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This is a list of players of [[American football]] who died while still on a team roster. Included are players in professional and college football who have died of any cause. For professional football players, the most common cause of death is vehicle crashes. For college players, the most common cause of death is in-game and practice injuries. Each player is listed with the team to which he was assigned at the time of his death, rather than the team with which he spent most of his career. Players who were free agents at the time of their death are not listed.

==National Football League==
((For|players who joined the military during wartime and were [[killed in action]]|List of National Football League players who died in wars))

<!-- Do not add players who were free agents at the time of their death. Only include players that under contract with a team at the time of death including practice squad players and if someone dies after signing a futures contract. -->
===1922–1965===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Age
! Position
! Team
! Cause of death
! Year
|-
| [[Ralph Anderson (wide receiver)|Ralph Anderson]]
| 24
|[[Wide receiver|WR]]
| [[1960 Los Angeles Chargers season|Los Angeles Chargers]] ((small|([[American Football League|AFL]])))
| Diabetic reaction 
| 1960
|-
| [[Jeff Burkett]]
|26
| [[Wide receiver|WR]] / [[Punter (gridiron football)|P]]
| [[1947 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Cardinals]] 
| [[United Airlines Flight 608|Plane crash]]
| 1947
|-
| [[Ernie Davis]]
| 23
| [[Halfback (American football)|HB]]
| [[1963 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]
| Leukemia 
| 1963((efn|Davis was under contract when he died, though he did not play in a game due to his illness))
|-
| [[Terry Dillon]]
| 22
| [[Defensive back|DB]]
| [[1964 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]]
| Drowned
| 1964
|-
| [[Bo Farrington]]
| 28
| [[Tight end|TE]]
| [[1964 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]
| Car crash ((small|(with [[Willie Galimore]])))
| 1964
|-
| [[Don Fleming (American football)|Don Fleming]]
| 25
| [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]]
| [[1963 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]
| Accidental electrocution 
| 1963
|-
| [[Willie Galimore]]
| 29
| [[Halfback (American football)|HB]]
| [[1964 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]
| Car crash ((small|(with [[Bo Farrington]])))
| 1964
|-
| [[Howard Glenn]]
| 26
| [[Guard (gridiron football)|G]]
| [[1960 New York Titans season|New York Titans]] ((small|([[American Football League|AFL]])))
| Neck injury (in-game)
| 1960
|-
| [[Ching Hammill]]
| 23
| [[Quarterback|BB]]
| [[1925 Providence Steam Roller season|Providence Steam Roller]]
| Crushed by electric crane
| 1925
|-
| [[Mack Lee Hill]]
| 25
| [[Fullback (gridiron football)|FB]]
| [[1965 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]] ((small|([[American Football League|AFL]])))
| [[Pulmonary embolism]] 
| 1965
|-
| [[Stone Johnson]]
| 23
| [[Halfback (American football)|HB]]
| [[1963 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]] ((small|([[American Football League|AFL]])))
| Neck injury (in-game)
| 1963((efn|Johnson was injured in a pre-season game, and did not play in a regular season game.))
|-
| [[Mose Kelsch]]
| 38
| [[Placekicker|K]]
| [[1935 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season|Pittsburgh Pirates]]
| Car crash
| 1935
|-
| [[Bob Laraba]]
| 28
| [[Linebacker|LB]]
| [[1962 San Diego Chargers season|San Diego Chargers]] ((small|([[American Football League|AFL]])))
| Car crash 
| 1962
|-
| [[Gene Lipscomb]]
| 31
| [[Defensive tackle|DT]]
| [[1963 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| Drug overdose 
| 1963
|-
| [[Stan Mauldin]]
| 27
| [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|OT]]
| [[1948 Chicago Cardinals season|Chicago Cardinals]]
| Heart attack 
| 1948
|-
| [[Lucien Reeberg]]
| 21
| [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|OT]]
| [[1964 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]
| [[Heart attack]] 
| 1964
|-
| [[Dave Sparks]]
| 26
| [[Defensive tackle|DT]]
| [[1954 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]
| Heart attack 
| 1954
|}

===1966–1995===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Age
! Position
! Team
! Cause of death
! Year
|-
| [[Jeff Alm]]
| 25
|[[Defensive tackle|DT]]
| [[1993 Houston Oilers season|Houston Oilers]]
| [[Suicide]]
| 1993
|-
| [[Eric Andolsek]]
| 25
| [[Guard (gridiron football)|G]]
| [[1992 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]
| Car crash 
| 1992
|-
| [[Troy Archer]]
| 24
| [[Defensive end|DE]]
| [[1979 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]
| Car crash 
| 1979
|-
| [[Brad Beckman]]
| 24
| [[Tight end|TE]]
| [[1989 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]]
| Car crash
| 1989
|-
| [[Jerome Brown]]
| 27
| [[Defensive tackle|DT]]
| [[1992 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]
| Car crash 
| 1992
|-
| [[Frank Buncom]]
| 29
| [[Linebacker|LB]]
| [[1969 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]] ((small|([[American Football League|AFL]])))
| Blood clot 
| 1969
|-
| [[J. V. Cain]]
| 28
| [[Tight end|TE]]
| [[1979 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season|St. Louis Cardinals]]
| Heart attack 
| 1979
|-
| [[Rusty Chambers]]
| 27
| [[Linebacker|LB]]
| [[1981 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]]
| Car crash 
| 1981
|-
| [[Kirk Collins]]
| 25
| [[Cornerback|CB]]
| [[1984 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]
| [[Esophageal cancer]]
| 1984
|-
| [[David Croudip]]
| 30
| [[Defensive back|DB]]
| [[1998 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]]
| [[Drug overdose]] 
| 1988
|-
| [[Shane Curry]]
| 24
| [[Defensive end|DE]]
| [[1992 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]]
| Homicide 
| 1992
|-
| [[Joe Delaney]]
| 24
| [[Running back|RB]]
| [[1983 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]]
| Drowned 
| 1983
|-
| [[Jim Duncan (cornerback)|Jim Duncan]]
| 26
| [[Cornerback|CB]]
| [[1972 Baltimore Colts season|Baltimore Colts]]
| Suicide
| 1972
|-
| [[Blenda Gay]]
| 26
| [[Defensive end|DE]]
| [[1976 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]
| Homicide 
| 1976
|-
| [[Larry Gordon]]
| 28
| [[Linebacker|LB]]
| [[1983 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]]
| Heart attack 
| 1983
|-
| [[David Griggs (football player)|David Griggs]]
| 28
| [[Linebacker|LB]]
| [[1995 San Diego Chargers season|San Diego Chargers]]
| Car crash 
| 1995
|-
| [[Roger Hagberg]]
| 31
| [[Tight end|TE]]
| [[1970 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]] ((small|([[American Football League|AFL]])))
| Car crash 
| 1970
|-
| [[Chuck Hughes]]
| 28
| [[Wide receiver|WR]]
| [[1971 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]
| Cardiac arrest (in-game), compounded by spleen injury from a previous game
| 1971
|-
| [[Bruce McLenna]]
| 26
| [[Fullback (gridiron football)|FB]]
| [[1968 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]] ((small|([[American Football League|AFL]])))
| Car crash
| 1968
|-
| [[Ralph Norwood]]
| 23
| [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|OT]]
| [[1989 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]]
| Car crash 
| 1989
|-
| [[David Overstreet]]
| 25
| [[Running back|RB]]
| [[1984 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]]
| Car crash 
| 1984
|-
| [[Brian Piccolo]]
| 26
| [[Halfback (American football)|HB]]
| [[1970 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]
| Embryonal cell carcinoma 
| 1970
|-
| [[Ron Rector]]
| 24
| [[Halfback (American football)|HB]]
| [[1968 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]]
| Motorcycle crash 
| 1968
|-
| [[Don Rogers (safety)|Don Rogers]]
| 23
| [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]]
| [[1986 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]
| Drug overdose 
| 1986
|-
| [[Andy Spiva]]
| 24
| [[Linebacker|LB]]
| [[1979 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]]
| Car crash 
| 1979
|-
| [[Stacey Toran]]
| 27
| [[Defensive back|DB]]
| [[1989 Los Angeles Raiders season|Los Angeles Raiders]]
| Car crash 
| 1989
|-
| [[Fred Washington (defensive tackle)|Fred Washington]]
| 23
| [[Defensive tackle|DT]]
| [[1990 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]
| Car crash 
| 1990
|-
| [[Dave Waymer]]
| 34
| [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]]
| [[1993 Los Angeles Raiders season|Los Angeles Raiders]]
| [[myocardial infarction|Heart attack]]
| 1993
|}

===1996–2021===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Age
! Position
! Team
! Cause of death
! Year
|-
|[[Gaines Adams]]
|26
|[[Defensive end|DE]]
|[[Chicago Bears]]
|Cardiac arrest
|2010
|-
|[[Jovan Belcher]]
|25
|[[linebacker|LB]]
|[[Kansas City Chiefs]]
|Suicide
|2012
|-
|[[Leon Bender]]
|22
|[[defensive lineman|DT]]
|[[Oakland Raiders]]
|[[Seizure]] 
|1998
|-
|[[Jerry Brown (American football)|Jerry Brown]]
|25
|[[linebacker|LB]]
|[[Dallas Cowboys]]
|Car crash
|2012
|-
|[[Brandon Burlsworth]]
|22
|[[offensive lineman|G]]
|[[Indianapolis Colts]]
|Car crash 
|1999
|-
|[[Marcus Cassel]]
|23
|[[Defensive back|CB]]
|[[Carolina Panthers]]
|Car crash 
|2006
|-
|[[Marquis Cooper]]
|26
|[[Linebacker|LB]]
|[[Oakland Raiders]]
|Presumed dead from boating accident; body never found
|2009
|-
|[[Rodney Culver]]
|26
|[[Running back|RB]]
|[[San Diego Chargers]]
|[[ValuJet Flight 592|Plane crash]] 
|1996
|-
| [[Chris Henry (wide receiver)|Chris Henry]]
| 26
| [[Wide receiver|WR]]
| [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
| Fell out of back of a moving vehicle 
| 2009
|-
| [[Thomas Herrion]]
| 23
| [[Guard (American football)|G]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [[Ischaemic heart disease]] 
| 2005
|-
| [[Marquise Hill]]
| 24
| [[defensive end|DE]]
| [[New England Patriots]]
| Drowned 
| 2007
|-
| [[Edwin Jackson (American football)|Edwin Jackson]]
| 26
| [[linebacker|LB]]
| [[Indianapolis Colts]]
| Car crash
| 2018 
|-
| [[Fred Lane (American football)|Fred Lane]]
| 24
| [[running back|RB]]
| [[Carolina Panthers]]
| Homicide 
| 2000
|-
| [[Kenny McKinley]]
| 23
| [[wide receiver|WR]]
| [[Denver Broncos]]
| Suicide 
| 2010
|-
| [[O.J. Murdock]]
| 25
| [[wide receiver|WR]]
| [[Tennessee Titans]]
| Suicide 
| 2012
|-
| [[Damien Nash]]
| 24
| [[running back|RB]]
| [[Denver Broncos]]
| Cardiac failure
| 2007
|-
| [[Corey Smith (American football player)|Corey Smith]]
| 29
| [[defensive end|DE]]
| [[Detroit Lions]]
| Presumed dead from boating accident, body never found
| 2009
|-
| [[Korey Stringer]]
| 27
| [[offensive tackle|OT]]
| [[Minnesota Vikings]]
| Heat stroke 
| 2001
|-
| [[Sean Taylor]]
| 24
| [[free safety|FS]]
| [[Washington Redskins]]
| Homicide 
| 2007
|-
| [[Derrick Thomas]]
| 33
| [[linebacker|LB]]
| [[Kansas City Chiefs]]
| Pulmonary embolism
| 2000
|-
<!--  DO NOT ADD PAT TILLMAN!!! HIS CAREER WAS OVER WHEN HE DIED. In addition, he is already included in the section "Players who ended their career early to join the military" -->
|-
| [[Eric Turner (American football)|Eric Turner]]
| 31
| [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]]
| [[Oakland Raiders]]
| [[Stomach cancer]] 
| 2000
|-
| [[Tray Walker]]
| 23
| [[defensive back|CB]]
| [[Baltimore Ravens]]
| Motorcycle crash 
| 2016
|-
|[[Darrent Williams]]
|24
|[[Cornerback|CB]]
|[[Denver Broncos]]
|Homicide
|2007
|}

===2022–present===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Age
! Position
! Team
! Cause of death
! Year
|-
|[[Jaylon Ferguson]]
|26
|[[Linebacker|LB]], [[Defensive end|DE]]
|[[Baltimore Ravens]]
|Drug overdose 
|2022
|-
| [[Jeff Gladney]]
| 25
| [[cornerback|CB]]
| [[Arizona Cardinals]]
| Car crash
| 2022
|-
| [[Dwayne Haskins]]
| 24
| [[quarterback|QB]]
| [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| Hit by vehicle while walking
| 2022
|}

==Arena Football League and af2==
* [[Johnathan Goddard]], 27, [[Colorado Crush]], [[defensive end]], motorcycle crash (2008)
*[[Al Lucas (American football)|Al Lucas]], 26, [[Los Angeles Avengers]], [[defensive tackle]], in-game neck injury (2005)
*[[Justin Skaggs]], 28, [[Utah Blaze]], [[quarterback]], stage III [[oligodendroglioma]] brain cancer (2007)
*Johnie Kirton, 26, [[San Jose SaberCats]], [[running back]], methadone toxicity/unknown (2012)
*Julian Yearwood, 31, [[Bakersfield Blitz]], [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]]/[[linebacker]], clogged arteries (2003)<ref>((cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=20030912&id=IyAfAAAAIBAJ&pg=4645,2610186 | title=Clogged arteries killed player | work=The Tuscaloosa News | agency=September 12, 2003 | access-date=December 17, 2014))</ref>
*[[Chandler Williams]], 27, [[Tampa Bay Storm]], [[wide receiver]], cardiac arrest (2013)

==Canadian Football League==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name
!Age
!Position
!Team
!Cause of death
!Year
!Reference(s)
|-
|[[Allen Gallaher]]
|26
|OL
|[[BC Lions]]
|Heart attack
|1977
|<ref>((cite news |title=Heart attack strikes down Lion import Gallaher |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99819901/the-vancouver-sun/ |access-date=December 18, 2022 |work=[[The Vancouver Sun]] |date=May 13, 1977 |page=22 |language=en))</ref>
|-
|Mylan Hicks
|23
|DB
|[[Calgary Stampeders]]
|Homicide
|2016
|<ref>((cite news |last1=Robson |first1=Dan |title=Big Read: The life of murdered Stampeders DB Mylan Hicks |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/big-read-life-murdered-calgary-stampeders-db-mylan-hicks/ |access-date=December 18, 2022 |work=[[sportsnet.ca]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810114837/https://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/big-read-life-murdered-calgary-stampeders-db-mylan-hicks/ |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |url-status=live |language=en))</ref>
|-
|[[Joe McKnight]]
|28
|[[running back|RB]]
|[[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]
|Homicide 
|2016
|<ref>((Cite news |last=Bullington |first=Jonathan |title=Joe McKnight, former NFL player, killed in Terrytown shooting |url=https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_1ca425cf-ac65-581e-a9fc-30415e245f98.html |access-date=March 29, 2021 |website=[[NOLA.com]] |language=en))</ref>
|-
|[[Tom Pate]]
|23
|[[Linebacker|LB]]
|[[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]
|[[Aneurysm]] (in game)
|1975
|<ref>((cite news |last1=Milton |first1=Steve |title=Steve Milton: The story and legacy of Ticat Tom Pate circles 44 years later |url=https://www.thespec.com/opinion/columnists/2019/11/21/steve-milton-the-story-and-legacy-of-ticat-tom-pate-circles-44-years-later.html?rf |access-date=December 18, 2022 |work=[[The Hamilton Spectator]] |date=November 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218040352/https://www.thespec.com/opinion/columnists/2019/11/21/steve-milton-the-story-and-legacy-of-ticat-tom-pate-circles-44-years-later.html?rf |archive-date=December 18, 2022 |url-status=live |language=en))</ref>
|-
|[[Christian Saulsberry]]
|25
|[[Wide receiver|WR]]
|[[Edmonton Elks]]
|Homicide 
|2022
|<ref>((cite news |title=CFL, W. Alabama WR Saulsberry, 25, fatally shot |url=https://www.espn.com/cfl/story/_/id/35272631/edmonton-elks-wr-christian-saulsberry-killed-memphis |access-date=December 18, 2022 |work=[[ESPN.com]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=December 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217213654/https://www.espn.com/cfl/story/_/id/35272631/edmonton-elks-wr-christian-saulsberry-killed-memphis |archive-date=December 17, 2022 |url-status=live |language=en))</ref> 
|-
|[[Derrell Robertson]]
|27
|[[Defensive end|DE]]
|[[Las Vegas Posse]]
|Automobile crash
|1994
|<ref>((cite news |title=Second Year In A Row CFL Team Drafts Dead Player |url=https://apnews.com/article/c4d173ab5dff71ce04383d287c3b763c |access-date=December 18, 2022 |work=[[AP NEWS]] |date=March 14, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031235212/https://apnews.com/article/c4d173ab5dff71ce04383d287c3b763c |archive-date=October 31, 2020 |url-status=live |language=en))</ref>
|-
|[[Adrian Robinson]]
|25
|[[Linebacker|LB]]
|[[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]
|[[Suicide]]
|2015
|<ref>((Cite news |date=May 18, 2015 |title=Coroner: Adrian Robinson, former Broncos linebacker, died of suicide |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2015/05/18/coroner-adrian-robinson-former-broncos-linebacker-died-of-suicide/ |access-date=March 29, 2021 |website=[[The Denver Post]] |language=en-US))</ref>
|-
|[[Ted Watkins]]
|27
|WR
|[[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]
|Shot while robbing a liquor store
|1968
|
|}

==Continental Football League==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name
!Age
!Position
!Team
!Cause of death
!Year
!Reference(s)
|-
|[[Glen Hepburn]]
|29
|Two-way end
|[[Omaha Mustangs]]
|Injuries sustained during game vs [[Tri-City Apollos|Michigan Arrows]]
|1968
|<ref>((cite news|title=Award Set Up in Memory of Player|work=Ironwood Daily Globe|agency=Associated Press|date=May 21, 1969))</ref>
|}

==[[United Football League (2024)|United Football League]]==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name
!Age
!Position
!Team
!Cause of death
!Year
!Reference(s)
|-
|[[Donald Sellers]]
|26
|Wide receiver
|[[Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL)|Las Vegas Outlaws]] ((small|([[XFL (2001)|XFL]])))
|Car Crash
|2001
|<ref>((Cite web|title=Las Vegas Outlaws Roster-Donald Sellers|url=http://www.all-xfl.com/lasvegasoutlaws/team/roster/donaldsellers.htm|access-date=March 29, 2021|website=www.all-xfl.com))</ref>
|-
|[[Troy Stark]]
|28
|Offensive lineman
|[[New York/New Jersey Hitmen]] ((small|([[XFL (2001)|XFL]])))
|Complications from surgery
|2001
|<ref>((Cite news|agency=Associated Press|date=June 3, 2001|title=PLUS: PRO FOOTBALL; Former XFL Player Is Found Dead|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/03/sports/plus-pro-football-former-xfl-player-is-found-dead.html|access-date=March 29, 2021|issn=0362-4331))</ref>
|-
|Chris Brown
|24
|Offensive lineman
|[[DC Defenders]] ((small|([[XFL (2020)|XFL]])))
|Drowned
|2021
|<ref>((Cite news|last=Gajewski|first=Ryan|date=April 19, 2021|title= USC Football Player Chris Brown Dead at 24|language=en-US|work=E! News|url= https://www.eonline.com/news/1260478/usc-football-player-chris-brown-dead-at-24?query=chris%20brown%20football|access-date=June 13, 2021))</ref><ref name="lat2021">[https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2021-07-06/in-april-chris-brown-drowned-in-a-malibu-pool-his-death-opened-a-window-into-his-life "Ex-USC lineman Chris Brown's death opened window into his life], ''Los Angeles Times'', July 6, 2021.</ref>
|-
|[[Jessie Lemonier]]
|25
|Linebacker
|[[Birmingham Stallions (2022)|Birmingham Stallions]] ((small|([[United States Football League (2022)|USFL]])))
|Unknown
|2023
|<ref>((cite news |author=Eric Woodyard |title=Ex-Detroit Lions linebacker Jessie Lemonier dies at age 25 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35531055/ex-detroit-lions-linebacker-jessie-lemonier-dies-age-25 |access-date=January 26, 2023 |work=ESPN |date=January 26, 2023))</ref>
|-
|[[Chris Smith (defensive end)|Chris Smith]]
|28
|Defensive end
|[[Seattle Sea Dragons]] ((small|([[XFL (2020)|XFL]])))
|Unknown
|2023
|<ref>((cite news|url = https://www.salisburypost.com/2023/04/17/sports-obituary-former-west-star-dies-at-31/|title = Sports obituary: Former West star dies at 31|newspaper = [[Salisbury Post]]|date = April 17, 2023|accessdate = April 17, 2023))</ref>
|-
|[[Alex Collins (American football)|Alex Collins]]
|28
|Running back
|[[Memphis Showboats (2022)|Memphis Showboats]] ((small|([[United States Football League (2022)|USFL]])))
|Motorcycle Accident
|2023
|<ref>((cite web |last1=Gordon |first1=Grant |title=Former Seahawks, Ravens RB Alex Collins dead at 28 |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/former-seahawks-ravens-rb-alex-collins-dead-at-28 |website=nfl.com |access-date=August 14, 2023 |date=August 14, 2023))</ref>
|}

==New England Football League==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name
!Age
!Position
!Team
!Cause of death
!Year
!Reference(s)
|-
|Odin Lloyd
|27
|Linebacker
|Boston Bandits
|[[Murder of Odin Lloyd|Homicide]]
|2013
|<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.obitsforlife.com/obituary/836768/Lloyd-Odin.php|title=Odin Lloyd Obituary – Dorchester, Massachusetts|work=obitsforlife.com|access-date=April 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182255/http://www.obitsforlife.com/obituary/836768/Lloyd-Odin.php|archive-date=April 15, 2015|url-status=dead))</ref>
|}

==College==
<!-- This does not include recruits who died while still in high school. -->
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Player 
! Age
! School
! Position
! Cause of death
! Year
! Ref(s)
|-
|Bennie Abram III
|20
|[[Ole Miss Rebels football|Mississippi]]
|Safety
|Exercise collapse associated with sickle cell trait
|2010
|<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-sports/2010/02/ole_miss_walk-on_football_player_bennie_abram_dies_after_conditioning_drill.html|title=Ole Miss walk-on football player Bennie Abram dies after conditioning drill|website=GulfLive.com|date=February 19, 2010|access-date=November 25, 2023))</ref>
|-
|Ted Agu
|21
|[[California Golden Bears football|California]]
|Defensive end
|Exercise collapse associated with sickle cell trait
|2014
|<ref name="JunctionBoys"/>
|-
|John Airhart
|19
|[[Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football|Simmons College]]
|Quarterback
|Traumatic brain injury sustained during 1909 game vs. [[Howard Payne University|Howard Payne]]
|1910
|
|-
|John Albert
|
|[[Chicago Maroons football|Chicago]]
|Multiple
|Stomach ailment
|1914
|
|-
|John Allen
|24
|Christian Brothers College
|Tackle
|Traumatic brain injury sustained during game vs. [[Saint Louis University|St. Louis University]] alumni team
|1899
|<ref>((Cite news |last=Humanities |first=National Endowment for the |date=November 16, 1899 |title=The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, November 16, 1899, Image 5 |pages=5 |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059523/1899-11-16/ed-1/seq-5/ |access-date=January 5, 2023 |issn=2151-5328))</ref>
|-
|Kyle Ambrogi
|21
|[[Penn Quakers football|Pennsylvania]]
|Running back
|Suicide
|2005
|
|-
|[[Avery Atkins]]
|20
|[[University of Florida]]
|[[Cornerback]]
|[[Ecstasy (drug)|Ecstasy]] overdose 
|2007
|<ref>((cite news |url=http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/070607/col_182547762.shtml |title=Former UF, B-CC player Atkins dead at 20 |work=Florida Times-Union |date=July 6, 2007 ))</ref>
|-
|[[Sal Aunese]]
|21
|[[Colorado Buffaloes football|University of Colorado]]
|[[Quarterback]]
|[[Stomach cancer]] 
|1989
|<ref>((cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MvNVAAAAIBAJ&pg=7038%2C6481725 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Colorado mourns quarterback's death |date=September 25, 1989 |page=2B))</ref>
|-
|Walter Back
|22
|[[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]]
|
|Blood poisoning
|1935
|
|-
|Devin Chandler
|20
|[[Virginia Cavaliers|Virginia]]
|Wide receiver
|[[2022 University of Virginia shooting|Homicide]]
|2022
|<ref name="UVAshooting">((cite news |last1=Diaz |first1=Olivia |last2=Wang |first2=Gene |last3=Alexander |first3=Keith L. |last4=Svrluga |first4=Susan |title=Remembering the 3 football players killed in U-Va.’s campus shooting |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/14/uva-shooting-victims-charlottesville/ |access-date=November 17, 2022 |work=[[Washington Post]] |date=November 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221117150951/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/14/uva-shooting-victims-charlottesville/ |archive-date=November 17, 2022 |url-status=live |language=en))</ref>
|- 
|George T. Bahen
|21
|[[Georgetown Hoyas football|Georgetown]]
|Halfback
|Spinal cord injury sustained during 1894 game vs. Columbia Athletic Club
|1895
|<ref>((Cite news |last=Humanities |first=National Endowment for the |date=March 30, 1895 |title=The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, March 30, 1895, Image 1 |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87062244/1895-03-30/ed-1/seq-1/ |access-date=January 5, 2023 |issn=2151-5263))</ref>
|-
|[[Marlin Barnes]]
|22
|[[Miami Hurricanes football|University of Miami]]
|[[Linebacker]]
|Homicide
|1996
|
|-
|Charles Beccara
|
|[[Lehigh Mountain Hawks football|Lehigh]]
|Guard
|Accidental self-inflicted gunshot
|1895
|<ref>((Cite news |last=Humanities |first=National Endowment for the |date=September 23, 1895 |title=Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, September 23, 1895, Image 10 |pages=10 |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1895-09-23/ed-1/seq-10/ |access-date=January 5, 2023 |issn=2331-9968))</ref>
|-
|Verner Belyea
|
|[[Norwich University|Norwich College]]
|Halfback
|Spinal cord injury sustained during game vs. [[Holy Cross Crusaders football|Holy Cross]]
|1913
|
|-
|[[Heath Benedict]]
|24
|[[Newberry College]]
|[[Offensive tackle]]
|[[Enlarged heart]] 
|2008
|<ref>((cite news |last1=Williamson |first1=Bill |title=Williamson: A gentle giant's passing |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft08/columns/story?columnist=williamson_bill&id=3376486 |access-date=April 11, 2022 |work=[[ESPN.com]] |date=May 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520060350/https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft08/columns/story?columnist=williamson_bill&id=3376486 |archive-date=May 20, 2021 |url-status=live |language=en))</ref>
|-
|[[Brook Berringer]]
|22
|[[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|University of Nebraska]]
|Quarterback
|Plane crash 
|1996
|
|-
|Preston Birdsong
|19
|[[Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football|Tennessee Tech]]
|Defensive back
|Exercise collapse associated with sickle cell trait
|2000
|
|-
|Edward Bohn
|22
|[[Missouri S&T Miners football|Missouri Mines]]
|Halfback
|Spinal cord injury sustained during game vs. [[Central Missouri Mules football|Central Missouri]]
|1920
|
|-
|Austin Box
|22
|[[University of Oklahoma|University Of Oklahoma]]
|Linebacker
|Accidental [[opioid]] overdose
|2011
|
|-
|Tajh Boyd
|19
|[[Liberty University]]
|Offensive lineman
|Suicide
|2023
|<ref>((cite news |last1=Boyd |first1=Tajh |title=Liberty University Offensive Lineman Tajh Boyd Dies at 19 |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/liberty-university-offensive-lineman-tajh-boyd-dies-at-19/ar-AA1eUSGb?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=dc1e29082bd94faad32f8bf2a10f99a8&ei=20|access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=[[msn.com]] |date=August 7, 2023|language=en))</ref>
|-
|Cary Brown
|
|[[Presbyterian Blue Hose|Presbyterian]]
|End
|Spinal cord injury sustained during practice
|1923
|
|-
|Hunter Brown
|21
|[[Air Force Falcons football|Air Force Academy]]
|Offensive lineman
|Blood clot in lungs following an injury suffered in practice
|2023
|<ref>((cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Hunter |date=February 1, 2023 |title=Autopsy for Air Force football player Hunter Brown released |language=en |work=[[Gazette.com]] |url=https://gazette.com/sports/autopsy-for-air-force-football-player-hunter-brown-released/article_05da22d4-a242-11ed-88b1-b767cb0e502b.html |access-date=December 20, 2023))</ref>
|-
|Michael Burke
|21
|[[Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania|Medico-Chirurgical College]]
|Tackle
|Traumatic brain injury sustained during game vs. [[University of the Sciences|Philadelphia Pharmacy]]
|1909
|
|-
|Eugene Byrne
|21
|[[Army Black Knights football|Army]]
|Tackle
|Traumatic brain and spinal cord injury sustained during game vs. [[Harvard Crimson football|Harvard]]
|1909
|
|-
|Derringer Cade 
|20
|[[Truman Bulldogs|Northeast Missouri State]]
|Linebacker 
|Idiopathic hypertropic cardiomyopathy sustained during game vs. [[Southwest Baptist Bearcats|Southwest Baptist University]]
|1990
|
|-
|Ronnie Caldwell
|21
|[[Northwestern State Demons football|Northwestern State]]
|Safety
|Homicide
|2023
|<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/northwestern-state-db-ronnie-caldwell-dies-at-21-in-shooting-university-cancels-upcoming-game-vs-nicholls/|title=Northwestern State DB Ronnie Caldwell dies at 21 in shooting; university cancels upcoming game vs. Nicholls|website=[[CBS Sports]]|first=Shehan|last=Jeyarajah|date=October 12, 2023|access-date=November 25, 2023))</ref>
|-
|Leon Carey
|20
|[[Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevils football|Arkansas A&M]]
|
|Cerebral hemorrhage
|1931
|<ref name="1931Deaths"/>
|-
|Archer Christian
|18
|[[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]]
|Halfback
|Traumatic brain injury sustained during game vs. [[Georgetown Hoyas football|Georgetown]]
|1909
|
|-
|Ladarius Clardy
|18
|[[Kennesaw State Owls football|Kennesaw State]]
|Quarterback
|Homicide
|2021
|<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/07/06/college-football-ladarius-clardy-quarterback-50-shots.html |title=Kennesaw State Quarterback Killed After 50 Shots Fired Into His Car |date=July 6, 2021 |accessdate=July 13, 2021))</ref>
|-
|Leonard Clarkson
|23
|[[Norwich University|Norwich College]]
|End
|Internal injuries sustained during game vs. [[Dartmouth Big Green football|Dartmouth]]
|1907
|
|-
|Hiram Cole
|19
|[[Central Methodist University|Central Methodist]]
|
|Traumatic brain injury sustained during game vs. [[Missouri Military Academy|Missouri Military]]
|1916
|
|-
|Jeremiah Collins
|18
|[[Austin Peay Governors football|Austin Peay State]]
|[[Cornerback]]
|Car crash
|2023
|<ref>((cite news |title=Austin Peay freshman DB dies in single-car crash |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38053316/austin-peay-freshman-jeremiah-collins-dies-single-car-crash |access-date=27 July 2023 |work=[[ESPN.com]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727184454/https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38053316/austin-peay-freshman-jeremiah-collins-dies-single-car-crash |archive-date=27 July 2023 |url-status=live |language=en))</ref>
|-
|John Cooper
|
|[[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]]
|
|Spinal cord injury sustained during practice
|1908
|
|-
|E.L. Cowden
|
|[[Eastman Business College]]
|
|Internal injuries sustained during game vs. [[Poughkeepsie High School]]
|1899
|<ref>((Cite news |last=Humanities |first=National Endowment for the |date=October 3, 1899 |title=The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, October 03, 1899, Image 4 |pages=4 |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024441/1899-10-03/ed-1/seq-4/ |access-date=January 5, 2023 |issn=1941-0689))</ref>
|-
|John Crumbacher
|
|[[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]]
|Offensive tackle
|Car crash
|1966
|<ref name="tenncarcrash">((cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/03/25/archives/2-tennessee-football-players-killed-in-auto-crash-3d-hurt.html |title=2 Tennessee Football Players Killed in Auto Crash; 3d Hurt |access-date=April 24, 2022 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |publisher=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 25, 1966 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424013002/https://www.nytimes.com/1966/03/25/archives/2-tennessee-football-players-killed-in-auto-crash-3d-hurt.html |archive-date=April 24, 2022 |url-status=live |language=en))</ref>
|-
|John Curley
|20
|Trinity College (IA)
|
|Unknown
|1924
|
|-
|Carl Dahlbeck
|25
|[[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]]
|Guard
|Burn injury
|1936
|<ref>https://historicalnewspapers.lib.purdue.edu/?a=d&d=ALU20190401-01.2.106&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------1</ref>
|-
|Tom McGannon
|20
|[[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]]
|Halfback
|Burn injury
|1936
|<ref>https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SPNP19360917.2.125</ref>
|-
|[[Mario Danelo]]
|21
|[[USC Trojans football|USC]]
|[[Place kicker|Kicker]]
|Fall from a [[Point Fermin Light|cliff]]
|2007
|<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-danelo7jan07,0,6300559.story|title=USC's Danelo found dead|first1=Gary|last1=Klein|first2=Jerry|last2=Crowe|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 7, 2007))</ref>
|-
|Devaughn Darling
|18
|[[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]]
|Linebacker
|Exercise collapse associated with sickle cell trait
|2001
|
|-
|Donald Davis
|
|[[Emporia State Hornets football|Emporia State]]
|Halfback
|Internal injuries sustained during game vs. [[Baker Wildcats football|Baker]]
|1921
|
|-
|Lavel Davis Jr.
|21
|[[Virginia Cavaliers|Virginia]]
|Wide receiver 
|[[2022 University of Virginia shooting|Homicide]]
|2022
|<ref name="UVAshooting"/>
|-
|Ernest Dickson
|21
|[[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas]]
|Halfback
|[[Pneumonia]]
|1908
|
|-
|Ovid Donaldson
|
|[[McMurry University|McMurry]]
|End
|Spinal cord injury sustained diving into a swimming pool
|1927
|
|-
|[[Gardner Dow]]
|21
|[[UConn Huskies football|University of Connecticut]]
|[[Center (gridiron football)|Center]]
|[[Traumatic brain injury]] sustained during game vs. [[New Hampshire Wildcats football|New Hampshire]]
|1919
|<ref>((cite web |title=Football Death Of Gardner Dow Silenced UConn Campus in 1919 |url=https://www.courant.com/courant-250/moments-in-history/hc-250th-gardner-dow-killed-20140228-story.html |website=The Hartford Courant |author=Mark Anthony |access-date=March 29, 2014))</ref>
|-
|Lee Duff
|
|[[California Golden Bears football|California]]
|Center
|Spinal cord injury sustained during practice
|1900
|
|-
|Butch Duhe
|20
|[[LSU Tigers football|LSU]]
|[[Quarterback]]
|Congenital heart defect
|1970
|
|-
|W.L. Egan
|
|[[Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers|Northwestern Oklahoma State]]
|Halfback
|Traumatic brain injury
|1910
|
|-
|Richard Evans
|
|[[College of Wooster]]
|Halfback
|Spinal cord injury sustained during game vs. [[1908 Western Reserve football team|Western Reserve]]
|1907
|
|-
|Thomas Evans
|
|[[Utah State Aggies football|Utah State]]
|Guard
|Spinal cord injury sustained during game vs. [[Colorado Mines Orediggers football|Colorado Mines]]
|1908
|
|-
|James Fenton
|21
|[[Holy Cross Crusaders football|Holy Cross]]
|Tackle
|Spinal cord injury sustained during practice
|1928
|
|-
|G. Cook Ferebee
|19
|[[VMI Keydets football|VMI]]
|Halfback
|Traumatic brain injury sustained during game vs. [[Roanoke College]]
|1908
|
|-
|Oliver Ferry
|
|[[Alfred University|Alfred]]
|
|Internal injuries sustained during 1920 game vs. [[Allegheny College|Allegheny]]
|1921
|
|-
|Tom Fisher
|
|[[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]]
|Linebacker
|Car crash
|1966
|<ref name="tenncarcrash"/>
|-
|Miles Fox
|19
|[[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy]]
|Running back
|Sunstroke sustained during practice
|1928
|
|-
|[[Richard Von Albade Gammon]]
|17
|[[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]]
|[[Fullback (American football)|Fullback]]
|Traumatic brain injury sustained during game vs. [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]]
|1897
|
|-
|E. Herbert Garrison
|22
|[[Dickinson College|Dickinson]]
|End
|Traumatic brain injury sustained during game vs. [[Swarthmore College|Swarthmore]]
|1886
|<ref>((Cite web |title=E. Herbert Garrison Dies in Red Devil Football Loss to Swarthmore ((!)) Dickinson College |url=https://archives.dickinson.edu/event/e-herbert-garrison-dies-red-devil-football-loss-swarthmore |access-date=January 5, 2023 |website=archives.dickinson.edu))</ref>
|-
|Clayton Geib
|21
|[[College of Wooster]]
|Offensive guard
|[[Cerebral edema]] following game vs. [[Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops|Ohio Wesleyan]]
|2017
|
|-
|[[George Gipp]]
|25
|[[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|University of Notre Dame]]
|Multiple
|[[Streptococcal pharyngitis|Strep throat]] [[infection]] and [[pneumonia]] 
|1920
|
|-
|Eric Goll
|20
|[[Chadron State Eagles|Chadron State]]
|Defensive lineman
|Exercise collapse associated with sickle cell trait
|2016
|
|-
|Harry Goodloe
|20
|Central (KY)
|
|Internal injuries sustained during game vs. [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky]]
|1894
|<ref>((Cite news |last=Humanities |first=National Endowment for the |date=December 6, 1894 |title=The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, December 06, 1894, Image 2 |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87060190/1894-12-06/ed-1/seq-2/ |access-date=January 5, 2023 |issn=2157-488X))</ref>
|-
|Leo Goodreau
|19
|[[Villanova Wildcats football|Villanova]]
|Quarterback
|Spinal cord injury sustained during practice
|1928
|
|-
|Robert Grays
|19
|[[Midwestern State University|Midwestern State]]
|Defensive back
|Spinal cord injury sustained during game vs. [[Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas football|Texas A&M-Kingsville]]
|2017
|
|-
|Reuben Gretschow
|23
|[[Elmhurst University|Elmhurst]]
|Tackle
|Spinal cord injury sustained during game vs. [[Valparaiso University football|Valparaiso]]
|1931
|<ref name="1931Deaths"/>
|-
|Lewis Grisler
|21
|[[Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops|Ohio Wesleyan]]
|End
|Heart failure sustained during practice
|1906
|
|-
|Theodore Hammonds
|23
|[[Warner University|Warner]]
|Wide receiver
|Exercise collapse
|2010
|
|-
|Jack Hartsock
|17
|[[Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops|Ohio Wesleyan]]
|
|Unknown
|1935
|
|-
|Tyler Heintz
|19
|[[Kent State Golden Flashes football|Kent State]]
|Offensive lineman
|Exertional heat stroke following conditioning drills
|2017
|
|-
|[[Tyler Hilinski]]
|21
|[[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State University]]
|Quarterback
|Suicide
|2018
|<ref>((cite web |title=Police: Washington State QB Tyler Hilinski found dead in apparent suicide |url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/22125232/washington-state-qb-tyler-hilinski-found-dead-apparent-suicide-police-say |website=[[ESPN.com]]))</ref>
|-
|Edwin Hill
|25
|[[NYU Violets football|NYU]]
|Halfback
|Accidental gunshot
|1929
|<ref>((cite news |title=Hill, N.Y.U. Athlete, Shot Dead in Prank |work=The New York Times |date=May 8, 1929))</ref><ref>((cite news |title=Hill's Death Casts Gloom Over N.Y.U. |work=The New York Times |date=May 9, 1929))</ref>
|-
|[[Henry Hooper]]
|20
|[[Dartmouth Big Green football|Dartmouth]]
|Center
|Complications from appendicitis surgery
|1904
|<ref>((cite news|title=H. J. Hooper's Funeral: Many Students from Dartmouth at Services at Exeter--Beautiful Display of Floral Pieces|newspaper=Boston Daily Globe |date=March 3, 1904|page=2|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/691217472.html?dids=691217472:691217472&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Mar+03%2C+1904&author=&pub=Boston+Daily+Globe&desc=H.+J.+HOOPER'S+FUNERAL.&pqatl=google))</ref>
|-
|Charles Hope
|
|Corning Free Academy
|
|Injuries received during a game
|1903
|<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84131343/democrat-and-chronicle/|newspaper=[[Democrat and Chronicle]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=November 18, 1903|title=Steuben)) ((Open Access))</ref>
|-
|[[Jasper Howard]]
|20
|[[Connecticut Huskies football|University of Connecticut]]
|Cornerback
|Homicide (stabbed)
|2009
|<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/sports/ncaafootball/19uconn.html|title=UConn Cornerback Dies After Being Stabbed in Brawl|website=[[New York Times]]|date=October 18, 2009|access-date=November 25, 2023))</ref>
|-
|Jaden Hullaby
|21
|[[University of New Mexico football|University of New Mexico]]
|Halfback/Tight end
|Unknown
|2023
|<ref>((Cite news|url=https://people.com/university-of-new-mexico-football-player-jaden-hullaby-dead-at-21-7501778|title=University of New Mexico Football Player Jaden Hullaby Dead at 21: 'Get Your Rest King' |website=People |access-date=May 23, 2023))</ref>
|-
|James Jamieson
|
|[[Cornell Big Red football|Cornell]]
|Quarterback
|Typhoid fever
|1907
|
|-
|Tommy Johnson
|24
|[[Kansas Jayhawks football|Kansas]]
|Quarterback
|Kidney failure related to injury sustained during game vs. [[Missouri Tigers football|Missouri]]
|1911
|<ref>((cite web |title=Touchdowns And Tragedy |url=https://kuhistory.ku.edu/articles/touchdowns-and-tragedy |website=KU History |access-date=October 17, 2022))</ref>
|-
|Harry Jordan
|19
|[[University of Sioux Falls|Sioux Falls College]]
|Running back
|Spinal cord injury sustained during game vs. [[South Dakota Coyotes football|South Dakota]]
|1902
|
|-
|[[Ty Jordan]]
|19
|[[2020 Utah Utes football team|Utah]]
|[[Running back]]
|Accidental gunshot
|2020
|<ref>((cite web |title=Utah Utes RB Ty Jordan, Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year, dies |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30600621/utah-utes-rb-ty-jordan-pac-12-offensive-freshman-year-dies |website=[[ESPN.com]] |author=Mark Schlabach |access-date=December 26, 2020))</ref>
|-
|[[Kosta Karageorge]]
|22
|[[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]]
|[[Defensive lineman]]
|Suicide
|2014
|<ref>((cite web |title=Body identified as Kosta Karageorge |url=http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11960455/kosta-karageorge-ohio-state-buckeyes-found-dead |website=[[ESPN.com]]))</ref>
|-
|Ryan Keeler
|20
|[[UNLV Rebels football|UNLV]]
|[[Defensive lineman]]
| [[Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]]
|2023
|<ref>((cite news |title=Coroner rules natural causes in death of UNLV football player |url=https://www.newsandsentinel.com/uncategorized/2023/06/coroner-rules-natural-causes-in-death-of-unlv-football-player/ |access-date=27 July 2023 |work=[[The Parkersburg News and Sentinel]] |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |date=6 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727183917/https://www.newsandsentinel.com/uncategorized/2023/06/coroner-rules-natural-causes-in-death-of-unlv-football-player/ |archive-date=27 July 2023 |url-status=live |language=en))</ref>
|-
|Harry Knight
|
|[[Drexel Dragons football|Drexel]]
|Fullback
|Crushed skull during practice game against [[University of Pennsylvania|Penn]]
|1894
|<ref>((cite web|title=THE WORLD AT LARGE.|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83040198/1894-10-25/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1888&sort=date&date2=1949&words=Drexel+football&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=0&state=&rows=20&proxtext=Drexel+football&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1|website=Chronicling America|publisher=Barton County democrat|accessdate=February 12, 2018|date=October 25, 1894))</ref>
|-
|Luke Knox
|22
|[[FIU Panthers football|FIU]]
|Linebacker/Tight end
|Unknown
|2022
|<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34418108/luke-knox-florida-international-football-player-younger-brother-buffalo-bills-dawson-knox-dies-age-22|title=Luke Knox, Florida International football player and younger brother of Buffalo Bills' Dawson Knox, dies at age 22|website=[[ESPN]]|date=August 18, 2022|access-date=November 25, 2023))</ref>
|-
|Mariushi Kuwamoto
|28
|[[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football|Hawaii]]
|Halfback
|Traumatic brain injury sustained during game vs. [[Kamehameha Schools|Kamehameha School]]
|1917
|
|-
|Charles Lange
|19
|[[Montana State Bobcats football|Montana State]]
|
|Spinal cord injury sustained during practice
|1911
|
|-
|Myzelle Law
|19
|[[MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers football|MidAmerica Nazarene University]]
|Defensive lineman
|Heat-related injuries at practice
|2023
|<ref>((cite web|url=https://people.com/mnu-football-player-myzelle-law-19-dies-heat-related-injuries-7568208|title=MNU Football Player Myzelle Law, 19, Dies from 'Heat-Related Injuries' After Practice|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|first=Natasha|last=Dye|date=August 1, 2023|access-date=November 25, 2023))</ref>
|-
|Robert Layfield
|18
|[[Johns Hopkins Blue Jays football|Johns Hopkins]]
|Quarterback
|Spinal cord injury sustained during 1914 game vs. [[Lehigh Mountain Hawks football|Lehigh]]
|1915
|
|-
|Robert Lewin
|
|[[Baltimore Medical College]]
|Guard
|Heart failure during game vs. [[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy]]
|1903
|
|-
|Dale Lloyd II
|19
|[[Rice Owls football|Rice]]
|Defensive back
|Exercise collapse associated with sickle cell trait
|2006
|<ref name="JunctionBoys"/>
|-
|Aaron Lowe
|21
|[[2021 Utah Utes football team|Utah]]
|[[Cornerback]]
|Homicide
|2021
|<ref>((cite news |title=Utah football player Lowe killed in SLC shooting |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32284862/utah-football-player-aaron-lowe-killed-salt-lake-city-shooting |access-date=December 11, 2021 |work=[[ESPN.com]] |date=September 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204061313/https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32284862/utah-football-player-aaron-lowe-killed-salt-lake-city-shooting |archive-date=December 4, 2021 |url-status=live |language=en))</ref>
|-
|Lyons
|
|[[Washington & Jefferson Presidents football|Washington & Jefferson]]
|
|Injuries received during a game
|1892
|<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84128482/hamilton-evening-journal/|newspaper=[[Hamilton Evening Journal]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=October 22, 1892|title=Football)) ((Open Access))</ref>
|-
|Justin McAllister
|19
|[[Sacramento City College football|Sacramento City College  Panthers]]
|Offensive tackle
|Heart failure
|2023
|<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/ncaa-football/college-football-player-justin-mcallister-dies-collapse-practice|title=College football player dies suddenly after collapsing at practice|newspaper=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=September 13, 2023)) ((Open Access))</ref>
|-
|Ralph McClure
|21
|[[Colorado College Tigers football|Colorado College]]
|Back
|Spinal cord injury sustained during game vs. [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]]
|1932
|
|-
|Robert McKee
|
|[[Alma College|Alma]]
|Tackle
|Internal injuries sustained during game vs. Detroit Athletic Club
|1901
|
|-
|Gordon McMillan
|21
|[[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]]
|Quarterback
|Pneumonia
|1924
|
|-
|[[Jordan McNair]] 
|19
|[[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]]
|[[Offensive lineman]]
|Liver failure (caused by heatstroke) 
|2018
|<ref name="JunctionBoys">((cite news |last1=Hruby |first1=Patrick |title='Junction Boys syndrome': how college football fatalities became normalized |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/19/college-football-deaths-offseason-workouts |access-date=27 July 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=19 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405104820/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/19/college-football-deaths-offseason-workouts |archive-date=5 April 2023 |language=en))</ref><ref>((cite web |title=Maryland's Jordan McNair Died of Heatstroke According to OL's Family |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2786370-marylands-jordan-mcnair-died-of-heatstroke-according-to-ols-family |publisher=[[Bleacherreport.com]] |access-date=August 11, 2018))</ref>
|-
|Camdan McWright
|18
|[[San Jose State Spartans football|San Jose State]]
|Running back
|Traffic collision (hit by a school bus while riding an electric scooter)
|2022
|<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34847078/san-jose-state-football-player-camdan-mcwright-struck-killed-scooter|title=San Jose State RB Camdan McWright struck, killed while on scooter|website=[[ESPN]]|first=Kyle|last=Bonagura|date=October 21, 2022|access-date=November 25, 2023))</ref>
|-
|Wayne Merrifield
|21
|[[Michigan State Normal College]]
|
|Internal injuries
|1931
|<ref name="1931Deaths"/>
|-
|Walter Merryman
|22
|[[Davis & Elkins College|Davis & Elkins]]
|Halfback
|Traumatic brain injury sustained during game vs. [[McDaniel Green Terror football|Western Maryland]]
|1911
|
|-
|Darius Minor
|18
|[[University of Maine]]
|Defensive back
|[[Aortic dissection]]
|2018
|<ref name="JunctionBoys"/><ref>((cite news |last1=Lowe |first1=Mike |title=UMaine football player died of heart condition, coroner rules |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2018/08/14/umaine-football-player-died-because-of-heart-condition-coroner-rules/ |access-date=27 July 2023 |work=[[Press Herald]] |date=14 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024023156/https://www.pressherald.com/2018/08/14/umaine-football-player-died-because-of-heart-condition-coroner-rules/ |archive-date=24 October 2021 |url-status=live |language=en))</ref>
|-
|James Mock
|19
|[[Roanoke College]]
|
|Pneumonia (caused by internal injuries sustained during practice)
|1910
|
|-
|Rudolph Monk
|29
|[[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]]
|Halfback
|Traumatic brain injury sustained during game vs. [[Bethany College (West Virginia)|Bethany College (WV)]]
|1910
|
|-
|Howard Montgomery
|21
|[[Hampden–Sydney Tigers|Hampden-Sydney]]
|Tackle
|Spinal cord injury sustained during practice
|1905
|<ref name="SerialKiller">((cite web |last1=Gordon |first1=Aaron |title=Did Football Cause 20 Deaths In 1905? Re-Investigating A Serial Killer |url=https://deadspin.com/did-football-cause-20-deaths-in-1905-re-investigating-1506758181 |website=[[Deadspin]] |access-date=27 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415125248/https://deadspin.com/did-football-cause-20-deaths-in-1905-re-investigating-1506758181 |archive-date=15 April 2023 |language=en |date=22 January 2014 |url-status=live))</ref>
|-
|Harold P. Moore
|19
|[[Union University (New York)|Union (NY)]]
|Halfback
|Traumatic brain injury sustained during game vs. [[New York University|NYU]]
|1905
|<ref name="SerialKiller"/>
|-
|Ed Morrissey
|21
|[[St. Ambrose University|St. Ambrose College]]
|
|Pneumonia and blood poisoning
|1913
|
|-
|Anthony Mostella
|22
|[[South Alabama Jaguars football|South Alabama]]
|Running back
|Motorcycle crash
|2010
|<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.al.com/live/2010/06/university_of_south_alabama_ru.html|title=University of South Alabama running back Anthony Mostella dies in St. Clair County motorcycle crash|website=AL.com|first=Brendan|last=Kirby|date=June 14, 2010|access-date=November 25, 2023))</ref>
|-
|[[Chucky Mullins]]
|21
|[[Ole Miss Rebels football|University of Mississippi]]
|[[Defensive back]]
|[[Spinal cord injury]] sustained during 1989 game vs. [[Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt]]
|1991
|
|-
|Cornelius Murphy
|21
|[[Fordham Rams football|Fordham]]
|Tackle
|Traumatic brain injury sustained during game vs. [[Bucknell Bison football|Bucknell]]
|1931
|<ref name="1931Deaths">((cite news |title=40 Players Killed in Football Season |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1931/12/06/121613830.html?pageNumber=124 |access-date=27 July 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=6 December 1931 |pages=1S, 4S |language=en))</ref>
|-
|Aaron O'Neal
|19
|[[Missouri Tigers football|Missouri]]
|Linebacker
|Exercise collapse associated with sickle cell trait
|2005
|
|-
|Edgar Newschwander
|
|[[Ripon Red Hawks|Ripon]]
|Tackle
|Spinal cord injury sustained during game vs. [[Martin Luther College|Northwestern College (WI)]]
|1900
|
|-
|James Nichols
|
|[[University of Alabama]]
|Center
|Spinal injury
|1931
|<ref name="1931Deaths"/>
|-
|Virgil Noland
|21
|[[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]]
|Guard
|Burn injury
|1911
|
|-
|Edison Ogrosky
|20
|[[Southwestern Moundbuilders football|Southwestern (KS)]]
|Fullback
|Internal injuries sustained during game vs. [[Bethany College (Kansas)|Bethany College (KS)]]
|1924
|
|-
|[[Bryan Pata]]
|22
|[[Miami Hurricanes football|University of Miami]]
|Defensive lineman
|Homicide
|2006
|<ref>((cite news |first=Scott |last=Conroy |title=U. Of Miami Football Player Killed |via=[[CBS News]] |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-of-miami-football-player-killed-07-11-2006/ |accessdate=September 28, 2018 |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |date=November 7, 2006 |language=en))</ref><ref>((Cite web|last1=Ovalle|first1=David|last2=Miller Degnan|first2=Susan|date=August 19, 2021|title=Former player arrested, charged with 2006 murder of Miami Hurricanes star Bryan Pata|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/acc/university-of-miami/article253589064.html|url-status=live|access-date=August 24, 2021|website=[[Miami Herald]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819230910/https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/acc/university-of-miami/article253589064.html |archive-date=August 19, 2021 ))</ref>
|-
|Ivan Perkins
|21
|[[New Mexico Highlands University|New Mexico Normal]]
|
|Traumatic brain injury sustained during practice
|1937
|
|-
|D'Sean Perry 
|20
|[[Virginia Cavaliers|Virginia]]
|Linebacker
|[[2022 University of Virginia shooting|Homicide]]
|2022
|<ref name="UVAshooting"/>
|-
|Charles Persland
|
|[[Widener University|Pennsylvania Military College]]
|
|Traumatic brain injury
|1917
|
|-
|John Peters
|
|[[Morningside University|Morningside]]
|
|Internal injuries sustained during practice
|1909
|
|-
|Lawrence Pierson
|
|[[Lake Forest Foresters football|Lake Forest]]
|Halfback
|Spinal cord injury sustained during game vs. South Division High School
|1900
|
|-
|Ereck Plancher
|19
|[[UCF Knights football|Central Florida]]
|Wide receiver
|Exercise collapse associated with sickle cell trait
|2008
|<ref name="JunctionBoys"/>
|-
|Polie Poitier
|19
|[[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]]
|Defensive back
|Exercise collapse associated with sickle cell trait
|1974
|
|-
|Alfred Primm, Jr.
|
|[[Amherst Mammoths football|Amherst]]
|Halfback
|Spinal cord injury sustained during practice
|1926
|
|-
|Charles Prior
|
|[[Lehigh Mountain Hawks football|Lehigh]]
|Quarterback
|Spinal cord injury sustained during game vs. [[West Virginia Wesleyan College|West Virginia Wesleyan]]
|1925
|
|-
|Jack Reeves
|23
|[[Emporia State Hornets football|Emporia State]]
|Fullback
|Spinal cord injury sustained during game vs. [[Washburn Ichabods football|Washburn]]
|1920
|
|-
|Paul Reyna
|19
|[[Boise State Broncos football|Boise State]]
|Defensive Tackle
|Traumatic brain injury sustained during scrimmage
|1999
|<ref>((cite web |last1=Southorn |first1=Dave |title=Twenty years after his death, Paul Reyna still gives life to Boise State football |url=https://theathletic.com/1156636/2019/08/23/boise-state-football-paul-reyna-death-20th-anniversary/ |website=[[The Athletic]] |access-date=6 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222063748/https://theathletic.com/1156636/2019/08/23/boise-state-football-paul-reyna-death-20th-anniversary/ |archive-date=22 December 2019 |language=en |date=23 August 2019 |url-status=live))</ref>
|-
|Paul Root
|
|[[Eastern Illinois Panthers football|Eastern Illinois]]
|Halfback
|Traumatic brain injury sustained during game vs. [[Illinois State Redbirds football|Illinois State]]
|1915
|
|-
|[[Joe Roth (American football)|Joe Roth]]
|21
|[[California Golden Bears football|University of California Berkeley]]
|Quarterback
|[[Melanoma]] 
|1977
|
|-
|Reed Ryan
|22
|[[Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs football|University of Minnesota Duluth]]
|Defensive lineman
|Genetic heart condition 
|2023
|<ref>((cite news |last1=Radcliffe |first1=JR |title=Wisconsin native, UMD football player Reed Ryan dies at 22 after collapse at workout |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/2023/11/30/wisconsin-native-umd-football-player-reed-ryan-dies-after-workout/71758196007/ |access-date=30 November 2023 |work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |date=30 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130221354/https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/2023/11/30/wisconsin-native-umd-football-player-reed-ryan-dies-after-workout/71758196007/ |archive-date=30 November 2023 |url-status=live |language=en))</ref>
|-
|Hugh Saussy
|18
|[[City College of New York]]
|Guard
|Traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury sustained during game vs. Elizabeth Athletic Club
|1893
|<ref>((Cite news |last=Humanities |first=National Endowment for the |date=November 12, 1893 |title=The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, November 12, 1893, 1, Image 1 |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030272/1893-11-12/ed-1/seq-1/ |access-date=January 5, 2023 |issn=1940-7831))</ref>
|-
|Bryan Scott
|
|[[Knox College (Illinois)|Knox College]]
|
|Spinal cord injury sustained during game vs. [[Saint Louis University|St. Louis University]]
|1915
|
|-
|John Segrist
|27
|[[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]]
|Center-rush
|Spinal cord injury sustained during game vs. [[Case Western Reserve University|Western Reserve]]
|1901
|
|-
|Bertrand F. Serf
|18
|[[Doane University|Doane]]
|Quarterback
|Traumatic brain injury sustained during game vs. [[Kansas Jayhawks football|Kansas]]
|1896
|<ref>((Cite web |title=Lawrence Journal 21 Nov 1896, page 3 |url=https://kansashistoricalopencontent.newspapers.com/image/489975401/ |access-date=January 5, 2023 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en))</ref>
|-
|[[Ron Settles]]
|21
|[[Long Beach State 49ers football|California State University, Long Beach]] (Long Beach State)
|Running back
|Found hanging in jail cell
|1981
|
|-
|Frank Shanklin
|
|[[Hanover College]]
|End
|Internal injuries sustained during practice
|1903
|
|-
|Derek Sheely
|22
|[[Frostburg State University|Frostburg State]]
|Fullback
|Traumatic brain injury sustained during practice
|2011
|
|-
|Richard Sheridan, Jr.
|26
|[[Army Black Knights football|Army]]
|End
|Spinal cord injury sustained during game vs. [[Yale Bulldogs football|Yale]]
|1931
|<ref name="1931Deaths"/>
|-
|Ja'Quayvin Smalls
|20
|[[Western Carolina Catamounts football|Western Carolina]]
|Defensive back
|Exercise collapse associated with sickle cell trait
|2009
|
|-
|C. D. Smith
|
|[[Millsaps College|Millsaps]]
|Tackle
|Spinal cord injury sustained during game vs. [[Stetson University|Stetson]]
|1931
|<ref name="1931Deaths"/>
|-
|[[Wayne Souza]]
|20
|[[Wisconsin Badgers football|University of Wisconsin-Madison]]
|Flanker
|Drowned while swimming in Lake Monona
|1979
|
|-
|Joe Spybuck
|19
|[[Haskell Indian Nations University|Haskell]]
|Tackle
|Traumatic brain injury sustained during practice game
|1909
|
|-
|[[Freddie Joe Steinmark]]
|22
|[[Texas Longhorns football|University of Texas at Austin]]
|[[Safety (gridiron football position)|Safety]]
|[[Osteosarcoma]] 
|1971
|
|-
| Jamain Stephens
|20
|[[California University of Pennsylvania|California (PA)]]
|Defensive lineman
|Blood clot in heart
|2020
|<ref>((cite news |last1=Witz |first1=Billy |title=College Football's Worst Fear in the Pandemic: The Death of a Player |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/sports/ncaafootball/college-football-death-jamain-stephens.html |access-date=April 11, 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324013254/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/sports/ncaafootball/college-football-death-jamain-stephens.html |archive-date=March 24, 2022 |url-status=live |language=en))</ref><ref>((cite news |last1=Dellenger |first1=Ross |title=On D-II Player Jamain Stephens's Life and Unexpected Death |url=https://www.si.com/college/2020/09/09/jamain-stephens-division-ii-lineman-no-cause-of-death |access-date=April 11, 2022 |work=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=September 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123023603/https://www.si.com/college/2020/09/09/jamain-stephens-division-ii-lineman-no-cause-of-death |archive-date=November 23, 2020 |url-status=live |language=en-us))</ref>
|-
|Rodney Stowers
|20
|[[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]]
|Nose guard
|Broken leg injury
|1991
|<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/04/sports/mississippi-state-player-dies.html.|title=Mississippi State Player Dies|website=[[New York Times]]|date=October 4, 1991|access-date=November 25, 2023))</ref>
|-
|Owen Thomas
|21
|[[Penn Quakers football|Pennsylvania]]
|Offensive lineman
|Suicide
|2010
|<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/colleges/20100427_Penn_football_player_Owen_Thomas_dies.html|title=Penn football player Owen Thomas dies|website=Inquirer.com|first=Joe|last=Juliano|date=April 27, 2010|access-date=November 25, 2023))</ref>
|-
|[[Jack Trice]]
|21
|[[Iowa State Cyclones football|Iowa State University]]
|[[Tackle (gridiron football position)|Tackle]]
|Internal injuries sustained during game vs. [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]]
|1923
|
|-
|Frank Trimble
|
|[[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana]]
|Tackle
|Blood poisoning
|1909
|
|-
|Sione Veikoso
|22
|[[BYU Cougars football|BYU]]
|Offensive lineman
|Construction accident
|2022
|<ref>((cite news |title=BYU OL Veikoso dies after retaining wall collapses |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35353367/byu-ol-sione-veikoso-dies-retaining-wall-collapses |access-date=January 1, 2023 |work=[[ESPN.com]] |date=December 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101020821/https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35353367/byu-ol-sione-veikoso-dies-retaining-wall-collapses |archive-date=January 1, 2023 |url-status=live |language=en))</ref>
|-
|Brian Alan Wagner
|19
|[[Emporia State Hornets football|Emporia State]]
|Linebacker
|Homicide (Traumatic Brain Injury from physical assault)
|1999
|
|-
|Joseph Walsh
|
|[[Saint Mary's Academy and College|St. Mary's College (KS)]]
|Guard
|Spinal cord injury sustained during practice
|1909
|
|-
|George Watkinson
|22
|[[Yale Bulldogs football|Yale]]
|Halfback
|"Over-exertion and exposure" sustained during game vs. [[Princeton Tigers football|Princeton]]
|1886
|<ref>((cite web |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1886-12-16/ed-1/seq-2/ |title=His Death Due to Football at Princeton, New York Tribune |date=December 16, 1886 |website=Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Lib. of Congress |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702163825/https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/data/batches/dlc_ford_ver01/data/sn83030214/00175038140/1886121601/0730.pdf |archive-date=July 2, 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=April 23, 2022 |lang=en))</ref>
|-
|[[Spencer Webb]]
|22
|[[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]]
|Tight end
|Head injury from cliff diving
|2022
|<ref>((Cite web |last=McCarty |first=Andrew |date=July 14, 2022 |title=College Football Tight End Dead At 22 Following Tragic Accident |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/college-football-tight-end-dead-at-22-following-tragic-accident/ar-AAZzzcU?ocid=BingHp04&cvid=616aaf4c5f114a62e0d654174354256f |access-date=July 14, 2022 |website=[[MSN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714194612/https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/college-football-tight-end-dead-at-22-following-tragic-accident/ar-AAZzzcU?ocid=BingHp04&cvid=616aaf4c5f114a62e0d654174354256f |archive-date=July 14, 2022 |url-status=live |lang=en))</ref>
|-
|Sam Westmoreland
|18
|[[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]]
|Offensive lineman
|Suicide
|2022
|<ref>((cite web|url=https://hailstate.com/news/2022/10/19/football-statement-on-the-death-of-msu-student-athlete.aspx|title=Statement On The Death Of MSU Student-Athlete|website=[[Mississippi State Bulldogs]]|first=Brandon|last=Langlois|date=October 19, 2022|access-date=November 25, 2023))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/mississippi-state/2022/12/16/sam-westmoreland-mississippi-state-football-new-england-patriots-my-cause-my-cleats-preston-rogers/69735269007/|title=Mississippi State football's Sam Westmoreland honored in NFL's My Cause My Cleats|website=[[Clarion-Ledger]]|first=Stefan|last=Krajisnik|date=December 16, 2022|access-date=November 25, 2023))</ref>
|-
|Rashidi Wheeler
|22
|[[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]]
|Safety
|Exercise collapse associated with bronchial asthma
|2001
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|Jordan Wiggins
|18
|[[Georgia Southern University]]
|Offensive lineman
|Suicide
|2019
|<ref>((cite news |last1=Jaudon |first1=Travis |title=Coroner: GS player died by intentional overdose |url=https://www.savannahnow.com/story/sports/college/2019/10/22/coroner-georgia-southern-player-died-by-intentional-overdose/2449378007/ |access-date=January 1, 2023 |work=[[Savannah Morning News]] |date=October 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813220159/https://www.savannahnow.com/story/sports/college/2019/10/22/coroner-georgia-southern-player-died-by-intentional-overdose/2449378007/ |archive-date=August 13, 2022 |url-status=live |language=en))</ref>
|-
|Chad Wiley
|22
|[[North Carolina A&T Aggies football|North Carolina A&T]]
|Offensive lineman
|Exercise collapse associated with sickle cell trait
|2008
|
|-
|Devin Willock
|21
|[[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]]
|Offensive lineman
|Car crash
|2023
|<ref name="Willock">((Cite web |last=Schlabach |first=Mark |date=January 15, 2023 |title=Georgia OL Devin Willock, recruiting staffer die in car crash |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35451742/georgia-ol-devin-willock-recruiting-staffer-die-car-crash |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=ESPN))</ref>
|-
|Earl Wilson
|
|[[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy]]
|Quarterback
|Spinal cord injury sustained during 1909 game vs. [[Villanova Wildcats football|Villanova]]
|1910
|
|-
|Ralph Wilson
|18
|[[Wabash Little Giants football|Wabash]]
|Halfback
|Traumatic brain injury sustained during game vs. [[Saint Louis University|St. Louis University]]
|1910
|
|-
|Willis Wilson
|21
|[[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football|Hawaii]]
|Running back
|Drowned
|2013
|<ref>((cite news |last1=Simpson |first1=David |title=Hawaii football player dies after wave sweeps him from Oahu beach |url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/11/30/us/hawaii-football-player-death/index.html |access-date=April 5, 2023 |work=CNN |date=December 2, 2013|language=en))</ref>
|-
|Khambrail Winters
|20
|[[Texas State Bobcats football|Texas State]]
|Defensive back
|Homicide
|2020
|<ref>((cite news |last1=Flores |first1=Christian |title=Family of Texas State football player shot and killed speaks out for the first time |url=https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/family-of-texas-state-football-player-shot-and-killed-speaks-out-for-the-first-time |access-date=April 11, 2022 |work=KEYE |date=December 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208013840/https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/family-of-texas-state-football-player-shot-and-killed-speaks-out-for-the-first-time |archive-date=December 8, 2020 |url-status=live |language=en))</ref>
|-
|John Withnell
|
|[[Saint Louis University|St. Louis University]]
|Quarterback
|Internal injuries sustained during practice
|1903
|
|-
|Homer Wray
|
|[[Gettysburg College|Gettysburg]]
|
|Internal injuries sustained during a practice game
|1913
|
|-
|Ted York
|20
|[[Yale Bulldogs football|Yale]]
|Guard
|Pneumonia
|1912
|
|-
|}

==Team vehicle and plane crashes==
*[[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]]: 14 members of football team were killed in a [[Purdue Wreck|railroad collision]] (1903).
*[[Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College|Northeastern Oklahoma A&M]]: 5 football players were killed in a head-on highway crash (1966).
*[[Marshall Thundering Herd football|Marshall]]: 37 members died in an [[Southern Airways Flight 932|airplane crash]] (1970).
*[[Wichita State Shockers football|Wichita State]]: most of the starting players and coaches, 31 in total, died in an [[Wichita State University football team plane crash|airplane crash]] (1970).
*[[Cal Poly Mustangs football|Cal Poly]] Mustangs football team: 16 players and 6 others died in an [[Cal Poly football team plane crash|airplane crash]] (1960).
*[[Southwestern Oklahoma State University|Southwestern Oklahoma State]]: 4 football players were killed in a car crash (1996).

==See also==
* [[Sudden cardiac death of athletes]]
* [[List of National Football League players who died in wars]]

== Notes ==
((notelist))

==References==
((Reflist|30em))

[[Category:Lists of American football players|Died]]
[[Category:Deaths in sport|American football]]

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