# List of second-generation NFL players

The following is a partial list of National Football League players whose fathers also played professional football in the NFL or any league that merged with it. The list includes the son's name and position and the father's name and position.

## Key

| * | Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Bold | Player is active |
Positions played :
| C | Center | G | Guard | NT | Nose Tackle | QB | Quarterback |
| CB | Cornerback | K | Placekicker | OL | 0Off. Lineman0 | RB | Running Back |
| DE | Defensive End | KR | 0Kick Returner0 | OT | Off. Tackle | S | Safety |
| DT | 0Defensive Tackle0 | LB | Linebacker | P | Punter | TE | Tight End |
| FB | Fullback | LS | Long Snapper | PR | 0Punt Returner0 | WR | Wide Receiver |

## List of players
### Second–generation

| Father | Position | Son(s) | Position |
| Tony Adamle | RB/LB | Mike Adamle | RB |
| George Adams | RB | Jamal Adams | SS |
| Julius Adams | DL | Keith Adams | LB |
| Sam Adams Sr. | OL | Sam Adams Jr. | DL |
| Ray Agnew Jr. | DL | Ray Agnew III | FB |
| Allen Aldridge Sr. | DL | Allen Aldridge Jr. | LB |
| Bruce Alford Sr. | End | Bruce Alford Jr. | K |
| John Alt | OT | Joe Alt | OT |
| Flipper Anderson | WR | Dres Anderson | WR |
| Charlie Ane Jr. | C | Charlie Ane III | C |
| Gene Atkins | S | Geno Atkins | DT |
| George Atkinson Jr. | S | George Atkinson III | RB |
| Marion Barber Jr. | RB | Marion Barber III | RB |
| Marion Barber Jr. | RB | Dominique Barber | S |
| Rudy Barber | LB | Kantroy Barber | RB |
| Bobby Bell Sr. * | LB/DE | Bobby Bell Jr. | LB |
| Caesar Belser | LB/S | Jason Belser | S |
| Bob Bercich | S | Pete Bercich | LB |
| John Bettridge | LB/FB | Ed Bettridge | LB |
| Bennie Blades | S | H. B. Blades | LB |
| John Bosa | DE | Joey Bosa | DE |
| John Bosa | DE | Nick Bosa | DE |
| John Bostic | DB | Jon Bostic | LB |
| Ed Bradley Sr. | G/DE | Ed Bradley Jr. | LB |
| Harold Bradley Sr. | G | Harold Bradley Jr. | G |
| Clyde Brock | T | Matt Brock | DE |
| Perry Brooks | DT | Ahmad Brooks | LB |
| Tony Brooks | RB | Anthony Barr | LB |
| Orlando Brown Sr. | OT | Orlando Brown Jr. | OT |
| Keith Browner | LB | Keith Browner Jr. | DE |
| Ross Browner | DE | Max Starks | T |
| Ed Budde | G | Brad Budde | G |
| George Buehler | G | David Buehler | K |
| Hank Bullough | G | Chuck Bullough | LB |
| Jim Burrow | DB | Joe Burrow | QB |
| Devin Bush Sr. | S | Devin Bush Jr. | LB |
| Gill Byrd | CB | Jairus Byrd | S |
| Ken Campbell | WR | Scott Campbell | QB |
| Billy Cannon Sr. | RB/TE/E | Billy Cannon Jr. | LB |
| Reg Carolan | TE | Brett Carolan | TE |
| Maurice Carthon | FB | Ran Carthon | RB |
| Rob Carpenter | RB | Bobby Carpenter | LB |
| Dale Carter | CB | Nigel Warrior | S/CB |
| Rubin Carter | DT | Andre Carter | DE |
| Wendell Cason | CB | Antoine Cason | CB |
| Jeremiah Castille | CB | Tim Castille | FB |
| Jeremiah Castille | CB | Simeon Castille | CB |
| Paul Coffman | TE | Chase Coffman | TE |
| Craig Colquitt | P | Britton Colquitt | P |
| Craig Colquitt | P | Dustin Colquitt | P |
| Steve DeOssie | C | Zak DeOssie | LS |
| Tony Dorsett * | RB | Anthony Dorsett | S |
| Stan Edwards | RB | Braylon Edwards | WR |
| Mario Edwards | CB | Mario Edwards Jr. | DE |
| Riki Ellison | LB | Rhett Ellison | TE |
| Luther Elliss | DT | Christian Elliss | LB |
| Luther Elliss | DT | Jonah Elliss | LB |
| Luther Elliss | DT | Kaden Elliss | LB |
| Luther Elliss | DT | Noah Elliss | DT |
| George Farmer | WR | Danny Farmer | WR |
| Chuck Foreman | RB | Jay Foreman | LB |
| Joe Francis | QB | Jon Francis | RB |
| Joe Francis | QB | Ikaika Alama-Francis | DE |
| Derrick Gaffney | WR | Jabar Gaffney | WR |
| Frank Gore | RB | Frank Gore Jr. | RB |
| Tom Graham | LB | Daniel Graham | TE |
| Bob Griese * | QB | Brian Griese | QB |
| Russ Grimm * | G | Cody Grimm | S |
| Pat Harlow | T | Sean Harlow | G |
| Britt Hager | LB | Bryce Hager | LB |
| James Harrell | LB | Jaylen Harrell | LB |
| Marvin Harrison * | WR | Marvin Harrison Jr. | WR |
| Don Hasselbeck | TE | Matt Hasselbeck | QB |
| Don Hasselbeck | TE | Tim Hasselbeck | QB |
| Andy Heck | OT/OL | Charlie Heck | OT |
| Craig Heyward | FB | Cameron Heyward | DT |
| Craig Heyward | FB | Connor Heyward | TE/FB |
| Wally Highsmith | G | Alonzo Highsmith | RB |
| James Hodgins | FB | Isaiah Hodgins | WR |
| Joe Horn | WR | Jaycee Horn | DB |
| Bobby Humphrey | RB | Marlon Humphrey | CB |
| Maurice Hurst | CB | Maurice Hurst Jr. | DL |
| Henry Hynoski Sr. | FB | Henry Hynoski Jr. | FB |
| Mark Ingram Sr. | WR | Mark Ingram II | RB |
| Shawn Jefferson | WR | Van Jefferson | WR |
| Kris Jenkins | DT | Kris Jenkins Jr. | DT |
| Jason Johnson | WR | Jon'Vea Johnson | WR |
| Dub Jones | RB | Bert Jones | QB |
| Robert Jones | LB | Zay Jones | WR |
| Steve Jordan | TE | Cameron Jordan | DE |
| Jack Kemp | QB | Jeff Kemp | QB |
| Joe Klecko * | DE/DT | Dan Klecko | DT/FB |
| Earl Leggett | DT | Brad Leggett | C |
| Howie Long * | DL | Chris Long | DE |
| Howie Long * | DL | Kyle Long | G |
| Ronnie Lott * | S | Ryan Nece | LB |
| Oliver Luck | QB | Andrew Luck | QB |
| Archie Manning | QB | Eli Manning | QB |
| Archie Manning | QB | Peyton Manning * | QB |
| Marv Marinovich | G | Todd Marinovich | QB |
| Jerry Marion | WR | Brock Marion | S |
| Tee Martin | QB | Amari Rodgers | WR |
| Stafford Mays | DL | Taylor Mays | S |
| James McAlister | RB | Chris McAlister | CB |
| Ed McCaffrey | WR | Christian McCaffrey | RB |
| Ed McCaffrey | WR | Luke McCaffrey | WR |
| Ed McCaffrey | WR | Max McCaffrey | WR |
| Willie McClendon | RB | Bryan McClendon | WR |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | RB | Daylon McCutcheon | CB |
| Terrence Metcalf | G | DK Metcalf | WR |
| Terry Metcalf | PR/RB | Eric Metcalf | PR/WR/RB |
| Corey Miller | LB | Christian Miller | LB |
| Randy Moss * | WR | Thaddeus Moss | TE |
| Ted Nesser Jr. | C/G/T | Charlie Nesser | RB |
| Walter Payton * | RB | Jarrett Payton | RB |
| Todd Peat | G | Andrus Peat | OT |
| Bruce Perkins | RB | Paul Perkins | RB |
| Bruce Perkins | RB | Bryce Perkins | QB |
| Brett Perriman | WR | Breshad Perriman | WR |
| Michael Pittman Sr. | RB | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
| Joey Porter | LB | Joey Porter Jr. | CB |
| Ricky Proehl | WR | Austin Proehl | WR |
| Montae Reagor | DT | Jalen Reagor | WR |
| Willie Jake Reed | WR | J. R. Reed | S |
| Jerry Rice * | WR | Brenden Rice | WR |
| Jerry Rice * | WR | Jerry Rice Jr. | WR |
| Terry Robiskie | RB | Brian Robiskie | WR |
| Terry Robiskie | RB | Andrew Robiskie | C/G |
| Jon Runyan Sr. | OT | Jon Runyan Jr. | G |
| Tom Ruud | LB | Barrett Ruud | LB |
| Asante Samuel Sr. | CB | Asante Samuel Jr. | CB |
| Don Shula * | CB | Dave Shula | WR |
| Phil Simms | QB | Chris Simms | QB |
| Phil Simms | QB | Matt Simms | QB |
| Jackie Slater * | OT | Matthew Slater | WR/ST |
| Irv Smith Sr. | TE | Irv Smith Jr. | TE |
| Ron Springs | RB | Shawn Springs | CB |
| Steve Stonebreaker | LB | Mike Stonebreaker | LB |
| Patrick Surtain | CB | Patrick Surtain II | CB |
| Steve Suhey | G | Matt Suhey | RB |
| Mosi Tatupu | RB | Lofa Tatupu | LB |
| Al Toon | WR | Nick Toon | WR |
| Jeremiah Trotter | LB | Jeremiah Trotter Jr. | LB |
| Manu Tuiasosopo | DL | Marques Tuiasosopo | QB |
| Manu Tuiasosopo | DL | Zach Tuiasosopo | FB/RB |
| Jessie Tuggle | LB | Grady Jarrett | DE |
| Jessie Tuggle | LB | Justin Tuggle | LB |
| Maurice Turner | RB | Bryan Kehl | LB |
| Maurice Turner | RB | Billy Turner | OT |
| Brad Van Pelt | LB | Bradlee Van Pelt | QB |
| Mike Vrabel | LB | Tyler Vrabel | OT |
| Ted Washington Sr. | LB | Ted Washington Jr. | DL |
| Tim Watson | S | Christian Watson | WR |
| David Whitehurst | QB | Charlie Whitehurst | QB |
| George Wilson Sr. | E | George Wilson Jr. | QB |
| Cedrick Wilson Sr. | WR | Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR |
| Stanley Wilson Sr. | RB | Stanley Wilson Jr. | CB |
| Tommy Wilson | HB | Steve Wilson | DB/WR |
| Tim Wilson | RB | Josh Wilson | CB |
| Antoine Winfield Sr. | CB | Antoine Winfield Jr. | S |
| Kellen Winslow * | TE | Kellen Winslow II | TE |
| Robert Woods | WR | Robert Woods Jr. | WR |

### Third–generation

| Grandfather | Position | Son(s) | Position | Grandson(s) | Position |
| Nick Chickillo | LB | Tony Chickillo | NT | Anthony Chickillo | LB |
| Ted Karras Sr. | DT | Ted Karras Jr. | DT | Ted Karras III | OL |
| Jake Kupp | G | Craig Kupp | QB | Cooper Kupp | WR |
| Clay Matthews Sr. | DL | Clay Matthews Jr. | LB | Clay Matthews III | LB |
| Clay Matthews Sr. | DL | Clay Matthews Jr. | LB | Casey Matthews | LB |
| Clay Matthews Sr. | DL | Bruce Matthews * | OL | Kevin Matthews | OL |
| Clay Matthews Sr. | DL | Bruce Matthews * | OL | Jake Matthews | OL |
| Palmer Pyle | G | Eric Kumerow | DE | Jake Kumerow | WR |
| George Pyne II | T | George Pyne III | DT | Jim Pyne | OL |
| Roy Williams | DT | Eric Williams | DT | Kyle Williams | OL |