2016 NFL players who played at Arkansas high schools

By Leland Gordon Oct 17, 2016, 3:34pm

Tight ends lead the way in the Natural State, and a pair of teammates from Warren High are included.

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Who's got the ultimate bragging rights when it comes to sending players to the NFL from the high school ranks in Arkansas?

To find out, MaxPreps and Lateral Sports teamed up and found the alma mater of every player on an NFL roster as of opening day (we included suspended and injured reserve players). Then we broke it all down by state and came up with the table below.

You will find that Arkansas has sent 14 players to the league this season, and that more come from Jacksonville and Warren than any other school in the state, with two each.

Want some more fun facts? How about these:

- Three NFL teams have multiple Arkansas-raised players: the Steelers, Jaguars and Bills.



- No teams from the NFC West had any Arkansas players on their opening-day rosters.

- Warren High's Jarius Wright and Chris Gragg grew up together as family friends, and their graduating class had 99 kids total with one other future NFL player in the class. Both played together in college as well at Arkansas.

- If you're looking for future NFL talent in Arkansas, look at the tight end position. Out of the 14 players from Arkansas high schools, five are tight ends.

2016 NFL players from Arkansas high schools
Graphic by SocialRecluse Graphx

Central Charles Clay TE Buffalo Bills
Fayetteville Brandon Allen QB Jacksonville Jaguars
Gosnell Jermey Parnell OT Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Demetrius Harris TE Kansas City Chiefs
Jacksonville Clinton McDonald DT Tampa Bay Buccaneers
North Little Rock Martrell Spaight OLB Washington Redskins
Northside Brett Goode LS Green Bay Packers
Pine Bluff David Johnson TE Pittsburgh Steelers
Pulaski Academy Hunter Henry TE San Diego Chargers
Star City Cedric Thornton DT Dallas Cowboys
Strong Kenneth Dixon RB Baltimore Ravens
Warren Chris Gragg TE Buffalo Bills
Warren Jarius Wright WR Minnesota Vikings
Wynne DeAngelo Williams RB Pittsburgh Steelers