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

By Mitch Stephens May 6, 2020, 9:00am

Stephenson, Norcross and Westlake have combined to produce two dozen picks over past 20 years.

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Last week's NFL Draft saw 21 former Georgia high school football players selected, enhancing the Peach State's reputation as one of the nation's leading gridiron pipelines.

Since 2001, 26 different schools in Georgia 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 Stephenson's total of nine picks starting in 2006 with the selections of DeMario Minter and Anthony Cannon and continuing this year with the fourth round selection of D.J. Wonnum to the Minnesota Vikings.
Stephenson (Stone Mountain), 9
DeMario Minter, 2006 (152), Cleveland Browns
Anthony Cannon, 2006 (247), Detroit Lions
Jermaine Cunningham, 2010 (53), New England Patriots
Perry Riley, 2010 (103), Washington Redskins
Kelvin Sheppard, 2011 (68), Buffalo Bills
Preston Smith, 2015 (38), Washington Redskins
Mike Davis, 2015 (126), San Francisco 49ers
Montez Sweat, 2019 (26), Washington Redskins
D.J. Wonnum, 2020 (117), Minnesota Vikings



Jeff Backus, 2001 (18), Detroit Lions
Larry Grant, 2008 (214), St. Louis Rams
Brice Butler , 2013 (209), Oakland Raiders
Max Garcia, 2015 (133), Denver Broncos
Alvin Kamara, 2017 (67), New Orleans Saints
Lorenzo Carter, 2018 (66), New York Giants
Chris Herndon, 2018 (107), New York Jets
Geremy Davis, 2015 (186), New York Giants

Keith Adams, 2001 (232), Tennessee Titans
Sean Jones, 2004 (59), Cleveland Browns
Keyaron Fox, 2004 (93), Kansas City Chiefs
Adam Jones, 2005 (6), Tennessee Titans
Cam Newton, 2011 (1), Carolina Panthers
Chance Warmack, 2013 (10), Tennessee Titans
AJ Terrell, 2020 (16), Atlanta Falcons

Gerald McRath, 2009 (130), Tennessee Titans
Rory Anderson, 2015 (254), San Francisco 49ers
Kofi Amichia, 2017 (212), Green Bay Packers
Chuma Edoga, 2019 (92), New York Jets
Tremayne Anchrum, 2020 (250), Los Angeles Rams

Tucker, 5
Thomas Brown, 2008 (172), Atlanta Falcons
Asher Allen, 2009 (86), Minnesota Vikings
Dwayne Harris, 2011 (176), Dallas Cowboys
Jamoris Slaughter , 2013 (175), Cleveland Browns
Duke Shelley, 2019 (205), Chicago Bears

Tim Wansley, 2002 (233), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
P.K. Sam, 2004 (164), New England Patriots
Vadal Alexander, 2016 (234), Oakland Raiders
Blake Ferguson, 2020 (185), Miami Dolphins

Dacula, 4
Kenny Irons, 2007 (49), Cincinnati Bengals
David Irons, 2007 (194), Atlanta Falcons
Alexander Armah, 2017 (192), Carolina Panthers
Corey Levin, 2017 (217), Tennessee Titans



TJ Jones, 2014 (189), Detroit Lions
Jeremiah Ledbetter, 2017 (205), Detroit Lions
Chris Williamson, 2020 (247), New York Giants
Deshaun Watson, 2017 (12), Houston Texans

Vincent Burns, 2005 (92), Indianapolis Colts
Jay Ratliff, 2005 (224), Dallas Cowboys
Telvin Smith, 2014 (144), Jacksonville Jaguars
Josh Harvey-Clemons, 2017 (230), Washington Redskins

D.J. Shockley, 2006 (223), Atlanta Falcons
Morgan Burnett, 2010 (71), Green Bay Packers
Amarlo Herrera, 2015 (207), Indianapolis Colts
Kindle Vildor, 2020 (163), Chicago Bears

Jared Cook, 2009 (89), Tennessee Titans
Ja'Wuan James, 2014 (19), Miami Dolphins
C.J. Uzomah, 2015 (157), Cincinnati Bengals
Austin Shepherd, 2015 (228), Minnesota Vikings

Cameron Heyward, 2011 (31), Pittsburgh Steelers
Kevin Minter, 2013 (45), Arizona Cardinals
Bradley Roby, 2014 (31), Denver Broncos
Orlando Brown, 2018 (83), Baltimore Ravens

Jabari Holloway, 2001 (119), New England Patriots
Kedric Golston, 2006 (196), Washington Redskins
Calvin Johnson, 2007 (2), Detroit Lions
Andrew Gardner, 2009 (181), Miami Dolphins



Jarrad Davis, 2017 (21), Detroit Lions
Ryan Seymour , 2013 (220), Seattle Seahawks
Darryl Johnson Jr., 2019 (225), Buffalo Bills

Jamie Henderson, 2001 (101), New York Jets
Reggie Brown, 2005 (35), Philadelphia Eagles
Dontavius Russell, 2019 (235), Jacksonville Jaguars

Eric Berry, 2010 (5), Kansas City Chiefs
Rokevious Watkins, 2012 (150), St. Louis Rams
Joshua Holsey, 2017 (235), Washington Redskins

Idrees Bashir, 2001 (37), Indianapolis Colts
Dexter Jackson, 2008 (58), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Corey White, 2012 (162), New Orleans Saints

Quanterus Smith , 2013 (146), Denver Broncos
Robert Nkemdiche, 2016 (29), Arizona Cardinals
Wayne Gallman, 2017 (140), New York Giants

Johnathan Sullivan, 2003 (6), New Orleans Saints
Sherrod Martin, 2009 (59), Carolina Panthers
Xzavier Dickson, 2015 (253), New England Patriots

Kenyan Drake, 2016 (73), Miami Dolphins
Evan Engram, 2017 (23), New York Giants
Bradley Chubb, 2018 (5), Denver Broncos

Tashard Choice, 2008 (122), Dallas Cowboys
Chris Scott, 2010 (151), Pittsburgh Steelers
Antwione Williams, 2016 (169), Detroit Lions



Johnny Culbreath, 2011 (209), Detroit Lions
Stephon Tuitt, 2014 (46), Pittsburgh Steelers
Michael Gallup, 2018 (81), Dallas Cowboys

Chansi Stuckey, 2007 (235), New York Jets
Steven Nelson, 2015 (98), Kansas City Chiefs
Robert Davis, 2017 (209), Washington Redskins

Will Rackley, 2011 (76), Jacksonville Jaguars
Cordy Glenn, 2012 (41), Buffalo Bills
Lavelle Westbrooks, 2014 (252), Cincinnati Bengals

Jeremy Mincey, 2006 (191), New England Patriots
Justin Houston, 2011 (70), Kansas City Chiefs
DeAngelo Tyson, 2012 (236), Baltimore Ravens

Ware County (Waycross), 3
Fred Gibson, 2005 (131), Pittsburgh Steelers
Leodis McKelvin, 2008 (11), Buffalo Bills
Jimmy Staten, 2014 (172), Seattle Seahawks