFL 135
Best NFL Player from Vanderbilt
QB Jay Cutler

12. Tulane

Players Currently in NFL 17
All-Time Players in NFL 143
Best NFL Player from Tulane
RB Matt Forte

11. San Jose State

Players Currently in NFL 7
All-Time Players in NFL 144
Best NFL Player from San Jose State
CB Louis Wright

10. Iowa State

Players Currently in NFL 19
All-Time Players in NFL 146
Best NFL Player from Iowa State
QB Brock Purdy

9. Rutgers

Players Currently in NFL 24
All-Time Players in NFL 153
Best NFL Player from Rutgers
S Deron Cherry

8. Fresno State

Players Currently in NFL 17
All-Time Players in NFL 176
Best NFL Player from Fresno State
WR Davante Adams*

7. Cincinnati

Players Currently in NFL 22
All-Time Players in NFL 179
Best NFL Player from Cincinnati
TE Travis Kelce*

6. Houston

Players Currently in NFL 20
All-Time Players in NFL 196
Best NFL Player from Houston
TE Riley Odoms

T4. Arizona

Players Currently in NFL 13
All-Time Players in NFL 212
Best NFL Player from Arizona
Rob Gronkowski*

T4. Kansas State

Players Currently in NFL 25
All-Time Players in NFL 212
Best NFL Player from Kansas State
RB Larry Brown

3. Oregon State

Players Currently in NFL 21
All-Time Players in NFL 213
Best NFL Player from WR Chad Johnson

2. South Carolina

Players Currently in NFL 30
All-Time Players in NFL 234
Best NFL Player from South Carolina
CB Stephon Gilmore*

1. Mississippi State

Players Currently in NFL 26
All-Time Players in NFL 245
Best NFL Player from Mississippi State
QB Dak Prescott*