| Name | Class year | Degree | Notability | Reference |
| 2002 | BS | Former college quarterback, 2001 Holiday Bowl MVP, former co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for UT Austin, current University of South Alabama head coach | |
| | | Former NFL halfback | |
| | | NFL running back, Doak Walker Award winner | |
| | | Former NFL running back | |
| | | Former NFL safety | |
| | | NFL guard | |
| | | Former NFL defensive back | |
| | | Former quarterback | |
| | | NFL cornerback | |
| | | American Football League end | |
| | | Former NFL running back, College Football and Pro Football Hall of Famer | |
| | BA | Former NFL, current CFL wide receiver | |
| | | NFL running back, former track and field athlete | |
| | | NFL wide receiver | |
| | | NFL defensive end | |
| | | NFL offensive guard | |
| | | Former NFL halfback | |
| | BA | NFL placekicker | |
| | BA | NFL offensive guard | |
| | | NFL tight end | |
| | | Former NFL cornerback, College Football Hall of Famer | |
| | | NFL cornerback | |
| | BA | NFL safety | |
| | | NFL nose tackle | |
| | | Former NFL tight end | |
| | | NFL offensive tackle | |
| | | Former NFL running back | |
| | | NFL safety and cornerback | |
| | | NFL safety | |
| | | NFL linebacker | |
| | | Head football coach and athletic director of the Texas Tech Red Raiders | |
| 1949 | BBA | Former NFL cornerback and head coach, NFL Hall of Famer | |
| | | Former NFL quarterback, College Football and NFL Hall of Famer, source of the "Curse of Bobby Layne" | |
| 1984 | | All-American and NFL player | |
| | | NFL linebacker | |
| | | NFL quarterback | |
| | | Former NFL running back and wide receiver, return specialist | |
| 2008 | BA | NFL linebacker | |
| | | Former NFL offensive guard, two-time Super Bowl champion | |
| | | Former NFL linebacker, College Football Hall of Famer | |
| | | NFL defensive tackle | |
| | | NFL linebacker | |
| | | NFL defensive end | |
| Bijan Robinson | 2023 | | NFL running back | |
| | BA | NFL defensive end | |
| | | NFL defensive tackle | |
| | | NFL cornerback | |
| 2004 | BA | NFL tight end | |
| | | NFL offensive tackle | |
| 2006 | BA | NFL center | |
| | | NFL wide receiver | |
| | BA | Former NFL quarterback | |
| | | NFL back | |
| | | NFL and CFL player | |
| | | Former college football quarterback | |
| | BA | NFL offensive guard | |
| | | Former NFL, current CFL wide receiver | |
| | BSc | NFL tight end | |
| | | NFL safety | |
| | | NFL defensive tackle | |
| | | NFL placekicker | |
| | | Former NFL cornerback | |
| | | Former NFL offensive tackle and guard | |
| | | Former NFL and CFL running back | |
| | | Former NFL wide receiver | |
| 1938 | | All-American and NFL player | |
| | | NFL and CFL defensive end | |
| 2006 | BA | NFL running back | |
| 2013 | BA | NFL quarterback | |
| Name | Class year | Degree | Notability | Reference |
| | | Winner of the 1996 PGA Championship | |
| | | Winner of 1984 and 1995 Masters Tournaments, World Golf Hall of Fame inductee, 1972 NCAA champion | |
| | | Professional golfer | |
| 1996 | Psychology | Professional golfer | |
| | | Professional golfer, World Golf Hall of Famer, golf course architect, first pro player to add a third wedge to his bag | |
| | | Professional golfer, Open Championship winner | |
| | | Professional golfer and golf coach, World Golf Hall of Famer, author | |
| 2018 | Finance | Winner of 2022 Masters Tournament, 2024 Masters Tournament, and 2024 Paris Olympics gold medal | |
| | | Winner of 2015 Masters Tournament, 2015 US Open, and the 2017 Open Championship | |
| | | Professional golfer, Women's British Open winner | |
| | | Venezuelan professional golfer | |
| Name | Class year | Degree | Notability | Reference |
| 2010 | Finance | Specialized in freestyle events; world record-holder in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics, Olympic silver medalist in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in London, two-time NCAA champion | |
| 2017 | | Specializes in butterfly and freestyle events; gold medalist in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, 9-time NCAA Champion, 17-time All-American, 3-time NCAA team champion, current NCAA, American, and U.S. Open record-holder in the 200-yard butterfly | |
| 2005 | BSc | World record-setter and winner of 4×100 m medley relay gold medals in both the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics | |
| Josh Davis | 1994 | | Won three gold medals in the 1996 Summer Olympics and two silver medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
| 2002 | | Won the bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the silver medal in the 800 m freestyle relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
| Anna Elendt | | | World Champion at 2025 World Aquatics Championships | |
| Jimmy Feigen | 2012 | | Won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics and a gold medal for the 4x100-meter freestyle relay for the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
| 2019 | | Specializes in freestyle events; gold medalist in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Olympic finalist in the 200 m freestyle at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 10-time NCAA champion, 18-time All-American, 3-time NCAA team champion, former NCAA, American, and U.S. Open record-holder in the 200-yard freestyle, 2019 AAU Sullivan Award finalist | |
| 2005 | BSc | Former world record holder in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke and current record holder in the 4×100 m medley relay; at the 2004 Summer Olympics won the gold medal in the 4×100 m medley relay, silver at the 100 m breaststroke, and bronze at the 200 m breaststroke; at the 2008 Summer Olympics his team won gold and set a world record in the 4×100 m medley relay | |
| 1991 | | Won gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at both the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics | |
| 2017 | Sport Management | Specializes in breaststroke and medley events; 11-time NCAA Champion, 15-time All-American, 3-time NCAA team champion, current NCAA, American, and U.S. Open record-holder in the 200-yard breaststroke, 2017 Big 12 Athlete of the Year, Texas Cowboys alum | |
| 2006 | | Won Olympic medals at the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics ; former world record-holder in the 100 m backstroke, current world record-holder 4×100 m medley relay, current world record-holder in the 200 m backstroke | |
| 2018 | | Specializes in butterfly, freestyle, and medley events; gold medalist in the 100 m butterfly in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, winner of Singapore's first Olympic medal in swimming, Olympic record-holder in the 100 m butterfly, 12-time NCAA champion, 22-time All-American, 4-time NCAA team champion, former NCAA and U.S. Open record-holder in the 100 & 200 y butterfly | |
| 2019 | | Specializes in backstroke, butterfly, and medley events; 5-time NCAA Champion, 9-time All-American, 3-time NCAA team champion, and the 2017 Big 12 Swimmer of the Year | |
| 2017 | | Specializes in freestyle events; gold medalist in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, 4-time NCAA Champion, 6-time All-American, 3-time NCAA team champion, former NCAA, American, and U.S. Open record-holder in the 500 and 1650 y freestyles, current American record-holder in the 1000 y freestyle; son of University of Texas Olympic swimmer Tori Trees | |
| 1990 | | 1988 Olympic team in the 200 breaststroke | |
| 2007 | | Swimmer, two-time Olympic gold medalist, world record-holder in two events | |
| 2003 | | Rhodes scholar, competed on the Singapore national team at the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics, more Olympic games than any other Singaporean athlete | |