St. Thomas Aquinas leads state and nation with almost two dozen players drafted.
Video: NFL players from Miami
Magic City is a high school football hotbed.
The 2020 NFL Draft saw 22 former Florida high school football
players selected, solidifying the Sunshine State's reputation as one of
the nation's leading gridiron pipelines.
Since 2001, 71 different
schools in Florida have produced at least three NFL Draft picks and
27 schools have seen at least five former players picked.
Read on
for a complete breakdown of the state's draft factories over the past
20 years, headlined by St. Thomas Aquinas' national-best 23 picks
starting with Leonard Myers in 2001 and stretching all the way to 2020 when Damon Arnette was taken in the first round by the Las Vegas Raiders.
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale), 23 Leonard Myers, 2001 (200), New England Patriots
Nate Salley, 2006 (121), Carolina Panthers
Tavares Gooden, 2008 (71), Baltimore Ravens
Major Wright, 2010 (75), Chicago Bears
Geno Atkins, 2010 (120), Cincinnati Bengals
Sam Young, 2010 (179), Dallas Cowboys
Marcus Gilbert, 2011 (63), Pittsburgh Steelers
Leonard Hankerson, 2011 (79), Washington Redskins
Christian Thompson, 2012 (130), Baltimore Ravens
Andrew Datko, 2012 (241), Green Bay Packers
Giovani Bernard, 2013 (37), Cincinnati Bengals
Lamarcus Joyner, 2014 (41), St. Louis Rams
Dezmen Southward, 2014 (68), Atlanta Falcons
Brandon Linder, 2014 (93), Jacksonville Jaguars
James White, 2014 (130), New England Patriots
Phillip Dorsett, 2015 (29), Indianapolis Colts
Rashad Greene, 2015 (139), Jacksonville Jaguars
Bobby Hart, 2015 (226), New York Giants
Joey Bosa, 2016 (3), San Diego Chargers
Jake Rudock, 2016 (191), Detroit Lions
Nick Bosa, 2019 (2), San Francisco 49ers
Jordan Scarlett, 2019 (154), Carolina Panthers
Damon Arnette, 2020 (19), Las Vegas Raiders
Snoop Minnis, 2001 (77), Kansas City Chiefs
Torrie Cox, 2003 (205), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Vernon Carey, 2004 (19), Miami Dolphins
Vernand Morency, 2005 (73), Houston Texans
Anthony Gaitor, 2011 (222), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Lavonte David, 2012 (58), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sean Spence, 2012 (86), Pittsburgh Steelers
Brandon Washington, 2012 (200), Philadelphia Eagles
Teddy Bridgewater, 2014 (32), Minnesota Vikings
Amari Cooper, 2015 (4), Oakland Raiders
Tray Walker, 2015 (136), Baltimore Ravens
Artie Burns, 2016 (25), Pittsburgh Steelers
Tracy Walker, 2018 (82), Detroit Lions
Deandre Baker, 2019 (30), New York Giants
Dwayne Bowe, 2007 (23), Kansas City Chiefs
Kareem Brown, 2007 (127), New England Patriots
Antwan Barnes, 2007 (134), Baltimore Ravens
Antonio Brown, 2010 (195), Pittsburgh Steelers
Richard Gordon, 2011 (181), Oakland Raiders
Xavier Rhodes, 2013 (25), Minnesota Vikings
Tourek Williams , 2013 (179), San Diego Chargers
Ereck Flowers, 2015 (9), New York Giants
Duke Johnson, 2015 (77), Cleveland Browns
Carlton Davis, 2018 (63), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Vosean Joseph, 2019 (147), Buffalo Bills
Najeh Davenport, 2002 (135), Green Bay Packers
Willis McGahee, 2003 (23), Buffalo Bills
Demetrius Byrd, 2009 (224), San Diego Chargers
Rod Issac, 2011 (147), Jacksonville Jaguars
Stanley Jean-Baptiste, 2014 (58), New Orleans Saints
Devonta Freeman, 2014 (103), Atlanta Falcons
Kevin Pamphile, 2014 (149), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
John Miller, 2015 (81), Buffalo Bills
Charles Gaines, 2015 (189), Cleveland Browns
Dalvin Cook, 2017 (41), Minnesota Vikings
Tim Carter, 2002 (46), New York Giants
Louis Murphy, 2009 (124), Oakland Raiders
Jonte Green, 2012 (196), Detroit Lions
Dante Fowler, 2015 (3), Jacksonville Jaguars
Shaquill Griffin, 2017 (90), Seattle Seahawks
Rodney Adams, 2017 (170), Minnesota Vikings
Isaiah Wynn, 2018 (23), New England Patriots
Shaquem Griffin, 2018 (141), Seattle Seahawks
Marquez Vlades-Sacantling, 2018 (174), Green Bay Packers
Andre Maddox, 2005 (161), New York Jets
Pat Thomas, 2005 (194), Jacksonville Jaguars
Stephen Tulloch, 2006 (116), Tennessee Titans
Kennard Cox, 2008 (251), Jacksonville Jaguars
Lamar Miller, 2012 (97), Miami Dolphins
Keith Reaser, 2014 (170), San Francisco 49ers
Sheldrick Redwine, 2019 (119), Cleveland Browns
Jaquan Johnson, 2019 (181), Buffalo Bills
Clint Session, 2007 (136), Indianapolis Colts
Walter McFadden, 2010 (138), Oakland Raiders
Joshua Moore, 2010 (141), Chicago Bears
Patrick Peterson, 2011 (5), Arizona Cardinals
J.T. Thomas, 2011 (195), Chicago Bears
Jabari Price, 2014 (225), Minnesota Vikings
Rashard Robinson, 2016 (133), San Francisco 49ers
Josh Shaw, 2002 (172), San Francisco 49ers
Tron LaFavor, 2003 (171), Chicago Bears
Chris Gamble, 2004 (28), Carolina Panthers
Matthias Askew, 2004 (114), Cincinnati Bengals
Jovan Haye, 2005 (189), Carolina Panthers
Stanley McClover, 2006 (237), Carolina Panthers
Pat Sims, 2008 (77), Cincinnati Bengals
Claude Harriott, 2004 (147), Chicago Bears
Santonio Holmes, 2006 (25), Pittsburgh Steelers
Ray McDonald, 2007 (97), San Francisco 49ers
Travis Benjamin, 2012 (100), Cleveland Browns
Kelvin Benjamin, 2014 (28), Carolina Panthers
Clive Walford, 2015 (68), Oakland Raiders
Jatavis Brown, 2016 (175), San Diego Chargers
Bo Scarborough, 2018 (236), Dallas Cowboys
Hjalte Froholdt, 2019 (118), New England Patriots
Isaac Nauta, 2019 (224), Detroit Lions
Cesar Ruiz, 2020 (24), New Orleans Saints
Grant Delpit, 2020 (44), Cleveland Browns
KJ Hamler, 2020 (46), Denver Broncos
K.J. Osborn, 2020 (176), Minnesota Vikings
Brandon Meriweather, 2007 (24), New England Patriots
Kyle Wilber, 2012 (113), Dallas Cowboys
Jeremy Gallon, 2014 (244), New England Patriots
K.J. Dillon, 2016 (159), Houston Texans
Trey Hendrickson, 2017 (103), New Orleans Saints
Chandler Cox, 2019 (233), Miami Dolphins
David Clowney, 2007 (157), Green Bay Packers
Brandon Flowers, 2008 (35), Kansas City Chiefs
Orlando Franklin, 2011 (46), Denver Broncos
Jayron Hosley, 2012 (94), New York Giants
Dadi Lhomme Nicolas, 2016 (203), Kansas City Chiefs
Omar Jacobs, 2006 (164), Pittsburgh Steelers
Bolles (Jacksonville), 6 Char-ron Dorsey, 2001 (242), Dallas Cowboys
Jason Spitz, 2006 (75), Green Bay Packers
Shaun Chapas, 2011 (220), Dallas Cowboys
Jawan Jamison , 2013 (228), Washington Redskins
John Theus, 2016 (145), San Francisco 49ers
Hayden Hurst, 2018 (25), Baltimore Ravens
Carol City (Miami), 6 Sinorice Moss, 2006 (44), New York Giants
Kenny Phillips, 2008 (31), New York Giants
Ricky Jean-Francois, 2009 (244), San Francisco 49ers
Robert Sands, 2011 (134), Cincinnati Bengals
Simeon Thomas, 2018 (188), Cleveland Browns
Rashad Fenton, 2019 (201), Kansas City Chiefs
Anquan Boldin, 2003 (54), Arizona Cardinals
Eric Moore, 2005 (186), New York Giants
Alphonso Smith, 2009 (37), Denver Broncos
Pernell McPhee, 2011 (165), Baltimore Ravens
Janoris Jenkins, 2012 (39), St. Louis Rams
Dwight Bentley, 2012 (85), Detroit Lions
Mike Pearson, 2002 (40), Jacksonville Jaguars
Matt Jones, 2015 (95), Washington Redskins
Leon McQuay III, 2017 (218), Kansas City Chiefs
Byron Cowart, 2019 (159), New England Patriots
Sterling Hofrichter, 2020 (228), Atlanta Falcons
Brian Allen, 2001 (83), St. Louis Rams
Kendyll Pope, 2004 (107), Indianapolis Colts
Jerome Carter, 2005 (117), St. Louis Rams
Timmy Jernigan, 2014 (48), Baltimore Ravens
Laremy Tunsil, 2016 (13), Miami Dolphins
Joaquin Gonzalez, 2002 (227), Cleveland Browns
Pat Lee, 2008 (60), Green Bay Packers
Deon Bush, 2016 (124), Chicago Bears
CJ Henderson, 2020 (9), Jacksonville Jaguars
Josh Uche, 2020 (60), New England Patriots
Jonathan Vilma, 2004 (12), New York Jets
Frank Gore, 2005 (65), San Francisco 49ers
Darryl Sharpton, 2010 (102), Houston Texans
Denzel Perryman, 2015 (48), San Diego Chargers
Greg Romeus, 2011 (226), New Orleans Saints
Jason-Pierre Paul, 2010 (15), New York Giants
Denard Robinson, 2013 (135), Jacksonville Jaguars
Riley Ridley, 2019 (126), Chicago Bears
Jerry Jeudy, 2020 (15), Denver Broncos
Jason Strowbridge, 2020 (154), Miami Dolphins
Rashad Butler, 2006 (89), Carolina Panthers
Matt Elam, 2013 (32), Baltimore Ravens
Nick O'Leary, 2015 (194), Buffalo Bills
Gerald Christian, 2015 (256), Arizona Cardinals
Jacoby Brissett, 2016 (91), New England Patriots
Maurkice Pouncey, 2010 (18), Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Pouncey, 2011 (15), Miami Dolphins
Ahmad Black, 2011 (151), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chris Rainey, 2012 (159), Pittsburgh Steelers
Daryl Roberts, 2015 (247), New England Patriots
Craphonso Thorpe, 2005 (116), Kansas City Chiefs
Antonioe Cromartie, 2006 (19), San Diego Chargers
B. J. Daniels , 2013 (237), San Francisco 49ers
Javorius "Buck" Allen, 2015 (125), Baltimore Ravens
Pat Watkins, 2006 (138), Dallas Cowboys
Max Jean-Gilles, 2006 (99), Philadelphia Eagles
Louis Delmas, 2009 (33), Detroit Lions
E.J. Biggers, 2009 (217), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
John Cyprien, 2013 (33), Jacksonville Jaguars
Kemal Ishmael , 2013 (243), Atlanta Falcons
H.B. Blades, 2007 (179), Washington Redskins
Jeff Owens, 2010 (243), Philadelphia Eagles
Josh Robinson, 2012 (66), Minnesota Vikings
Brandon McGee , 2013 (149), St. Louis Rams
Ryan Shazier, 2014 (15), Pittsburgh Steelers
Ahmad Miller, 2002 (261), Houston Texans
Todd Williams, 2003 (225), Tennessee Titans
Adrian McPherson, 2005 (152), New Orleans Saints
Mike Jenkins, 2008 (25), Dallas Cowboys
Jonathan Dowling, 2014 (247), Oakland Raiders
Guss Scott, 2004 (95), New England Patriots
Jamie Harper, 2011 (130), Tennessee Titans
Isaiah Ford, 2017 (237), Miami Dolphins
Andre Smith, 2018 (234), Carolina Panthers
Kendrick Norton, 2018 (242), Carolina Panthers
Brandon Harris, 2011 (60), Houston Texans
Chad Thomas, 2018 (67), Cleveland Browns
Antonio Callaway, 2018 (105), Cleveland Browns
Mark Walton, 2018 (112), Cincinnati Bengals
Hanik Milligan, 2003 (188), San Diego Chargers
Darrell McClover, 2004 (213), New York Jets
Brandon Dixon, 2014 (195), New York Jets
Trayvon Mullen, 2019 (40), Oakland Raiders
Doug Gabriel, 2003 (167), Oakland Raiders
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, 2014 (21), Green Bay Packers
Matt Milano, 2017 (163), Buffalo Bills
Marcell Harris, 2018 (184), San Francisco 49ers
J.R. Russell, 2005 (253), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carlton Mitchell, 2010 (177), Cleveland Browns
Alex Mcgough, 2018 (220), Seattle Seahawks
Amani Oruwariye, 2019 (146), Detroit Lions
Andrew Williams, 2003 (89), San Francisco 49ers
Chris Davis, 2003 (165), Seattle Seahawks
J.R. Reed, 2004 (129), Philadelphia Eagles
Anthony Brown, 2016 (189), Dallas Cowboys
Willie Middlebrooks, 2001 (24), Denver Broncos
Bobby McCray, 2004 (249), Jacksonville Jaguars
John Brown, 2014 (91), Arizona Cardinals
Gerod Holliman, 2015 (239), Pittsburgh Steelers
Reche Caldwell, 2002 (48), San Diego Chargers
Andre Caldwell, 2008 (97), Cincinnati Bengals
Ramik Wilson, 2015 (118), Kansas City Chiefs
Chris Moore, 2016 (107), Baltimore Ravens
Joe Looney, 2012 (117), San Francisco 49ers
LaVon Brazill, 2012 (206), Indianapolis Colts
James Looney, 2018 (232), Green Bay Packers
Jonathan Garvin, 2020 (242), Green Bay Packers
Buster Davis, 2007 (69), Arizona Cardinals
Ricardo Allen, 2014 (147), Atlanta Falcons
Leonard Williams, 2015 (6), New York Jets
Jachai Polite, 2019 (68), New York Jets
Miami (Miami, Fla.), 4 Marquand Manuel, 2002 (181), Cincinnati Bengals
Blue Adams, 2003 (220), Detroit Lions
Chandler Williams, 2007 (233), Minnesota Vikings
Roscoe Parrish, 2005 (55), Buffalo Bills
Dallas Baker, 2007 (227), Pittsburgh Steelers
Steve Justice, 2008 (201), Indianapolis Colts
Cole Holcomb, 2019 (173), Washington Redskins
Darrynton Evans, 2020 (93), Tennessee Titans
Lionel Gates, 2005 (236), Buffalo Bills
Ricardo Mathews, 2010 (238), Indianapolis Colts
A.J. Jenkins, 2012 (30), San Francisco 49ers
Sam Barrington , 2013 (232), Green Bay Packers
Rod Gardner, 2001 (15), Washington Redskins
Jabar Gaffney, 2002 (33), Houston Texans
Louis Nix, 2014 (83), Houston Texans
Solomon Kindley, 2020 (111), Miami Dolphins
Elton Patterson, 2003 (259), Cincinnati Bengals
Kolby Smith, 2007 (148), Kansas City Chiefs
William Gay, 2007 (170), Pittsburgh Steelers
Stephen Denmark, 2019 (238), Chicago Bears
Todd Johnson, 2003 (100), Chicago Bears
Courtney Watson, 2004 (60), New Orleans Saints
David Baas, 2005 (33), San Francisco 49ers
Richie James, 2018 (240), San Francisco 49ers
Jeff Faine, 2003 (21), Cleveland Browns
Kadeem Edwards, 2014 (143), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Gabriel Davis, 2020 (128), Buffalo Bills
Andre Debose, 2015 (221), Oakland Raiders
Isaiah McKenzie, 2017 (172), Denver Broncos
Sony Michel, 2018 (31), New England Patriots
Brian Burns, 2019 (16), Carolina Panthers
Baraka Atkins, 2007 (120), Seattle Seahawks
Marquis Johnson, 2010 (211), St. Louis Rams
Marlon Mack, 2017 (143), Indianapolis Colts
Asante Samuel, 2003 (120), New England Patriots
Abdul Hodge, 2006 (67), Green Bay Packers
Eddie Jackson, 2017 (112), Chicago Bears
Cliff Avril, 2008 (92), Detroit Lions
Nolan Carroll, 2010 (145), Miami Dolphins
Will Holden, 2017 (157), Arizona Cardinals
Jawaan Taylor, 2019 (35), Jacksonville Jaguars
Jamel Dean, 2019 (94), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, 2019 (105), New Orleans Saints
Tyler Higbee, 2016 (110), Los Angeles Rams
Mason Cole, 2018 (97), Arizona Cardinals
Justin Strnad, 2020 (178), Denver Broncos
Michael Gaines, 2004 (232), Carolina Panthers
Brandon Jenkins , 2013 (162), Washington Redskins
Ronnie Harrison, 2018 (93), Jacksonville Jaguars
Sean taylor, 2004 (5), Washington Redskins
Patrick Robinson, 2010 (32), New Orleans Saints
Joe Jackson, 2019 (165), Dallas Cowboys
Jah Reid, 2011 (85), Baltimore Ravens
Rodney Gunter, 2015 (116), Arizona Cardinals
Derwin James, 2018 (17), Los Angeles Chargers
Brian Rolle, 2011 (193), Philadelphia Eagles
Mackensie Alexander, 2016 (54), Minnesota Vikings
Deadrin Senat, 2018 (90), Atlanta Falcons
Pierre Garcon, 2008 (205), Indianapolis Colts
Kenrick Ellis, 2011 (94), New York Jets
Markus White, 2011 (224), Washington Redskins
Devin Aromashodu, 2006 (233), Miami Dolphins
Gartrell Johnson, 2009 (134), San Diego Chargers
T.Y. Hilton, 2012 (92), Indianapolis Colts
Geno Smith, 2013 (39), New York Jets
Stedman Bailey, 2013 (92), St. Louis Rams
Yodny Cajuste, 2019 (101), New England Patriots
DeMarcus Van Dyke, 2011 (81), Oakland Raiders
Kayvon Webster, 2013 (90), Denver Broncos
Anthony Walker Jr., 2017 (161), Indianapolis Colts
Mike Johnson, 2010 (98), Atlanta Falcons
George Selvie, 2010 (226), St. Louis Rams
Alfred Morris, 2012 (173), Washington Redskins
Mike Williams, 2005 (10), Detroit Lions
Orson Charles, 2012 (116), Cincinnati Bengals
Aaron Murray, 2014 (163), Kansas City Chiefs
Mike James, 2013 (189), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Vince Williams , 2013 (206), Pittsburgh Steelers
Karlos Williams, 2015 (155), Buffalo Bills
Rusty Smith, 2010 (176), Tennessee Titans
Daryl Richardson, 2012 (252), St. Louis Rams
DeMarcus Walker, 2017 (51), Denver Broncos
Antrel Rolle, 2005 (8), Arizona Cardinals
Marcus Hudson, 2006 (192), San Francisco 49ers
Ed Stinson, 2014 (160), Arizona Cardinals
Jameel Cook, 2001 (174), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Kevin Smith, 2008 (64), Detroit Lions
Curtis Holcomb, 2011 (250), San Francisco 49ers
Casey Moore, 2003 (247), Carolina Panthers
Chris Davis, 2007 (128), Tennessee Titans
Jon Halapio, 2014 (179), New England Patriots
Andre King, 2001 (245), Cleveland Browns
Reynaldo Hill, 2005 (218), Tennessee Titans
Demetrius Rhaney, 2014 (250), St. Louis Rams
Devin Hester, 2006 (57), Chicago Bears
DaJuan Morgan, 2008 (82), Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Merritt, 2008 (239), Kansas City Chiefs
Andra Davis, 2002 (141), Cleveland Browns
Kelly Jennings, 2006 (31), Seattle Seahawks
Trysten Hill, 2019 (58), Dallas Cowboys
Antonio Allen, 2012 (242), New York Jets
Geron Christian, 2018 (74), Washington Redskins
Ulysees Gilbert III, 2019 (207), Pittsburgh Steelers
Drayton Florence, 2003 (46), San Diego Chargers
P.J. Williams, 2015 (78), New Orleans Saints
Natrell Jamerson, 2018 (164), New Orleans Saints
Daleroy Stewart, 2001 (171), Dallas Cowboys
Zeke Motta , 2013 (244), Atlanta Falcons
Bryan Stork, 2014 (105), New England Patriots
Mario Monds, 2001 (186), Washington Redskins
Yamon Figurs, 2007 (74), Baltimore Ravens
Khalil Mack, 2014 (5), Oakland Raiders
