With the entire NFL now involved in training camp, we figured it was as good a time as any to take a look at which HBCU alumni were in NFL Camps. According to our count, 69 former HBCU stars are currently participating in training camp action.
The program with the most players in NFL Camps as of late July is Hampton with seven, with South Carolina State just behind at six players. Four teams tied for the lead with five players each: Titans, Redskins, Giants and Seahawks.
Of the 67 players on this list, 18 are rookies. Only two out of those 21, Tennessee State’s Kadeem Edwards and Demetrius Rhaney, were selected in May’s NFL Draft.
By conference:
MEAC: 27
SWAC: 18
SIAC: 7
CIAA:6
| Name | Pro Team | Pos. | Exp. | College | Conf. |
| Edawn Coughman | Buffalo Bills | OT | 1 | Shaw | CIAA |
| Kevin Elliott | Buffalo Bills | WR | 3 | FAMU | MEAC |
| Kendrick Ellis | NY Jets | DT | 4 | Hampton | MEAC |
| Dimitri Patterson | NY Jets | DB | 9 | Tuskegee | SIAC |
| Jacoby Jones | Baltimore Ravens | WR | 8 | Lane | SIAC |
| Anthony Levine | Baltimore Ravens | S | 3 | Tennessee St. | OVC |
| Deji Olatoye | Baltimore Ravens | CB | R | NC A&T | MEAC |
| David Mims | Baltimore Ravens | OT | 1 | VUU | CIAA |
| LaKendrick Ross | Cincinnati Bengals | DT | R | VUL | |
| Jourdan Brooks | Cleveland Browns | RB | 1 | Morgan St. | MEAC |
| Isaiah Crowell | Cleveland Browns | RB | R | Ala. St. | SWAC |
| Qua Cox | Indianapolis Colts | CB | R | JSU | SWAC |
| Robert Mathis | Indianapolis Colts | DE | 12 | AA&MU | SWAC |
| Greg Toler | Indianapolis Colts | DB | 6 | St. Paul’s | CIAA |
| Ryan Davis | Jacksonville Jaguars | DE | 2 | BCU | MEAC |
| Jordan Miller | Jacksonville Jaguars | DT | 1 | Southern | SWAC |
| Chigbo Anunoby | Tennessee Titans | DL | 1 | Morehouse | SIAC |
| Sammie Hill | Tennessee Titans | DL | 6 | Stillman | SWAC |
| Micah Pellerin | Tennessee Titans | DB | 2 | Hampton | MEAC |
| Rico Richardson | Tennessee Titans | WR | 1 | JSU | SWAC |
| Marcus Dixon | Tennessee Titans | DE | 3 | Hampton | MEAC |
| Carlos Fields | Oakland Raiders | LB | R | Winston-Salem St | CIAA |
| Greg Jenkins | Oakland Raiders | WR | 1 | Alabama State | SWAC |
| Marquette King | Oakland Raiders | P | 2 | Fort Valley State | SIAC |
| Marshall McFadden | Oakland Raiders | LB | 1 | South Carolina St | MEAC |
| Adrian Hamilton | San Diego Chargers | LB | 2 | Prairie View | SWAC |
| Justin Durant | Dallas Cowboys | LB | 8 | Hampton | MEAC |
| Jakar Hamilton | Dallas Cowboys | S | 1 | South Carolina St | MEAC |
| Larry Donnell | NY Giants | TE | 2 | Grambling St | SWAC |
| Rogers Gaines | NY Giants | OT | 1 | Tennessee St. | OVC |
| Travis Harvey | NY Giants | WR | 1 | FAMU | MEAC |
| Jamal Johnson-Webb | NY Giants | OT | R | Alabama A&M | SWAC |
| Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | NY Giants | CB | 7 | Tennessee St. | OVC |
| Karim Barton | Philadelphia Eagles | G | R | Morgan State | MEAC |
| Frances Mays | Philadelphia Eagles | DE | R | FAMU | MEAC |
| Chris Baker | Washington Redskins | DL | 2 | Hampton | MEAC |
| Lee Doss | Washington Redskins | WR | R | Southern | SWAC |
| Frank Kearse | Washington Redskins | DE | 3 | Alabama A&M | SWAC |
| Jason Hatcher | Washington Redskins | DE | 9 | Grambling St | SWAC |
| Michael Ola | Chicago Bears | OT | R | Hampton | MEAC |
| Eric Weems | Chicago Bears | WR | 8 | BCU | MEAC |
| Don Carey | Detroit Lions | S | 6 | Norfolk State | MEAC |
| Brandon Hepburn | Detroit Lions | LB | 1 | FAMU | MEAC |
| Rashean Mathis | Detroit Lions | CB | 11 | BCU | MEAC |
| Xavier Proctor | Detroit Lions | DT | 1 | NC Central | MEAC |
| Drayton Florence | Detroit Lions | DB | 12 | Tuskegee | SIAC |
| Antonio Dennard | Green Bay Packers | CB | 1 | Langston | NAIA |
| Joe Thomas | Green Bay Packers | LB | R | South Carolina St | MEAC |
| AC Leonard | Minnesota Vikings | TE | R | Tennessee St. | OVC |
| Terren Jones | Atlanta Falcons | OT | 1 | Alabama State | SWAC |
| Kimmario McFadden | Atlanta Falcons | S | R | South Carolina St | MEAC |
| Alex Hall | Carolina Panthers | DE | 4 | St. Augustine’s | CIAA |
| Terron Armstead | New Orleans Saints | OT | 1 | UAPB | SWAC |
| Rafael Bush | New Orleans Saints | S | 4 | South Carolina St | MEAC |
| Junior Gallette | New Orleans Saints | LB | 5 | Stillman | SIAC |
| Kadeem Edwards | Tampa Bay Bucs | G | R | Tennessee St. | OVC |
| Keith Lewis | Tampa Bay Bucs | CB | R | VUL | |
| Marcus Benard | Arizona Cardinals | LB | 5 | Jackson State | SWAC |
| William Hayes | St. Louis Rams | DE | 7 | Winston-Salem St | CIAA |
| Kendall Langford | St. Louis Rams | DE | 7 | Hampton | MEAC |
| Demetrius Rhaney | St. Louis Rams | C | R | Tennessee St. | OVC |
| Antoine Bethea | San Francisco 49ers | S | 9 | Howard | MEAC |
| Adam Phillips | Seattle Seahawks | CB | 5 | South Carolina St | MEAC |
| RaShaun Allen | Seattle Seahawks | TE | R | Southern | SWAC |
| Nate Isles | Seattle Seahawks | G | R | NC A&T | MEAC |
| Ricardo Lockette | Seattle Seahawks | WR | 4 | Fort Valley State | SIAC |
| Tavaris Jackson | Seattle Seahawks | QB | 9 | Alabama State | SWAC |