For the third time since 2020, Texas finished with the most players selected in the NFL draft with 36. Kelvin Banks Jr., Jahdae Barron, Billy Bowman, Quinn Ewers, Matthew Golden, Ashton Jeanty, Jalen Milroe, Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward were some of the notable selections from the Lone Star State.
Ward became the first No. 1 overall pick that was unrated coming out of high school. He was also the 15th player from Texas to be taken first overall.
Florida finished with second-most picks at 26, including Tyler Booker, Jihaad Campbell, Shemar Stewart and Mason Taylor.
Georgia had 22 players selected led by Barrett Carter, Travis Hunter, Malaki Starks and Mykel Williams.
Mason Graham, Tetairoa McMillan, Carson Schwesinger, Josh Simmons and Cam Skattebo headline the 16 picks from California.
Louisiana (10), Virginia (10), Alabama (9), Michigan (9), North Carolina (9), Maryland (8), South Carolina (8), New Jersey (7) and Ohio (7) were the only other states that had at least seven selections.
In total, 41 states along with the District of Columbia had at least one selection.
Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wyoming were the only states without a pick.
On an individual school basis,
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) produced the most draft picks with three. Booker and Campbell were taken in the first round while Warren Brinson was selected in the sixth round.
Cass Tech (Detroit),
East St. Louis (Ill.),
Klein Cain (Houston, Texas),
Manor,
North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.),
Palmetto (Miami),
Pleasant Grove (Texarkana, Texas),
Servite (Anaheim, Calif.) and
Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas) all had two selections.
Alabama — 9
Arizona — 5
Arkansas — 1
California — 16
Tetairoa McMillan, Servite (Anaheim)
Colorado — 3
District of Columbia — 1
Florida — 26
Warren Brinson, IMG Academy (Bradenton)
Brashard Smith, Palmetto (Miami)
Jordan Hancock, North Gwinnett (Suwanee)
Hawaii — 2
Illinois — 5
Dominic Lovett, East St. Louis
Indiana — 3
Iowa — 4
Kansas — 5
Kentucky — 1
Louisiana — 10
Maryland — 8
Massachusetts — 5
Michigan — 9
Deone Walker, Cass Tech (Detroit)
Minnesota — 4
Mississippi — 3
Missouri — 3
Montana — 2
Nebraska — 2
Nevada — 1
New Jersey — 7
New Mexico — 1
New York — 1
North Carolina — 9
Ohio — 7
Oklahoma — 1
Oregon — 1
Pennsylvania — 5
South Carolina — 8
Walter Nolen,
PowellTexas — 36Nick Martin, Pleasant Grove (Texarkana)
R.J. Mickens, Southlake Carroll (Southlake)
West Virginia — 1
Wisconsin — 4
Outside United States — 2
Jeremy Crawshaw, Australia
Kurtis Rourke, Canada
