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The 20 Best NFL Players to Attend Stanford: The First Five

Who are the best NFL players that the Farm has produced? Our list begins with these five guys, including an electric return man

The Stanford football program has been extremely successful in producing NFL talent, which includes three Hall of Famers, two Super Bowl MVPs, "the best corner in the league," 11 First- Team All Pro players and 23 Pro Bowlers with a combined 68 appearances to date. The following are the 20 Stanford football alumni with the best NFL careers.

20. Brian Holloway

First-round pick in 1981 NFL Draft, 6’7", 284-pound offensive tackle

NFL playing career: New England Patriots (1981-1986), Oakland Raiders (1987-1988)

Holloway’s career was rather short – he was out of the NFL by age 30 – but still extremely productive, as he made three Pro Bowls, was named to an All-Pro Second Team and developed into one of the best tackles in the 1980s.