Mississippi high schools with 2 or more NFL Draft picks in the last 21 years

By Staff Report May 22, 2014, 3:14pm

South Panola leads the way with five draftees.


John Jerry is one of five South Panola High alums drafted into the NFL in the last 21 years.

A look at high schools in Mississippi with at least two alums taken in the NFL Draft over the past 21 years.

South Panola (Batesville) - 5
Dwayne Rudd, 1997, Round 1, Minnesota Vikings
Deshea Townsend, 1998, Round 4, Pittsburgh Steelers
Jamarca Sanford, 2009, Round 7, Minnesota Vikings
Peria Jerry, 2009, Round 1, Atlanta Falcons
John Jerry, 2010, Round 3, Miami Dolphins

South Pike (Magnolia) - 4
Perry Carter, 1994, Round 4, Arizona Cardinals
Darryl Pounds, 1995, Round 3, Washington Redskins
Jeremy Bridges, 2003, Round 6, Philadelphia Eagles
Tre' Stallings, 2006, Round 6, Kansas City Chiefs



Tupelo - 4
Russell Copeland, 1993, Round 4, Buffalo Bills
Jarious Jackson, 2000, Round 7, Denver Broncos
Deandre' Eiland, 2004, Round 6, Minnesota Vikings
Alex Carrington, 2010, Round 3, Buffalo Bills

Clarksdale - 4
Terrence Metcalf, 2002, Round 3, Chicago Bears
Mario Haggan, 2003, Round 7, Buffalo Bills
Trumaine McBride, 2007, Round 7, Chicago Bears
Charles Mitchell, 2012, Round 6, Atlanta Falcons

Madison Central (Madison) - 4
Chris Spencer, 2005, Round 1, Seattle Seahawks
Stephen Gostkowski, 2006, Round 4, New England Patriots
Parys Haralson, 2006, Round 5, San Francisco 49ers
Larry Hart, 2010, Round 5, Jacksonville Jaguars

Weir - 3
Tony Kimbrough, 1993, Round 7, Denver Broncos
Dennis McKinley, 1999, Round 6, Arizona Cardinals
Alvin McKinley, 2000, Round 4, Carolina Panthers

Brandon - 3
Wes Shivers, 2000, Round 7, Tennessee Titans
Jerious Norwood, 2006, Round 3, Atlanta Falcons
Demario Davis, 2012, Round 3, New York Jets

East Side (Cleveland) - 3
Ken Lucas, 2001, Round 2, Seattle Seahawks
Floyd Womack, 2001, Round 4, Seattle Seahawks
Dorsett Davis, 2002, Round 3, Denver Broncos



Provine (Jackson) - 3
Kendell Watkins, 1995, Round 2, Dallas Cowboys
Fred Smoot, 2001, Round 2, Washington Redskins
Charlie Anderson, 2004, Round 6, Houston Texans

Magee - 3
Kris Mangum, 1997, Round 7, Carolina Panthers
Harold Shaw, 1998, Round 6, New England Patriots
Justin Griffith, 2003, Round 4, Atlanta Falcons

Meridian - 3
Dexter McCleon, 1997, Round 2, St. Louis Rams
Kenyatta Walker, 2001, Round 1, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Kenny Smith, 2001, Round 3, New Orleans Saints

Collins - 2
Correll Buckhalter, 2001, Round 4, Philadelphia Eagles
Brandon McDonald, 2007, Round 5, Cleveland Browns

Forest - 2
Rashard Anderson, 2000, Round 1, Carolina Panthers
Todd Pinkston, 2000, Round 2, Philadelphia Eagles

George County (Lucedale) - 2
Eric Moulds, 1996, Round 1, Buffalo Bills
John Nix, 2001, Round 7, Dallas Cowboys



Greenville-Weston (Greenville) - 2
Wesley Leasy, 1995, Round 7, Arizona Cardinals
Quentin Groves, 2008, Round 2, Jacksonville Jaguars

Greenwood - 2
Carlos Emmons, 1996, Round 7, Pittsburgh Steelers
C.C. Brown, 2005, Round 6, Houston Texans

Gulfport - 2
Cedric Scott, 2001, Round 4, New York Giants
Rod Davis, 2004, Round 5, Minnesota Vikings

Jackson Prep - 2
Todd Wade, 2000, Round 2, Miami Dolphins
Will Overstreet, 2002, Round 3, Atlanta Falcons

Moss Point - 2
Jack Jackson, 1995, Round 4, Chicago Bears
Eric Austin, 1996, Round 4, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Noxubee County (Macon) - 2
Gregory Spann, 1996, Round 7, Jacksonville Jaguars
Nate Wayne, 1998, Round 7, Denver Broncos



Okolona - 2
Tim Bowens, 1994, Round 1, Miami Dolphins
Kareem Moore, 2008, Round 6, Washington Redskins

Pascagoula - 2
Kez McCorvey, 1995, Round 5, Detroit Lions
Vick Ballard, 2012, Round 5, Indianapolis Colts

Starkville - 2
Antuan Edwards, 1999, Round 1, Green Bay Packers
Freddie Milons, 2002, Round 5, Philadelphia Eagles

Taylorsville - 2
Jason Campbell, 2005, Round 1, Washington Redskins
Marcus Keyes, 1996, Round 7, Chicago Bears

Vicksburg - 2
Mark Smith, 1997, Round 7, Arizona Cardinals
Michael Myers, 1998, Round 4, Dallas Cowboys