Where EVERY Pick in the 2021 NFL Draft played high school football

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Florida led the way in the 2021 NFL Draft in Cleveland with 37 former high school football players taken. Texas was second with 33 selections. It’s the third time in the last four years that the Sunshine State has had the most pro picks.

Below is every players selected state-by-state.

Alabama (7)

No. 20 New York Giants – Kadarius Toney, WR – Blount

No. 89 Houston Texans – Nico Collins, WR – Clay-Chalkville

No. 92 Tennessee Titans – Monty Rice, LB – James Clemens

No. 149 Cincinnati Bengals – Evan McPherson, PK – Fort Payne

No. 176 Tampa Bay Buccaneers – K.J. Britt, LB – Oxford

No. 193 Carolina Panthers – Deonte Brown, OG – Austin

No. 219 Denver Broncos – Seth Williams, WR – Paul Bryant

Arizona (1)

No. 195 Houston Texans – Roy Lopez, DT – Mesquite

Arkansas (1)

No. 245 Pittsburgh Steelers – Tre Norwood, CB – Northside

California (19)

No. 14 New York Jets – Alijah Vera-Tucker, OG – Bishop O’Dowd

No. 18 Miami Dolphins – Jaelan Phillips, DE – Redlands East Valley

No. 24 Pittsburgh Steelers – Najee Harris, RB – Antioch

No. 36 Miami Dolphins – Jevon Holland, S – Bishop O’Dowd

No. 48 San Francisco 49ers – Aaron Banks, OG – El Cerrito

No. 86 Minnesota Vikings – Wyatt Davis, G – St. John Bosco

No. 99 Dallas Cowboys – Nahshon Wright, CB – James Logan

No. 108 Atlanta Falcons – Darren Hall, CB – Rancho Cucamonga

No. 112 Detroit Lions – Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR – Mater Dei

No. 114 Atlanta Falcons – Drew Dalman, C – Palma

No. 125 Minnesota Vikings – Camryn Bynum, CB – Corona Centennial

No. 133 New Orleans Saints – Ian Book, QB – Oak Ridge

No. 166 Carolina Panthers – Keith Taylor, CB – Servite

No. 172 San Francisco 49ers – Deommodore Lenoir, CB – Salesian

No. 183 Atlanta Falcons – Avery Williams, CB – JSerra 

No. 211 Cleveland Browns – Demetric Felton, WR – Great Oak

No. 228 Chicago Bears – Thomas Graham, Jr. CB – Rancho Cucamonga

No. 251 Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Chris Wilcox CB – Eleanor Roosevelt (Eastvale)

No. 257 Detroit Lions – Jermar Jefferson, RB – Narbonne

Connecticut (2)

No. 175 New York Jets – Jason Pinnock, CB – Windsor

No. 184 Baltimore Ravens – Ben Mason, FB – Newtown 

Florida (37)

No. 9 Denver Broncos – Patrick Surtain II, CB – American Heritage (Plantation)

No. 15 New England Patriots – Mac Jones, QB – The Bolles School

No. 17 Las Vegas Raiders – Alex Leatherwood, OT – Booker T. Washington (Pensacola)

No. 26 Cleveland Browns – Greg Newsome II, CB – IMG Academy

No. 30 Buffalo Bills – Gregory Rousseau, DE – Champagnat Catholic

No. 33 Jacksonville Jaguars – Tyson Campbell, CB – American Heritage (Plantation)

No. 34 New York Jets – Elijah Moore, WR – St. Thomas Aquinas

No. 40 Atlanta Falcons – Richie Grant, S – Choctawhatchee

No. 47 Los Angeles Chargers – Asante Samuel, Jr., CB – St. Thomas Aquinas

No. 57 Los Angeles Rams – Tutu Atwell, WR – Northwestern (Miami)

No. 65 Jacksonville Jaguars – Andre Cisco, S – IMG Academy 

No. 66 Minnesota Vikings – Kellen Mond, QB – IMG Academy

No. 71 New York Giants – Aaron Robinson, CB – Deerfield Beach 

No. 77 Los Angeles Chargers – Josh Palmer, WR – St. Thomas Aquinas 

No. 91 Cleveland Browns – Anthony Schwartz, WR – American Heritage (Plantation)

No. 95 Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Robert Hainsey, OG – IMG Academy

No. 97 Los Angeles Chargers – Tre’ McKitty, TE – IMG Academy

No. 107 New York Jets – Michael Carter II, RB – Navarre

No. 118 Los Angeles Chargers – Chris Rumph II, LB – Buchholz

No. 134 Minnesota Vikings – Janarius Robinson, DE – Bay

No. 135 Tennessee Titans – Rashad Weaver, DE – Cooper City

No. 136 Arizona Cardinals – Marco Wilson, CB – American Heritage (Plantation)

No. 141 Los Angeles Rams – Jacob Harris, WR – Palm Harbor University

No. 143 Las Vegas Raiders – Tyree Gillespie, S – Vanguard

No. 144 Kansas City Chiefs – Joshua Kaindoh, DE – IMG Academy

No. 146 New York Jets – Jamien Sherwood, S – Jensen Beach

No. 160 Baltimore Ravens – Shaun Wade, CB – Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville)

No. 164 Denver Broncos – Jamar Johnson, S – Riverview

No. 165 Indianapolis Colts – Shawn Davis, S – Southridge

No. 173 Green Bay Packers – Tedarrell Slaton, DT, American Heritage (Plantation)

No. 178 Green Bay Packers – Shemar Jean-Charles, CB – Miramar

No. 208 Seattle Seahawks – Stone Forsythe, OT – West Orange

No. 213 Buffalo Bills – Rachad Wildgoose, CB – Northwestern (Miami)

No. 217 Chicago Bears – Khalil Herbert, RB – American Heritage (Plantation)

No. 222 Carolina Panthers – Thomas Fletcher, LS – IMG Academy

No. 242 New England Patriots – Tre Nixon, WR – Viera

No. 243 Arizona Cardinals – James Wiggins, S – South Dade

Georgia (21)

No. 1 Jacksonville Jaguars – Trevor Lawrence, QB – Cartersville

No. 8 Carolina Panthers – Jaycee Horn, CB – Alpharetta

No. 11 Chicago Bears – Justin Fields, QB – Harrison

No. 19 Washington Football Team – Jamin Davis, LB – Long County

No. 27 Baltimore Ravens – Rashod Bateman, WR – Tift County

No. 29 Green Bay Packers – Eric Stokes, CB – Eastside (Covington)

No. 50 New York Giants – Azeez Ojulari, LB – Marietta

No. 67 Houston Texans – Davis Mills, QB – Greater Atlanta Christian

No. 83 Carolina Panthers – Tommy Tremble, TE – Wesleyan

No. 88 San Francisco 49ers – Trey Sermon, RB – Sprayberry

No. 94 Baltimore Ravens – Ben Cleveland, OG – Stephens County

No. 103 Los Angeles Rams – Ernest Jones, LB – Ware County

No. 111 Cincinnati Bengals – Cameron Sample, DE – Shiloh

No. 121 Jacksonville Jaguars – Jordan Smith, DE – Lithonia

No. 139 Cincinnati Bengals – D’Ante Smith, OT – Grovetown

No. 154 New York Jets – Michael Carter II, S – South Paulding

No. 169 Cleveland Browns – Richard LeCounte, S – Liberty County

No. 190 Cincinnati Bengals – Trey Hill, C – Houston County

No. 209 Jacksonville Jaguars – Jalen Camp, WR – South Forsyth

No. 223 Arizona Cardinals – Tay Gowan, CB – Newton

No. 255 New Orleans Saints – Kawaan Baker, WR – Hapeville Charter

Idaho (1)

No. 132 Cleveland Browns – Tommy Togiai, DT – Highland

Illinois (3)

No. 87 Pittsburgh Steelers – Kendrick Green, G – Peoria

No. 142 Green Bay Packers – Royce Newman, OG – Nashville

No. 185 Los Angeles Chargers – Nick Niemann, LB – Sycamore

Indiana (6)

No. 56 Seattle Seahawks – D’Wayne Eskridge, WR – Bluffton

No. 60 New Orleans Saints – Pete Werner, LB – Cathedral

No. 177 New England Patriots – Cameron McGrone, LB – Lawrence Central

No. 202 Cincinnati Bengals – Chris Evans, RB – Ben Davis

No. 244 Miami Dolphins – Gerrid Doaks, RB – Lawrence Central

No. 249 Los Angeles Rams – Ben Skowronek, WR – Homestead

Iowa (1)

No. 93 Buffalo Bills – Spencer Brown, T – Lenox

Kansas (3)

No. 39 Chicago Bears – Teven Jenkins, OT – Topeka

No. 156 Pittsburgh Steelers – Isaiahh Loudermilk, DT – West Elk

No 235 Cincinnati Bengals – Wyatt Hubert, DE – Shawnee Heights

Kentucky (4)

No. 49 Arizona Cardinals – Rondale Moore, WR – Trinity

No. 113 Detroit Lions – Derrick Barnes, LB – Holy Cross

No. 167 Las Vegas Raiders – Nate Hobbs, CB – Male

No. 206 New Orleans Saints – Landon Young, OT – Lafayette

Louisiana (13)

No. 5 Cincinnati Bengals – Ja’Marr Chase, WR – Archbishop Rummel

No. 10 Philadelphia Eagles – DeVonta Smith, WR – Amite

No. 25 Jacksonville Jaguars – Travis Etienne, RB – Jennings

No. 44 Dallas Cowboys – Kelvin Joseph, CB – Scotlandville

No. 59 Carolina Panthers – Terrace Marshall, Jr. – Parkway

No. 122 Cincinnati Bengals – Tyler Shelvin, DT – Notre Dame

No. 130 Los Angeles Rams – Robert Rochell, CB – Fair Park

No. 170 Houston Texans – Garret Wallow, LB – John Curtis

No. 194 San Francisco 49ers – Elijah Mitchell, RB – Erath

No. 201 New York Giants – Rodarius Williams, CB – Calvary Baptist Academy

No. 203 Buffalo Bils – Marquez Stevenson, WR – Northwood

No. 205 Tennessee Titans – Racey McMath, WR – Edna Karr

No. 227 Dallas Cowboys – Israel Mukuamu, CB – Parkway

Maryland (6)

No. 23 Minnesota Vikings – Christian Darrisaw, OT – Riverdale Baptist

No. 123 Philadelphia Eagles – Zach McPhearson, CB – Riverdale Baptist

No. 196 New York Giants – Gary Brightwell , RB- St. Frances Academy

No. 210 Arizona Cardinals – Victor Dimukeje, DT – The Boys Latin School

No. 216 Pittsburgh Steelers – Quincy Roche LB – New Town High School

No. 233 Los Angeles Rams – Jake Funk, RB – Damascus

Massachusetts (4)

No. 55 Pittsburgh Steelers – Pat Freiermuth, TE – Brooks School

No. 101 Detroit Lions – Ifeatu Melifonwu, CB – Grafton

No. 162 Kansas City Chiefs – Noah Gray, TE – Leominster

No. 231 Miami Dolphins – Larnel Coleman, OT – St. Clement

Michigan (8)

No. 68 Atlanta Falcons – Jalen Mayfield, OT – Catholic Central (Grand Rapids)

No. 84 Dallas Cowboys – Chauncey Golston, DE – East English Village Prep

No. 102 San Francisco 49ers – Ambry Thomas, CB – Martin Luther King (Detroit)

No.109 Tennessee Titans – Dez Fitzpatrick, WR – Waterford Mott

No. 151 Chicago Bears – Larry Borom, OT – Brother Rice

No. 155 San Francisco 49ers – Jaylon Moore, OG – Voyageur Consortium

No. 171 Baltimore Ravens – Daelin Hayes, DE – Skyline (Ann Arbor)

No. 182 Atlanta Falcons – Adetokunbo Ogundeji, DE – Walled Lake Central

Minnesota (4)

No. 3 San Francisco 49ers – Trey Lance, QB – Marshall

No. 53 Tennessee Titans – Dillon Radunz, OT – Becker 

No. 116 New York Giants – Elerson Smith, LB – Minneapolis South

No. 161 Buffalo Bills – Tommy Doyle, OT – Edina

Mississippi (4)

No. 150 Philadelphia Eagles – Kenneth Gainwell, RB – Yazoo County

No. 200 New York Jets – Brandin Echols, CB – Southaven

No. 253 Denver Broncos – Marquiss Spencer, DE – Greenwood

No. 256 Green Bay Packers – Kylin Hill, RB – Columbus

Missouri (4)

No. 96 New England Patriots – Ronnie Perkins, DE – Lutheran North

No. 115 Dallas Cowboys – Jabril Cox, LB – Raytown South

No. 168 Minnesota Vikings – Zach Davidson, TE – Webb City

No. 240 Washington Football Team – William Bradley-King, LB – Hogan Preparatory Academy

Nevada (3)

No. 120 New England Patriots – Rhamondre Stevenson, RB – Centennial

No. 147 Houston Texans – Brevin Jordan, TE – Bishop Gorman

No. 153 Cleveland Browns – Tony Fields II, LB – Desert Pines

New Hampshire (1)

No. 81 Miami Dolphins – Hunter Long, TE – Exeter

New Jersey (4)

No. 31 Baltimore Ravens – Jayson Oweh, LB – Blair Academy

No. 157 Minnesota Vikings – Ihmir Smith-Marsette, WR – Weequahic

No. 187 Atlanta Falcons – Frank Darby, WR – Lincoln

No. 248 Indianapolis Colts – Will Fries, OT – Cranford

New York (2)

No. 79 Las Vegas Raiders – Malcolm Koonce, LB – Archbishop Stepinac

No. 220 Green Bay Packers – Isaiah McDuffie, LB – Bennett

North Carolina (10)

No. 22 Tennessee Titans – Caleb Farley, CB – Maiden

No. 35 Denver Broncos – Javonte Williams, RB – Wallace-Hill Rose

No. 37 Philadelphia Eagles – Landon Dickerson, C – South Caldwell

No. 72 Detroit Lions – Alim McNeill, DT – Sanderson

No. 78 Minnesota Vikings – Chazz Surratt, LB – East Lincoln

No. 80 Las Vegas Raiders – Divine Deablo, S – Mount Tabor

No. 82 Washington Football Team – Dyami Brown, WR – West Mecklenburg

No. 181 Kansas City Chiefs – Cornell Powell, WR – JH Rose

No. 186 New York Jets – Hamsah Nasirildeen, S – Concord

No. 198 Los Angeles Chargers – Larry Rountree III, RB – Millbrook

Ohio (9)

No. 42 Miami Dolphins – Liam Eichenberg, OT – St. Ignatius

No. 46 Cincinnati Bengals – Jackson Carman, OT – Fairfield

No. 62 Green Bay Packers – Josh Myers, C – Miamisburg

No. 110 Cleveland Browns – James Hudson, OT – Toledo Central Catholic

No. 145 Jacksonville Jaguars – Luke Farrell, TE – Perry

No. 163 Washington Football Team – Darrick Forrest, S – Walnut Ridge

No. 225 Washington Football Team – Camaron Cheeseman, LS – Gahanna Lincoln

No. 232 Carolina Panthers – Phil Hoskins, DT – Whitmer

No. 239 Denver Broncos – Jonathon Cooper, DE – Gahanna Lincoln

Oklahoma (3)

No. 16 Arizona Cardinals – Zaven Collins, LB – Hominy

No. 63 Kansas City Chiefs – Creed Humphrey, C – Shawnee

No. 137 Seattle Seahawks – Tre Brown, CB – Union

Oregon (6)

No. 75 Dallas Cowboys – Osa Odighizuwa, DT – David Douglas

No. 100 Tennessee Titans – Elijah Molden, CB – West Linn

No. 124 Washington Football Team – John Bates, TE – Lebanon

No. 180 San Francisco 49ers – Talanoa Hufanga, S – Crescent Valley

No. 189 Philadelphia Eagles – Marlon Tuipulotu, DT – Central (Independence)

No. 215 Tennessee Titans – Brady Breeze, S – Central Catholic

Pennsylvania (8)

No. 4 Atlanta Falcons – Kyle Pitts, TE – Archbishop Wood

No. 12 Dallas Cowboys – Micah Parsons, LB – Harrisburg

No. 38 New England Patriots – Christian Barmore, DT – Neumann Goretti

No. 212 Buffalo Bills – Damar Hamlin, S – Pittsburgh Central Catholic

No. 230 Las Vegas Raiders – Jimmy Morrissey, C – La Salle College HS

No. 241 Los Angeles Chargers – Mark Webb, S – Archbishop Wood

No. 246 Washington Football Team – Shaka Toney, DE – Imhotep Charter

No. 247 Arizona Cardinals – Michal Menet, C – Exeter Township

Rhode Island (1)

No. 21 Indianapolis Colts – Kwity Paye, DE – Bishop Hendricken

South Carolina (3)

No. 191 Philadelphia Eagles – Tarron Jackson, DE – Silver Bluff

No. 204 Carolina Panthers – Shi Smith, WR – Union County

No. 254 Pittsburgh Steelers – Pressley Harvin III, Sumter

South Dakota (1)

No. 238 Dallas Cowboys – Matt Farniok, OG – Washington (Sioux Falls)

Tennessee (5)

No. 85 Green Bay Packers – Amari Rodgers, WR – Knoxville Catholic

No. 192 Dallas Cowboys – Quinton Bohanna, DT – Cordova

No. 224 Philadelphia Eagles – JaCoby Stevens, S – Oakland

No. 226 Kanas City Chiefs – Trey Smith OG – University School of Jackson

No. 234 Philadelphia Eagles – Patrick Johnson, LB – Notre Dame (Chattanooga)

Texas (33)

No. 6 Miami Dolphins – Jaylen Waddle, WR – Episcopal (Bellaire)

No. 13 Los Angeles Chargers – Rashawn Slater, OT – Clements (Sugar Land)

No. 28 New Orleans Saints – Payton Turner, DE – Westside (Houston)

No. 41 Detroit Lions – Levi Onsuzurike, DT – Allen

No. 43 Las Vegas Raiders – Trevon Moehrig, S – Smithson Valley

No. 45 Jacksonville Jaguars – Walker Little, OT – Episcopal (Bellaire)

No. 51 Washington Football Team – Samuel Cosmi, OT – Atascocita

No. 54 Indianapolis Colts – Dayo Odeyingbo, DE – Ranchview

No. 58 Kansas City Chiefs – Nick Bolton, LB – Lone Star (Frisco)

No. 64 Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Kyle Trask, QB – Manvel

No. 69 Cincinnati Bengals – Joseph Ossai, LB – Oak Ridge

No. 73 Philadelphia Eagles – Milton Williams, DE – Crowley

No. 76 New Orleans Saints – Paulson Adebo, CB – Mansfield

No. 104 Baltimore Ravens – Brandon Stephens, CB – Plano

No. 105 Denver Broncos – Baron Browning – Kennedale

No. 117 Los Angeles Rams – Bobby Brown III, DT – Arlington Lamar

No. 119 Minnesota Vikings – Kene Nwangwu, RB – Heritage (Frisco)

No. 127 Indianapolis Colts – Kylen Granson, TE – Westlake

No. 128 Pittsburgh Steelers – Dan Moore, Jr., OT – West Brook

No. 129 Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Jaelon Darden, WR – Eisenhower (Houston)

No. 131 Baltimore Ravens – Tylan Wallace, WR – South Hills

No. 140 Pittsburgh Steelers – Buddy Johnson, LB – Kimball

No. 148 Atlanta Falcons – Ta’Quon Graham, DT – Temple

No. 152 Denver Broncos – Caden Sterns, S – Cibolo Steele

No. 159 Los Angeles Chargers – Brenden Jaimes, DT – Lake Travis

No. 174 Los Angeles Rams – Earnest Brown IV, DE – Denton Ryan

No. 188 New England Patriots – Joshuah Bledsoe, S – Dekaney

No. 197 New England Patriots – William Sherman, OT – Allen

No. 207 New York Jets – Jonathan Marshall DT – Shephard

No. 218 Indianapolis Colts – Sam Ehlinger, QB – Westlake

No. 236 Buffalo Bills – Jack Anderson, OG – Frisco

No. 237 Denver Broncos – Kary Vincent, Jr., CB – Memorial (Port Arthur)

No. 259 Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Grant Stuard, LB – Oak Ridge

Utah (7)

No. 2 New York Jets – Zach Wilson, QB – Corner Canyon

No. 7 Detroit Lions – Penei Sewell, OT – Desert Hills

No. 70 Carolina Panthers – Brady Christensen, OT – Bountiful

No. 106 Jacksonville Jaguars – Jay Tufele, DT – Bingham

No. 179 Dallas Cowboys – Simi Fehoko, WR – Brighton

No. 250 Chicago Bears – Khyiris Tona, DT – Granger

No. 258 Washington Football Team – Dax Milne, WR – Bingham

Virginia (6)

No. 52 Cleveland Browns – Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB – Bethel

No. 61 Buffalo Bills – Carlos Basham, Jr. – Northside

No. 90 Minnesota Vikings – Patrick Jones II, DE – Grassfield

No. 138 Dallas Cowboys – Josh Ball, OT – Stafford 

No. 221 Chicago Bears – Dazz Newsome, WR – Hampton

No. 229 Indianapolis Colts – Mike Strachan, WR – Liberty Christian Academy (Lynchburg)

Washington (1)

No. 32 Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Joe Tryon, LB – Hazen

Washington D.C. (1)

No. 199 Minnesota Vikings – Jaylen Twyman, DT – H.D. Woodson

Wisconsin (4)

No. 98 Denver Broncos – Quinn Meinerz, OG – Hartford Union

No. 158 Carolina Panthers – Daviyon Nixon, DT – Indian Trail High School and Academy

No. 214 Green Bay Packers – Cole Van Lanen OT – Bay Port

No. 252 Los Angeles Rams – Chris Garrett, LB – Wisconsin Lutheran

Other countries

Canada (2)

No. 74 Washington Football Team – Benjamin St-Juste

No. 126 Carolina Panthers – Chuba Hubbard, RB 

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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.