After being a 16^thRound Pick from Missouri in the 1963 Draft, Andy Russell made the Pittsburgh Steelers team.  That in itself was a nice accomplishment, but Russell would prove that just making it to the National Football League wasn't enough.

Maurkice Pouncey was Pittsburgh’s First Round (18^thOverall) Pick in 2010, and the Center would instantly become their starting Center.

Greg Lloyd played all but his last season in professional football with the Pittsburgh Steelers, which was an incredible accomplishment for a player at Fort Valley State.

Donnie Shell was a superstar at South Carolina State, so much so that he was named to the College Football Hall of Fame. This did not translate into a drafted selection for the Safety, but the Steelers signed him that year, thus adding to the four players that year who they did draft who entered Canton.