Current Pro Football Players from New Jersey
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 35 players from the state of New Jersey
Here are all 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odafe Oweh | Hackensack | New Jersey | Baltimore Ravens |
| Dion Dawkins | Rahway | New Jersey | Buffalo Bills |
| Justin Shorter | Princeton | New Jersey | Buffalo Bills |
| Ryan Van Demark | Wayne | New Jersey | Buffalo Bills |
| Ihmir Smith-Marsette | Newark | New Jersey | Carolina Panthers |
| David Njoku | Cedar Grove | New Jersey | Cleveland Browns |
| Luke Wypler | Montvale | New Jersey | Cleveland Browns |
| Markquese Bell | Bridgeton | New Jersey | Dallas Cowboys |
| Michael Burton | Long Valley, Washington Township | New Jersey | Denver Broncos |
| K’Waun Williams | Paterson | New Jersey | Denver Broncos |
| Ka’dar Hollman | Trenton | New Jersey | Houston Texans |
| Rasul Douglas | East Orange | New Jersey | Green Bay Packers |
| Rashan Gary | Plainfield | New Jersey | Green Bay Packers |
| Yosh Nijman | City of Orange | New Jersey | Green Bay Packers |
| Quenton Nelson | Holmdel | New Jersey | Indianapolis Colts |
| Jordan Fuller | Newark | New Jersey | Los Angeles Rams |
| Brian Asamoah | Newark | New Jersey | Minnesota Vikings |
| Isiah Pacheco | Vineland | New Jersey | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Juwan Johnson | Stratford | New Jersey | New Orleans Saints |
| Keith Kirkwood | Neptune City | New Jersey | New Orleans Saints |
| Name | City | State | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Ruiz | Camden | New Jersey | New Orleans Saints |
| Austin Johnson | Galloway | New Jersey | Los Angeles Chargers |
| Ja’Sir Taylor | Asbury Park | New Jersey | Los Angeles Chargers |
| Rick Lovato | Middletown Township | New Jersey | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Haason Reddick | Camden | New Jersey | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | Plainfield | New Jersey | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Ji’Ayir Brown | Trenton | New Jersey | San Francisco 49ers |
| Mike Gesicki | Manahawkin, Stafford Township | New Jersey | New England Patriots |
| Jabrill Peppers | East Orange | New Jersey | New England Patriots |
| Irvin Charles | Sicklerville | New Jersey | New York Jets |
| Carter Warren | Paterson | New Jersey | New York Jets |
| Minkah Fitzpatrick | Old Bridge | New Jersey | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Larry Ogunjobi | Livingston | New Jersey | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Kenny Pickett | Oakhurst, Ocean Township | New Jersey | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Jahan Dotson | Newark | New Jersey | Washington Commanders |
Hall of Fame Players from New Jersey
In addition to the current players from New Jersey we compiled a list of all players that have gone on to make it into the NFL Hall of Fame:
| Name | City | Induction Year |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Mills | Neptune City | 2022 |
| Drew Pearson | South River | 2021 |
| Steve Sabol | Moorestown | 2020 |
| Paul Tagliabue | Jersey City | 2020 |
| Bill Parcells | Englewood | 2013 |
| Dave Robinson | Mount Holly | 2013 |
| Ed Sabol | Atlantic City | 2011 |
| Elvin Bethea | Trenton | 2003 |
| Lou Creekmur | Hopelawn | 1996 |
| Franco Harris | Fort Dix | 1990 |
| Jim Ringo | Orange | 1981 |
| Alex Wojciechowicz | South River | 1968 |
