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See the Chargers tight end in action when he was a prep at Pulaski Academy.Who's got the ultimate bragging rights when it comes to sending players to the NFL from the high school ranks in Arkansas?
To find out, MaxPreps and Lateral Sports teamed up and found the alma mater of every player on an NFL roster as of opening day (we included suspended and injured reserve players). Then we broke it all down by state and came up with the table below.
You will find that Arkansas has sent 14 players to the league this season, and that more come from Jacksonville and Warren than any other school in the state, with two each.
Want some more fun facts? How about these:
- Three NFL teams have multiple Arkansas-raised players: the Steelers, Jaguars and Bills.
- No teams from the NFC West had any Arkansas players on their opening-day rosters.
- Warren High's Jarius Wright and Chris Gragg grew up together as family friends, and their graduating class had 99 kids total with one other future NFL player in the class. Both played together in college as well at Arkansas.
- If you're looking for future NFL talent in Arkansas, look at the tight end position. Out of the 14 players from Arkansas high schools, five are tight ends.
2016 NFL players from Arkansas high schools
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Central |
Charles Clay |
TE |
Buffalo
Bills |
Fayetteville |
Brandon
Allen |
QB |
Jacksonville
Jaguars |
Gosnell |
Jermey
Parnell |
OT |
Jacksonville
Jaguars |
Jacksonville |
Demetrius
Harris |
TE |
Kansas
City Chiefs |
Jacksonville |
Clinton
McDonald |
DT |
Tampa
Bay Buccaneers |
North
Little Rock |
Martrell
Spaight |
OLB |
Washington
Redskins |
Northside |
Brett
Goode |
LS |
Green
Bay Packers |
Pine
Bluff |
David
Johnson |
TE |
Pittsburgh
Steelers |
Pulaski
Academy |
Hunter
Henry |
TE |
San
Diego Chargers |
Star
City |
Cedric
Thornton |
DT |
Dallas
Cowboys |
Strong |
Kenneth
Dixon |
RB |
Baltimore
Ravens |
Warren |
Chris
Gragg |
TE |
Buffalo
Bills |
Warren |
Jarius
Wright |
WR |
Minnesota
Vikings |
Wynne |
DeAngelo
Williams |
RB |
Pittsburgh
Steelers |