A total of 29 Grand Canyon State products were on NFL opening day rosters this season. Check out where they went to high school.
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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 Arizona has sent 29 players to the league this season, and that more come from Chandler than any other school in the state, with four. Second place is a tie between Hamilton and Mountain Ridge three each.
Want some more fun facts? How about these:
- Nobody from Arizona is on an NFC West roster, obviously including the home-state Arizona Cardinals. And only one AFC West team (San Diego Chargers) has any Arizona products.
- The New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers each have three Arizona players.
- The Grand Canyon state has three long snappers on NFL rosters. Not a bad total considering that most teams only carry one.
- Linebacker is the most common position for players from Arizona schools with five, followed by defensive end and guard with four each.
- Blake Martinez and Ka'Deem Carey were teammates at Canyon del Oro in 2010, and now they are rivals in the rough-and-tumble NFC North.
- Brett Hundley (sophomore) was a backup quarterback for Markus Wheaton's senior season at Chandler. Then he teamed with Paul Perkins in his final two years (where he started).
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Agua
Fria
|
Everson Griffen |
DE |
Minnesota
Vikings |
| Apollo |
Prince Amukamara |
DB |
Jacksonville
Jaguars |
| Brophy
College Prep |
Trent Murphy |
DE |
Washington
Redskins |
| Brophy
College Prep |
J.J.Jansen |
LS |
Carolina
Panthers |
| Cactus
Shadows |
Taylor Lewan |
T |
Tennessee
Titans |
| Canyon
del Oro |
Ka'Deem Carey |
RB |
Chicago
Bears |
| Canyon
del Oro |
Blake Martinez |
ILB |
Green
Bay Packers |
| Chandler |
Markus Wheaton |
WR |
Pittsburgh
Steelers |
| Chandler |
Brett Hundley |
QB |
Green
Bay Packers |
| Chandler |
Paul Perkins |
RB |
New
York Giants |
| Chandler |
Cameron Jordan |
DE |
New
Orleans Saints |
| Chaparral |
Wes Schweitzer |
OG |
Atlanta
Falcons |
| Corona
del Sol |
Andrus Peat |
OG |
New
Orleans Saints |
| Desert
Mountain |
Tyeler Davison |
DT |
New
Orleans Saints |
| Desert
Vista |
Devon Kennard |
OLB |
New
York Giants |
| Hamilton |
Terrell Suggs |
OLB |
Baltimore
Ravens |
| Hamilton |
Christian Westerman |
OG |
Cincinnati
Bengals |
| Hamilton |
Tyler Johnstone |
OT |
San
Diego Chargers |
| Highland |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
QB |
New
York Jets |
| Mesa |
Kyler Fackrell |
OLB |
Green
Bay Packers |
| Millennium |
Marquis Flowers |
OLB |
Cincinnati
Bengals |
| Mountain
Pointe |
Alex Lewis |
OT |
Baltimore
Ravens |
| Mountain
Ridge |
Richie Incognito |
OG |
Buffalo
Bills |
| Mountain
Ridge |
Jeff Locke |
P |
Minnesota
Vikings |
| Mountain
Ridge |
Jon Weeks |
LS |
Houston
Texans |
| North
Canyon |
Nick Sundberg |
LS |
Washington
Redskins |
| Sabino |
Brooks Reed |
DE |
Atlanta
Falcons |
| Saguaro |
D.J. Foster |
RB |
New
England Patriots |
| Skyline |
Braedon Bowman |
TE |
New
York Jets |
