All-Time Pro Pirates List
East Carolina has had more than 160 players appear on professional rosters with over 100 playing for NFL teams. Currently the Pirates have 15 former stars playing on the gridiron professionally (as of Sept. 5, 2018).
National Football League (NFL)
(Last team played for listed)
| Player | Last Team |
| Aundrae Allison | New York Jets |
| Richard Alston | Cleveland Browns |
| DaShaun Amos | New York Giants |
| Mike Applewhite | Phoenix Cardinals |
| Stephen Baggett | Cleveland Browns |
| Steven Baker | St. Louis Rams |
| Glenn Bass | Buffalo Bills |
| Andrew Bayes | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Zeek Bigger | Carolina Panthers |
| Ja'Warren Blair | Cleveland Browns |
| Jeff Blake | Chicago Bears |
| Reggie Branch | Washington Redskins |
| Willie Brookins | Carolina Panthers |
| Michael Brooks | Seattle Seahawks |
| Stanley Bryant | Denver Broncos |
| Lamont Burns | Oakland Raiders |
| Rashon Burns | Chicago Bears |
| Matt Butler | Detroit Lions |
| Earnest Byner | Baltimore Ravens |
| Shane Carden | Chicago Bears |
| Bernard Carter | Green Bay Packers |
| DeVone Claybrooks | Arizona Cardinals |
| Roderick Coleman | Atlanta Falcons |
| Tony Collins | Miami Dolphins |
| Terrance Copper | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Mondell Corbett | Seattle Seahawks |
| George Crump | New England Patriots |
| Carlester Crumpler, Jr. | Minnesota Vikings |
| Carlester Crumpler, Sr. | Buffalo Bills |
| David Daniels | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Kwaku Danso | Cleveland Browns |
| Dominique Davis | Atlanta Falcons |
| Emanuel Davis | Cleveland Browns |
| Matt Dodge | New York Giants |
| Davon Drew | Baltimore Ravens |
| Damane Duckett | New England Patriots |
| Gaelin Elmore | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Mitchell Galloway | Buffalo Bills |
| David Garrard | New York Jets |
| Eric Graham | Carolina Panthers |
| Chris Hall | Dallas Cowboys |
| Lou Hallow | Los Angeles Rams |
| Steve Hamilton | Detroit Lions |
| Justin Hardy* | Atlanta Falcons |
| Clint Harris | New York Giants |
| Dwayne Harris* | Oakland Raiders |
| Marcellus Harris | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Josh Hawkins* | Carolina Panthers |
| Dwight Henry | San Diego Chargers |
| Leonard Henry | New York Jets |
| Eddie Hicks | New York Giants |
| John Jett | Detroit Lions |
| Chris Johnson | Arizona Cardinals |
| Derrell Johnson | Miami Dolphins |
| Dion Johnson | Houston Oilers |
| Justin Jones | New England Patriots |
| Robert Jones | Washington Redskins |
| Zay Jones* | Buffalo Bills |
| Linval Joseph* | Minnesota Vikings |
| Jeff Kerr | Cleveland Browns |
| George Koonce | Seattle Seahawks |
| Richard Koonce | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Vonta Leach | Baltimore Ravens |
| Dwayne Ledford | New Orleans Saints |
| Lance Lewis | New Orleans Saints |
| Wayne Lineberry | Buffalo Bills |
| Ernie Logan | New York Jets |
| Terry Long | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Grant Lowe | Washington Redskins |
| Chad Martin | Miami Dolphins |
| Norris McCleary | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Emmanuel McDaniel | Arizona Cardinals |
| Reggie McKinney | Miami Dolphins |
| Jerris McPhail | Detroit Lions |
| Billy Michel | Denver Broncos |
| Tom Michel | Minnesota Vikings |
| Khalif Mitchell | San Francisco 49ers |
| Kevin Monroe | Carolina Panthers |
| Ricky Nichols | Indianapolis Colts |
| Montese Overton | Seattle Seahawks |
| Jeff Pegues | Cleveland Browns |
| Lee Pegues | Chicago Bears |
| Reggie Pinkney | Indianapolis Colts |
| Dayon Pratt | Houston Texans |
| Wilson Raynor | New York Jets |
| Brian Rimpf | Baltimore Ravens |
| Tootie Robbins | Green Bay Packers |
| John Robertson | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Shaun Rose | Oakland Raiders |
| Kenneth Roskie | Detroit Lions |
| Jay Ross | Buffalo Bills |
| Jody Schulz | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Tom Scott | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Walter Scott | Green Bay Packers |
| Larry Shannon | Oakland Raiders |
| Will Simmons | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Anthony Simpson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| James Singletary | Indianapolis Colts |
| Brandon Smith | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Troy Smith | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Vinson Smith | New Orleans Saints |
| Willie Smith | Washington Redskins |
| Hal Stephens | Detroit Lions |
| Keith Stokes | San Francisco 49ers |
| Les Strayhorn | Dallas Cowboys |
| Kevin Suggs | New York Giants |
| Carl Summerell | New York Giants |
| James Summers | Arizona Cardinals |
| Zack Valentine | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Norwood Vann | Los Angeles Rams |
| Kevin Walker | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Guy Whimper | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Reese Wiggins | New England Patriots |
| Bryce Williams | Arizona Cardinals |
| Henry Williams | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Jimmy Williams | Denver Broncos |
| Terry Williams | Chicago Bears |
| Travis Williams | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| C.J. Wilson | Chicago Bears |
| Jamie Wilson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Walter Wilson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Cam Worthy* | Baltimore Ravens |
*denotes active in 2018
Arena Football League (AFL)
| Player | Last Team |
| Sean Allen | Georgia Force |
| Andrew Bodenheimer | Jacksonville Sharks |
| Shane Carden | Baltimore Brigade |
| Derrell Johnson | Baltimore Brigade |
| Rob Kass | Spokane Shock |
| Mark Robinson | Orlando Predators |
| Will Simmons | Arizona Rattlers |
*denotes active in 2018
Canadian Football League (CFL)
| Player | Last Team |
| Calvin Adams | Calgary Stampeders |
| Richard Alston | Hamilton Tiger-Cat |
| Chris Baker | Montreal Alouettes |
| Michael Brooks | BC Lions |
| Stanley Bryant* | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Shane Carden | Montreal Alouettes |
| DeVone Claybrooks | Calgary Stampeders |
| Marcus Crandell | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Dominique Davis* | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Emanuel Davis* | Calgary Stampeders |
| Jerry Dillon | Sacramento Gold Miners |
| Damane Duckett | BC Lions |
| Luke Fisher | Shreveport Pirates |
| Dan Gonzalez | Montreal Alouettes |
| Marcellus Harris | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Mike Hawkins | Calgary Stampeders |
| Kevin Ingram | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Jacobi Jenkins | BC Lions |
| Derrell Johnson | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Danny Kepley | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Dekota Marshall | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Charles Miles | Sacramento Gold Miners |
| Khalif Mitchell | Montreal Alouettes |
| Kenny Moore | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Bobby Myrick | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Harold Randolph | Montreal Alouettes |
| Terrell Richardson | Calgary Stampeders |
| Junior Robinson | Sacramento Gold Miners |
| Junior Smith | Shreveport Pirates |
| Keith Stokes | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Theo Sutton | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Marvin Townes | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Al Whiting | Las Vegas Posse |
| Henry Williams | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Jonathan Williams | Calgary Stampeders |
| Travis Williams | Montreal Alouettes |
| Walter Wilson | Baltimore Colts (CFL) |
*denotes active in 2018
Continental Football League
| Player | Last Team |
| Dave Bumgarner | Toronto Rifles |
German Football League
| Player | Last Team |
| Shane Carden | Stuttgart Scorpions |
| Ricco Scarfone | Stuttgart Scorpions |
NFL Europe
| Player | Last Team |
| Richard Alston | Berlin Thunder |
| Andrew Bayes | Amsterdam Admirals |
| Ja'Waren Blair | Rhein Fire |
| DeVone Claybrooks | Rhein Fire |
| Pernell Griffin | Frankfurt Galaxy |
| Leonard Henry | Frankfurt Galaxy |
| Dwayne Ledford | Rhein Fire |
| Norris McCleary | Frankfurt Galaxy |
| Kevin Miller | Berlin Thunder |
| Shaun Rose | Berlin Thunder |
World League of American Football (WLAF)
| Player | Last Team |
| Stefon Adams | Sacramento Surge |
| Tony Baker | Frankfurt Galaxy |
| Ellis Dillahunt | N.Y./N.J. Knights |
| Brian McPhatter | Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks |
| Anthony Thompson | London Monarchs |
| Walter Wilson | Ohio Glory |
United Football League (UFL)
| Player | Last Team |
| Aundrae Allison | Virginia Destroyers |
| Dustin Lineback | Virginia Destroyers |
United States Football League (USFL)
| Player | Last Team |
| Harold Blue | Arizona Wranglers |
| Mike Brewington | Boston/Portland Breakers |
| Tom Carnes | Arizona Wranglers |
| Mike Grant | Memphis Showboats |
| Sam Harrell | Houston Gamblers |
| Willie Holley | Washington Federals |
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