Corey Nelson is one of five Skyline High players drafted into the NFL in the last 21 years.
File photo by Robbie Rakestraw
A look at high schools in Texas with four or more alums taken in the NFL Draft over the past 21 years.
Carter (Dallas) - 11Jessie Armstead, 1993, Round 8, New York Giants
Joe Burch, 1994, Round 3, New England Patriots
Greg Hill, 1994, Round 1, Kansas City Chiefs
Clifton Abraham, 1995, Round 5, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
William Carr, 1997, Round 7, Cincinnati Bengals
Jerametrius Butler, 2001, Round 5, St. Louis Rams
Daryl Jones, 2002, Round 7, New York Giants
Adrian Jones, 2004, Round 4, New York Jets
Jonathan Scott, 2006, Round 5, Detroit Lions
Michael Crabtree, 2009, Round 1, San Francisco 49ers
DeMarcus Love, 2011, Round 6, Minnesota Vikings
Nimitz (Houston) - 8Aaron Glenn, 1994, Round 1, New York Jets
Chris Ruhman, 1998, Round 3, San Francisco 49ers
Dante Hall, 2000, Round 5, Kansas City Chiefs
Darrick Vaughn, 2000, Round 7, Atlanta Falcons
Jason Glenn, 2001, Round 6, Detroit Lions
Quentin Griffin, 2003, Round 4, Denver Broncos
Josh Huff, 2014, Round 3, Philadelphia Eagles
Marion Grice, 2014, Round 6, San Diego Chargers
Ball (Galveston) - 7Patrick Bates, 1993, Round 1, Los Angeles Raiders
Anthony Phillips, 1994, Round 3, Atlanta Falcons
Terry Irving, 1994, Round 4, Arizona Cardinals
George McCullough, 1997, Round 5, Tennessee Oilers
Casey Hampton, 2001, Round 1, Pittsburgh Steelers
Derrick Pope, 2004, Round 7, Miami Dolphins
Mike Evans, 2014, Round 1, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tyler - 7Chris Carter, 1997, Round 3, New England Patriots
Darwin Brown, 1999, Round 5, Denver Broncos
Gary Baxter, 2001, Round 2, Baltimore Ravens
Tim Crowder, 2007, Round 2, Denver Broncos
Aaron Ross, 2007, Round 1, New York Giants
Kendall Hunter, 2011, Round 4, San Francisco 49ers
Jeremy Lane, 2012, Round 6, Seattle Seahawks
DeSoto - 7Byron Hanspard, 1997, Round 2, Atlanta Falcons
Marcus Tubbs, 2004, Round 1, Seattle Seahawks
Tatum Bell, 2004, Round 2, Denver Broncos
Ellis Hobbs, 2005, Round 3, New England Patriots
Mike Thomas, 2009, Round 4, Jacksonville Jaguars
Von Miller, 2011, Round 1, Denver Broncos
Cyrus Gray, 2012, Round 6, Kansas City Chiefs
Fort Bend Willowridge (Houston) - 6Allen Aldridge, 1994, Round 2, Denver Broncos
Eric England, 1994, Round 3, Arizona Cardinals
Sedric Clark, 1996, Round 7, Oakland Raiders
Derrick Harris, 1996, Round 6, St. Louis Rams
Jason Webster, 2000, Round 2, San Francisco 49ers
Manny Ramirez, 2007, Round 4, Detroit Lions
Longview - 6Bobby Taylor, 1995, Round 2, Philadelphia Eagles
Josh Scobee, 2004, Round 5, Jacksonville Jaguars
Willie Andrews, 2006, Round 7, New England Patriots
Malcolm Kelly, 2008, Round 2, Washington Redskins
Robert Henson, 2009, Round 6, Washington Redskins
Trent Williams, 2010, Round 1, Washington Redskins
Lufkin - 5Jacoby Shepherd, 2000, Round 2, St. Louis Rams
Terrence Kiel, 2003, Round 2, San Diego Chargers
Rex Hadnot, 2004, Round 6, Miami Dolphins
Reggie McNeal, 2006, Round 6, Cincinnati Bengals
Dez Bryant, 2010, Round 1, Dallas Cowboys
Humble - 5Bertrand Berry, 1997, Round 3, Indianapolis Colts
David Boston, 1999, Round 1, Arizona Cardinals
David Givens, 2002, Round 7, New England Patriots
Sammy Davis, 2003, Round 1, San Diego Chargers
Wilrey Fontenot, 2008, Round 7, Arizona Cardinals
Cypress Creek (Houston) - 5Sam Adams, 1994, Round 1, Seattle Seahawks
Dan Neil, 1997, Round 3, Denver Broncos
Josh Williams, 2000, Round 4, Indianapolis Colts
B.J. Symons, 2004, Round 7, Houston Texans
Cameron Fleming, 2014, Round 4, New England Patriots
Lake Highlands (Dallas) - 5Detron Smith, 1996, Round 3, Denver Broncos
Marcus Coleman, 1996, Round 5, New York Jets
Wade Smith, 2003, Round 3, Miami Dolphins
Frank Okam, 2008, Round 5, Houston Texans
Marshall Newhouse, 2010, Round 5, Green Bay Packers
Lamar (Houston) - 5Cedric Jones, 1996, Round 1, New York Giants
Gerome Sapp, 2003, Round 6, Baltimore Ravens
Rod Babers, 2003, Round 4, New York Giants
Brian Orakpo, 2009, Round 1, Washington Redskins
Brandon LaFell, 2010, Round 3, Carolina Panthers
North Shore (Houston) - 5Lance Gunn, 1993, Round 7, Cincinnati Bengals
Andre Gurode, 2002, Round 2, Dallas Cowboys
Cory Redding, 2003, Round 3, Detroit Lions
Earl Mitchell, 2010, Round 3, Houston Texans
Chykie Brown, 2011, Round 5, Baltimore Ravens
Pflugerville - 5Dylan Gandy, 2005, Round 4, Indianapolis Colts
Michael Johnson, 2007, Round 7, New York Giants
Zaviar Gooden, 2013, Round 3, Tennessee Titans
Alex Okafor, 2013, Round 4, Arizona Cardinals
IK Enemkpali, 2014, Round 6, New York Jets
Skyline (Dallas) - 5Allen Rossum, 1998, Round 3, Philadelphia Eagles
Antonio Wilson, 2000, Round 4, Minnesota Vikings
Mikail Baker, 2011, Round 7, St. Louis Rams
Steve Williams, 2013, Round 5, San Diego Chargers
Corey Nelson, 2014, Round 7, Denver Broncos
West Brook (Beaumont) - 5Frank Middleton, 1997, Round 3, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Calvin Collins, 1997, Round 6, Atlanta Falcons
Anthony Malbrough, 2000, Round 5, Cleveland Browns
Christine Michael, 2013, Round 2, Seattle Seahawks
Ryan Grant, 2014, Round 5, Washington Redskins
Westbury (Houston) - 4Michael Strahan, 1993, Round 2, New York Giants
Brodney Pool, 2005, Round 2, Cleveland Browns
Bennie Brazell, 2006, Round 7, Cincinnati Bengals
Charles Sims, 2014, Round 3, Buccaneers
Westlake (Austin) - 4Drew Brees, 2001, Round 2, San Diego Chargers
Seth McKinney, 2002, Round 3, Miami Dolphins
Nick Foles, 2012, Round 3, Philadelphia Eagles
Ryan Swope, 2013, Round 6, Arizona Cardinals
Plano East - 4Charlie Peprah, 2006, Round 5, New York Giants
Justin Blalock, 2007, Round 2, Atlanta Falcons
Terrence Wheatley, 2008, Round 2, New England Patriots
Keenan Robinson, 2012, Round 4, Washington Redskins
Sulphur Springs - 4Damione Lewis, 2001, Round 1, St. Louis Rams
Tyreo Harrison, 2002, Round 6, Philadelphia Eagles
Caleb Miller, 2004, Round 3, Cincinnati Bengals
Keenan Clayton, 2010, Round 4, Philadelphia Eagles
Sweeny - 4Cedric Woodard, 2000, Round 6, Baltimore Ravens
George Layne, 2001, Round 4, Kansas City Chiefs
Johnnie Lee Higgins, 2007, Round 3, Oakland Raiders
Tank Carder, 2012, Round 5, Buffalo Bills
Terrell - 4Darrius Johnson, 1996, Round 4, Denver Broncos
Kenoy Kennedy, 2000, Round 2, Denver Broncos
C.J. Wilson, 2007, Round 7, Carolina Panthers
Brice McCain, 2009, Round 6, Houston Texans
Judson (Converse) - 4Derwin Gray, 1993, Round 4, Indianapolis Colts
Eric Brown, 1998, Round 2, Denver Broncos
Rob Housler, 2011, Round 3, Arizona Cardinals
Phillip Gaines, 2014, Round 3, Kansas City Chiefs
Katy - 4Eric Heitmann, 2002, Round 7, San Francisco 49ers
Ryan Mouton, 2009, Round 3, Tennessee Titans
Andy Dalton, 2011, Round 2, Cincinnati Bengals
Terrence Frederick, 2012, Round 7, Pittsburgh Steelers
Arlington - 4J.J. Johnson, 1999, Round 2, Miami Dolphins
Quentin Jammer, 2002, Round 1, San Diego Chargers
Kenny Iwebema, 2008, Round 4, Arizona Cardinals
Luke Joeckel, 2013, Round 1, Jacksonville Jaguars
Beaumont Central - 4Leeland McElroy, 1996, Round 2, Arizona Cardinals
Daryl Price, 1996, Round 4, San Francisco 49ers
Donald Mitchell, 1999, Round 4, Tennessee Titans
Anthony Collins, 2008, Round 4, Cincinnati Bengals
Copperas Cove - 4Charles Tillman, 2003, Round 2, Chicago Bears
Vontez Duff, 2004, Round 6, Houston Texans
Robert Griffin III, 2012, Round 1, Washington Redskins
Josh Boyce, 2013, Round 4, New England Patriots
Corsicana - 4Bethel Johnson, 2003, Round 2, New England Patriots
Danieal Manning, 2006, Round 2, Chicago Bears
Louis Vasquez, 2009, Round 3, San Diego Chargers
Jay Finley, 2011, Round 7, Cincinnati Bengals