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From Auburn, Al Del Greco had a mediocre start in the NFL, four years with Green Bay, and four more with the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals.  When he joined Houston (eventually Tennessee) in 1991, Del Greco was thought of more as a band-aid.  As it turned out, he became "Automatic Al."

Del Greco never made the Pro Bowl, but there were seasons where he belonged in the conversation.  With the Oilers/Titans, Del Greco never had a season where his Field Goal Percentage went below 76%, and he was in the top ten five times.  Del Greco led the NFL in Field Goals Made in 1998 (36) and was in the top ten six other years.

A member of the AFC Championship Team that made it to the Super Bowl (Del Greco made his lone FG attempt), he is currently the all-time franchise leader in Field Goals (246), Extra Points (322) and Points Scored (1,060). 

47. Al Smith

From Utah State, Al Smith played his entire 125-Game career with the Houston Oilers, an excellent career for the former Ute.

Smith was a starter as a rookie (1987), and the run-stuffer would become a Pro Bowl selection in 1991 and would be again in 1992.  The latter year saw Smith earn a First Team All-Pro honor, and overall he had 880 Tackles.

Smith was severely injured through most of his last two seasons, playing only three Games and retiring after the 1996 Season.

46. Kevin Mawae

Kevin Mawae played his first four NFL seasons with Seattle and the next eight with the New York Jets, where he had a seven-year streak of Pro Bowl Selections.  When the Jets released Mawae in 2006, the Titans were more than happy to acquire him to shore up their Offensive Line.

At Center, Mawae protected a rookie Vince Young, who had his best season in the NFL, winning the Offensive Rookie of the Year.  Young regressed, but Mawae got better as he aged, going to the Pro Bowl in both 2008 and 2009, earning a First Team All-Pro in the latter, which would be his final NFL season.  

Not a bad way to go out!

Mawae was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019.

After establishing himself as arguably the most outstanding Offensive Lineman in Eastern Washington history (the school retired his number), Michael Roos was taken in the Second Round of the 2005 Draft by the Tennessee Titans.  Roos played his entire pro career with the Titans and started all 148 of his Games.

Roos was a Right Tackle as a rookie, and he moved to the left side afterward, and stayed there until he retired after the 2014 Season.  He was named to the Pro Bowl in 2008 and was a First Team All-Pro that year.  Roos followed that up as a Second Team All-Pro the season after.

Roos never had another pair of years like that, but he was a strong presence for the Titans for a decade, and few can say that.