Hillsdale College Football
History of Players in the NFL
Players who were drafted by NFL teams
| NAME | TEAM | ROUND | PICK | YEAR |
| Bill Young | Cleveland Rams | 20 | 11 | 1950 |
| Monte Charles | Green Bay Packers | 25 | 3 | 1951 |
| Warren Spragg | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 3 | 1957 |
| Dave Trippett | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 2 | 1957 |
| Doug Maison | Green Bay Packers | 7 | 2 | 1958 |
| Howard Mudd | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 1 | 1964 |
| Doug Bickle | Detroit Lions | 14 | 6 | 1964 |
| Bruce McLenna | Detroit Lions | 9 | 11 | 1965 |
| Chester Marcol | Green Bay Packers | 2 | 8 | 1972 |
| Archie Robinson | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 25 | 1972 |
| Bob Bialik | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 21 | 1977 |
| Nate Johnson | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 28 | 1980 |
| Jared Veldheer | Oakland Raiders | 3 | 69 | 2010 |
Players who signed as undrafted free agents
| NAME | TEAM | POS. | YEAR |
| Mark Nicolet | Detroit Lions | QB | 2008 |
| Tom Korte | Pittsburgh Steelers | LB | 2009 |
| Mark Petro | New York Jets | K | 2010 |
| Drew Berube | Green Bay Packers | DE | 2010 |
| A.J. Kegg | Cleveland Browns | WR | 2010 |
| Troy Weatherhead | Cleveland Browns | QB | 2011 |
| Andre Holmes* | Minnesota Vikings | WR | 2011 |
| Nick Hixson& | New Orleans Saints | DB | 2012 |
| Joe Glendening | Green Bay Packers | RB | 2013 |
| Cam White | Indianapolis Colts | H-back | 2014 |
| Brett Pasche | Detroit Lions | LB | 2014 |
| Zach VanValkenburg$ | Las Vegas Raiders | LB | 2022 |
* - Andre Holmes was an active player for the Dallas Cowboys in the 2012 season, recording the very first tackle made in that regular season. He played his first full season with the Oakland Raiders in 2013.
& - Nick Hixson played for the New Orleans Saints during the 2012 preseason and was on the team's practice squad until November, when he was released. He played through training camp in 2013 with the Carolina Panthers.
$ - Zach VanValkenburg graduated from Hillsdale in 2019 and finished his career as a grad transfer at the University of Iowa. He was signed as a free agent by the Las Vegas Raiders and placed on the practice squad, but was released before the start of the 2022 season. He was signed by the Los Angeles Rams in the spring of 2023 and made the Rams' 53-man roster for the upcoming 2023 NFL season.
Andre Holmes photo by Brandon Wade/AP
Jared Veldheer photo by Darren Urban/azcardinals.com