The NFL players he coached while coaching at Aplington-Parkersburg include Aaron Kampman, Brad Meester, Jared DeVries, and Casey Wiegmann.
Jared Diamond | Jared Leto | Jared Sandberg | Jared Jeffries | Jared DeVries | Jared Harris | Jared Dudley | Andrew DeVries | Jared Zabransky | Jared Bernstein | Jared Taylor | Jared Sparks | Jared Sorensen | Jared S. Gilmore | Jared Polis | Jared Lorenzen | Jared French | Jared Cohen | Jared C. Monti | Jared Allen | Charles Jared Ingersoll | William DeVries | Rheta Devries | Kelly DeVries | Jared Wright (Colorado Politician) | Jared Wright | Jared Wells | Jared Turner | Jared Smith | Jared Shavelson |
Kampman, Casey Wiegmann, Jared DeVries, and Brad Meester are all Aplington-Parkersburg graduates who played for the late Ed Thomas and went on to the NFL.