Pirates who played college football

Pheta Tofaeono · ILB'26Current

Sacramento State · FBS

R.J. Mosley · WR'26Current

Arizona · FBS

Truly Bell III · DB'26Current

Fresno State · FBS

Dom Calhoun · DB'25Current

Boise State · FBS

Etene Pritchard · LB'25

San Diego State · FBS

Jadyn Hudson · DB'25Current

UCLA (FBS), 2025; now at College of San Mateo

Jamar Searcy · RB'25Current

Wake Forest · FBS

Jewelous "JuJu" Walls · OLB'25Current

UCLA · FBS

Marley Alcantara · QB'25Current

Southern Oregon (NAIA), 2025; now at Los Medanos College

Star Taimani · DL'25Current

San Jose State · FBS

Tim Edwards Jr. · CB'25Current

Sacramento State · FBS

Bobby Shaw III · WR'24Current

San Diego State (FBS), 2024; now at Hutchinson Community College

Budha Boyd Jr. · CB'23Current

Cal Poly · FCS

Jaden Rashada · QB'23Current

Mississippi State · FBS

Jimmy Walls · OL'23Current

Bakersfield College; Black Hills State; now at Sam Houston

Keynan Higgins · WR'23Current

Jackson State · FCS

Khai Taylor · WR'23Current

Sacramento State · FBS

Odera Okaka · OLB'23Current

California · FBS

Rashid Williams · WR'23Current

Washington · FBS

Zack Card · WR'23Current

Oregon State; now at Idaho

Bryant Weekly · WR'21

Utah Tech (Dixie State) · FCS

Daytuawn Pearson · DB'21Current

Chadron State · D2

Maurice Jamison · LB'21

UNLV · FBS

Ryan Lange · OT'21

California · FBS · 2021-

Brian Pierce · WR'20

College of San Mateo; Diablo Valley College; UC Davis; then San Diego State · FBS

De'Jon Benton · DL'19

USC; New Mexico; then Hawaii · FBS · 2019-

Gabriel Iniguez Jr. · DL'19

Utah State · FBS

Jacob Bandes · DL'19

Washington · FBS · 2019-

247Sports 4-star, No. 10 CA recruit (2019)

Jaden Tauanuu · OLB'19

Northern Arizona · FCS

Koby Gross · TE'19

Diablo Valley College; Florida State; Florida A&M; then Ball State · FBS · 2019-

Trey Turner · QB'19

Eastern Washington · FCS

Willie Harts · CB'19

Arizona State · FBS · 2019-2022

A'Jae Boyd · WR'18

Howard · FCS · 2018-2022

2021 MEAC All-Academic; Phil Steele FCS All-MEAC third team (2021)

Chris Nelson'18

Montana State · FCS

Michael Pryor · LB'18

San Jose State · FBS · 2018-2019

Two-time first-team All-BVAL at Pittsburg

D.J. Wright'17

San Diego · FCS

Preseason All-PFL first team (Phil Steele, 2020)

Devon Taylor'17

Humboldt State · D2

Montaz Thompson · RB'17

Sacramento State · FCS

Senior year at Pittsburg: 1,630 rushing yards, 27 TD

Tariq Wright'17

Humboldt State · D2

Jordan Parker · CB'16

Oklahoma · FBS · 2016-2019

247Sports 4-star, No. 24 CA recruit (2016)

David Lui · DE'15

BYU · FBS

Deante Fortenberry · DB'15

Utah State · FBS · 2015-2019

Harris Ross · RB'14

Oregon State · FBS

Xavier Crawford · CB'14NFL

Oregon State; then Central Michigan · FBS · 2015-2018

First-team All-MAC (2018); 27 NFL games (2 starts)

Malik Watson · QB'12

San Jose State · FBS

Breon Butler · RB'10

North Dakota · FCS

First-team All-BVAL (2009)

Erick Dargan · S'10

Oregon · FBS · 2010-2014

Second-team All-Pac-12 (2014); led Oregon with 95 tackles in 2014

Jeremy Wiles'10

Grinnell College · D3

Tracy Clark · CB'10

Washington State · FBS

First-team all-state, All-East Bay, All-BVAL as a senior

Avery Patterson · S'09

Oregon · FBS · 2009-2013

DJ Young'09

University of Mary · D2

Marlon Lobban'06

Sioux Falls · NAIA

Matt Lemley'06

Sacramento State · FCS

Niko Arellano'06

Kansas Wesleyan · NAIA

Steven Kala'06

Sioux Falls · NAIA

Ra'Shon Harris · DT'04NFL

Oregon · FBS

2 NFL games, 2 tackles (2009 Panthers)

Albert Toeaina · OT'02

City College of San Francisco; then Tennessee · FBS

Pittsburg Football Hall of Fame (2024); UFL champion (2010, Las Vegas Locomotives)

J. Paul Flores · QB'99

Humboldt State · D2

Doug Whiting · OL'98

UCLA · FBS

Anthony Jimenez · OL'97

Columbia · FCS · 1998-2001

Jason Guerrero · P'97

Oregon · FBS

Ken Simonton · RB'97NFL

Oregon State · FBS · 1998-2001

First-team All-American (2000); first-team All-Pac-10 (2000); second-team All-Pac-10 (1999); set OSU single-season rushing/scoring records; NFL Europe Offensive MVP (2003)

George Jordan'96

Portland State · FCS

Joe Tafoya · DE'96NFL

Arizona · FBS

2x second-team All-Pac-10 (1999, 2000); 76 NFL games, 3.5 sacks

Johnny Modica · TE'96

Fresno State · FBS

Saleem Mahdi · WR'96

Fresno State · FBS

Shaunard Harts · S'96NFL

Boise State · FBS

51 NFL games (17 starts); 2 INT including a pick-six (2003)

Vince Gargalikis · OL'96

Utah State · FBS

James Battle · WR'94

Oregon State · FBS

Josh Simes'94

Los Medanos College; then Portland State · FCS

Lu Hearns · DB'94

California; Los Medanos College; then Upper Iowa · D3

Tyrone Taylor'94

Sacramento State · FCS

CFL: BC Lions (per PUSD page)

Anthony Shipe · LB'93

Sacramento State · FCS · 1994-1996

Regan Upshaw · DE'93NFL

California · FBS

1st-round pick (12th overall, 1996); first-team All-Pac-10 (1995); second-team All-Pac-10 (1994); 34.5 NFL sacks in 110 games

Aaron Alatorre · WR'92

Sonoma State · D2

Chris Shipe · QB'92

Los Medanos College; then Humboldt State · D2

Deshawn Beshears · DE'92

Humboldt State · D2

Greg Quesada · WR'92

Washington · FBS

Pittsburg High Football Hall of Fame (2016); receiver on the 1991 NCS champion team that beat De La Salle

John Buxton · LB'92

Humboldt State · D2

Percy McGee · RB, LB'92

Humboldt State · D2

Joe O'Brien · DL'90

Santa Clara; then Boise State · FCS · 1993-1994

Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year (1994); World Bowl champion (1996 Scottish Claymores, WLAF); Pittsburg High Football Hall of Fame (2010)

Shawn Beals · WR'85NFL

Idaho State · FCS · 1985-1987

34 kickoff returns for 625 yards (1988 Eagles); CFL: 136 catches, 2,071 yards, 9 TD (Calgary, Sacramento, Baltimore, 1990-94)

Anthony Spears · DE'84NFL

Portland State · D2 · 1987-1988

Portland State records: 30 career sacks (1987-88) and 16.5 sacks in a season (1987)

Nick Aliotti · RB'72

UC Davis · D2 · 1972-1976

Pittsburg Football Hall of Fame 'distinguished alum' (2024); longtime Oregon defensive coordinator; NFL assistant

Altie Taylor · RB'65NFL

Diablo Valley College; then Utah State · FBS

4,308 NFL rushing yards and 30 total TDs in 102 games (8 seasons)

Lionel Aldridge · DE'59NFL

Utah State · FBS

2x Super Bowl champion (I, II); 3x NFL champion (1965-67); Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame; 69.5 career sacks (unofficial, PFR); 147 games

John Henry Johnson · FB/HB'48NFL

Saint Mary's (CA); then Arizona State · FBS

Pro Football Hall of Fame (1987); 4x Pro Bowl (1954, 1962-64); 2x second-team All-Pro (1954, 1962); NFL champion (1957 Lions); 6,803 rushing yards; 49ers 'Million Dollar Backfield'

Chuck Fenenbock · HB/TB'36NFL

UCLA · FBS · 1938-1939

AAFC punt-return yards leader (1946); Pineapple Bowl MVP (Jan. 1, 1939)