Video: 2017 NFL Draft Way Back When
See Myles Garrett, Solomon Thomas and Jamal Adams in action as preps. With two former stars drafted over the weekend in Philadelphia — receiver
JuJu Smith-Schuster and linebacker
Jayon Brown —
Long Beach Poly (Calif.) now has nine players who have been picked by the NFL's elite since 2006.
That moved the Jackrabbits up to No. 3, tied with
Norland (Miami) among all high schools, well back of leader
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) with 19, and
Glenville (Cleveland) with 13.
Smith-Schuster, who was known simply as John Smith as a prep, went to the Steelers in the second round and Brown in the fifth round to the Titans.
Glenville added one to its total with a first-round selection — No. 13 overall — of cornerback
Marshon Lattimore taken by the Saints.
St. Thomas Aquinas had no former players drafted, the first time since 2009. Florida had another robust showing on draft day with 27 picks, but Georgia had the most with 29, followed by California (26), Texas (23) and Louisiana (16).
Since 2006, California has the most selections with 372, followed by Florida (366) and Texas (335).
Poly was one of 10 schools with two picks each in the 2017 draft. Among the others were
Serra (Gardena, Calif.),
Lakewood (St. Petersburg, Fla.),
Cass Tech (Detroit),
West Monroe (La.) and
St. Rita (Chicago).
Serra, Cass Tech and Lakewood all have had five players drafted since 2006 and West Monroe and St. Rita have had four.
Here are the top schools with the most players drafted since 2006. Note that seven of the 17 listed are from Florida.
19 — St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
13 — Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio)
9 — Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, Calif.)
9 — Norland (Miami)
8 — Northwestern (Miami)
8 — Central (Miami)
7 — Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, Fla.)
7 — De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
7 — Stephenson (Stone Mountain, Ga.)
6 — Atlantic (Delray Beach, Fla.)
6 — Chandler (Ariz.)
6 — Colton (Calif.)
6 — Crenshaw (Los Angeles)
6 — DeSoto (Texas)
6 — Dorsey (Los Angeles)
6 — Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, La.)
6 — Glades Central (Belle Glade, Fla.)
