Stanford greats
43 players, ranked by what they did at Stanford: the Heisman, the College Football Hall of Fame, national awards, consensus All-America teams, first-round picks and leading a national champion. Before 2004 our records hold the honors and the draft; from 2004 they add season stats for most players (not linemen, and not every name before 2010, when the source’s rosters fill in).
Jim Plunkett1970 Heisman
Andrew LuckHall of Fame, 2022
Frankie AlbertHall of Fame, 1956
Toby GerhartHall of Fame, 2024
John ElwayHall of Fame, 2000
Bill McCollHall of Fame, 1973
John BrodieHall of Fame, 1986
Bobby GraysonHall of Fame, 1955
Jeff SiemonHall of Fame, 2006- Ken MargerumHall of Fame, 2009
- Bill CorbusHall of Fame, 1957
Chuck TaylorHall of Fame, 1984
Bryce Love2017 Doak Walker
Bob ReynoldsHall of Fame, 1961- Darrin NelsonHall of Fame, 2014
Jim MoscripHall of Fame, 1985
Ernie NeversHall of Fame, 1971
Christian McCaffrey2015 Paul Hornung
Hugh GallarneauHall of Fame, 1982
Paul WigginHall of Fame, 2005
Chris BurfordHall of Fame, 1995- Bob “Bones” HamiltonHall of Fame, 1972
- Joshua Garnett2015 Outland
Troy Walters1999 Biletnikoff
David YankeyConsensus All-American, 2012–13- Bob WhitfieldConsensus All-American, 1991
David DeCastroConsensus All-American, 2011- Brad MusterConsensus All-American, 1986
Bobby GarrettNo. 1 pick, 1954
Owen Marecic2010 Paul Hornung
Zach ErtzConsensus All-American, 2012
Trent MurphyConsensus All-American, 2013
Solomon ThomasNo. 3 pick, 2017
Ty MontgomeryConsensus All-American, 2013- Guy BenjaminConsensus All-American, 1977
Andrus PeatNo. 13 pick, 2015- Pat DonovanConsensus All-American, 1974
- Isaiah Sanders2021 Wuerffel
- Chase BeelerConsensus All-American, 2010
- Seraphim PostConsensus All-American, 1928
- Don RobeskyConsensus All-American, 1928
- Jim LawsonConsensus All-American, 1924
- Glyn Milburn10th in the 1992 Heisman vote
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