After two rounds of the 2017 NFL Draft in Philadelphia, California is leading the way with nine high school football alums being drafted through the first 64 picks. California and Florida, which didn’t have a first round pick for the first time since 2009, according to FloridaHSFootball, had five players each selected in the second round.
Heading into the third round, Georgia, Ohio and Texas each had six former high school players drafted, followed by Alabama and Florida with five each. New Jersey has had four former high schoolers chosen.
Throughout the 2017 NFL Draft, High School Football America is tracking where every pick attended high school. Below are the 2nd Round picks.
2017 NFL Draft – 2nd Round Picks
Draft Position – Team – Player – Position – College – High School
#33 Green Bay – Kevin King, CB – Washington – Bishop O’Dowd (California)
#34 Jacksonville – Cam Robinson, OT – Alabama – West Monroe (Louisiana)
#35 Seattle – Malik McDowell, DT – Michigan State – Southfield (Michigan)
#36 Arizona – Budda Baker, S – Washington – Bellevue (Washington)
#37 Buffalo – Zay Jones, WR – East Carolina – Stephen F. Austin (Texas)
#38 LA Chargers – Forrest Lamp OG – Western Kentucky – Venice (Florida)
#39 NY Jets – Marcus Maye, S – Florida – Holy Trinity (Florida)
#40 Carolina – Curtis Samuel, WR – Ohio State – Erasmus Hall (New York)
#41 Minnesota – Dalvin Cook, RB – Florida State – Miami Central (Florida)
#42 New Orleans – Marcus Williams, S – Utah – Roosevelt (Eastvale, California)
#43 Philadelphia – Sidney Jones, CB – Washington – West Covina (California)
#44 LA Rams – Gerald Everett, TE – South Alabama – Columbia (Georgia)
#45 Chicago – Adam Shaheen, TE – Ashland University – Big Walnut (Ohio)
#46 Indianapolis – Quincy Wilson, CB – Florida – University (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida)
#47 Baltimore – Tyus Bowser, LB – Houston – Tyler (Texas)
#48 Cincinnati – Joe Mixon, RB – Oklahoma – Freedom (California)
#49 Washington – Ryan Anderson, LB – Alabama – Daphne (Alabama)
#50 Tampa Bay – Justin Evans, S – Texas A&M – Stone (Mississippi)
#51 Denver – DeMarcus Walker, DE – Florida State – Sandalwood (Florida)
#52 Cleveland – DeShone Kizer, QB – Notre Dame – Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio)
#53 Detroit – Teez Tabor, CB – Florida – Friendship Collegiate (Washington, DC)
#54 Miami – Raekwon McMillan, LB – Ohio State – Liberty County (Georgia)
#55 NY Giants – Dalvin Tomlinson, DT – Alabama – Henry County (Georgia)
#56 Oakland – Obi Melifonwu, S – Connecticut – Grafton (Massachusetts)
#57 Houston – Zach Cunningham, LB – Vanderbilt – Pinson Valley (Alabama)
#58 Seattle – Eric Pocic, C – LSU – Lemont (Illinois)
#59 Kansas City – Tanoh Kpassagnon – Villanova – Wissahickon (Pennsylvania)
#60 Dallas – Chidobe Awuzie, CB – Colorado – Oak Grove (California)
#61 Green Bay – Josh Jones, S – NC State – Walled Lake Western (Michigan)
#62 Pittsburgh – JuJu Smith Schuster, WR – USC – Long Beach Poly (California)
#63 Buffalo – Dion Dawkins, OG – Temple – Rahway (New Jersey)
#64 Carolina – Taylor Moton, OT – Western Michigan – Okemos (Michigan)
