| 100% | TERRYCREWS | 10 | Former NFL defensive end/linebacker who plays a police lieutenant on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (2 wds.) |
| 65% | TERRYCREWS | 10 | Former NFL defensive end and linebacker, currently popular for playing Sergeant Terry Jeffords on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine": 2 wds. |
| 55% | BUBBASMITH | 10 | Former NFL defensive end who played Moses Hightower in "Police Academy": 2 wds. |
| 52% | BUBBASMITH | 10 | Former NFL defensive end who played Moses Hightower in the "Police Academy" films (2 wds.) |
| 52% | EDMARINARO | 10 | Former NFL running back who played a police officer on "Hill Street Blues" (2 wds.) |
| 50% | CREWS | 5 | "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" actor Terry who played as a defensive end and linebacker in the NFL in the 90s |
| 47% | ALEXKARRAS | 10 | Former NFL defensive tackle who played Webster's dad on "Webster" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | MICHAELSTRAHAN | 14 | Former NFL defensive end who hosts the current revival of "The $100,000 Pyramid": 2 wds. |
| 45% | VINCEVAUGHN | 11 | "Wedding Crashers" actor who plays a former police detective who now inspects restaurants on 49-Across (2 wds.) |
| 44% | ALEXKARRAS | 10 | Former NFL defensive tackle who played Mongo in "Blazing Saddles": 2 wds. |
| 44% | TEDDANSON | 9 | "The Good Place" actor who played a former pro baseball player on "Cheers": 2 wds. |
| 44% | KYLETURLEY | 10 | Former NFL lineman who played for the St. Louis Rams who went on to form a self-titled band and establish his own record label: 2 wds. |
| 43% | JOHNORTIZ | 9 | "American Fiction" actor who plays a police detective on 49-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | ANDYSAMBERG | 11 | Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member who plays Jake Peralta on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | MELISSAFUMERO | 13 | Former "One Life to Live" actress who plays Amy Santiago on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | DANNYMCBRIDE | 12 | "Vice Principals" actor who played a former pro baseball player on "Eastbound & Down": 2 wds. |
| 42% | MARKHARMON | 10 | A former college football star who plays Leroy Gibbs on "NCIS": 2 wds |
| 42% | LAWRENCETAYLOR | 14 | Former NFL linebacker who played Luther "Shark" Lavay in "Any Given Sunday": 2 wds. |
| 42% | ANDREBRAUGHER | 13 | Former "Homicide: Life on the Street" actor who plays Raymond Holt on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | TONYDANZA | 9 | "The Good Cop" actor who played a former pro baseball player on "Who's the Boss?": 2 wds. |
| 41% | RYANPHILLIPPE | 13 | "Damages" and "Shooter" actor who plays a former cop on 1-Across/65-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | DAVIDSOUL | 9 | Actor who played a police detective in Southern California on "Starsky & Hutch" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | WILLIAMSHATNER | 14 | "Star Trek" star who played a murderous actor on "Columbo": 2 wds. |
| 40% | EDDIEALBERT | 11 | "Green Acres" star who played a murderous general on "Columbo": 2 wds. |
| 40% | DANADELANY | 10 | "China Beach" actress who played a medical examiner on "Body of Proof": 2 wds. |
| 39% | MAGNUMFORCE | 11 | 1973 action movie where Hal Holbrook played a police lieutenant: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SASHAALEXANDER | 14 | "NCIS" actress who played a medical examiner on "Rizzoli & Isles": 2 wds. |
| 39% | BILLYBOB | 8 | With 48-Across, "Bad Santa" star who played a serial killer on FX's "Fargo": 2 wds. |
| 39% | TARANKILLAM | 11 | Former "Saturday Night Live" regular who plays Will on 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MARSHAMASON | 11 | "The Goodbye Girl" actress who played a grandma on "The Middle": 2 wds. |