The totals are based on the 1,691 men on Kickoff Weekend rosters.
NFL players hail from 1,382 high schools in 47 states and the District of Columbia, four international countries and one U.S. territory (American Samoa).
HIGH SCHOOLS WITH MOST NFL PLAYERS
|
High School, City, State |
Number |
NFL Players |
| Saint Thomas Aquinas, Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
9 |
Geno Atkins, CIN; Jeremy Cain, JAX; Marcus Gilbert, PIT; Tavares Gooden, SF; Richard Goodman, SD; Leonard Hankerson, WAS; Christian Thompson, BAL; Major Wright, CHI; Sam Young, BUF |
| Pahokee High School, Pahokee, FL |
5 |
Dwight Bentley, DET; Anquan Boldin, BAL; Janoris Jenkins, StL; Pernell McPhee, BAL; Antone Smith, ATL |
| Stephenson High School, Stone Mountain, GA |
5 |
Jermaine Cunningham, NE; Bruce Irvin, SEA; Kregg Lumpkin, SEA; Perry Riley, WAS; Kelvin Sheppard, BUF |
| Woodland Hills High School, Pittsburgh, PA |
5 |
Steve Breaston, KC; Rob Gronkowski, NE; Ryan Mundy, PIT; Lousaka Polite, ATL; Shawntae Spencer, OAK |
Seventeen high schools have four players each in the NFL this year. Forty schools boast three NFLers, while 158 have two players apiece:
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High School, City, State |
NFL Players |
High School, City, State |
NFL Players |
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Atlantic, Delray Beach, FL |
4 |
Lakeland, Lakeland, FL |
4 |
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Carroll, Southlake, Texas |
4 |
Long Beach Polytechnic, Long Beach, CA |
4 |
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Deep Creek High School, Chesapeake, VA |
4 |
Lufkin, Lufkin, TX |
4 |
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DeMatha Catholic, Hyattsville, MD |
4 |
Marist, Atlanta, GA |
4 |
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Dominguez, Compton, CA |
4 |
North Shore, Houston, TX |
4 |
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Dunbar, Washington, DC |
4 |
Robert E. Lee, Tyler, Texas |
4 |
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Elder, Cincinnati, OH |
4 |
Servite, Anaheim, CA |
4 |
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Glades Central, Belle Glade, FL |
4 |
Westlake, Austin, TX |
4 |
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Hahnville, Boutte, LA |
4 |
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Number of high schools with 3 NFL players: 40 |
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Number of high schools with 2 NFL players: 158 |
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Number of high schools with 1 NFL player: 1,163 |
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HOME STATES: California tops the list of states with the most NFL players (207), followed by Texas (200) and Florida (189):
STATES WITH MOST NFL PLAYERS
|
State |
NFL Players |
State |
NFL Players |
|
California |
207 |
New Jersey |
52 |
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Texas |
200 |
Alabama |
49 |
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Florida |
189 |
North Carolina |
48 |
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Georgia |
92 |
Michigan |
47 |
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Ohio |
81 |
Virginia |
46 |
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Louisiana |
61 |
South Carolina |
45 |
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Pennsylvania |
58 |
Illinois |
42 |
HOMETOWNS: Miami heads the list of hometowns with the most players (30), followed by Houston (23) and Los Angeles (17):
HOMETOWNS WITH MOST NFL PLAYERS
|
Hometown |
NFL Players |
Hometown |
NFL Players |
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Miami |
30 |
Jacksonville |
12 |
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Houston |
23 |
New Orleans |
10 |
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Los Angeles |
17 |
Atlanta |
9 |
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Dallas |
14 |
Pittsburgh |
9 |
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Cincinnati |
13 |
Washington, D.C. |
9 |
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Detroit |
13 |
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NFL PLAYERS PER CAPITA: Washington, D.C., with one NFL player for every 66,858 residents, leads the list of NFL players per capita. Louisiana (1 in 74,318) and Mississippi (1 in 89,918) round out the top three. The national average is one NFL player per 185,879 U.S. residents.
STATES WITH MOST NFL PLAYERS PER CAPITA
|
State |
Population * |
NFL Players |
NFL Players Per Capita |
|
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District of Columbia |
601,723 |
9 |
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1 NFL player per 66,858 people |
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Louisiana |
4,533,372 |
61 |
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1 NFL player per 74,318 people |
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Mississippi |
2,967,297 |
33 |
|
1 NFL player per 89,918 people |
|
Alabama |
4,779,736 |
49 |
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1 NFL player per 97,546 people |
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Florida |
18,801,310 |
189 |
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1 NFL player per 99,478 people |
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South Carolina |
4,625,364 |
45 |
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1 NFL player per 102,786 people |
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Georgia |
9,687,653 |
92 |
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1 NFL player per 105,301 people |
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Hawaii |
1,360,301 |
12 |
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1 NFL player per 113,358 people |
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Texas |
25,145,561 |
200 |
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1 NFL player per 125,728 people |
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Montana |
989,415 |
7 |
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1 NFL player per 141,345 people |
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United States |
308,745,538 |
1,661 |
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1 NFL player per 185,879 people |
AMERICAN SAMOA: The United States territory of American Samoa has four NFL players: Cincinnati DT Domata Peko, Miami DT Paul Soliai, San Francisco DT Isaac Sopoaga and Chicago DT Matt Toeaina.
NOTE: To obtain a complete list of NFL players’ high schools, states and hometowns, log on to www.nflmedia.com.
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