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MaxPreps has been selecting All-America high school football teams since 2007. Since that time, 61 first team selections have been taken in the NFL Draft.

A total of 20 All-American picks have been taken in the first round, including one player, Jadeveon Clowney of South Pointe (Rock Hill, S.C.), who was the No. 1 overall selection in the 2014 draft.

Another noteworthy group is the collection of wide receivers from the 2007 team. A.J. Green of Summerville (S.C.), Julio Jones of Foley (Ala.) and Michael Floyd of Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, Minn.) were all first-round draft picks with Green and Jones achieving All-Pro status since their arrival in the NFL.

The 2007 team also had the most players selected in the NFL draft with 18 players chosen.



Following is a list of each All-American player who has been chosen in the NFL draft along with the round they were chosen, the overall selection number and the team that selected them. The list includes only players named to the MaxPreps All-American first team.

2007 MaxPreps All-Americans

A.J. Green, Summerville (S.C.), WR, drafted in 2011 first round (No. 4 overall) by Cincinnati Bengals

Arthur Brown, East (Wichita, Kan.), LB, drafted in 2013 second round (56) by Baltimore Ravens

Da'Quan Bowers, Bamberg-Ehrhardt (Bamberg, S.C.), DL, drafted in 2011 second round (51) by Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Devon Kennard, Desert Vista (Phoenix), DL, drafted in 2014 fifth round (174) by New York Giants

Janoris Jenkins, Pahokee (Fla.), DB, drafted in 2012 second round (39) by St. Louis Rams



Jeff Locke, Mountain Ridge (Glendale, Ariz.), P, drafted in 2013 fifth round (155) by Minnesota Vikings

Julio Jones, Foley (Ala.), WR, drafted in 2011 first round (6) by Atlanta Falcons

Jurrell Casey, Long Beach Poly (Calif.), DL, drafted in 2011 third round (77) by Tennessee Titans

Khaled Holmes, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), OL, drafted in 2013 fourth round (121) by Indianapolis Colts

Kyle Long, St. Anne's-Belfield (Charlottesville, Va.), OL, drafted in 2013 first round (20) by Chicago Bears

Kyle Rudolph, Elder (Cincinnati), TE, drafted in 2011 second round (43) by Minnesota Vikings



Michael Floyd, Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, Minn.), WR, drafted in 2012 first round (13) by Arizona Cardinals

Mike Adams, Dublin Coffman (Dublin, Ohio), OL, drafted in 2012 second round (56) by Pittsburgh Steelers

Nick Perry, King (Detroit), DE, drafted in 2012 first round (28) by Green Bay Packers

Nigel Bradham, Wakulla (Crawfordville, Fla.), LB, drafted in 2012 fourth round (105) by Buffalo Bills

Patrick (Johnson) Peterson, Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, Fla.), DB, drafted in 2011 first round (5) by Arizona Cardinals

Rahim Moore, Dorsey (Los Angeles), DB, drafted in 2011 second round (45) by Denver Broncos



Terrelle Pryor, Jeannette (Pa.), QB, drafted in 2010 supplemental draft by Oakland Raiders

2008 MaxPreps All-Americans

Chris Watt, Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn, Ill.), OL, drafted in 2014 third round (89) by San Diego Chargers

D.J. Fluker, Foley (Ala.), OL, drafted in 2013 first round (11) by San Diego Chargers

Garrett Gilbert, Lake Travis (Austin, Texas), QB, drafted in 2014 sixth round (214) by St. Louis Rams

Jelani Jenkins, Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.), LB, drafted in 2013 fourth round (104) by Miami Dolphins

Manti Te'o, Punahou (Honolulu), LB, drafted in 2013 second round (38) by San Diego Chargers



Marcus Lattimore, Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.), RB, drafted in 2013 fourth round (131) by San Francisco 49ers

Morgan Moses, Meadowbrook (Richmond, Va.), OL, drafted in 2014 first round (28) by Washington Redskins

Orson Charles, Plant (Tampa, Fla.), TE, drafted in 2012 fourth round (116) by Cincinnati Bengals

Rueben Randle, Bastrop (La.), WR, drafted in 2012 second round (63) by New York Giants

Terry Hawthorne, East St. Louis (Ill.), DB, drafted in 2013 fifth round (150) by Pittsburgh Steelers

2009 MaxPreps All-Americans

Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Gig Harbor (Wash.), TE, drafted in 2014 second round (38) by Tampa Bay Buccaneers



C.J. Mosley, Theodore (Ala.), LB, drafted in 2014 first round (17) by Baltimore Ravens

Corey Nelson, Skyline (Dallas), LB, drafted in 2014 seventh round (242) by Denver Broncos

Ja'Waun James, North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.), OL, drafted in 2014 first round (19) by Miami Dolphins

Jordan Hicks, Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), LB, drafted in 2015 third round (84) by Philadelphia Eagles

Keenan Allen, Northern Guilford (Greensboro, N.C.), DB, drafted in 2013 third round (76) by San Diego Chargers

Matt Elam, Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), DB, drafted in 2013 first round (32) by Baltimore Ravens



Robert Woods, Serra (Gardena, Calif.), WR, drafted in 2013 second round (41) by Buffalo Bills

Seantrell Henderson, Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, Minn.), OL, drafted in 2014 seventh round (237) by Buffalo Bills

Sharrif Floyd, George Washington (Philadelphia), DL, drafted in 2013 first round (23) by Minnesota Vikings

William Gholston, Southeastern (Detroit), DE, drafted in 2013 fourth round (126) by Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Zach Hocker, Russellville (Ark.), P/K, drafted in 2014 seventh round (228) by Washington Redskins

2010 MaxPreps All-Americans

Ben Koyack, Oil City (Pa.), TE, drafted in 2015 seventh round (229) by Jacksonville Jaguars



Brandon Shell, Goose Creek (S.C.), OL, drafted in 2016 fifth round (158) by New York Jets

Greg Robinson, Thibodaux (La.), OL, drafted in 2014 first round (2) by St. Louis Rams

Jadeveon Clowney, South Pointe (Rock Hill, S.C.), DE (also 2009 All-American), drafted in 2014 first round (1) by Houston Texans

Sammy Watkins, South Fort Myers (Fort Myers, Fla.), WR, drafted in 2014 first round (4) by Buffalo Bills

Vinnie Sunseri, Northridge (Tuscaloosa, Ala.), LB, drafted in 2014 fifth round (167) by New Orleans Saints

2011 MaxPreps All-Americans

Adolphus Washington, Taft (Cincinnati), DL, drafted in 2016 third round (80) by Buffalo Bills



Bradley Pinion, Northwest Cabarrus (Concord, N.C.), P, drafted in 2015 fifth round (165) by San Francisco 49ers

D.J. Humphries, Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.), OL, drafted in 2015 first round (24) by Arizona Cardinals

Dorial Green-Beckham, Hillcrest (Springfield, Mo.), WR (also 2010 All-American), drafted in 2015 second round (40) by Tennessee Titans

Evan Boehm, Lee's Summit West (Lee's Summit, Mo.), OL, drafted in 2016 fourth round (128) by Arizona Cardinals

Josh Garnett, Puyallup (Wash.), OL, drafted in 2016 first round (28) by San Francisco 49ers

Noah Spence, Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pa.), DE, drafted in 2016 second round (39) by Tampa Bay Buccaneers



Robert Nkemdiche, Grayson (Loganville, Ga.), DL, drafted in 2016 first round (29) by Arizona Cardinals

Stefon Diggs, Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.), DB, drafted in 2015 fifth round (146) by Minnesota Vikings

2012 MaxPreps All-Americans

Derrick Henry, Yulee (Fla.), RB, drafted in 2016 second round (45) by Tennessee Titans

Jaylon Smith, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (Ind.), LB, drafted in 2016 second round (34) by Dallas Cowboys

Laquon Treadwell, Crete-Monee (Crete, Ill.), WR, drafted in 2016 first round (23) by Minnesota Vikings

Laremy Tunsil, Columbia (Lake City, Fla.), OL, drafted in 2016 first round (13) by Miami Dolphins



Su'a Cravens, Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, Calif.), LB (also 2011 All-American), drafted in 2016 second round (53) by Washington Redskins

Tyler Boyd, Clairton (Pa.), DB, drafted in 2016 second round (55) by Cincinnati Bengals