Where did the NFL Draft first round picks go to high school?

By Staff Report Apr 29, 2016, 5:00am

Florida leads the way with seven former players getting name called in opening round.


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News, notes and observations as it relates to the high school level from Thursday night.

A pick-by-pick look at where Thursday night's NFL Draft first round picks went to high school:

No. Player, Pos., Team Drafted By – High School
1. Jared Goff, QB, Los Angeles Rams – Marin Catholic (Kentfield, Calif.)
2. Carson Wentz, QB, Philadelphia Eagles – Century (Bismarck, N.D.)
3. Joey Bosa, DE, San Diego Chargers – St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
4. Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Dallas Cowboys – Burroughs (St. Louis, Mo.)
5. Jalen Ramsey, DB, Jacksonville Jaguars – Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, Tenn.)
6. Ronnie Stanley, OL, Baltimore Ravens – Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
7. DeForest Buckner, DE, San Francisco 49ers – Punahou (Honolulu, Hawaii)
8. Jack Conklin, OL, Tennessee Titans – Plainwell (Mich.)
9. Leonard Floyd, LB, Chicago Bears – Dodge County (Eastman, Ga.)
10. Eli Apple, CB, New York Giants – Eastern (Voorhees, N.J.)
11. Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Wharton (Tampa, Fla.)
12. Sheldon Rankins, DL, New Orleans Saints – Eastside (Covington, Ga.)
13. Laremy Tunsil, OL, Miami Dolphins – Columbia (Lake City, Fla.)
14. Karl Joseph, S, Oakland Raiders – Edgewater (Orlando, Fla.)
15. Corey Coleman, WR, Cleveland Browns – Pearce (Richardson, Texas)
16. Taylor Decker, OL, Detroit Lions – Butler (Vandalia, Ohio)
17. Keanu Neal, S, Atlanta Falcons – South Sumter (Bushnell, Fla.)
18. Ryan Kelly, C, Indianapolis Colts – Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio)
19. Shaq Lawson, DE, Buffalo Bills – Daniel (Central, S.C.)
20. Darron Lee, LB, New York Jets – New Albany (Ohio)
21. Will Fuller, WR, Houston Texans – Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.)
22. Josh Doctson, WR, Washington Redskins – Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield, Texas)
23. Laquon Treadwell, WR, Minnesota Vikings – Crete-Monee (Crete, Ill.)
24. William Jackson, CB, Cincinnati Bengals – Wheatley (Houston, Texas)
25. Artie Burns, CB, Pittsburgh Steelers – Northwestern (Miami, Fla.)
26. Paxton Lynch, QB, Denver Broncos – Trinity Christian Academy (Deltona, Fla.)
27. Kenny Clark, DT, Green Bay Packers – Carter (Rialto, Calif.)
28. Joshua Garnett, OL, San Francisco 49ers – Puyallup (Wash.)
29. Robert Nkemdiche, DL, Arizona Cardinals – Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
30. Vernon Butler, DT, Carolina Panthers – North Pike (Summit, Miss.)
31. Germain Ifedi, OT, Seattle Seahawks – Westside (Houston, Texas)

A few news, notes and observations as it relates to the high school level from Thursday night:

* Jared Goff is the fourth high school quarterback from California selected No. 1 overall since 2002 joining David Carr, Carson Palmer and Alex Smith.

* Carson Wentz is the second player drafted in the last 10 years from North Dakota, joining 2006 pick Greg Eslinger of Bismarck.



* Florida high schools led the way with seven first round picks, highlighted by No. 3 Joey Bosa of St. Thomas Aquinas.

* Speaking of St. Thomas Aquinas, Bosa is the 18th player from the South Florida power to be drafted since 2006.

* At the college level, Ohio State is at the top of the list with five players drafted in the first round. Bosa and teammate Ezekiel Elliott went back-to-back at 3-4 followed by Eli Apple (10), Taylor Decker (16) and Darron Lee (18).

* Three of the top four prospects in the 2013 247Sports Composite came off the board in Thursday's opening round. Robert Nkemdiche was the No. 1 overall recruit that year and was taken with the 29th pick by Arizona.