The last six Miami football players drafted to the NFL

The 2026 NFL draft is creeping up. From April 23-25, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, hundreds of collegiate prospects will wait to see whose name commissioner Roger Goodell will announce for a chance to take their careers to the professional level.

Fifteen players who graduated from Miami University have been drafted to the NFL since 2000, highlighted by two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger. Since 2010, six RedHawks have been drafted.

Dominique Robinson (defensive end, 2022-present)

The only active player on this list, Robinson recorded 19 tackles — including 12 solo tackles — and 1.5 sacks with the Chicago Bears this past season. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 2022 draft, where he spent four years before being traded to the Houston Texans on March 13.

Robinson’s only Division I offer out of high school came from Miami, where he initially started as a quarterback before switching to wide receiver, catching 21 passes for 393 yards and three touchdowns between his sophomore and junior seasons.

He switched positions once more to defensive end going into his senior year during the shortened season in 2020. The following season in his final year of eligibility with the RedHawks, he had 29 tackles and 4.5 sacks, leading the Bears to draft him with the 174th pick.

In his NFL debut with the Bears, Robinson had 1.5 sacks against the San Francisco 49ers, the most by a Bears rookie player in his first game since 1987. He has 68 tackles and 3.5 sacks going into his fifth NFL season before moving to Houston.

Tommy Doyle (offensive tackle, 2021-24)

Standing at 6-foot-8-inches and 320 pounds ahead of the draft, Doyle was selected by the Buffalo Bills at pick 161 in 2021.

Doyle initially played at right tackle for the RedHawks in 2018, when the team rushed for 159.8 yards per game and allowed two sacks per game. After switching to left tackle, Doyle earned First Team All-MAC honors in 2019 and 2020.

Doyle was a reserve for most of his career, but caught a touchdown from Josh Allen on Jan. 15, 2022, in the wild card round of the playoffs against the New England Patriots. In September of 2022, Doyle suffered a torn ACL that would bench him for the remainder of the season.

Knee injuries persisted for the rest of his career, and Doyle medically retired on Feb. 14, 2025, after four seasons with the Bills.

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Sam Sloman (kicker, 2020-23)

An excellent senior season performance from Sloman persuaded the Los Angeles Rams to pick him in the seventh round of the 2020 draft, making him the first kicker and 40th player overall to be drafted from Miami. In his final year with the RedHawks in 2019, Sloman converted 26-30 field goals and was a perfect 34-34 on extra point attempts.

After being drafted to the Rams, Sloman hit eight field goals on 11 attempts and went 5-5 from 30-39 yards out. He kicked 18-21 extra points through the first seven games of the season before being waived and eventually replaced by Matt Gay.

Sloman signed with the Tennessee Titans’ practice squad halfway through the 2020-21 season and was moved to the active roster to replace an injured Stephen Gostkowski. In a matchup against the Texans, Sloman was perfect on field goals (2-2) and extra points (5-5) and hit a game-winning 37-yard field goal to win the Titans the AFC South title.

Sloman bounced from various teams’ practice squads before signing with the Vegas Vipers of the XFL (Extreme Football League) in 2023. The Vipers were not included in the merger between the XFL and the USFL (United States Football League) in 2024.

Quinten Rollins (cornerback, 2015-19)

Rollins became the earliest selection among Miami players since Roethlisberger when the Green Bay Pickers drafted him in the second round of the 2015 draft.

Rollins played four years of basketball for the RedHawks before joining the football team in 2014. In his lone year playing football, he was named MAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2019 after catching seven interceptions, including one for a touchdown, tying for third-most in the country. He forced one fumble and finished with 72 tackles.

Rollins finished his rookie season with 31 tackles and two interceptions, both against Nick Foles, who played for the St. Louis Rams, including one he returned for a touchdown.

Rollins caught one more interception with the Packers against the Seattle Seahawks in 2016. He suffered a leg injury in the final preseason game before the 2018-19 season and was placed on injury reserve before being released with an injury settlement. He bounced from the Arizona Cardinals to the San Francisco 49ers but would not make either of the final rosters.

Zac Dysert (quarterback, 2013-17)

Dysert became the first quarterback since Roethlisberger to be drafted in 2013. He surpassed Roethlisberger’s career passing yards in his collegiate career, leading the Denver Broncos to select him in the seventh round.

Dysert became Miami’s starting quarterback in 2009 and finished the year with 2,611 passing yards, 11 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. He missed three games in 2010, with Austin Boucher filling his role in the RedHawks’ MAC championship victory that year.

Dysert sought revenge in 2011, passing for 3,513 yards, 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. He played even better in his senior year with 3,483 yards, 26 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

With the Broncos, Dysert was a backup to Peyton Manning and Brock Osweiler. Dysert spent the next season on Denver’s practice squad and was cut before the 2015-16 season. Over the next two years, Dysert spent brief time with multiple teams’ practice squads, finishing with the Dallas Cowboys before an injury ended his NFL career.

Brandon Brooks (offensive guard, 2012-21)

Brooks started as a guard in all four seasons with the RedHawks and played in their 2010 MAC championship-winning season. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in 2013 during the third round.

Following a rookie season spent on the practice squad, Brooks started at right guard in every game from 2013-15 for the Texans before he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles.

In Philadelphia, Brooks was named to three-straight Pro Bowls from 2017-19. His first Pro Bowl, which he shared with Lane Johnson, coincided with the Eagles’ first Super Bowl victory in Super Bowl LII.

Brooks signed a four-year, $54 million extension with the Eagles in 2019, but the latter part of his career was riddled with injuries, starting with a torn Achilles in the divisional round of the 2018-19 playoffs. He returned for the next season but suffered a dislocated shoulder in the final regular season game. Ahead of the 2020 season, Brooks was named the 98th-best player by his peers.

He tore his Achilles again and missed the 2020-21 season, limiting his game appearances going forward. A pectoral strain early in the 2021-22 season caused him to sit out the remainder of the year, and he announced his retirement in January of 2022.

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