Which SoCal high schools had the most players on NFL Kickoff Weekend rosters?

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USA Football has released its list of high schools with the most players on 2015 NFL Kickoff Weekend rosters.  Leading the way from Southern California’s CIF-Southern Section are five teams — Colton, Long Beach Poly, Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) Oaks Christian and Servite — with four players each.

Six schools had three players each on NFL rosters — Crenshaw, Crespi, Edison, Mater Dei, Serra (Gardena) and Rancho Verde.

Fifteen schools had two NFL players each — Birmingham, Domiguez, Dorsey, Fullerton, Loyola, Mission Viejo, Norco, Palisades, Palmdale, Pomona, Santa Margarita, Taft, Troy, Tustin and Valencia.

The CIF-SS and CIF-LA City Section combined to have 114 players of the 1,695 total NFL players on Kickoff Weekend rosters.  As a state, California had 203 players total, which was second to Florida with 204.

NFL players hailed from 1,387 high schools in 47 states and the District of Columbia, eight countries and two U.S. territories (American Samoa and U.S. Virgin Islands).

Team-by-Team CIF-SS and CIF-LA City Section List

Colton (4)

Allen Bradford – Atlanta Falcons

Daniel Sorensen – Kansas City Chiefs

Jimmy Smith – Baltimore Ravens

Shareece Wright – San Francisco 49ers

Long Beach Poly (4)

Jurrell Casey – Tennessee Titans

DeSean Jackson – Washington Redskins

Marcedes Lewis – Jacksonville Jaguars

Jamize Olawale – Oakland Raiders

Notre Dame (4)

Kenjon Barner – Philadelphia Eagles

Nick Folk – New York Jets

Kai Forbath – Washington Redskins

Wes Horton – Carolina Panthers

Oaks Christian (4)

Jimmy Claussen – Chicago Bears

Alani Fua – Arizona Cardinals

Cassius Marsh – Seattle Seahawks

Chris Owusu – New York Jets

Servite (4)

Matt Kalil – Minnesota Vikings

Ryan Kalil – Carolina Panthers

Trey Niklas – Arizona Cardinals

Matt Slater – New England Patriots

Crenshaw (3)

Marcus Martin – San Francisco 49ers

Brandon Mebane – Seattle Seahawks

De’Anthony Thomas – Kansas City Chiefs

Crespi (3)

Joseph Fauria – Arizona Cardinals

Hroniss Grasu – Chicago Bears

Chris Harper – New England Patriots

Edison (3)

Robert Golden – Pittsburgh Steelers

T.J. McDonald – St. Louis Rams

Trumaine Johnson – St. Louis Rams

Fullerton (2)

Daniel Fells – New York Giants

Darren Fells – Arizona Cardinals

Mater Dei (3)

Matt Barkley – Arizona Cardinals

Khaled Holmes – Indianapolis Colts

Jason Myers – Jacksonville Jaguars

Serra – Gardena (3)

Bene Benwikere – Carolina Panthers

Duke Ihenacho – Washington Redskins

Marquise Lee – Jacksonville Jaguars

Rancho Verde (3)

Eric Martin – New England Patriots

Tyron Smith – Dallas Cowboys

Quincy Enunwa – New York Jets

Birmingham (2)

Malik Jackson – Denver Broncos

Mychal Rivers – Oakland Raiders

Dominguez (2)

Jeron Johnson – Washington Redskins

Richard Sherman – Seattle Seahawks

Dorsey (2)

Chris Matthews – Seattle Seahawks

Rahim Moore – Houston Texans

Loyola (2)

Anthony Barr – Minnesota Vikings

Chris Conte – Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Mission Viejo (2)

Nick Dzubnar – San Diego Chargers

Mark Sanchez – Philadelphia Eagles

Norco (2)

Toby Gerhart – Jacksonville Jaguars

Daimion Stafford – Tennessee Titans

Palisades (2)

Geoff Schwartz – New York Giants

Mitchell Schwartz – Cleveland Browns

Palmdale (2)

Davon House – Jacksonville Jaguars

Josh Shaw – Cincinnati Bengals

Pomona (2)

Husain Abdullah – Kansas City Chief

Delanie Walker – Tennessee Titans

Santa Margarita (2)

Gavin Escobar – Dallas Cowboys

Carson Palmer – Arizona Cardinals

Taft (2)

Malcolm Smith – Oakland Raiders

Darrion Weems – Dallas Cowboys

Troy (2)

Aaron Brewer – Denver Broncos

Derrick Coleman – Seattle Seahawks

Tustin  (2)

Chris Chester – Atlanta Falcons

Frostee Rucker – Arizona Cardinals

Valencia Vikings (2)

Brock Vereen – Chicago Bears

Shane Vereen – New York Giants

Agoura Chargers (1)

Clay Matthews – Green Bay Packers

Ayala (1)

Obum Gwacham – New Orleans Saints

Banning (1)

Derron Smith – Cincinnati Bengals

Bellflower (1)

Ed Dickson – Carolina Panthers

Beverly Hills (1)

Spencer Paysinger – Miami Dolphins

Bishop Amat (1)

Sheldon Price – Indianapolis Colts

Camarillo (1)

Bryan Anger – Jacksonville Jaguars

Charter Oak (1)

Keith Smith – Dallas Cowboys

Chatsworth (1)

Matt Cassel – Buffalo Bills

Chino Hills (1)

Corey Harkey – St. Louis Rams

Compton Centennial (1)

Will Sutton – Chicago Bears

Cypress (1)

Jamil Douglas – Miami Dolphins

Diamond Bar (1)

Ryan Wendell – New England Patriots

Duarte (1)

Mike Harris – Minnesota Vikings

Etiwanda (1)

Marvin Jones – Cincinnati Bengals

Fontana (1)

Chris Carter – Cincinnati Bengals

Hart (1)

Matt Moore – Miami Dolphins

Hoover (1)

Mychal Kendricks – Philadelphia Eagles

Hesperia (1)

Marcel Reece – Oakland Raiders

Highland (1)

DeShawn Shead – Seattle Seahawks

Inglewood (1)

Benson Mayowa – Oakland Raiders

Kennedy (1)

Eddie Pleasant – Houston Texans

La Habra (1)

Ronnie Hillman – Denver Broncos

La Mirada (1)

Keith McGill – Oakland Raiders

Lakewood (1)

Dion Bailey – Seattle Seahawks

Long Beach Jordan (1)

John Timu – Chicago Bears

Long Beach Wilson (1)

Joel Bitonio – Cleveland Browns

Mayfair (1)

Alterraun Verner – Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Narbonne (1)

Dashon Goldson – Washington Redskins

Newbury Park (1)

Jordan Cameron – Miami Dolphins

Pacifica (1)

Jon Dorenbos – Philadelphia Eagles

Palm Desert (1)

D.J. Alexander – Kansas City Chiefs

Palos Verdes Peninsula (1)

Craig Stevens – Tennessee Titans

Paraclete (1)

Todd Davis – Denver Broncos

Rancho Cucamonga (1)

Patrick Chung – New England Patriots

Redlands East Valley (1)

Chris Polk – Houston Texans

Royal (1)

Curtis Marsh – Denver Broncos

Saddleback (1)

Rishard Matthews – Miami Dolphins

San Marcos (1)

Alex Mack – Cleveland Browns

St. Francis (1)

Rhett Ellison – Minnesota Vikings

Sylmar (1)

Brandon Browner – New Orleans Saints

University (1)

Steve Smith – Baltimore Ravens

Upland (1)

Taylor Boggs – Detroit Lions

Verbum Dei (1)

Akeem Ayers – St. Louis Rams

West Covina (1)

Walter Thurmond – Philadelphia Eagles

Western (1)

Mike Iupati – Arizona Cardinals

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.