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Joe McKnight
Joe McKnight, American football running back from River Ridge, Louisiana; top 2007 recruit at USC (2,213 rushing yards, 6.38 yards per carry), Jets and Chiefs NFL return specialist, killed in Terrytown, Louisiana, in 2016.
Joe Milton
Joe Milton III, quarterback from Pahokee, Florida, played at Michigan and Tennessee, was drafted 193rd overall by the Patriots in 2024, traded to Dallas in 2025; famed for elite arm strength and size but accuracy and processing concerns.
Joe Mixon
Joe Mixon, NFL running back from Oklahoma, Bengals second-rounder (48th, 2017), two-time Pro Bowler, 7,428 career rushing yards; later traded to Houston, released in 2026 after a foot injury.
Joe Montana
Joe Montana (Joseph Clifford Montana, born 1956) is a Hall of Fame NFL quarterback who won four Super Bowls with the 49ers (XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV), three Super Bowl MVPs, and two NFL MVPs.
Joe Namath
Joe Namath (born 1943, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania), "Broadway Joe," Alabama quarterback and New York Jets star who guaranteed and won Super Bowl III over the Colts, first to pass for 4,000 yards in a season, Hall of Fame 1985.
Joe Philbin
Joe Philbin (born 1961), NFL coach; Miami Dolphins head coach 2012-15 (24-28), Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator and Super Bowl XLV winner, later Raiders senior offensive assistant.
Joe Robbie
Joe Robbie (1916–1990), American lawyer and entrepreneur, founder and owner of the Miami Dolphins 1966–1990, winner of the 1972 perfect season and two Super Bowls with Don Shula, and builder of privately financed Joe Robbie Stadium.
Joe Royer
Joe Royer, born 2002 in Cincinnati, is a Browns tight end drafted 170th overall in 2026 after starring at Cincinnati, where he broke Travis Kelce's tight end receptions record.
Joe Schobert
Joe Schobert (Joseph Robert Schobert) is a former American football linebacker who played seven NFL seasons for Cleveland, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, and Tennessee, making the Pro Bowl after 2017.
Joe Sloan
Joe Sloan (born 1986) is an American college football coach, former East Carolina quarterback, Louisiana Tech coordinator, LSU quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator (2022-25) who coached Heisman winner Jayden Daniels, now Kentucky offensive coordinator.
Joe Staley
Joe Staley (Joseph Andrew Staley), NFL left tackle for the San Francisco 49ers 2007-2019, drafted 28th overall from Central Michigan; 181 starts, six Pro Bowls, 2010s All-Decade Team, retired April 2020.
Joe Theismann
Joe Theismann (Joseph Robert Theismann, born 1949) is a former Notre Dame, Toronto Argonauts, and Washington Redskins quarterback; 1983 NFL MVP, Super Bowl XVII winner, career ended by the 1985 Lawrence Taylor sack, later an ESPN broadcaster.
Joe Thomas (offensive tackle)
Joe Thomas, Cleveland Browns offensive tackle (2007-2017), 2007 draft third overall from Wisconsin; 10 Pro Bowls, 6 first-team All-Pros, 10,363 consecutive snaps, first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023.
Joe Thuney
Joe Thuney (Joseph Michael Thuney) is an American football guard for the Chicago Bears, drafted by the Patriots in 2016 and a four-time Super Bowl winner.
Joe Webb
Joe Webb (Joseph Webb Jr., born 1986, Birmingham, Alabama) is a former NFL quarterback-wide receiver-special teams player; 2010 sixth-round Vikings pick, UAB alum, 104 games, five teams, Super Bowl 50, now a Birmingham high school head coach.
Joel Glazer
Joel Glazer, American sports executive; Owner/Co-Chairman of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Executive Co-Chairman of Manchester United plc; son of Malcolm Glazer, key figure in the 2005 leveraged United takeover and the 2021 European Super League plan.
Joel Gordon (American football)
Joel Gordon is an American football coach and former Shepherd University quarterback; offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach under Alex Golesh at USF (2022-2025) and Auburn (from December 2025), previously Iowa State passing game coordinator who mentored Brock Purdy.
Joey Bosa
Joey Bosa, born 1995, is an NFL edge rusher from Ohio State, drafted third overall in 2016 by the Chargers; five-time Pro Bowler with 72 Chargers sacks, released in 2025, then signed by the Buffalo Bills.
Joey Galloway
Joey Galloway (Joseph Scott Galloway) is a former American football wide receiver who played 15 NFL seasons from 1995 to 2010, finishing with 701 receptions and 77 touchdowns.
Joey Harrington
Joey Harrington (John Joseph Harrington, born 1978), Oregon Ducks quarterback, 25-3 as a starter, fourth in 2001 Heisman voting, Times Square billboard; third overall 2002 NFL Draft pick of Detroit Lions, later Miami and Atlanta.
Joey Porter
Joey Porter (Joey Eugene Porter Sr.), NFL linebacker 1999-2011 with Steelers, Dolphins, Cardinals; 98 sacks, four Pro Bowls, Super Bowl XL champion, 2000s All-Decade Team; later Steelers outside linebackers coach 2015-18; father of CB Joey Porter Jr.
John Brown (wide receiver)
John "Smokey" Brown, born 1990, NFL wide receiver from Pittsburg State drafted 91st overall in 2014 by Arizona; 103 games, 321 catches, 4,790 yards, 32 TDs; 1,000-yard seasons in 2015 and 2019 with the Bills.
John Dorsey (American football)
John Dorsey (born 1961, Leonardtown, MD), NFL executive; former Packers linebacker; GM of Kansas City Chiefs 2013-17 (drafted Patrick Mahomes) and Cleveland Browns 2018-19; Detroit Lions senior personnel executive since 2021.
John Elway
John Elway (born 1960), Hall of Fame quarterback for the Denver Broncos 1983-98, first overall pick in 1983, won Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII, later Broncos executive.
John Fox (American football)
John Fox (born 1955) is an NFL coach, head coach of the Panthers, Broncos, and Bears (133–123), who led Carolina to Super Bowl XXXVIII and Denver to Super Bowl XLVIII, later a senior assistant with the Colts, Lions, and Bills.
John Franklin III
John Franklin III (born 1994) is an American football player who moved from quarterback to receiver to defensive back at Florida State, East Mississippi CC, Auburn, and Florida Atlantic, appeared on Netflix's Last Chance U, and played one NFL game, for the 2019 Buccaneers.
John Gagliardi
John Gagliardi (1926-2018), college football's all-time winningest coach with 489 wins over 64 seasons, mostly at Saint John's University (MN), famous for his unconventional "Winning With No's" methods: no tackling in practice, no whistles, no scholarships.
John Hannah (American football)
John Hannah (born 1951), nicknamed Hog, was a New England Patriots guard 1973-1985, drafted fourth overall in 1973 from Alabama; 10-time All-Pro, 9 Pro Bowls, first Patriot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1991).
John Harbaugh
John Harbaugh, NFL head coach; Baltimore Ravens 2008-25, Super Bowl XLVII winner over brother Jim's 49ers; 2019 AP Coach of the Year; named New York Giants head coach January 20, 2026.
John Heisman
John Heisman (1869–1936), American college football coach and namesake of the Heisman Trophy; coached at Oberlin, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia Tech (1904–1919), Penn, and Rice, with a 186-70-18 record.