Since 1999, Miami Hurricanes has had 67 players selected, 3rd-most in the nation behind the University of Southern California (66) and Ohio State University (77). In the same time-span, Hurricanes players were picked 33 times in the first-round, eight ahead of Ohio State.

Over time, some sportswriters have called Miami 'Quarterback U' as a result of the number of high-profile quarterbacks who attended UM, including Jim Kelly, Bernie Kosar, Vinny Testaverde, Steve Walsh, Craig Erickson, Gino Torretta, and Ken Dorsey.

The following is a partial list (working on making it a full list) of Miami Hurricanes who are currently playing or have previously played professional football in the NFL and addition notes if they also played in any other professional leagues:

Active players and their respective teams, are bolded.

Guide to the symbols after players names:

Of Miami's last five head coaches, four have gone directly on to professional head coaching positions, three with the NFL. They are: