Illinois high schools with 3 or more NFL Draft picks in the last 21 years

By Staff Report May 22, 2014, 2:00pm

East St. Louis and Thornton lead the way with four each.


Dennis Kelly is one of three Marian Catholic alums drafted in the past 21 years.

A look at high schools in Illinois with three or more alums taken in the NFL Draft over the past 21 years.

East St. Louis - 4
Dana Howard, 1995, Round 5, Dallas Cowboys
Dennis Stallings, 1997, Round 6, Tennessee Oilers
Damien Nash, 2005, Round 5, Tennessee Titans
Terry Hawthorne, 2013, Round 5, Pittsburgh Steelers

Thornton (Harvey) - 4
Sammy Williams, 1998, Round 6, Baltimore Ravens
Barry Gardner, 1999, Round 2, Philadelphia Eagles
Napolean Harris, 2002, Round 1, Oakland Raiders
Antwaan Randle El, 2002, Round 2, Pittsburgh Steelers



Barrington - 3
Brady Smith, 1996, Round 3, New Orleans Saints
Dan Stevenson, 2006, Round 6, New England Patriots
Otis Hudson, 2010, Round 5, Cincinnati Bengals

East (Belleville) - 3
Matt Russell, 1997, Round 4, Detroit Lions
Craig Heimburger, 1999, Round 5, Green Bay Packers
Kyle Calloway, 2010, Round 7, Buffalo Bills

Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor) - 3
Xavier Fulton, 2009, Round 5, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Michael Buchanan, 2013, Round 7, New England Patriots
Zach Fulton, 2014, Round 6, Kansas City Chiefs

Leo (Chicago) - 3
Chris Watson, 1999, Round 3, Denver Broncos
Harold Blackmon, 2001, Round 7, Seattle Seahawks
Jason Jefferson, 2005, Round 6, New Orleans Saints

Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) - 3
Rodney Harrison, 1994, Round 5, San Diego Chargers
John Holecek, 1995, Round 5, Buffalo Bills
Dennis Kelly, 2012, Round 5, Philadelphia Eagles

Naperville North - 3
Justin McCareins, 2001, Round 4, Tennessee Titans
Chris Brown, 2003, Round 3, Tennessee Titans
Glenn Earl, 2004, Round 4, Houston Texans



Rich East (Park Forest) - 3
Ryan Yarborough, 1994, Round 2, New York Jets
Walter Young, 2003, Round 7, Carolina Panthers
Jon Asamoah, 2010, Round 3, Kansas City Chiefs

St. Rita (Chicago) - 3
Tony Simmons, 1998, Round 2, New England Patriots
Mike Kafka, 2010, Round 4, Philadelphia Eagles
Darius Fleming, 2012, Round 5, San Francisco 49ers