Current Pro Football Players from Kansas
Football Players, and athletes of all sports really, take pride in where they’re from. Whether it’s the state, city or area code – you always notice players wanting to rep their home area.
Fans tend to do the same thing. It’s always more fun to pull for a player when they’re from your home state (or even your hometown), especially when that player also happens to be playing on your favorite team.
With all that in mind, we went through NFL.com and pulled the home states (or, in a few cases, countries) of every player on the 53-man active rosters for each team.
We found 9 players from the state of Kansas
Here are all 9 guys on NFL Rosters at the start of the 2023 season including what town they’re from and what team they play for.
| Name | City | State | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Phillips | Wichita | Kansas | Buffalo Bills |
| Teven Jenkins | Topeka | Kansas | Chicago Bears |
| Cody Whitehair | Abilene | Kansas | Chicago Bears |
| Eric Scott Jr. | Basehor | Kansas | Dallas Cowboys |
| Ben Powers | Wichita | Kansas | Denver Broncos |
| Maliek Collins | Kansas City | Kansas | Houston Texans |
| Braden Smith | Olathe | Kansas | Indianapolis Colts |
| Blake Bell | Wichita | Kansas | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Isaiahh Loudermilk | Howard | Kansas | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Hall of Fame Players from Kansas
In addition to the current players from Kansas we compiled a list of all players that have gone on to make it into the NFL Hall of Fame:
| Name | City | Induction Year |
|---|---|---|
| Will Shields | Fort Riley | 2015 |
| Barry Sanders | Wichita | 2004 |
| John Riggins | Seneca | 1992 |
| Gale Sayers | Wichita | 1977 |
| Jack Christiansen | Sublette | 1970 |
