NFL Draft Picks by High School
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5/3/19 242 HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE PLAYERS SELECTED IN 2019 NFL DRAFT TWO SCHOOLS – ALLEN (TX) HS & COCOA (FL) HS – TIE FOR MOST WITH THREE PLAYERS CHOSEN AS ROOKIE MINICAMPS BEGIN THIS WEEKEND With the 2019 NFL Draft now concluded, the incoming class of drafted rookies will soon experience their first taste of NFL life, as rookie minicamps take place around the league May 3-5 and May 10-12. And while the drafted rookies enter the NFL from a variety of different backgrounds, one thing they generally all have in common is an outstanding experience playing high school football. A total of 242 high schools contributed to the 254 players selected in the seven rounds of the Draft on April 25-27. Two high schools – ALLEN (Texas) and COCOA (Florida) – had three players selected, while 10 high schools – BOOKER T. WASHINGTON (Oklahoma), BRIGHTON (Utah), EDEN PRAIRIE (Minnesota), IMG ACADEMY (Florida), MIAMI KILLIAN (Florida), PARADISE VALLEY (Arizona), SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS (Florida), WAKE FOREST (North Carolina), WENONAH (Alabama) and WINTON WOODS (Ohio) – each had two players selected. The breakdown of the 12 high schools that had multiple players drafted by NFL clubs: HIGH SCHOOL TOTAL PLAYERS (NFL TEAM/ROUND) Kyler Murray (Arizona/1); Greg Little (Carolina/2); Bobby Evans (Los Allen (Allen, TX) 3 Angeles Rams/3) Jawaan Taylor (Jacksonville/2); Jamel Dean (Tampa Bay/3); Cocoa (Cocoa, FL) 3 Chauncey Gardner-Johnson (New Orleans/4) Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, OK) 2 Justice Hill (Baltimore/4); Jordan Brailford (Washington/7) Brighton (Salt Lake City, UT) 2 Cody Barton (Seattle/3); Jackson Barton (Indianapolis/7) 2 Ryan Connelly (New York Giants/5); Blake Cashman (New York Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie, MN) Jets/5) IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) 2 Hjalte Froholdt (New England/4); Isaac Nauta (Detroit/7) Miami Killian (Miami, FL) 2 Sheldrick Redwine (Cleveland/4); Jaquan Johnson (Buffalo/6) Paradise Valley (Phoenix, AZ) 2 Ryan Finley (Cincinnati/4); Jordan Brown (Cincinnati/7) Saint Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 2 Nick Bosa (San Francisco/1); Jordan Scarlett (Carolina/5) Wake Forest (Wake Forest, NC) 2 Dexter Lawrence (New York Giants/1); Bryce Love (Washington/4) Wenonah (Birmingham, AL) 2 Quinnen Williams (New York Jets/1); Quincy Williams (Jacksonville/3) Winton Woods (Cincinnati, OH) 2 Mike Edwards (Tampa Bay/3); David Long (Tennessee/6) Prior to the Draft, the NFL announced the creation of the NFL LEGENDS YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE to assist and guide efforts to preserve and grow youth & high school football through peer-to-peer engagement. Led by NFL Legends MARK BRUNELL, TRENT DILFER, MAURICE JONES-DREW, WILLIE McGINEST, JORDAN PALMER, CHAD PENNINGTON, MICHAEL ROBINSON, DEION SANDERS and BOBBY TAYLOR, the Committee will generate inspiring conversations with youth and high school football communities about the values learned from playing football. Robinson, along with San Francisco 49ers sixth round selection TIM HARRIS, attended Varina High School in Richmond, Va. “I love the game of football and want kids of all ages to have the opportunity to participate in it,” said McGinest, who attended Long Beach (CA) Polytechnic, the same school as Baltimore Ravens fourth round selection IMAN MARSHALL. “I joined the NFL Legends Youth Advisory Committee to help young people learn the game in the right way, with the proper coaching and guidance. For me and the way I teach the game, football is not just about X’s and O’s. It instills foundational principles – principles that have guided and directed me during each important step of my life. Football opened up multiple opportunities for me and kept me on the right course. It saved my life. By playing the game, kids also learn not only about football, but so much more – accountability, teamwork, sportsmanship, discipline and responsibility. It’s about skills and lessons they too can apply for the rest of their lives.” STATES WITH DOUBLE-DIGIT PLAYERS DRAFTED STATE TOTAL Florida 34 Texas 27 California 22 Georgia 13 Ohio 13 Louisiana 10 Mississippi 10 North Carolina 10 STATES WITH MOST NFL PLAYERS DRAFTED IN 2019 PER CAPITA STATE POPULATION * NFL PLAYERS NFL PLAYERS PER CAPITA Mississippi 2,967,297 10 1 NFL player per 296,730 people Louisiana 4,533,372 10 1 NFL player per 453,337 people Utah 2,763,885 5 1 NFL player per 552,777 people Florida 18,801,310 34 1 NFL player per 552,980 people District of Columbia 601,723 1 1 NFL player per 601,723 people UNITED STATES 308,745,538 253 1 NFL player per 1,220,338 people * Based on most recent U.S. Census Data (2010). STATE BREAKDOWN STATE PLAYERS DRAFTED STATE PLAYERS DRAFTED Florida 34 Michigan 4 Texas 27 Minnesota 4 California 22 Connecticut 3 Ohio 13 Indiana 3 Georgia 13 Colorado 2 North Carolina 10 Kansas 2 Mississippi 10 Nebraska 2 Louisiana 10 New York 2 Illinois 9 Arkansas 1 New Jersey 9 Delaware 1 Virginia 9 Kentucky 1 Alabama 6 Massachusetts 1 Missouri 6 Nevada 1 Tennessee 6 New Mexico 1 Arizona 5 West Virginia 1 Oklahoma 5 Wisconsin 1 Pennsylvania 5 South Carolina 5 District of Columbia 1 Utah 5 Washington 5 International 1 Iowa 4 Maryland 4 TOTAL 254 Some interesting notes on high schools in the 2019 NFL Draft: • Thirty-eight states, as well as Washington, D.C. had at least one player drafted. • For the 13th time in the past 14 seasons, at least one player who attended high school outside of the United States was selected in the NFL Draft. • Florida led all states with five first-round selections. North Carolina and Texas followed with three players selected in Round 1. The 2019 NFL Draft broken down by state listing of high schools: ALABAMA (6) PLAYER NFL TEAM (ROUND) COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (CITY) LB Deshaun Davis Cincinnati (6) Auburn Vigor (Mobile) T Tytus Howard Houston (1) Alabama State Monroe County (Monroeville) DB Michael Jackson Dallas (5) Miami Spain Park (Birmingham) LB Quincy Williams Jacksonville (3) Murray State Wenonah (Birmingham) NT Quinnen Williams New York Jets (1) Alabama Wenonah (Birmingham) LB Mack Wilson Cleveland (5) Alabama Carver (Montgomery) ARIZONA (5) PLAYER NFL TEAM (ROUND) COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (CITY) DB Jordan Brown Cincinnati (7) South Dakota State Paradise Valley (Phoenix) QB Ryan Finley Cincinnati (4) North Carolina State Paradise Valley (Phoenix) WR N’Keal Harry New England (1) Arizona State Chandler DE Jalen Jelks Dallas (7) Oregon Desert Vista (Phoenix) DB Byron Murphy Arizona (2) Washington Saguaro (Scottsdale) ARKANSAS (1) PLAYER NFL TEAM (ROUND) COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (CITY) LB Dre Greenlaw San Francisco (5) Arkansas Fayetteville CALIFORNIA (22) PLAYER NFL TEAM (ROUND) COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (CITY) P Jake Bailey New England (5) Stanford Santa Fe Christian (Solana Beach) DE Quinton Bell Oakland (7) Prairie View Costa Mesa LB Ben Burr-Kirven Seattle (5) Washington Sacred Heart (Atherton) DB Xavier Crawford Houston (6) Central Michigan Pittsburg DB Marcus Epps Minnesota (6) Wyoming Edison (Huntington Beach) DT Greg Gaines Los Angeles Rams (4) Washington La Habra WR KeeSean Johnson Arizona (6) Fresno State Palo Alto DT P.J. Johnson Detroit (7) Arizona Luther Burbank (Sacramento) DB David Long Los Angeles Rams (3) Michigan Loyola (Los Angeles) DB Iman Marshall Baltimore (4) Southern California Long Beach Poly (Long Beach) RB Alexander Mattison Minnesota (3) Boise State San Bernardino DB Jordan Miller Atlanta (5) Washington Oceanside LB Bobby Okereke Indianapolis (3) Stanford Foothill (Santa Ana) TE Josh Oliver Jacksonville (3) San Jose State Paso Robles G Dru Samia Minnesota (4) Oklahoma River City (West Sacramento) LB Cameron Smith Minnesota (5) Southern California Granite Bay LB Sione Takitaki Cleveland (3) Brigham Young Heritage (Fontana) LB Jahlani Tavai Detroit (2) Hawaii Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) DB Marvell Tell Indianapolis (5) Southern California Crespi Carmelite (Encino) TE Kahale Warring Houston (3) San Diego State Sonora T Jonah Williams Cincinnati (1) Alabama Folsom TE Caleb Wilson Arizona (7) UCLA Junipero Serra (Gardena) COLORADO (2) PLAYER NFL TEAM (ROUND) COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (CITY) WR Olabisi Johnson Minnesota (7) Colorado State Bear Creek (Denver) G Dalton Risner Denver (2) Kansas State Wiggins CONNECTICUT (3) PLAYER NFL TEAM (ROUND) COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (CITY) DE Zach Allen Arizona (3) Boston College New Canaan DB Will Harris Detroit (3) Boston College Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) DT Christian Wilkins Miami (1) Clemson Suffield DELAWARE (1) PLAYER NFL TEAM (ROUND) COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (CITY) DB Darnell Savage Green Bay (1) Maryland Caravel Academy (Bear) FLORIDA (34) PLAYER NFL TEAM (ROUND) COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (CITY) DB Deandre Baker New York Giants (1) Georgia Miami Northwestern (Miami) DE Nick Bosa San Francisco (1) Ohio State Saint Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) WR Marquise Brown Baltimore (1) Oklahoma Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) DE Brian Burns Carolina (1) Florida State American Heritage (Plantation) LB Devin Bush Pittsburgh (1) Michigan Flanagan (Pembroke Pines) T Yodny Cajuste New England (3) West Virginia Miramar DT Demarcus Christmas Seattle (6) Florida State Manatee (Bradenton) DE Byron Cowart New England (5) Maryland Armwood (Seffner) RB Chandler Cox Miami (7) Auburn Apopka DB Jamel Dean Tampa Bay (3) Auburn Cocoa DB Stephen Denmark Chicago (7) Valdosta State Rickards (Tallahassee) DB Rashad Fenton Kansas City (6) South Carolina Miami Carol City (Miami) G Hjalte Froholdt New England (4) Arkansas IMG Academy (Bradenton) DB Chauncey Gardner-Johnson New Orleans (4) Florida Cocoa LB Ulysees Gilbert Pittsburgh (6) Akron Trinity Catholic (Ocala) DT Trysten Hill Dallas