High school football programs in Ohio with the most NFL Draft picks since 2001

By Mitch Stephens May 7, 2020, 2:00pm

Glenville leads the way when it comes to Buckeye State products in the draft.

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Last week's NFL Draft saw eight former Ohio high school football players selected — including the No. 1 pick overall Joe Burrow of Athens (The Plains) — enhancing the Buckeye State's reputation as one of the nation's leading gridiron pipelines.

Since 2001, 22 different schools in Ohio have produced at least three NFL Draft picks and five schools have seen at least five former players picked.

Read on for a complete breakdown of the state's draft factories over the past 20 years, headlined by Glenville's total of 13 picks. Glenville's run started with the first round pick of Donte Whitner to the Bills in 2006 and most recently Marshon Lattimore to the Saints with the 11th pick of the 2017 draft.
Glenville (Cleveland), 13
Donte Whitner, 2006 (8), Buffalo Bills
Tedd Ginn JR, 2007 (9), Miami Dolphins
Troy Smith, 2007 (174), Baltimore Ravens
Antwaun Molden, 2008 (79), Houston Texans
Angelo Craig, 2008 (244), New England Patriots
Ray Fisher, 2010 (246), Indianapolis Colts
Jermale Hines, 2011 (158), St. Louis Rams
Jonathan Newsome, 2014 (166), Indianapolis Colts
C.B. Bryant, 2014 (241), St. Louis Rams
Frank Clark, 2015 (63), Seattle Seahawks
Willie Henry, 2016 (132), Baltimore Ravens
Cardale Jones, 2016 (139), Buffalo Bills
Marshon Lattimore, 2017 (11), New Orleans Saints

Maurice Clarett, 2005 (101), Denver Broncos
Prescott Burgess, 2007 (207), Baltimore Ravens
Mario Manningham, 2008 (95), New York Giants
Chris Rucker, 2011 (188), Indianapolis Colts
Dan Herron, 2012 (191), Cincinnati Bengals
James Daniels, 2018 (39), Chicago Bears
Lynn Bowden, 2020 (80), Las Vegas Raiders



Dan O'Leary, 2001 (195), Buffalo Bills
LeCharles Bentley, 2002 (44), New Orleans Saints
Dave Ragone, 2003 (88), Houston Texans
Jacob Bell, 2004 (138), Tennessee Titans
Anthony Gonzalez, 2007 (32), Indianapolis Colts
Jake Ryan, 2015 (129), Green Bay Packers
Dre'Mont Jones, 2019 (71), Denver Broncos

Will Allen, 2004 (111), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Larry Turner, 2004 (238), St. Louis Rams
Marcus Freeman, 2009 (154), Chicago Bears
Jerel Worthy, 2012 (51), Green Bay Packers
Braxton Miller, 2016 (85), Houston Texans
Mike Mickens, 2009 (227), Dallas Cowboys

Scott Mruczkowski, 2005 (242), San Diego Chargers
Najee Goode, 2012 (140), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Michael Roberts, 2017 (127), Detroit Lions
Jerome Baker, 2018 (73), Miami Dolphins
Justin Layne, 2019 (83), Pittsburgh Steelers

Chris Chambers, 2001 (52), Miami Dolphins
Markus Steele, 2001 (122), Dallas Cowboys
Lee Evans, 2004 (13), Buffalo Bills
Rodger Saffold, 2010 (33), St. Louis Rams

Mike Nugent, 2005 (47), New York Jets
A.J. Hawk, 2006 (5), Green Bay Packers
Michael Bennett, 2015 (180), Jacksonville Jaguars
Ifeadi Odenigbo, 2017 (220), Minnesota Vikings

Barry Cofield, 2006 (124), New York Giants
Jason Kelce, 2011 (191), Philadelphia Eagles
Travis Kelce, 2013 (63), Kansas City Chiefs
Shelton Gibson, 2017 (166), Philadelphia Eagles



John Conner, 2010 (139), New York Jets
Jordan Hicks, 2015 (84), Philadelphia Eagles
Ryan Kelly, 2016 (18), Indianapolis Colts
George Asafo-Adjei, 2019 (232), New York Giants

Rodney Bailey, 2001 (181), Pittsburgh Steelers
DeJuan Groce, 2003 (107), St. Louis Rams
Alphonso Hodge, 2005 (147), Kansas City Chiefs
Haruki Nakamura, 2008 (206), Baltimore Ravens

Rocky Boiman, 2002 (133), Tennessee Titans
Luke Kuechly, 2012 (9), Carolina Panthers
Greg Scruggs, 2012 (232), Seattle Seahawks
Steven Daniels, 2016 (232), Washington Redskins

Andy Alleman, 2007 (88), New Orleans Saints
Shawn Crable, 2008 (78), New England Patriots
Devin Smith, 2015 (37), New York Jets
Gareon Conley, 2017 (24), Oakland Raiders

Nick Mangold, 2006 (29), New York Jets
Chris Borland, 2014 (77), San Francisco 49ers
Joe Thuney, 2016 (78), New England Patriots

Matt Tennant, 2010 (158), New Orleans Saints
Greg Jones, 2011 (185), New York Giants
Sam Hubbard, 2018 (77), Cincinnati Bengals



Steve Vallos, 2007 (232), Seattle Seahawks
John Greco, 2008 (65), St. Louis Rams
Corey Linsley, 2014 (161), Green Bay Packers

Ramon Walker, 2002 (153), Houston Texans
Antonio Pittman, 2007 (107), New Orleans Saints
Shaq Riddick, 2015 (158), Arizona Cardinals

Ryne Robinson, 2007 (118), Carolina Panthers
Eric Herman , 2013 (225), New York Giants
DeShone Kizer, 2017 (52), Cleveland Browns

Eric Wood, 2009 (28), Buffalo Bills
Kyle Rudolph, 2011 (43), Minnesota Vikings
Quentin Poling, 2018 (227), Miami Dolphins

Dawuane Smoot, 2017 (68), Jacksonville Jaguars
Eric Smith, 2006 (97), New York Jets
Le'Veon Bell, 2013 (48), Pittsburgh Steelers

Bill Nagy, 2011 (252), Dallas Cowboys
Brian Winters, 2013 (72), New York Jets
Ben Gedeon, 2017 (120), Minnesota Vikings



Jamar Martin, 2002 (129), Dallas Cowboys
Kenny Peterson, 2003 (79), Green Bay Packers
Reggie Corner, 2008 (114), Buffalo Bills

Brandon Miree, 2004 (247), Denver Broncos
Mike Edwards, 2019 (99), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
David Long Jr., 2019 (188), Tennessee Titans