Tim Roken talks about St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) having three former players taken in 2020 NFL Draft

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher April 27, 2020

It was a big weekend for former St. Joseph’s Prep high school football program with three former Hawks being selected in the NFL Draft.

Running back D’Andre Swift was taken with the 35th overall pick by the Detroit Lions, followed by defensive back John Reid by the Houston Texans at No. 141. Jon Runyan was the third former SJP pick at No. 192 by the Green Bay Packers.

Today, I spoke with St. Joe’s current head coach Tim Roken, who was an assistant under then head coach Gabe Infante, about the trio and the upcoming season.

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Last year, St. Joe’s finished No. 10 in the High School Football America 100 national rankings after winning its second straight Pennsylvania state title. The Hawks have won 5 of the last 7 championships in the Pennsylvania’s largest classification.

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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.

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