Cretin-Derham Hall is the only school in the state to have multiple alums in the NFL this season.
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See the Ravens player in action when he was a prep at Waconia High.Who's got the ultimate bragging rights when it comes to sending players to the NFL from the high school ranks in Minnesota?
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 Minnesota has sent 20 players to the league this year and that Cretin-Derham Hall is the only school to have multiple players in the league.
Want some more fun facts? How about these:
- Cretin-Derham Hall had two future NFL players on the roster in 2007, with Seantrel Henderson on the offensive line and Michael (Mike) Floyd running, catching and returning the ball. That team went 13-1, losing in the state title game.
- The Arizona Cardinals' air attack owes a lot of its success to Minnesota. Both Larry Fitzgerald (Academy of the Holy Angels) and Michael Floyd (Cretin-Derham Hall) starred as wide receivers in the state before making it to the NFL.
- And wide receivers are the top export from Minnesota along with offensive tackles, with four each.
- The home-state Vikings have two Minnesota-bred players on the roster as of opening day with Adam Thielen (Detroit Lakes) and Marcus Sherels (John Marshall). The Cardinals, Bills, Jets and Falcons each have two Minnesota players.
2016 NFL players from Minnesota high schools
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| Academy
of the Holy Angels |
Larry Fitzgerald |
WR |
Arizona
Cardinals |
| Brainerd |
Joe Haeg |
OT |
Indianapolis
Colts |
| Caledonia |
Karl Klug |
DE |
Tennessee
Titans |
| Champlin
Park |
Ramon Humber |
LB |
Buffalo
Bills |
| Chaska |
Ross Travis |
TE |
Kansas
City Chiefs |
| Cretin-Derham
Hall |
Ryan Harris |
T |
Pittsburgh
Steelers |
| Cretin-Derham
Hall |
Seantrel Henderson |
T |
Buffalo
Bills |
| Cretin-Derham
Hall |
Michael Floyd |
WR |
Arizona
Cardinals |
| Detroit
Lakes |
Adam Thielen |
WR |
Minnesota
Vikings |
| Eagan |
Zach Zenner |
FB |
Detroit
Lions |
| Hopkins |
Marcus Williams |
CB |
New
York Jets |
| John
Marshall |
Marcus Sherels |
CB |
Minnesota
Vikings |
| Minnetonka |
Beau Allen |
NT |
Philadelphia
Eagles |
| Mounds
View |
Billy Turner |
G |
Miami
Dolphins |
| Rocori |
Eric Decker |
WR |
New
York Jets |
| Rosemount |
Tom Compton |
OT |
Atlanta
Falcons |
| Totino-Grace |
John Crockett |
RB |
Green
Bay Packers |
| Waconia |
Maxx Williams |
TE |
Baltimore
Ravens |
| Washburn |
Ra'Shede Hageman |
DT |
Atlanta
Falcons |
| Wayzata |
James Laurinaitis |
LB |
New
Orleans Saints |
