| 100% | ROD | 3 | ___ Woodson, former Baltimore Ravens player who switched from cornerback to safety later in his career |
| 39% | DEVIN | 5 | ___ Hester, Chicago Bears player who switched from cornerback to return specialist |
| 35% | EDELMAN | 7 | Julian ___, former New England Patriots player who switched from quarterback in college to wide receiver |
| 35% | WATT | 4 | J.J. ___, Arizona Cardinals player who switched from tight end in college to defensive end |
| 34% | RAY | 3 | ___ Lewis, former NFL linebacker who spent his entire career with Baltimore Ravens from 1996 to 2012 |
| 31% | DEION | 5 | ___ Sanders, NFL player who retired in 2001 but returned to play for the Baltimore Ravens in 2004 |
| 26% | PAULMORPHY | 10 | Late American chess player who was called "The Pride and Sorrow of Chess," and is considered to be the best in his era (1850s): 2 wds. |
| 26% | FATELVIS | 8 | The King, late in his career |
| 26% | ENES | 4 | Basketballer Freedom who changed his last name from Kanter in 2021 |
| 26% | LEBRON | 6 | ___ James, NBA player who gave his voice to the fictional character Gwangi in the film "Smallfoot" |
| 26% | RON | 3 | Basketball player Artest who changed his name to Metta World Peace in 2011 |
| 25% | SOSA | 4 | Former baseball player Sammy who was known for his home-run hitting skills in the '90s |
| 25% | BOBFELLER | 9 | Former Cleveland pitcher who was the youngest player to throw 1,000 career strikeouts (2 wds.) |
| 25% | ALEXRODRIGUEZ | 13 | Former Yankees infielder who was the youngest player to hit 500 career home runs (2 wds.) |
| 25% | HADLEE | 6 | Richard ___, former cricketer from New Zealand who was knighted for his contributions to cricket |
| 25% | TED | 3 | Williams who was the last MLB player to hit over .400 in a season |
| 25% | JIMMY | 5 | ___ Johnson, former NFL cornerback who spent his entire career with San Francisco 49ers from 1961 to 1976 |
| 25% | ONEAL | 5 | Shaquille ___, NBA player who gave his voice to the fictional character Smooth Smurf in the movie "The Smurfs 2" |
| 25% | CRAIGFERGUSON | 13 | Former late-night host who voices Gobber in the "How to Train Your Dragon" films (2 wds.) |
| 25% | RUTH | 4 | Babe —, US baseball player who hit 714 home runs in his career from 1914-35 |
| 25% | TED | 3 | Slugger Williams who was the last MLB player to bat over .400 in one season |
| 25% | JORDAN | 6 | Michael ___, American former basketball player who started his career in 1984 with the Chicago Bulls and won six NBA Finals MVP Awards |
| 25% | PETESAMPRAS | 11 | American former professional tennis player who won 14 Grand Slam titles during his career: 2 wds. |
| 24% | ADOLPHCOORS | 11 | American Beer maker who in 1873 founded a brewery in Golden, Co & later leaped to his death |
| 24% | LAGERFELD | 9 | Karl ___, former creative director of Chanel who held the position from 1983 until his death in 2019 |
| 24% | DARRELL | 7 | ___ Green, former NFL cornerback who spent his entire career with the Washington Football Team from 1983 to 2002 |
| 23% | BARACKOBAMA | 11 | 44th US president who published "Dreams From My Father" in 1995, before his election to Illinois's legislature: 2 wds. |
| 23% | MARTIN | 6 | ___ Johnson, former English rugby player who captained England to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup |
| 23% | BECKER | 6 | Boris ___, German former tennis player nicknamed "Boom Boom" who became the first German to win the Wimbledon singles title in 1985 |
| 23% | IMPOSTORS | 9 | Players who try to sabotage the spaceship in 26-Across |