Iowa City High is the only school in the state to claim two NFL players.
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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 Iowa?
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 Iowa has sent 14 players to the league this season, and that only one school has multiple players.
Want some more fun facts? How about these:
- Three NFL teams have multiple Iowa-raised players: the Colts, Buccaneers and Broncos.
- Iowa City High is the only school with two alums in the NFL. A.J. Derby and James Ferentz were teammates in high school and each ended up going on to the University of Iowa (Derby transferred out later).
- If you're looking for future NFL talent in Iowa, look for the big boys. Out of the 14 players, seven of them play on the offensive line.
2016 NFL players who played at Iowa high schools
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| Anamosa |
Marshal Yanda |
G |
Baltimore
Ravens |
| Beckman |
Matt Tobin |
G |
Philadelphia
Eagles |
| Central |
Casey Kreiter |
LS |
Denver
Broncos |
| Clinton |
David Johnson |
RB |
Arizona
Cardinals |
| Davenport
Central |
Austin Howard |
OT |
Oakland
Raiders |
| Denison-Schleswig |
Brandon Scherff |
OG |
Washington
Redskins |
| George
Little Rock |
Tyler Starr |
LB |
Atlanta
Falcons |
| Iowa
City |
A.J. Derby |
TE |
New
England Patriots |
| Iowa
City |
James Ferentz |
C |
Denver
Broncos |
| Linn-Mar |
David Parry |
NT |
Indianapolis
Colts |
| Mt.
Pleasant |
Leonard Wester |
OT |
Tampa
Bay Buccaneers |
Prairie
City-Monroe
|
Brandon Myers |
TE |
Tampa
Bay Buccaneers |
| Solon |
James Morris |
LB |
Dallas
Cowboys |
| Williamsburg |
Austin Blythe |
C |
Indianapolis
Colts |
