Duncanville vs. DeSoto stands as one of Texas’ greatest rivalries, showcasing a legacy of talent that dominates college football and impacts the NFL.
The two national powerhouses that are nine miles apart meet again at 7 p.m. Friday at Duncanville.
Ahead of their matchup, here’s are the 24 DeSoto players and nine Duncanville players who have made it to the professional level.
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DeSoto NFL players
1. Tatum Bell, RB
He ran for 2,773 yards and 16 touchdowns in five years in the NFL. He was a second-round draft pick in 2004 with his best season coming in 2006, where he ran for 1,025 yards for the Denver Broncos.
2. Jalen Mills, CB
He has a Super Bowl ring with the Philadelphia Eagles and has eight career interceptions in the NFL. He was an All-American at LSU. He last played for the Houston Texans this season.
3. Von Miller, LB
The pass-rusher was selected with the the No. 2 overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft and has 132.5 career sacks, tied for 14th in NFL history. He has seven seasons with 10 more sacks and has 173 career tackles for loss. Miller is a two-time Super Bowl champion and a Super Bowl MVP. He’s been selected to the Pro Bowl eight times and is a three-time All-Pro selection.
4. Byron Hanspard, RB
He ran for 4,135 yards and 29 touchdowns during his three-year All-American career at Texas Tech, finishing sixth in Heisman Trophy voting in 1996. Hanspard, a second-round pick in the 1997 NFL draft, ran for 718 yards in two professional seasons.
5. Ed Ingram, OL
A second-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft, Ingram started the first 36 games of his NFL career for the Minnesota Vikings. He was part of DeSoto’s 2016 state championship team and later played on LSU’s 2019 national championship team, where he blocked for Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow. He has started four games for the Texans this season.
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6. Ellis Hobbs, DB
Hobbs played six seasons in the NFL, recording 10 career interceptions and returning three kickoffs for touchdowns.
7. Patrick Crayton, WR
He played eight seasons in the NFL, spending six of them with the Cowboys. He finished his career with 247 catches for 3,650 yards and 25 touchdowns.
8. Laviska Shenault Jr, WR
He was a second-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft. Shenault has played five seasons in the NFL. He has 163 catches for 1,587 yards and six touchdowns. He last played in 2024 for the Los Angeles Chargers.
9. Marcus Tubbs, DT
He was a first-round pick in the 2004 NFL draft and had a four-year NFL career with the Seattle Seahawks before retiring due to injury. A two-time All-Big 12 defensive tackle at Texas, Tubbs earned first-team honors as a senior in 2003.
10. Byron Murphy II, DT
The Seattle Seahawks selected Murphy with the 16th pick in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft. At DeSoto, he became one of Texas’ top 50 recruits, recording 177 tackles, 34 tackles for loss, and 22 sacks in his final two seasons. As a senior, he broke the school record for sacks, previously held by Von Miller, with 14. After only two career starts in his first two years at UT, Murphy had a breakout junior season, earning Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year honors. In a little over a year with Seattle, Murphy has 3 sacks and four tackles for loss in 19 games.
11. Cyrus Gray, RB
Gray was selected in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL draft. As a senior at DeSoto, he rushed for 1,975 yards and 28 touchdowns. The previous year, he ran for 1,482 yards and 31 touchdowns while catching 38 passes for 436 yards and two more scores. Over his junior and senior seasons, Gray totaled 67 touchdowns. He appeared in eight games for the Detroit Lions between the 2018 and 2019 seasons.
12. James Proche, WR
Proche was drafted in the sixth round of the 2020 draft. During his time at SMU, he set school records for career receiving touchdowns, receptions, receiving yards, all-purpose yards, single-season receiving touchdowns and consecutive games with a receiving touchdown. Across five NFL seasons, he caught 28 passes for 299 yards and no touchdowns. He last played in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns, appearing in nine games in 2024.
13. Xavier Newman-Johnson, OL
Newman-Johnson was an undrafted free agent signed by the Tennessee Titans during the 2022 season. He played 47 career games with 37 starts at Baylor and earned Big 12 Honorable Mention honors as a senior. He has appeared in two games this season for the New York Jets.
14. A.J. Green, DB
Green, an undrafted free agent signed by the Cleveland Browns during the 2020 season, recorded two interceptions in his NFL career. He played college football at Oklahoma State, where he was named a Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist in his senior season.
15. Chris Orr, LB
Orr, an undrafted free agent out of Wisconsin, signed with the Carolina Panthers in 2020. He played just one season in the NFL for the Carolina Panthers, appearing in three games mostly on special teams.
16. Chris Lacy, WR
Lacy, an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma State, played two seasons in the NFL with the Detroit Lions, recording three catches for 60 yards.
17. Marcus Murphy, RB
Murphy was selected in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL draft. He played four seasons in the pros and had 291 career rushing yards.
18. Zach Orr, LB
Orr, an undrafted free agent out of North Texas, signed with the Baltimore Ravens in 2014. He played three seasons in the NFL, recording 163 tackles and three interceptions. He is in his second season as the Ravens defensive coordinator.
19. Tony Jerod-Eddie, DT
Jerod-Eddie signed with the San Francisco 49ers out of Texas A&M as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played five seasons in the NFL and had 66 tackles, including seven quarterback hits.
20. Mike Thomas, WR
Thomas was selected in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL draft. He played four seasons in the pros and had 176 catches for 1,796 receiving yards and seven touchdowns.
21. Brian Jackson, DB
Jackson, an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma, signed with the New York Giants in 2010. He played in two NFL seasons, tallying 9 total tackles in 13 games played.
22. Jimmy Wyrick, DB
Wyrick, an undrafted free agent out of Minnesota, signed with the Detroit Lions in 2000. He played five seasons in the NFL, amassing 84 tackles.
23. Tim Hendrix, TE
Hendrix signed with the Chicago Bears in 1987 as an undrafted free agent out of Tennessee. He played one season in the NFL, which included a stint with the Cowboys during the strike-affected 1987 season.
24. Shemar Turner, DL
Turner was selected in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears. The Texas A&M product has appeared in just two games so far, accounting for two total tackles including a tackle for loss.
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Duncanville NFL players
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1. Barry Foster, RB
A two-time Pro Bowler with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Foster earned first-team All-Pro honors in 1992 after finishing second in the NFL with 1,690 rushing yards. That year, he trailed only Cowboys Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith, the NFL’s all-time leading rusher, and outgained Hall of Famers Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders.
2. Ray Crockett, DB
A two-time Super Bowl champion, he played 14 seasons in the NFL, finishing his career with 36 interceptions.
3. Adam Butler, DT
Now in his eighth NFL season, he won a Super Bowl ring with the 2018 New England Patriots and has recorded 27 career sacks. He is currently playing for the Las Vegas Raiders.
4. Ricky Williams, RB
This isn’t the former Texas star who won the Heisman Trophy in 1998 and played 11 NFL seasons. Duncanville’s Ricky Williams was a standout at Texas Tech, rushing for 1,582 yards in 1998 and scoring 42 career touchdowns. In 2001, he led the Big 12 with 92 receptions and ranked second in the conference in rushing yards in 1998. He went on to play two seasons in the NFL with the Colts.
5. Ennis Rakestraw Jr., DB
The 2019 Dallas Morning News All-Area Defensive Player of the Year didn’t allow a touchdown pass that season, as Duncanville finished as the state runner-up. A standout at Missouri, he was selected in the second round of the 2024 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions. He was ruled out for 2025 season with a shoulder injury suffered in training camp.
6. William Glass, OL
The 6-foot-4 guard was drafted in the fourth round of the 1980 draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. He only played one season in the NFL.
7. Josh Harris, RB
After a promising redshirt freshman season at Wake Forest, Harris went on to battle injury throughout the rest of nis college career. He finished his career at Wake Forest with 2,230 yards and 17 touchdowns. He was an undrafted free agent in 2014 and played one season for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
8. William Powell, RB
Powell signed with the Arizona Cardinals in 2012 as an undrafted free agent out of Kansas State. In his lone NFL season, he rushed for 217 yards on 60 carries.
9. Dashaun Phillips, CB
Phillips signed with the Washington Commanders in 2015 as an undrafted free agent out of Tarleton State. Over two seasons in the NFL, he recorded 14 total tackles and one fumble recovery.
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