Nineteen different schools have produced at least three NFL Draft picks over the past 20 years.
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Last month's NFL Draft saw 12 former Louisiana high school football
players selected, enhancing the Bayou State's reputation as one of
the nation's leading gridiron pipelines.
Since 2001, 19 different
schools in Louisiana have produced at least three NFL Draft picks and seven schools have seen at least five former players picked.
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for a complete breakdown of the state's draft factories over the past
20 years, headlined by Evangel Christian Academy's total of eight picks, which started with the 2001 selection of quarterback Josh Booty and most recently the first round pick of defensive tackle Jerry Tillery by the Chargers in 2019.
Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, La.), 8 Josh Booty, 2001 (172), Seattle Seahawks
Jonathan Wade, 2007 (84), St. Louis Rams
Chase Pittman, 2007 (213), Cleveland Browns
Keyunta Dawson, 2007 (242), Indianapolis Colts
Jacob Hester, 2008 (69), San Diego Chargers
John David Booty, 2008 (137), Minnesota Vikings
Trent Taylor, 2017 (177), San Francisco 49ers
Jerry Tillery, 2019 (28), Los Angeles Chargers
Travis Minor, 2001 (85), Miami Dolphins
Donnie Jones, 2004 (224), Seattle Seahawks
Brandon Harrison, 2007 (144), Houston Texans
Chris Williams, 2008 (14), Chicago Bears
Derrius Gice, 2018 (59), Washington Redskins
Clyde Edwards-Helaire, 2020 (32), Kansas City Chiefs
Ed Reed, 2002 (24), Baltimore Ravens
Mike Scifres, 2003 (149), San Diego Chargers
Jeremy Parquet, 2005 (238), Kansas City Chiefs
Darryl Richard, 2009 (234), New England Patriots
Justin Jefferson, 2020 (22), Minnesota Vikings
Eric Reid, 2013 (18), San Francisco 49ers
Eddie Lacy, 2013 (61), Green Bay Packers
Landon Collins, 2015 (33), New York Giants
Justin Reid, 2018 (68), Houston Texans
Lloyd Cushenberry, 2020 (83), Denver Broncos
Jonathan Wells, 2002 (99), Houston Texans
Joe McKnight, 2010 (112), New York Jets
Duke Riley, 2017 (75), Atlanta Falcons
Malachi Dupre, 2017 (247), Green Bay Packers
Kenny Young, 2018 (122), Baltimore Ravens
Selvish Capers, 2010 (231), Washington Redskins
Tyrann Mathieu, 2013 (69), Arizona Cardinals
Trai Turner, 2014 (92), Carolina Panthers
Lorenzo Doss, 2015 (164), Denver Broncos
Leonard Fournette, 2017 (4), Jacksonville Jaguars
Bradie James, 2003 (103), Dallas Cowboys
Andrew Whitworth, 2006 (55), Cincinnati Bengals
Barkevious Mingo, 2013 (6), Cleveland Browns
Cam Robinson, 2017 (34), Jacksonville Jaguars
Xavier Woods, 2017 (191), Dallas Cowboys
Corey Hilliard, 2007 (209), New England Patriots
Deion Jones, 2016 (52), Atlanta Falcons
Tanner Lee, 2018 (203), Jacksonville Jaguars
Foster Moreau, 2019 (137), Oakland Raiders
Craig Davis, 2007 (30), San Diego Chargers
Mike Wallace, 2009 (84), Pittsburgh Steelers
Keenan Lewis, 2009 (96), Pittsburgh Steelers
Kendrick Lewis, 2010 (136), Kansas City Chiefs
Patrick Ramsey, 2002 (32), Washington Redskins
Kyle Williams, 2006 (134), Buffalo Bills
Lazarius Levingston, 2011 (205), Seattle Seahawks
Isaiah Buggs, 2019 (192), Pittsburgh Steelers
Craig Nall, 2002 (164), Green Bay Packers
Nic Harris, 2009 (147), Buffalo Bills
DJ CHark, 2018 (61), Jacksonville Jaguars
Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, La.), 3 Craig Steltz, 2008 (120), Chicago Bears
Troy Kropog, 2009 (135), Tennessee Titans
Kristian Fulton, 2020 (61), Tennessee Titans
Jarvis Green, 2002 (126), New England Patriots
Howard Green, 2002 (190), Houston Texans
Stephen Sullivan, 2020 (251), Seattle Seahawks
Reggie Wayne, 2001 (30), Indianapolis Colts
Drake Nevis, 2011 (87), Indianapolis Colts
Lamin Barrow, 2014 (156), Denver Broncos
Curtis Taylor, 2009 (219), San Francisco 49ers
Brandon Taylor, 2012 (73), San Diego Chargers
Josh Robinson, 2015 (205), Indianapolis Colts
Dawan Landry, 2006 (146), Baltimore Ravens
LaRon Landry, 2007 (6), Washington Redskins
Alfred Blue, 2014 (181), Houston Texans
Justin Rogers, 2011 (206), Buffalo Bills
Jeremy Hill, 2014 (55), Cincinnati Bengals
Russell Gage, 2018 (194), Atlanta Falcons
Korey Lindsey, 2011 (207), Cincinnati Bengals
Dallas Thomas, 2013 (77), Miami Dolphins
Tanzel Smart, 2017 (189), Los Angeles Rams
Marcus Spears, 2005 (20), Dallas Cowboys
Frank Alexander, 2012 (103), Carolina Panthers
Taurean Nixon, 2015 (251), Denver Broncos
