Patrick Mahomes, Kyler Murray join 18 other quarterbacks who played high school football in Texas. The Packers selected the defensive end in the first round of the 2013 draft out of UCLA, and he retired in 2018. But now the school has fewer than 1,000 students, and that decrease in enrollment also has impacted the football program. Originally from Philadelphia, Eddie George played his first 2 years of high school ball at Abington Senior High. Despite all of those pass catchers, only one thrower of the football reached the league. Rogers Alexander (1986-87)Jacob Bender (2007)Ja'Whaun Bentley (2018-present)J.B. Brown (1989-2000)Garrett Ford (1968)Tom Forrest (1974)Mike Graybill (1989)Garland Hawkins (1995)Bobby Houston (1990-98)Mike Johnson (1986-95)Andre Jones (1992)Jamal Jones (2005-06)Jeff Komlo (1979-83)Arie Kouandjio (2015-17)Cyrus Kouandjio (2014-18)Brendan McCarthy (1968-69)Rodney McLeod (2012-present)Quinn Ojinnaka (2006-12)Tony Okanlawon (2003)John Owens (2002-09)Tony Paige (1984-92)Cam Phillips (2018)Steve Smith (1987-95)Cameron Wake (2009-present)Brian Westbrook (2002-10)Byron Westbrook (2009-11)Edwin Williams (2009-12)Josh Wilson (2007-15). Ohio is the home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the Buckeye State has a long tradition of high school football excellence. Surprisingly, the ⦠Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. "He’s helped a lot of kids become great men. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. The 18 high schools with multiple players selected are the most in a single NFL Draft since at least 2012. Despite being the 45th biggest city in Texas, Longview pops out future NFL pros like a Pez dispenser. Here's a look at the Greater Cincinnati high school alumni on NFL rosters. When Bruce retired in 2009, he ranked second all-time in receiving yards, and he also has given back to the school that helped make him an NFL star by serving as both a volunteer and an assistant coach at Dillard. He attended Ripley High School and West Virginia University. On Saturday, July 13 at Westfields High School was a free football camp for children with Eddie Royal who plays for the San Diego Chargers. The school has two active players in the NFL: Green Bay Packers safety Kentrell Brice and Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs. 653 players in 251 schools. Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams, a six-time Pro Bowler, retired after the 2018 season and a 13-year NFL career. No. Arnold Ale (1994-96)David Aupiu (1987)Rich Baska (1976-77)Wendell Cason (1985-87)Tony Caldwell (1983-87)Derek Hill (1989-90)Darrell Hopper (1987)Perry Klein (1994)Chris Matau (1987)Solomon Miller (1986-87)Latario Rachal (1997-98)J.R. Redmond (2000-04)Bryan Reeves (1994-95)Joe Shipp (1979)Brian Treggs (1992)Morris Unutoa (1996-2002)Wesley Walker (1977-89)Mike Wilson (1981-90)Tydus Winans (1994-96). The numbers in parentheses are a player’s years in the NFL. Networks like ESPN and Fox Sports devote time and money to the production of high school football broadcasts just as they would for college football games. Just as Gifford eventually made his way into cinema, so would his alma mater. The 10 High Schools That Produce The Most NFL Players In America. He played a total of 6 years in the NFL with the Chicago Bears. Here are the top 10 all-time NFL players from Virginia, as determined by NFL.com's Jim Reineking (follow on Twitter @jimreineking). None of the NFL players from this school would even be the most famous football player as actor Dean Cain played at Santa Monica High before playing football for the Princeton Tigers. Pro Bowlers Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila and Wendell Tyler are the most famous Crenshaw graduates while the Chiefs’ De’Anthony Thomas tops among active players. Hall of Fame safety Brian Dawkins and All-Pro cornerback Lito Sheppard patrolled the defensive backfield for the Raines Vikings before doing the same for the Eagles. But the school has produced Hall of Fame running back Marion Motley, current Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, and entering play in 2018, McKinley ranked 10th in the nation in all-time football wins. (Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-US PRESSWIRE) Pro Bowl receivers Plaxico Burress and Michael Thomas called FUMA home, and the discipline that a military academy installs in students carries over from the classroom to the football field. Many different colleges have the rightful claim to "Running Back U," but the moniker of "Running Back High" resides with the Miami Central Rockets. Here's a look at the Hoosier high school alumni who dot NFL ⦠The last 15 players from Hargrave are defenders, including current linebackers Leonard Floyd and Zach Brown. The 1985 Yates team won the Texas state title and is considered one of the best high school football teams of all time. NFL Players Who Attended St. Thomas Aquinas (Years in League)Geno Atkins (2010-present)Giovani Bernard (2013-present)Joey Bosa (2016-present)Nick Bosa (2019-present)Ken Bowen (1987)Bobby Brown (2000)Jeremy Cain (2004-14)Barry Cantrell (2000)Bryan Cox Jr. (2017-present)Phillip Dorsett (2015-present)Marcus Gilbert (2011-present)Tavares Gooden (2008-13)Richard Goodman (2010-12)Rashad Greene (2015-present)Leonard Hankerson (2011-15)Bobby Hart (2015-present)Gabe Holmes (2017-present)Stefan Humphries (1984-88)Michael Irvin (1988-99)Lamarcus Joyner (2014-present)Brandon Linder (2014-present)Michael Palardy (2014-present)Sterling Palmer (1993-96)Brian Piccolo (1966-69)Daryl Porter (1997-2001)Cody Riggs (2015-16)Marcus Roberson (2014-16)Jake Rudock (2017)Twan Russell (1997-2003)Nate Salley (2006-08)Jordan Scarlett (2019-present)Dezmen Southward (2014-17)Christian Thompson (2012)Jamaal Westerman (2009-13)James White (2014-present)Major Wright (2010-16)Sam Young (2010-present), Geno Atkins (2010-present)Giovani Bernard (2013-present)Joey Bosa (2016-present)Nick Bosa (2019-present)Ken Bowen (1987)Bobby Brown (2000)Jeremy Cain (2004-14)Barry Cantrell (2000)Bryan Cox Jr. (2017-present)Phillip Dorsett (2015-present)Marcus Gilbert (2011-present)Tavares Gooden (2008-13)Richard Goodman (2010-12)Rashad Greene (2015-present)Leonard Hankerson (2011-15)Bobby Hart (2015-present)Gabe Holmes (2017-18)Stefan Humphries (1984-88)Michael Irvin (1988-99)Lamarcus Joyner (2014-present)Brandon Linder (2014-present)Michael Palardy (2014-present)Sterling Palmer (1993-96)Brian Piccolo (1966-69)Daryl Porter (1997-2001)Cody Riggs (2015-16)Marcus Roberson (2014-16)Jake Rudock (2017)Twan Russell (1997-2003)Nate Salley (2006-08)Jordan Scarlett (2019-present)Dezmen Southward (2014-17)Christian Thompson (2012)Jamaal Westerman (2009-13)James White (2014-present)Major Wright (2010-16)Sam Young (2010-present). Bene Benwikere (2014-present)Joe Cormier (1987)Matt Dickerson (2018-present)George Farmer (2016)Deon Figures (1993-98)Rasheem Green (2018-present)DaJohn Harris (2012)Adoree' Jackson (2017-present)Carl Ihenacho (2012)Duke Ihenacho (2012-16)Marqise Lee (2014-17)Kache Palacio (2017)Jemeel Powell (2003)Gene Profit (1986-88)Kris Richard (2002-05)Paul Richardson (2014-present)Phil Smith (1983-87)Jashon Sykes (2003-04)Theophile Viltz (1966)David Williams (1986-87)Oliver Williams (1985-87)Robert Woods (2013-present). Not to be confused with the Junipero Serra High School in Northern California that produced Tom Brady, this Junipero Serra High School is in Southern California. All Players. All rights reserved. Former boxing heavyweight champion George Foreman once dreamed of becoming the next Jim Brown while a student at Wheatley. The school’s best player is Hall of Fame receiver Paul Warfield while the most notable player from Harding never actually played in the NFL. Thus, there is a lot of history with this school, and 15 of its 28 alumni played during the first four years of the NFL’s existence (1920-23). Richard Bell (1990)Chad Brown (1993-2007)Ron Brown (1987)Tim Buchanan (1969)Mike Dennis (1980-84)Ricky Ervins (1991-95)Scott Garnett (1984-87)John Hardy (1991)Darick Holmes (1995-99)Johnny Lynn (1979-86)Sultan McCullough (2003)Anthony Miller (1988-97)Danny Pittman (1980-84)Tom Reynolds (1972-73)Marcus Robertson (1991-2002)Kevon Seymour (2016-17)Rod Sherman (1967-73)LaShaun Ward (2003)Howie Yeager (1941). Hall of Famer Fred Dean and 1976 NFL MVP Bert Jones were high school teammates in the late 1960s, although neither played on any of Ruston High’s eight state championship teams. Bruce Alford (1946-51)Andrew Billings (2017-present)Benny Boynton (1921-24)Cloyce Box (1949-54)Marv Brown (1957)Ken Casner (1952)Kwame Cavil (2000)Paul Dickson (1959-71)Lin Elliott (1992-95)Les Gatewood (1946-47)Aubrey Goodman (1927)Derrick Johnson (2005-18)Dwight Johnson (2000-02)LaCurtis Jones (1996)Tex Leyendecker (1933)Clint McClain (1941)Brian Mitchell (1991-93)Beasley Reece (1976-84)John Reynolds (1937)Martin Ruby (1946-50)George Sauer (1965-70)Cop Weathers (1926). Virginia has the fourth most players taken in the Draft behind Florida with thirty-four and California and Texas with 27 players. The crown jewel of its football program was Frank Gifford, who later won an NFL MVP and was inducted into the Hall of Fame. The top 40 schools come from 11 different states with California the best represented with 13 schools. Virginia Beach, Virginia (Other Virginia schools) 2 total players, 1 active player. A who’s who of Hollywood either has passed through this school or its rival, Beverly Hills High, which is just miles away. St. Thomas Aquinas has had an exceptional run of producing NFL players lately, with 15 players currently in the NFL, the most of any high school in the United States. Herbert Scott â Kellam High School, Virginia Union University, Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman in NFL for 10 seasons, 3× Pro Bowl, 2× First-team All-Pro, winner of Super Bowl XII Bruce Smith â defensive end for Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins ; inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009, his first year of eligibility [4] IMG Academy (Florida) led the way with four players selected, St. Josephâs Prep (Pennsylvania) followed with three players selected, while 16 other high schools each had two players ⦠Virginia High Schools. Equally as impressive as the NFL players Long Beach Poly has produced are the non-football players who have come from the school. LOS ANGELES — John Krahn is among the biggest football players ever to don pads and a helmet. High school players across the country have participated in workouts at the same time, and there has been one report of a player being hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. Before converting into a standard high school, John Muir was a two-year high school that Jackie Robinson graduated from in 1938. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Bill Karr-born in Ripley, West Virginia in 1911. The first former DeMatha students to make it to the NFL were Garrett Ford and Brendan McCarthy in 1968, so much of the school's success is rather recent. Griffin High School is just outside of Atlanta, and it’s experienced its most success in sending players to the NFL as of late. High school: Green Run (Virginia Beach) NFL team: Pittsburgh Steelers Shayne Graham High school: Pulaski County (Dublin) NFL team: Houston Texans Duane Brown High school: Hermitage (Richmond) NFL team: Houston Texans Xavier Adibi High school: Phoebus (Hampton) NFL team: Tennessee Titans Chris Cook High school: Heritage (Lynchburg) NFL team: Minnesota Vikings All but four of the school’s 20 NFL players have played in the last 30 years, including lifelong Georgia resident Jessie Tuggle. South Florida nabs back-to-back entries on this list with St. Thomas Aquinas High. Kim Anderson (1980-84)Al Barnes (1972-73)John Beasley (1967-74)Armon Binns (2012-14)Mario Clark (1976-84)Tuffy Conn (1920)Mike Connelly (1960-68)Stacy Harvey (1989)Hall Haynes (1950-55)Dave Hettema (1967-70)Harry Hugasian (1955)Chidi Iwuoma (2001-07)Tom Kennedy (1966)Grenny Lansdell (1940)Chris McAllister (1999-2009)Lester Towns (2000-05)Jim Wilks (1981-93)Ellery Williams (1950)Zack Williams (2012). Hal Broda (1927)Reggie Corner (2008-11)Mike Doss (2003-08)Jack Dugger (1946-49)Tyler Everett (2006)Ray Ellis (1981-87)Ralph Fife (1942-46)Wayne Fontes (1962)Butch Gibson (1930-34)Wayne Gift (1937)Ed Grimsley (1987)John Grimsley (1984-93)Ted Hopkins (1921-22)John Kompara (1960)Sid Lewis (1987)Jamar Martin (2003-06)Joe Morgan (2012-15)Marion Motley (1946-55)Mike Obrovac (1981-83)Kenny Peterson (2003-09)Eli Popa (1952)Ed Rate (1923)Garland Rivers (1987)Nick Roman (1970-74)Robert Sedlock (1960)Marv Smith (1921)Percy Snow (1990-93)Dutch Speck (1920-26)Dutch Strassner (1925)Harold Zerbe (1926). The school hasn’t produced many big names in terms of NFL players, but what they lack in quality, they make up for in quantity, specifically at one position. Marques Anderson (2002-05)Corrie Artman (1931-33)Terrence Austin (2010-11)Bullet Baker (1927-31)Darnell Bing (2008-09)Jayon Brown (2017-present)Willie Brown (1964-66)James Burton (1994-97)Mark Carrier (1990-2000)Jurrell Casey (2011-present)Royal Cathcart (1950)Sam Cathcart (1949-52)Kaelin Clay (2015-present)Charles Clinton (1987)Larry Croom (2004)Jack Evans (1929)Red Franklin (1935-37)Isaiah Green (2012-13)Don Hill (1929)Tony Hill (1977-86)David Howard (1985-92)DeSean Jackson (2008-present)Bill Jessup (1951-60)Kirk Jones (1987)Winston Justice (2007-13)Mike Kellogg (1966-67)Quentin Klenk (1946)Jim Lawson (1927)Marcedes Lewis (2006-present)Earl McCullouch (1968-74)James McDonald (1983-87)Gerry McDougall (1962-64)Willie McGinest (1994-2008)Chuckie Miller (1988-88)Kelly Moan (1939)Johnny Morris (1958-67)Randall Morris (1984-88)Jamize Olawale (2012-present)Stephone Paige (1983-91)Samie Parker (2004-07)Marquez Pope (1992-2001)Dennis Price (1988-92)Ken-Yon Rambo (2001-02)Leonard Russell (1991-96)Don Sasa (1995-98)Jeff Smith (1966)JuJu Smith-Schuster (2017-present)Omar Stoutmire (1997-2007)Pago Togafau (2007-09)Andre Tyler (1983)Henry Wallace (1960)Gene Washington (1969-79)Mark Washington (2007)Carl Weathers (1970-71)Brandon Whiting (1998-2004)Al Williams (1987)Kendall Williams (1983)Manuel Wright (2005-07). Meet 18 NFL players from Greater Cincinnati high schools Meet Greater Cincinnati high school alumni on NFL rosters, along with some biographical information about each player. NFL Draft - Players from Virginia. DeMatha is one of those rare schools that would place in the top 10 for most players in the NFL and the NBA. Sports Illustrated labeled Long Beach Poly "Sports School of the Century" — and for good reason. Return to Top; ... All Player Colleges, High ⦠NFL players out of Jersey Shore high schools: ... At Virginia, Crotty set the career assists record with 683 and the single-season record with 214 during the 1989-1990 season. IMG Academy is the first high school since 2014 (Saint Thomas Aquinas Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) to have four players selected in a single NFL Draft. Richard Bishop (1976-83)Bryant Browning (2011-12)C.B. It is the largest Catholic high school in the country by enrollment, and a who’s who of South Florida residents have made it from this school to the NFL. 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