Since 2006, Pylon 7v7 football tournaments have been the proving ground for the game's next generation — the fields where Heisman Trophy winners, NFL first-round picks, and All-Pros competed as teenagers.
From Marcus Mariota in 2014 to Fernando Mendoza in 2025, college football's most prestigious award keeps finding its way back to players who came through Pylon.
Filter the register by position or NFL Draft class, or search by name, college, or 7v7 program. Every player listed competed at Pylon events on their way up.
The register isn't finished — it's growing. These Pylon alumni are on college rosters right now, and some of them are already the biggest names in the sport.
Programs current as of July 2026 · Updated each season
Beyond the headliners, Pylon rosters have carried hundreds of Division I athletes. A sample from two decades of event classes:
Positions from Pylon event rosters and rankings · Full database audit in progress
Fourteen straight NFL Drafts with Pylon alumni in the first round. The 2013–2019 classes alone produced fifty-five — and the modern era has added forty-eight more.
Tavon Austin · Dee Milliner · Tyler Eifert · Desmond Trufant · Sharrif Floyd · Xavier Rhodes · Alec Ogletree · Matt Elam
Sammy Watkins · Eric Ebron · Odell Beckham Jr. · Kyle Fuller · Ryan Shazier · Brandin Cooks · Ha Ha Clinton-Dix · Kelvin Benjamin · Teddy Bridgewater
Marcus Mariota · Dante Fowler Jr. · Amari Cooper · Vic Beasley · Nelson Agholor · Shaq Thompson · Phillip Dorsett
Jalen Ramsey · Vernon Hargreaves III · Karl Joseph · Keanu Neal · Will Fuller · Josh Doctson · Laquon Treadwell · William Jackson III · Artie Burns
Leonard Fournette · Corey Davis · Jamal Adams · Mike Williams · John Ross · Marshon Lattimore · Marlon Humphrey · Adoree' Jackson · O.J. Howard · Jabrill Peppers · Tre'Davious White
Josh Rosen · Derwin James · D.J. Moore · Hayden Hurst · Calvin Ridley · Sony Michel · Lamar Jackson
Kyler Murray · Devin Bush · Dwayne Haskins · Marquise "Hollywood" Brown
Jeff Okudah · Tua Tagovailoa · CJ Henderson · Jerry Jeudy · CeeDee Lamb · Justin Jefferson · Clyde Edwards-Helaire
2021: 7 · 2022: 7 · 2023: 5 · 2024: 9 · 2025: 6 · 2026: 7 — from Ja'Marr Chase and Sauce Gardner to #1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza
2022: 4 of the top 10 · 2023: 4 of the top 10 · 2024: 8 of the top 10 · 2025: 4 of the top 10 · 2026: 6 of the top 20, including the #1 overall pick
Pylon events and alumni have been featured by national outlets for over a decade — from championship coverage and Dream Team honors to features on how 7v7 changed the game.
Pylon Football has operated elite 7v7 football tournaments since 2006, and the alumni record tells the story: nine Heisman Trophy winners across twelve seasons, more than one hundred NFL first-round draft picks, over five hundred players who reached NFL rosters, and more than 4,000 Division I commitments. From Lamar Jackson and Kyler Murray to Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Travis Hunter, and 2025 Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza, the country's best young football players have tested themselves on Pylon fields before the national spotlight found them.
National media and talent evaluators treat Pylon tournaments as an early scouting checkpoint. Pylon's scouting department was evaluating future top-ten pick Tetairoa McMillan back in 2021 — years before draft night. Recruiting outlets, all-star games, and NFL Draft analysts routinely trace elite prospects back to their 7v7 performances at Pylon events in Las Vegas, Orlando, Dallas, and across the national tour.
For athletes, coaches, and parents, the takeaway is simple: Pylon is where the next generation gets seen. Explore the 2027 tournament tour, follow the team rankings, and watch this page — the register grows every draft night.
Every Heisman winner and first-round pick on this page started with one rep on a Pylon field. Yours can too.
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