Florida high schools with 5 or more NFL Draft picks in the last 21 years

By Staff Report May 22, 2014, 1:16pm

St. Thomas Aquinas leads the way with an incredible 19.

Giovani Bernard is one of 19 players from St. Thomas Aquinas to get drafted into the NFL.
Giovani Bernard is one of 19 players from St. Thomas Aquinas to get drafted into the NFL.
Photo by Todd Shurtleff
A look at high schools in Florida with five or more alums taken in the NFL Draft over the past 21 years.

St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) - 19
Sterling Palmer, 1993, Round 4, Washington Redskins
Daryl Porter, 1997, Round 6, Pittsburgh Steelers
Albert Connell, 1997, Round 4, Washington Redskins
Twan Russell, 1997, Round 5, Washington Redskins
Leonard Myers, 2001, Round 6, New England Patriots
Nate Salley, 2006, Round 4, Carolina Panthers
Tavares Gooden, 2008, Round 3, Baltimore Ravens
Geno Atkins, 2010, Round 4, Cincinnati Bengals
Major Wright, 2010, Round 3, Chicago Bears
Sam Young, 2010, Round 6, Dallas Cowboys
Marcus Gilbert, 2011, Round 2, Pittsburgh Steelers
Leonard Hankerson, 2011, Round 3, Washington Redskins
Andrew Datko, 2012, Round 7, Green Bay Packers
Christian Thompson, 2012, Round 4, Baltimore Ravens
Giovani Bernard, 2013, Round 2, Cincinnati Bengals
Lamarcus Joyner, 2014, Round 2, St. Louis Rams
Dezmen Southward, 2014, Round 3, Atlanta Falcons
Brandon Linder, 2014, Round 3, Jacksonville Jaguars
James White, 2014, Round 4, New England Patriots

Northwestern (Miami) - 15
Marvin Jones, 1993, Round 1, New York Jets
Derrell Mitchell, 1994, Round 6, New Orleans Saints
Corey Moore, 2000, Round 3, Buffalo Bills
Nate Webster, 2000, Round 3, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Snoop Minnis, 2001, Round 3, Kansas City Chiefs
Antonio Bryant, 2002, Round 2, Dallas Cowboys
Torrie Cox, 2003, Round 6, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Vernon Carey, 2004, Round 1, Miami Dolphins
Vernand Morency, 2005, Round 3, Houston Texans
Anthony Gaitor, 2011, Round 7, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Lavonte David, 2012, Round 2, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sean Spence, 2012, Round 3, Pittsburgh Steelers
Brandon Washington, 2012, Round 6, Philadelphia Eagles
Tommy Streeter, 2012, Round 6, Baltimore Ravens
Teddy Bridgewater, 2014, Round 1, Minnesota Vikings

Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach) - 12
Zack Crockett, 1995, Round 3, Indianapolis Colts
Henri Crockett, 1997, Round 4, Atlanta Falcons
Al Harris, 1997, Round 6, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Corey Simon, 2000, Round 1, Philadelphia Eagles
Tyrone Carter, 2000, Round 4, Minnesota Vikings
Jerome McDougle, 2003, Round 1, Philadelphia Eagles
Clint Session, 2007, Round 4, Indianapolis Colts
Joshua Moore, 2010, Round 5, Chicago Bears
Walter McFadden, 2010, Round 5, Oakland Raiders
J.T. Thomas, 2011, Round 6, Chicago Bears
Patrick Peterson, 2011, Round 1, Arizona Cardinals
Jabari Price, 2014, Round 7, Minnesota Vikings



Glades Central (Belle Glade) - 11
Reidel Anthony, 1997, Round 1, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Fred Taylor, 1998, Round 1, Jacksonville Jaguars
Roosevelt Blackmon, 1998, Round 4, Green Bay Packers
Johnny Rutledge, 1999, Round 2, Arizona Cardinals
JaJuan Seider, 2000, Round 6, San Diego Chargers
James Jackson, 2001, Round 3, Cleveland Browns
Claude Harriott, 2004, Round 5, Chicago Bears
Santonio Holmes, 2006, Round 1, Pittsburgh Steelers
Ray McDonald, 2007, Round 3, San Francisco 49ers
Travis Benjamin, 2012, Round 4, Cleveland Browns
Kelvin Benjamin, 2014, Round 1, Carolina Panthers

Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) - 10
Isaac Bruce, 1994, Round 2, Los Angeles Rams
James Bostic, 1994, Round 3, Los Angeles Rams
Frank Sanders, 1995, Round 2, Arizona Cardinals
Josh Shaw, 2002, Round 5, San Francisco 49ers
Tron LaFavor, 2003, Round 5, Chicago Bears
Chris Gamble, 2004, Round 1, Carolina Panthers
Matthias Askew, 2004, Round 4, Cincinnati Bengals
Jovan Haye, 2005, Round 6, Carolina Panthers
Stanley McClover, 2006, Round 7, Carolina Panthers

Killian (Miami) - 10
Jamie Brown, 1995, Round 4, Denver Broncos
Tony Gaiter, 1997, Round 6, New England Patriots
Rod Payne, 1997, Round 3, Cincinnati Bengals
Derrick Gibson, 2001, Round 1, Oakland Raiders
Andre Maddox, 2005, Round 5, New York Jets
Pat Thomas, 2005, Round 6, Jacksonville Jaguars
Stephen Tulloch, 2006, Round 4, Tennessee Titans
Kennard Cox, 2008, Round 7, Jacksonville Jaguars
Lamar Miller, 2012, Round 4, Miami Dolphins
Keith Reaser, 2014, Round 5, San Francisco 49ers

Norland (Miami) - 9
Darrin Smith, 1993, Round 2, Dallas Cowboys
Mike McKenzie, 1999, Round 3, Green Bay Packers
Dwayne Bowe, 2007, Round 1, Kansas City Chiefs
Kareem Brown, 2007, Round 4, New England Patriots
Antwan Barnes, 2007, Round 4, Baltimore Ravens
Antonio Brown, 2010, Round 6, Pittsburgh Steelers
Richard Gordon, 2011, Round 6, Oakland Raiders
Tourek Williams,  2013, Round 6, San Diego Chargers
Xavier Rhodes, 2013, Round 1, Minnesota Vikings

Miami - 8
Lonnie Johnson, 1994, Round 2, Buffalo Bills
Sedrick Irvin, 1999, Round 4, Detroit Lions
Michael Boireau, 2000, Round 2, Minnesota Vikings
Marquand Manuel, 2002, Round 6, Cincinnati Bengals
Blue Adams, 2003, Round 7, Detroit Lions
Andre Johnson, 2003, Round 1, Houston Texans
Roscoe Parrish, 2005, Round 2, Buffalo Bills
Chandler Williams, 2007, Round 7, Minnesota Vikings

Lincoln (Tallahassee) - 7
Bernard Carter, 1994, Round 6, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Kevin Carter, 1995, Round 1, St. Louis Rams
Zach Piller, 1999, Round 3, Tennessee Titans
Craphonso Thorpe, 2005, Round 4, Kansas City Chiefs
Antonioe Cromartie, 2006, Round 1, San Diego Chargers
Pat Watkins, 2006, Round 5, Dallas Cowboys
B. J. Daniels,  2013, Round 7, San Francisco 49ers



Southridge (Miami) - 7
Steve Everitt, 1993, Round 1, Cleveland Browns
Troy Davis, 1997, Round 3, New Orleans Saints
Shevin Smith, 1998, Round 6, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jameel Cook, 2001, Round 6, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Courtland Bullard, 2002, Round 5, St. Louis Rams
Kevin Smith, 2008, Round 3, Detroit Lions
Curtis Holcomb, 2011, Round 7, San Francisco 49ers

Pahokee - 7
Kevin Bouie, 1995, Round 7, Philadelphia Eagles
Anquan Boldin, 2003, Round 2, Arizona Cardinals
Eric Moore, 2005, Round 6, New York Giants
Alphonso Smith, 2009, Round 2, Denver Broncos
Pernell McPhee, 2011, Round 5, Baltimore Ravens
Janoris Jenkins, 2012, Round 2, St. Louis Rams
Dwight Bentley, 2012, Round 3, Detroit Lions

Southeast (Bradenton) - 7
Reggie Green, 1996, Round 6, Seattle Seahawks
Peter Warrick, 2000, Round 1, Cincinnati Bengals
Ahmad Miller, 2002, Round 7, Houston Texans
Todd Williams, 2003, Round 7, Tennessee Titans
Adrian McPherson, 2005, Round 5, New Orleans Saints
Mike Jenkins, 2008, Round 1, Dallas Cowboys
Jonathan Dowling, 2014, Round 7, Oakland Raiders

Raines (Jacksonville) - 7
Derrick Alexander, 1995, Round 1, Minnesota Vikings
Patrick Sapp, 1996, Round 2, San Diego Chargers
Brian Dawkins, 1996, Round 2, Philadelphia Eagles
Rod Gardner, 2001, Round 1, Washington Redskins
Jabar Gaffney, 2002, Round 2, Houston Texans
Lito Sheppard, 2002, Round 1, Philadelphia Eagles
Louis Nix, 2014, Round 3, Houston Texans

Parker (Jacksonville) - 6
Lance Brown, 1995, Round 5, Pittsburgh Steelers
Roe Williams, 2002, Round 3, Chicago Bears
Lionel Gates, 2005, Round 7, Buffalo Bills
Ricardo Mathews, 2010, Round 7, Indianapolis Colts
A.J. Jenkins, 2012, Round 1, San Francisco 49ers
Sam Barrington, 2013, Round 7, Green Bay Packers

Atlantic (Delray Beach) - 6
Mike Rumph, 2002, Round 1, San Francisco 49ers
Omar Jacobs, 2006, Round 5, Pittsburgh Steelers
David Clowney, 2007, Round 5, Green Bay Packers
Brandon Flowers, 2008, Round 2, Kansas City Chiefs
Orlando Franklin, 2011, Round 2, Denver Broncos
Jayron Hosley, 2012, Round 3, New York Giants



Hillsborough (Tampa) - 6
Dan Footman, 1993, Round 2, Cleveland Browns
Juran Bolden, 1996, Round 4, Atlanta Falcons
Kevin Abrams, 1997, Round 2, Detroit Lions
Andrew Williams, 2003, Round 3, San Francisco 49ers
Chris Davis, 2003, Round 5, Seattle Seahawks
J.R. Reed, 2004, Round 4, Philadelphia Eagles

Carol City (Miami) - 6
Kantroy Barber, 1996, Round 4, New England Patriots
Santana Moss, 2001, Round 1, New York Jets
Sinorice Moss, 2006, Round 2, New York Giants
Kenny Phillips, 2008, Round 1, New York Giants
Ricky Jean-Francois, 2009, Round 7, San Francisco 49ers
Robert Sands, 2011, Round 5, Cincinnati Bengals

Columbia (Lake City) - 6
Reinard Wilson, 1997, Round 1, Cincinnati Bengals
Yatil Green, 1997, Round 1, Miami Dolphins
Brian Allen, 2001, Round 3, St. Louis Rams
Kendyll Pope, 2004, Round 4, Indianapolis Colts
Jerome Carter, 2005, Round 4, St. Louis Rams
Timmy Jernigan, 2014, Round 2, Baltimore Ravens

Kathleen (Lakeland) - 6
Ray Lewis, 1996, Round 1, Baltimore Ravens
Torrian Gray, 1997, Round 2, Minnesota Vikings
Desmond Clark, 1999, Round 6, Denver Broncos
Paul Edinger, 2000, Round 6, Chicago Bears
Freddie Mitchell, 2001, Round 1, Philadelphia Eagles
Andrew Jackson, 2014, Round 6, Indianapolis Colts

Apopka - 5
Warren Sapp, 1995, Round 1, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Brent Bartholomew, 1999, Round 6, Miami Dolphins
Rogers Beckett, 2000, Round 2, San Diego Chargers
Brandon Meriweather, 2007, Round 1, New England Patriots
Kyle Wilber, 2012, Round 4, Dallas Cowboys
Jeremy Gallon, 2014, Round 7, New England Patriots

Bolles (Jacksonville) - 5
Dez White, 2000, Round 3, Chicago Bears
Char-ron Dorsey, 2001, Round 7, Dallas Cowboys
Jason Spitz, 2006, Round 3, Green Bay Packers
Shaun Chapas, 2011, Round 7, Dallas Cowboys
Jawan Jamison, 2013, Round 7, Washington Redskins



Clewiston - 5
Reggie Freeman, 1993, Round 2, New Orleans Saints
Wardell Rouse, 1995, Round 6, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Anthony Midget, 2000, Round 5, Atlanta Falcons
Alfonso Marshall, 2004, Round 7, Chicago Bears
Eric Green, 2005, Round 3, Arizona Cardinals

Lakeland - 5
Shannon Baker, 1993, Round 8, Atlanta Falcons
Maurkice Pouncey, 2010, Round 1, Pittsburgh Steelers
Ahmad Black, 2011, Round 5, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mike Pouncey, 2011, Round 1, Miami Dolphins
Chris Rainey, 2012, Round 5, Pittsburgh Steelers

Lakewood (St. Petersburg) - 5
Tom Carter, 1993, Round 1, Washington Redskins
William Floyd, 1994, Round 1, San Francisco 49ers
Tim Carter, 2002, Round 2, New York Giants
Louis Murphy, 2009, Round 4, Oakland Raiders
Jonte Green, 2012, Round 6, Detroit Lions

North Miami Beach - 5
Max Jean-Gilles, 2006, Round 4, Philadelphia Eagles
Louis Delmas, 2009, Round 2, Detroit Lions
E.J. Biggers, 2009, Round 7, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Kemal Ishmael, 2013, Round 7, Atlanta Falcons
John Cyprien, 2013, Round 2, Jacksonville Jaguars

Riverview (Sarasota) - 5
Jon Haskins, 1998, Round 7, San Diego Chargers
Tim Alexander, 1999, Round 7, Washington Redskins
Todd Johnson, 2003, Round 4, Chicago Bears
Courtney Watson, 2004, Round 2, New Orleans Saints
David Baas, 2005, Round 2, San Francisco 49ers

Suncoast (Riviera Beach) - 5
Barrett Green, 2000, Round 2, Detroit Lions
Gari Scott, 2000, Round 4, Philadelphia Eagles
Devin Hester, 2006, Round 2, Chicago Bears
DaJuan Morgan, 2008, Round 3, Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Merritt, 2008, Round 7, Kansas City Chiefs