Pirates alumni
Pirates who played college football
Every Pittsburg High Pirate who has carried the name to Saturdays, past and present.
Arizona
R.J. Mosley · WR'26Current
Arizona · FBS
Joe Tafoya · DE'96NFL
Arizona · FBS
2x second-team All-Pac-10 (1999, 2000); 76 NFL games, 3.5 sacks
Arizona State
Willie Harts · CB'19
Arizona State · FBS · 2019-2022
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'
Ball State
Koby Gross · TE'19
Diablo Valley College; Florida State; Florida A&M; then Ball State · FBS · 2019-
Boise State
Dom Calhoun · DB'25Current
Boise State · FBS
Shaunard Harts · S'96NFL
Boise State · FBS
51 NFL games (17 starts); 2 INT including a pick-six (2003)
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)
BYU
David Lui · DE'15
BYU · FBS
Cal Poly
Budha Boyd Jr. · CB'23Current
Cal Poly · FCS
California
Odera Okaka · OLB'23Current
California · FBS
Ryan Lange · OT'21
California · FBS · 2021-
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
Central Michigan
Xavier Crawford · CB'14NFL
Oregon State; then Central Michigan · FBS · 2015-2018
First-team All-MAC (2018); 27 NFL games (2 starts)
Chadron State
Daytuawn Pearson · DB'21Current
Chadron State · D2
Columbia
Anthony Jimenez · OL'97
Columbia · FCS · 1998-2001
Eastern Washington
Trey Turner · QB'19
Eastern Washington · FCS
Fresno State
Truly Bell III · DB'26Current
Fresno State · FBS
Johnny Modica · TE'96
Fresno State · FBS
Saleem Mahdi · WR'96
Fresno State · FBS
Grinnell College
Jeremy Wiles'10
Grinnell College · D3
Hawaii
De'Jon Benton · DL'19
USC; New Mexico; then Hawaii · FBS · 2019-
Howard
A'Jae Boyd · WR'18
Howard · FCS · 2018-2022
2021 MEAC All-Academic; Phil Steele FCS All-MEAC third team (2021)
Humboldt State
Devon Taylor'17
Humboldt State · D2
Tariq Wright'17
Humboldt State · D2
J. Paul Flores · QB'99
Humboldt State · D2
Chris Shipe · QB'92
Los Medanos College; then Humboldt State · D2
Deshawn Beshears · DE'92
Humboldt State · D2
John Buxton · LB'92
Humboldt State · D2
Percy McGee · RB, LB'92
Humboldt State · D2
Idaho
Zack Card · WR'23Current
Oregon State; now at Idaho
Idaho State
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)
Jackson State
Keynan Higgins · WR'23Current
Jackson State · FCS
Kansas Wesleyan
Niko Arellano'06
Kansas Wesleyan · NAIA
Mississippi State
Jaden Rashada · QB'23Current
Mississippi State · FBS
Montana State
Chris Nelson'18
Montana State · FCS
North Dakota
Breon Butler · RB'10
North Dakota · FCS
First-team All-BVAL (2009)
Northern Arizona
Jaden Tauanuu · OLB'19
Northern Arizona · FCS
Oklahoma
Jordan Parker · CB'16
Oklahoma · FBS · 2016-2019
247Sports 4-star, No. 24 CA recruit (2016)
Oregon
Erick Dargan · S'10
Oregon · FBS · 2010-2014
Second-team All-Pac-12 (2014); led Oregon with 95 tackles in 2014
Avery Patterson · S'09
Oregon · FBS · 2009-2013
Ra'Shon Harris · DT'04NFL
Oregon · FBS
2 NFL games, 2 tackles (2009 Panthers)
Jason Guerrero · P'97
Oregon · FBS
Oregon State
Harris Ross · RB'14
Oregon State · 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)
James Battle · WR'94
Oregon State · FBS
Portland State
George Jordan'96
Portland State · FCS
Josh Simes'94
Los Medanos College; then Portland State · FCS
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)
Sacramento State
Pheta Tofaeono · ILB'26Current
Sacramento State · FBS
Tim Edwards Jr. · CB'25Current
Sacramento State · FBS
Khai Taylor · WR'23Current
Sacramento State · FBS
Montaz Thompson · RB'17
Sacramento State · FCS
Senior year at Pittsburg: 1,630 rushing yards, 27 TD
Matt Lemley'06
Sacramento State · FCS
Tyrone Taylor'94
Sacramento State · FCS
CFL: BC Lions (per PUSD page)
Anthony Shipe · LB'93
Sacramento State · FCS · 1994-1996
Sam Houston
Jimmy Walls · OL'23Current
Bakersfield College; Black Hills State; now at Sam Houston
San Diego
D.J. Wright'17
San Diego · FCS
Preseason All-PFL first team (Phil Steele, 2020)
San Diego State
Etene Pritchard · LB'25
San Diego State · FBS
Bobby Shaw III · WR'24Current
San Diego State (FBS), 2024; now at Hutchinson Community College
Brian Pierce · WR'20
College of San Mateo; Diablo Valley College; UC Davis; then San Diego State · FBS
San Jose State
Star Taimani · DL'25Current
San Jose State · FBS
Michael Pryor · LB'18
San Jose State · FBS · 2018-2019
Two-time first-team All-BVAL at Pittsburg
Malik Watson · QB'12
San Jose State · FBS
Sioux Falls
Marlon Lobban'06
Sioux Falls · NAIA
Steven Kala'06
Sioux Falls · NAIA
Sonoma State
Aaron Alatorre · WR'92
Sonoma State · D2
Southern Oregon
Marley Alcantara · QB'25Current
Southern Oregon (NAIA), 2025; now at Los Medanos College
Tennessee
Albert Toeaina · OT'02
City College of San Francisco; then Tennessee · FBS
Pittsburg Football Hall of Fame (2024); UFL champion (2010, Las Vegas Locomotives)
UC Davis
Nick Aliotti · RB'72
UC Davis · D2 · 1972-1976
Pittsburg Football Hall of Fame 'distinguished alum' (2024); longtime Oregon defensive coordinator; NFL assistant
UCLA
Jadyn Hudson · DB'25Current
UCLA (FBS), 2025; now at College of San Mateo
Jewelous "JuJu" Walls · OLB'25Current
UCLA · FBS
Doug Whiting · OL'98
UCLA · FBS
Chuck Fenenbock · HB/TB'36NFL
UCLA · FBS · 1938-1939
AAFC punt-return yards leader (1946); Pineapple Bowl MVP (Jan. 1, 1939)
University of Mary
DJ Young'09
University of Mary · D2
UNLV
Maurice Jamison · LB'21
UNLV · FBS
Upper Iowa
Lu Hearns · DB'94
California; Los Medanos College; then Upper Iowa · D3
Utah State
Gabriel Iniguez Jr. · DL'19
Utah State · FBS
Deante Fortenberry · DB'15
Utah State · FBS · 2015-2019
Vince Gargalikis · OL'96
Utah State · FBS
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
Utah Tech (Dixie State)
Bryant Weekly · WR'21
Utah Tech (Dixie State) · FCS
Wake Forest
Jamar Searcy · RB'25Current
Wake Forest · FBS
Washington
Rashid Williams · WR'23Current
Washington · FBS
Jacob Bandes · DL'19
Washington · FBS · 2019-
247Sports 4-star, No. 10 CA recruit (2019)
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
Washington State
Tracy Clark · CB'10
Washington State · FBS
First-team all-state, All-East Bay, All-BVAL as a senior
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