Video: David DeCastro - Bellevue to the NFL
Hear insight into the Steelers offensive lineman's path to the pros.Who's got the ultimate bragging rights when it comes to sending players to the NFL from the high school ranks in Washington?
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 Washington has sent 22 players to the league this season, and four different schools have multiple alums at the highest level.
Want some more fun facts? How about these:
- The home-state Seattle Seahawks have two Washington-bred players: Tani Tupou (defensive tackle, Archbishop Murphy) and Jermaine Kearse (wide receiver, Lakes). No other team has more, but the Saints, Browns and Jaguars also have two each.
- Twelve of the 16 NFC teams have Washington alums but only six AFC teams do.
- Guard is the most popular position that Washington supplies to the NFL. Four of the 22 players are guards, followed by four defensive linemen (all positions), and two each of cornerbacks, wide receivers and quarterbacks.
2016 NFL players from Washington high schools
Graphic by SocialRecluse Graphx
| Archbishop
Murphy |
Shiloh Keo |
DB |
Denver
Broncos |
| Archbishop
Murphy |
Tani Tupou |
DT |
Seattle
Seahawks |
| Auburn |
Danny Shelton |
DL |
Cleveland
Browns |
| Bellevue |
David DeCastro |
G |
Pittsburgh
Steelers |
| Bellevue |
Myles Jack |
OLB |
Jacksonville
Jaguars |
| Bothell |
Johnny Hekker |
P |
Los
Angeles Rams |
| Central
Valley |
Will Davis |
SS |
Baltimore
Ravens |
| Evergreen |
Senio Kelemete |
G |
New
Orleans Saints |
| Foss |
Scott Crichton |
DE |
Minnesota
Vikings |
Gig
Harbor
|
Austin Seferian-Jenkins |
TE |
Tampa
Bay Buccaneers |
| Heritage |
Garrett Grayson |
QB |
New
Orleans Saints |
| Juanita |
Bryan Walters |
WR |
Jacksonville
Jaguars |
| Lakes |
Jermaine Kearse |
WR |
Seattle
Seahawks |
| Mariner |
KeiVarae Russell |
CB |
Kansas
City Chiefs |
| Prosser |
Kellen Moore |
QB |
Dallas
Cowboys |
| Puyallup |
Joshua Garnett |
OG |
San
Francisco 49ers |
| Shadle
Park |
Bryan Braman |
LB |
Philadelphia
Eagles |
| Shadle
Park |
Jake Rodgers |
OT |
New
York Giants |
| Timberline |
Jonathan Stewart |
RB |
Carolina
Panthers |
| University |
Joe Dahl |
OG |
Detroit
Lions |
| Wilson |
Xavier Cooper |
DL |
Cleveland
Browns |
| Wilson |
Desmond Trufant |
CB |
Atlanta
Falcons |
