Antonio Bryant (born March 9, 1981) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons during the early 2000s. He played college football for University of Pittsburgh, and was recognized as an All-American. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft, and also played professionally for the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL.

Bryant was born in Miami, Florida. He graduated from Miami Northwestern High School, where he was a standout high school football player for the Miami Northwestern Bulls.

Bryant attended the University of Pittsburgh, and played for the Pittsburgh Panthers football team from 1999 to 2001. As a sophomore in 2000, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and won the Fred Biletnikoff Award as the best college wide receiver in America. He was the second sophomore to win the award, following Randy Moss, and preceding fellow Panther Larry Fitzgerald in 2003.

Lavonya Quintelle "Quincy" Carter (born October 13, 1977) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Georgia.

Carter has also been a member of the New York Jets, Montreal Alouettes, Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings, Kansas City Brigade and Abilene Ruff Riders.

Carter attended Southwest DeKalb High School where he played quarterback. He led the Panthers to the 1995 AAAA State Championship under Coach William Godfrey.

In 2004, Quincy Carter was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Carter originally signed a football letter of intent with Georgia Tech in 1996, but opted instead to play minor league baseball after being drafted by the Chicago Cubs as an outfielder 52nd overall in the 1996 amateur draft.

With the Gulf Coast Cubs of the rookie league in 1997, Carter played in 55 games and hit .215 The following year, he was promoted to the Rockford Cubbies of Single-A and hit .211 in 105 games. He appeared in 28 games for Rockford in 1998, hitting .248 in 27 games. His final year in 1999, he went 0-for-3 in one game for the Daytona Cubs of Advanced A ball.

Lucas Patrick McCown (born July 12, 1981 in Jacksonville, Texas) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent in the National Football League (NFL). He last played for the Jacksonville Jaguars during the 2011 season.

McCown played college football for the Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs, and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2005 to 2008, prior to being picked up by Jacksonville. He is the younger brother of Chicago Bears quarterback Josh McCown and former Texas A&M quarterback Randy McCown.

McCown was born and raised in Jacksonville, Texas. Like his older brothers Josh and Randy McCown, he showed an aptitude for sports. He attended Jacksonville High School, where he was a standout in both football and basketball. In basketball, he garnered All-District and All-East Texas honors. For college he attended Louisiana Tech University, where he played for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.

Alexander Douglas Smith (born May 7, 1984) is a professional American football player and starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. Smith was drafted with the 1st-overall pick in the 1st round of the 2005 NFL Draft by San Francisco from the University of Utah. He started his first game during Week 5 of his rookie season, replacing former starter Tim Rattay. Though he started a total of seven games that season, he did not play well, throwing only one touchdown to eleven interceptions. In 2006, he was named the starting quarterback before the season and started all 16 games for the team, as well as seven games of the 2007 season. Nagging shoulder injuries would keep him out of eight games in 2007, and following shoulder surgery, he missed all of 2008. He returned in 2009 and alternated as starting quarterback with Shaun Hill. He went into the 2010 season as the team's primary starting quarterback, but shoulder injuries again kept him on the sideline for several games. He was named the team's starter for 2011 and started every game of the 2011 season. He helped lead the 49ers to a 13-3 regular season record in 2011. On March 20, 2012 he signed a new 3-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers worth a reported $24 million.

Braylon Jamel Edwards (born February 21, 1983) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns third overall in the 2005 NFL Draft. He has also played for the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers.

He played college football at Michigan, where he won the Fred Biletnikoff Award, the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as Big Ten Conference MVP, and became a consensus All-American. Along the way, he became the first receiver in Big Ten history to have three consecutive 1000-yard seasons and the third in NCAA Division I-A. He set most of the current Michigan Wolverines football receiving records.

He played four plus seasons with the Browns where he earned a Pro Bowl selection following the 2007 NFL season. Outside of football, in Cleveland, he was notable for both his legal troubles and his philanthropy. He was arrested for numerous speeding violations, but has upheld his commitment to sponsor 100 Cleveland area youths' educations.

During his three active high school years at Bishop Gallagher HS, Edwards played a variety of positions and made 63 receptions for 740 yards and eight touchdowns. Edwards followed in his father Stan Edwards's footsteps to Michigan where he played 2001–2004. During his senior year Edwards set Michigan season records for receptions (97) and yards (1,330) and career records for 252 receptions, 3,541 yards, and 39 touchdowns, a Big Ten record.