Top small schools high school football players currently playing in the NFL

Travis Frederick of the Dallas Cowboys prepped at Big Foot (Walworth, Wis.) and has gone on to become one of the NFL's top centers over the past five years. Meanwhile, Frederick's former Wisconsin teammate J.J. Watt began his career at Pewaukee (Wisc.) before going on to become one of the best defensive linemen in the history of the NFL.

MaxPreps includes Frederick and Watt on its list of the Best Small Schools Players in the NFL Right Now. The list also includes the likes of Pro Bowl players like Odell Beckham Jr., Derek Carr and Todd Gurley on offense and Roquan Smith, Darius Leonard and Janoris Jenkins on defense.

Players chosen to the list all come from schools that generally have below 1,000 students in the school. Players listed below include their high school along with their current NFL team.

Best Small Schools Players in the NFL Right Now
Pos. — Player, High School, NFL Team
WR — Tyler Boyd, Clairton (Pa.), Cincinnati Bengals
WR — Odell Beckham Jr., Newman (New Orleans), Cleveland Browns
TE — Jimmy Graham, Charis Prep (Goldsboro, N.C.), Green Bay Packers
T — Terron Armstead, Cahokia (Ill.), New Orleans Saints
T — Marshal Yanda, Anamosa (Iowa), Baltimore Ravens
G — Kevin Zeitler, Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee), New York Giants
G — Ali Marpet, Hastings (Hastings on Hudson, N.Y.), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
C — Travis Frederick, Big Foot (Walworth, Wis.), Dallas Cowboys
QB — Derek Carr, Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield, Calif.), Oakland Raiders
RB — Kerryon Johnson, Madison Academy (Madison, Ala.), Detroit Lions
RB — Todd Gurley, Tarboro (N.C.), Los Angeles Rams
K — Aldrick Rosas, Orland (Calif.), New York Giants

DE — TJ Watt, Pewaukee (Wis.), Pittsburgh Steelers
DE — JJ Watt, Pewaukee (Wis.), Houston Texans
DT — Damon Harrison, Lake Charles-Boston (Lake Charles, La.), Detroit Lions
LB — Roquan Smith, Macon County (Montezuma, Ga.), Chicago Bears
LB — Jaylon Smith, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (Fort Wayne, Ind.), Dallas Cowboys
LB — Darius Leonard, Lake View (S.C.), Indianapolis Colts
LB — Leighton Vander Esch, Salmon River (Riggins, Idaho), Dallas Cowboys
CB — Marcus Peters, McClymonds (Oakland, Calif.), Baltimore Ravens
CB — Janoris Jenkins, Pahokee (Fla.), New York Giants
S — Johnathan Abram, East Marion (Columbia, Miss.), Oakland Raiders
S — Deone Bucannon, Vanden (Fairfield, Calif.), New York Giants
P — Rigoberto Sanchez, Hamilton (Hamilton City, Calif.), Indianapolis Colts