The 28 Greatest Miami Hurricanes Football Players

Two Heisman quarterbacks share this page with ball-hawking safeties, record-setting receivers and two stars from the latest title-game run. Three national-title eras, and plenty of room for arguments between them.

1. 1
   Ray Lewis

   Middle linebacker from 1993 to 1995 who led the defense with 153 tackles in 1994 and 160 in 1995 and was runner-up for the 1995 Butkus Award.
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2. 2
   Sean Taylor

   Free safety who tied the school single-season record with 10 interceptions in 2003, earning consensus All-America and Big East Defensive Player of the Year honors.
   694pts
3. 3
   Clinton Portis

   Running back who rushed for 1,200 yards as the lead back of the unbeaten 2001 national championship team.
   626pts
4. 4
   Santana Moss

   Receiver and punt returner who was a 2000 consensus All-American and set school records for receiving yards (2,546) and punt return touchdowns (6).
   558pts
5. 5
   Vinny Testaverde

   Quarterback who won the 1986 Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award and Davey O'Brien Award and went 20-1 in regular-season starts for Miami.
   491pts
6. 6
   Cam Ward

   Quarterback who won the 2024 Davey O'Brien Award and set Miami single-season records with 4,313 passing yards and 39 touchdown passes.
   491pts
7. 7
   Ed Reed

   Safety who was a consensus first-team All-American in 2000 and 2001, set Miami's career interception record with 21 and starred on the 2001 national title team.
   491pts
8. 8
   Jonathan Vilma

   Linebacker who led Miami in tackles each season from 2001 to 2003, including 133 in 2002, and was a 2003 All-American.
   491pts
9. 9
   Devin Hester

   Return specialist and nickelback who was a 2004 All-American kick returner after scoring on three punt returns and a kickoff return that season.
   491pts
10. 10
    Willis McGahee

    Running back who rushed for a school-record 1,753 yards and 28 touchdowns in 2002, his only season as a starter, and finished fourth in Heisman voting.
    434pts
11. 11
    Andre Johnson

    Wide receiver who shared MVP honors in the January 2002 Rose Bowl after catching seven passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns against Nebraska.
    434pts
12. 12
    Rueben Bain Jr.

    Edge rusher who won the 2025 Ted Hendricks Award as a consensus All-American on the team that reached the national championship game.
    434pts
13. 13
    Gino Torretta

    Quarterback who won the 1992 Heisman, Maxwell, Davey O'Brien and Johnny Unitas awards after leading the 1991 national title team.
    434pts
14. 14
    Bennie Blades

    Safety who won the 1987 Jim Thorpe Award on the national title team and left as Miami's career interceptions leader with 19.
    367pts
15. 15
    Michael Irvin

    Wide receiver from 1985 to 1987 who set school career marks with 143 catches, 2,423 yards and 26 touchdown receptions and won the 1987 national championship.
    367pts
16. 16
    Francis Mauigoa

    Offensive tackle who earned consensus All-America honors in 2025 on the line of the team that reached the national championship game.
    367pts
17. 17
    Jim Kelly

    Quarterback from 1979 to 1982 who led the 1981 upset of top-ranked Penn State before a shoulder injury cut his senior season short.
    367pts
18. 18
    Bernie Kosar

    Redshirt freshman quarterback who led the 1983 Hurricanes to the program's first national title with a 31-30 Orange Bowl win over top-ranked Nebraska.
    367pts
19. 19
    Antrel Rolle

    Cornerback who was a consensus first-team All-American and Jim Thorpe Award finalist in 2004, Miami's first ACC season.
    367pts
20. 20
    Reggie Wayne

    Wide receiver from 1997 to 2000 who left Miami as its career receptions leader with 173 catches, a mark later passed by Mike Harley.
    289pts
21. 21
    Ted Hendricks

    Defensive end who was an All-American in 1966, 1967 and 1968, the only Hurricane honored three straight years, and is in the College Football Hall of Fame.
    289pts
22. 22
    Frank Gore

    Running back who averaged more than nine yards per carry as a freshman on the 2001 title team and returned from two knee reconstructions to start in 2004.
    197pts
23. 23
    Ottis Anderson

    Running back who rushed for 3,331 yards from 1975 to 1978, Miami's career record until 2014.
    197pts
24. 24
    Warren Sapp

    Defensive tackle who in 1994 became a consensus All-American and Miami's first winner of both the Lombardi Award and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy.
    197pts
25. 25
    Ken Dorsey

    Quarterback who went 38-2 as a starter, won the 2001 Maxwell Award and national title, and finished third in 2001 Heisman voting.
    197pts
26. 26
    Jeremy Shockey

    Tight end in 2000 and 2001 who caught the late game-winning touchdown against Florida State in 2000 and scored in the Rose Bowl win that completed the 2001 national title season.
    197pts
27. 27
    Duke Johnson

    Running back who broke Miami's career rushing record in 2014 and finished with 3,519 yards over three seasons.
    197pts
28. 28
    Edgerrin James

    Running back from 1996 to 1998 who ran for 1,416 yards in 1998, including 299 in the 49-45 win over UCLA.
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