
DeSean Jackson is one of 16 former Long Beach Poly players selected in the NFL Draft over the past 20 years.
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It's not much of a surprise that California, Florida and Texas dominate the list of high schools that have had the most players drafted to the NFL. Washington (Tulsa, Okla.) has had nine, and Glenville (Cleveland) has had eight players drafted, the most of any schools outside of the three powerhouse states.
Here's look at high schools with at least seven alums taken in the NFL Draft over the past 20 years.
Updated: Article updated on May 15, 2014. Draft picks from 2014 have been added. This now looks at the years 1993-2014.High Schools with the Most NFL Draft Picks

Giovani Bernard with St. Thomas Aquinas in 2009.
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St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) - 19Daryl Porter, 1997, Round 6, Pittsburgh Steelers
Major Wright, 2010, Round 3, Chicago Bears
Sterling Palmer, 1993, Round 4, Washington Redskins
Albert Connell, 1997, Round 4, Washington Redskins
Twan Russell, 1997, Round 5, Washington Redskins
Leonard Myers, 2001, Round 6, New England Patriots
Nate Salley, 2006, Round 4, Carolina Panthers
Geno Atkins, 2010, Round 4, Cincinnati Bengals
Sam Young, 2010, Round 6, Dallas Cowboys
Marcus Gilbert, 2011, Round 2, Pittsburgh Steelers
Leonard Hankerson, 2011, Round 3, Washington Redskins
Andrew Datko, 2012, Round 7, Green Bay Packers
Giovani Bernard, 2013, Round 2, Cincinnati Bengals
Tavares Gooden, 2008, Round 3, Baltimore Ravens
Christian Thompson, 2012, Round 4, Baltimore Ravens
Lamarcus Joyner, 2014, Round 2, St. Louis Rams
Dezmen Southward, 2014, Round 3, Atlanta Falcons
Brandon Linder, 2014, Round 3, Jacksonville Jaguars
James White, 2014, Round 4, New England Patriots
Long Beach Poly (Calif.) - 16Brandon Whiting, 1998, Round 4, Philadelphia Eagles
Ken-Yon Rambo, 2001, Round 7, Oakland Raiders
Terry Charles, 2002, Round 5, San Diego Chargers
Kareem Kelly, 2003, Round 6, New Orleans Saints
Samie Parker, 2004, Round 4, Kansas City Chiefs
DeSean Jackson, 2008, Round 2, Philadelphia Eagles
Jurrell Casey, 2011, Round 3, Tennessee Titans
Willie McGinest, 1994, Round 1, New England Patriots
Winston Justice, 2006, Round 2, Philadelphia Eagles
Marques Anderson, 2002, Round 3, Green Bay Packers
Marcedes Lewis, 2006, Round 1, Jacksonville Jaguars
Omar Stoutmire, 1997, Round 7, Dallas Cowboys
James Burton, 1994, Round 5, Kansas City Chiefs
Don Sasa, 1995, Round 3, San Diego Chargers
Terrence Austin, 2010, Round 7, Washington Redskins
Darnell Bing, 2006, Round 4, Oakland Raiders
Northwestern (Miami) - 15Antonio Bryant, 2002, Round 2, Dallas Cowboys
Marvin Jones, 1993, Round 1, New York Jets
Derrell Mitchell, 1994, Round 6, New Orleans Saints
Corey Moore, 2000, Round 3, Buffalo Bills
Nate Webster, 2000, Round 3, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Snoop Minnis, 2001, Round 3, Kansas City Chiefs
Torrie Cox, 2003, Round 6, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Vernon Carey, 2004, Round 1, Miami Dolphins
Vernand Morency, 2005, Round 3, Houston Texans
Anthony Gaitor, 2011, Round 7, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Lavonte David, 2012, Round 2, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sean Spence, 2012, Round 3, Pittsburgh Steelers
Brandon Washington, 2012, Round 6, Philadelphia Eagles
Tommy Streeter, 2012, Round 6, Baltimore Ravens
Teddy Bridgewater, 2014, Round 1, Minnesota Vikings
Dorsey (Los Angeles) - 13Lamont Warren, 1994, Round 6, Indianapolis Colts
Keyshawn Johnson, 1996, Round 1, New York Jets
Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar, 1996, Round 3, Miami Dolphins
Chris Miller, 1997, Round 7, Green Bay Packers
Cedric White, 1997, Round 7, St. Louis Rams
Dennis Northcutt, 2000, Round 2, Cleveland Browns
Na'il Diggs, 2000, Round 4, Green Bay Packers
Chris Owens, 2009, Round 3, Atlanta Falcons
David Gettis, 2010, Round 6, Carolina Panthers
Rahim Moore, 2011, Round 2, Denver Broncos
Jeremy Harris, 2013, Round 7, Jacksonville Jaguars
Johnathan Franklin, 2013, Round 4, Green Bay Packers
Robert Herron, 2014, Round 6, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Johnathan Franklin, one of 12 former Dorsey players
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De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) - 12Aaron Taylor, 1994, Round 1, Green Bay Packers
Doug Brien, 1994, Round 3, San Francisco 49ers
Amani Toomer, 1996, Round 2, New York Giants
Aaron Taylor, 1998, Round 7, Indianapolis Colts
David Loverne, 1999, Round 3, New York Jets
D. J Williams, 2004, Round 1, Denver Broncos
Maurice Jones-Drew, 2006, Round 2, Jacksonville Jaguars
Demetrius Williams, 2006, Round 4, Baltimore Ravens
Kevin Simon, 2006, Round 7, Washington Redskins
Derek Landri, 2007, Round 5, Jacksonville Jaguars
T.J. Ward, 2010, Round 2, Cleveland Browns
Travis Carrie, 2014, Round 7, Oakland Raiders
Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, Fla.) - 12Joshua Moore, 2010, Round 5, Chicago Bears
Zack Crockett, 1995, Round 3, Indianapolis Colts
Henri Crockett, 1997, Round 4, Atlanta Falcons
Al Harris, 1997, Round 6, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Corey Simon, 2000, Round 1, Philadelphia Eagles
Tyrone Carter, 2000, Round 4, Minnesota Vikings
Clint Session, 2007, Round 4, Indianapolis Colts
J.T. Thomas, 2011, Round 6, Chicago Bears
Patrick Peterson, 2011, Round 1, Arizona Cardinals
Jerome McDougle, 2003, Round 1, Philadelphia Eagles
Walter McFadden, 2010, Round 5, Oakland Raiders
Jabari Price, 2014, Round 7, Minnesota Vikings
Glades Central (Belle Glade, Fla.) - 11Johnny Rutledge, 1999, Round 2, Arizona Cardinals
Reidel Anthony, 1997, Round 1, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Fred Taylor, 1998, Round 1, Jacksonville Jaguars
Roosevelt Blackmon, 1998, Round 4, Green Bay Packers
JaJuan Seider, 2000, Round 6, San Diego Chargers
Claude Harriott, 2004, Round 5, Chicago Bears
Santonio Holmes, 2006, Round 1, Pittsburgh Steelers
Ray McDonald, 2007, Round 3, San Francisco 49ers
Travis Benjamin, 2012, Round 4, Cleveland Browns
James Jackson, 2001, Round 3, Cleveland Browns
Kelvin Benjamin, 2014, Round 1, Carolina Panthers
Carter (Dallas) - 11Jessie Armstead, 1993, Round 8, New York Giants
William Carr, 1997, Round 7, Cincinnati Bengals
Jerametrius Butler, 2001, Round 5, St. Louis Rams
Daryl Jones, 2002, Round 7, New York Giants
Jonathan Scott, 2006, Round 5, Detroit Lions
Michael Crabtree, 2009, Round 1, San Francisco 49ers
DeMarcus Love, 2011, Round 6, Minnesota Vikings
Joe Burch, 1994, Round 3, New England Patriots
Greg Hill, 1994, Round 1, Kansas City Chiefs
Clifton Abraham, 1995, Round 5, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Adrian Jones, 2004, Round 4, New York Jets
Dillard (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) - 10Isaac Bruce, 1994, Round 2, Los Angeles Rams
James Bostic, 1994, Round 3, Los Angeles Rams
Frank Sanders, 1995, Round 2, Arizona Cardinals
Josh Shaw, 2002, Round 5, San Francisco 49ers
Tron LaFavor, 2003, Round 5, Chicago Bears
Chris Gamble, 2004, Round 1, Carolina Panthers
Matthias Askew, 2004, Round 4, Cincinnati Bengals
Jovan Haye, 2005, Round 6, Carolina Panthers
Stanley McClover, 2006, Round 7, Carolina Panthers
Pat Sims, 2008, Round 3, Cincinnati Bengals
Killian (Miami) - 10Jamie Brown, 1995, Round 4, Denver Broncos
Tony Gaiter, 1997, Round 6, New England Patriots
Andre Maddox, 2005, Round 5, New York Jets
Pat Thomas, 2005, Round 6, Jacksonville Jaguars
Stephen Tulloch, 2006, Round 4, Tennessee Titans
Kennard Cox, 2008, Round 7, Jacksonville Jaguars
Lamar Miller, 2012, Round 4, Miami Dolphins
Derrick Gibson, 2001, Round 1, Oakland Raiders
Rod Payne, 1997, Round 3, Cincinnati Bengals
Keith Reaser, 2014, Round 5, San Francisco 49ers
Norland (Miami) - 9Mike McKenzie, 1999, Round 3, Green Bay Packers
Darrin Smith, 1993, Round 2, Dallas Cowboys
Dwayne Bowe, 2007, Round 1, Kansas City Chiefs
Kareem Brown, 2007, Round 4, New England Patriots
Antwan Barnes, 2007, Round 4, Baltimore Ravens
Antonio Brown, 2010, Round 6, Pittsburgh Steelers
Richard Gordon, 2011, Round 6, Oakland Raiders
Tourek Williams, 2013, Round 6, San Diego Chargers
Xavier Rhodes, 2013, Round 1, Minnesota Vikings
Hazelwood East (St. Louis) - 9Brandon Williams, 2006, Round 3, San Francisco 49ers
Terrell Fletcher, 1995, Round 2, San Diego Chargers
Ronnie Ward, 1997, Round 3, Miami Dolphins
Jamar Fletcher, 2001, Round 1, Miami Dolphins
Reggie Germany, 2001, Round 7, Buffalo Bills
Bryan Fletcher, 2002, Round 6, Chicago Bears
Scott Starks, 2005, Round 3, Jacksonville Jaguars
Christian Kirksey, 2014, Round 3, Cleveland Browns
Walt Powell, 2014, Round 6, Arizona Cardinals
Glenville (Cleveland) - 9Donte Whitner, 200,6 Round 1, Buffalo Bills
Tedd Ginn Jr. 2007, Round 1, Miami Dolphins
Troy Smith, 2007, Round 5, Baltimore Ravens
Antwaun Molden, 2008, Round 3, Houston Texans
Angelo Craig, 2008, Round 7, New England Patriots
Ray Fisher, 2010, Round 7, Indianapolis Colts
Jermale Hines, 2011, Round 5, St. Louis Rams
Jonathan Newsome, 2014, Round 5, Indianapolis Colts
C.B. Bryant, 2014, Round 7, St. Louis Rams
Washington (Tulsa, Okla.) - 9Reggie Brooks, 1993, Round 2, Washington Redskins
R.W. McQuarters, 1998, Round 1, San Francisco 49ers
Robert Meachem, 2007, Round 1, New Orleans Saints
Felix Jones, 2008, Round 1, Dallas Cowboys
Mark Anderson, 2006, Round 5, Chicago Bears
Aaron Lockett, 2002, Round 7, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Kevin Lockett, 1997, Round 2, Kansas City Chiefs
De'Mond Parker, 1999, Round 5, Green Bay Packers
Jonathan Brown, 1998, Round 3, Green Bay Packers
Miami - 8Lonnie Johnson, 1994, Round 2, Buffalo Bills
Sedrick Irvin, 1999, Round 4, Detroit Lions
Michael Boireau, 2000, Round 2, Minnesota Vikings
Marquand Manuel, 2002, Round 6, Cincinnati Bengals
Blue Adams, 2003, Round 7, Detroit Lions
Roscoe Parrish, 2005, Round 2, Buffalo Bills
Chandler Williams, 2007, Round 7, Minnesota Vikings
Andre Johnson, 2003, Round 1, Houston Texans
Nimitz (Houston)- 8Aaron Glenn, 1994, Round 1, New York Jets
Chris Ruhman, 1998, Round 3, San Francisco Giants
Quentin Griffin, 2003, Round 4, Denver Broncos
Dante Hall, 2000, Round 5, Kansas City Chiefs
Darrick Vaugh, 2000, Round 7, Atlanta Falcons
Jason Glenn, 2001, Round 6, Detroit Lions
Josh Huff, 2014, Round 3, Philadelphia Eagles
Marion Grice, 2014, Round 6, San Diego Chargers
Tyler (Texas) - 7Aaron Ross, 2007, Round 1, New York Giants
Chris Carter, 1997, Round 3, New England Patriots
Darwin Brown, 1999, Round 5, Denver Broncos
Gary Baxter, 2001, Round 2, Baltimore Ravens
Tim Crowder, 2007, Round 2, Denver Broncos
Kendall Hunter, 2011, Round 4, San Francisco 49ers
Jeremy Lane, 2012, Round 6, Seattle Seahawks
DeSoto (Texas) - 7Byron Hanspard, 1997, Round 2, Atlanta Falcons
Marcus Tubbs, 2004, Round 1, Seattle Seahawks
Tatum Bell, 2004, Round 2, Denver Broncos
Ellis Hobbs, 2005 ,Round 3, New England Patriots
Mike Thomas, 2009, Round 4, Jacksonville Jaguars
Von Miller, 2011, Round 1, Denver Broncos
Cyrus Gray, 2012, Round 6, Kansas City Chiefs
St. Ignatius (Cleveland) - 7Chris Hovan, 2000, Round 1, Minnesota Vikings
Drew Haddad, 2000, Round 7, Buffalo Bills
Dan O'Leary, 2001, Round 6, Buffalo Bills
LeCharles Bentley, 2002, Round 2, New Orleans Saints
Dave Ragone, 2003, Round 3, Houston Texans
Jacob Bell, 2004, Round 5, Tennessee Titans
Anthony Gonzalez, 2007, Round 1, Indianapolis Colts
King (Detroit) - 7Karon Riley, 2001, Round 4, Chicago Bears
Nick Perry, 2012, Round 1, Green Bay Packers
Chris Greenwood, 2012, Round 5, Detroit Lions
Gerald McBurrows, 1995, Round 7, St. Louis Rams
Ron Johnson, 2002, Round 4, Baltimore Ravens
Anthony Adams, 2003, Round 2, San Francisco 49ers
Kevin Vickerson, 2005, Round 7, Miami Dolphins
Catholic (Baton Rouge, La.) - 7Brandon Harrison, 1995, Round 6, San Diego Chargers
Cory Gaines, 1998, Round 7, Indianapolis Colts
Chris Williams, 2008, Round 1, Chicago Bears
Warrick Dunn, 1997, Round 1, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Brandon Harrison, 2007, Round 5, Houston Texans
Travis Minor, 2001, Round 3, Miami Dolphins
Donnie Jones, 2004, Round 7, Seattle Seahawks
Southridge (Miami) - 7Courtland Bullard, 2002, Round 5, St. Louis Rams
Steve Everitt, 1993, Round 1, Cleveland Browns
Troy Davis, 1997, Round 3, New Orleans Saints
Shevin Smith, 1998, Round 6, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jameel Cook, 2001, Round 6, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Kevin Smith, 2008, Round 3, Detroit Lions
Curtis Holcomb, 2011, Round 7, San Francisco 49ers
Pahokee (Fla.) - 7Kevin Bouie, 1995, Round 7, Philadelphia Eagles
Anquan Boldin, 2003, Round 2, Arizona Cardinals
Eric Moore, 2005, Round 6, New York Giants
Alphonso Smith, 2009, Round 2, Denver Broncos
Pernell McPhee, 2011, Round 5, Baltimore Ravens
Janoris Jenkins, 2012, Round 2, St. Louis Rams
Dwight Bentley, 2012, Round 3, Detroit Lions
Lincoln (Tallahassee, Fla.) - 7Bernard Carter, 1994, Round 6, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Zach Piller ,1999, Round 3, Tennessee Titans
Craphonso Thorpe, 2005, Round 4, Kansas City Chiefs
Antonioe Cromartie, 2006, Round 1, San Diego Chargers
Pat Watkins, 2006, Round 5, Dallas Cowboys
B. J. Daniels, 2013, Round 7, San Francisco 49ers
Kevin Carter, 1995, Round 1, St. Louis Rams
Central (Miami) - 7Najeh Davenport, 2002, Round 4, Green Bay Packers
Willis McGahee, 2003, Round 1, BUffalo Bills
Rod Issac, 2011, Round 5, Jacksonville Jaguars
Demetrius Byrd, 2009, Round 7, San Diego Chargers
Stanley Jean-Baptiste, 2014, Round 2, New Orleans Saints
Devonta Freeman, 2014, Round 4, Atlanta Falcons
Kevin Pamphile, 2014, Round 5, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Raines (Jacksonville, Fla.)- 7Derrick Alexander, 1995, Round 1, Minnesota Vikings
Patrick Sapp, 1996, Round 2, San Diego Chargers
Brian Dawkins, Round 2, 1996, Philadelphia Eagles
Rod Gardner, 2001, Round 1, Washington Redskins
Jabar Gaffney, 2002, Round 2, Houston Texans
Lito Sheppard, 2002, Round 1, Philadelphia Eagles
Louis Nix, 2014, Round 3, Houston Texans
Southeast (Bradenton, Fla.)- 7Reggie Green, 1996, Round 6. Jacksonville Jaguars
Peter Warrick, 2000, Round 1, Cincinnatio Bengals
Ahmad Miller, 2002, Round 7, Houston Texans
Todd Williams, 2003, Round 7, Tennessee Titans
Adrian McPherson, 2005, Round 5, New Orleans Saints
Mike Jenkins, 2008, Round 1, Dallas Cowboys
Jonathan Dowling, 2014, Round 7, Oakland Raiders
St. Augustine (New Orleans) - 7Tyrone Hughes, 1993, Round 5, New Orleans Saints
Derrick Rodgers, 1997, Round 3, Miami Dolphins
Jason Wiltz, 1999, Round 4, New York Jets
Raynoch Thompson, 2000, Round 2, Arizona Cardinals
Selvish Capers, 2010, Round 7, Washington Redskins
Tyrann Mathieu, 2013, Round 3, Arizona Cardinals
Trai Turner, 2014, Round 4, Carolina Panthers
DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) - 7Brian Westbrook, 2002, Round 3, Philadelphia Eagles
John Owens, 2002, Round 5, Detroit Lions
Josh Wilson, 2007, Round 2, Seattle Seahawks
Jacob Bender, 2007, Round 6, New York Jets
Quinn Ojinnaka, 2006, Round 5, Atlanta Falcons
Doug Karczewski, 1998, Round 5, New York Jets
Cyrus Kouandjio, 2014, round 2, Buffalo Bills
Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, Minn.) - 7Matt Birk, 1998, Round 6, Minnesota Vikings
Chris Weinke, 2001, Round 4, Carolina Panthers
Ryan Harris, 2007, Round 3, Denver Broncos
Michael Floyd, 2012, Round 1, Arizona Cardinals
Corbin Lacina, 1993, Round 6, Buffalo Bills
Steve Rosga, 1997, Round 7, New York Jets
Seantrel Henderson, 2014, Round 7, Buffalo Bills
Ball (Galveston, Texas) - 7Patrick Bates, 1993, Round 1, Los Angeles Raiders
Anthony Phillips, 1994, Round 3, Atlanta Falcons
Terry Irving, 1994, Round 4, Arizona Cardinals
George McCullough, Round 5, Tennessee Oilers
Casey Hampton, 2001, Round 1, Pittsburgh Steelers
Derrick Pope, 2004, Round 7, Miami Doplhins
Mike Evans, 2014, Round 1, Tampa Bay Buccaneers