Illinois football has a very long history of producing some of the best players to ever put on an NFL uniform.
There has been a dry spell of great NFL players recently, but the Illini are trying to get that train going again. Even though we haven’t had a ton of legends in the last couple of decades, there are still plenty of big-time NFL players who have emerged from Champaign.
Here are the top 10 NFL careers by an Illinois football player
No. 10 Kevin Hardy
First up on the list of the 10 best NFL careers by an Illinois football player is one of the more recent names on this list.