Florida and Texas battling for most former high school football players taken in 2016 NFL Draft

2016 NFL Draft
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Heading into the final day of the 2016 NFL Draft in Chicago, Florida leads the way with twelve former high school football players taken in the first three rounds.  Falling-in behind Florida is Texas with ten picks, California with eight and Georgia and Ohio have had seven each.

So far 29 states have been represented in the draft.  And, then there’s former Australian Rules Football player Adam Gotsis from Down Under.  Gotsis’ path to the NFL came via defensive tackle at Georgia Tech.  The Denver Broncos took Gotsis with the 63rd pick on Friday night.

State-by-State former High School Football Players Taken in 2016 NFL Draft Rounds 1, 2, 3

Florida – 12

Texas – 10

California – 8

Georgia – 7

Ohio – 7

Pennsylvania – 5

New Jersey – 4

Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Washington – 3

Hawaii, Maryland, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington DC – 2

Arizona, Arkansas, Australia, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon – 1

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About the Author

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.