Map: Where every NFL tight end drafted in the past 10 years played high school football

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Apr 22, 2020, 4:15pm
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Prior to his days as a football player and celebrity, Gronkowski was multi-sport athlete from New York. He played his senior season at Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh, Pa.), but spent his first three seasons at Williamsville North (Williamsville, N.Y.).

The below data is where all tight ends since 2010 played high school football and a list of every player, the year they were drafted, what pick they were chosen as well as the school they attended.
Graphic by Ryan Escobar

Alabama
Brad Smelley, 2012 (247), American Christian Academy (Tuscaloosa)
Michael Williams, 2013 (211), Pickens County (Reform)
Malcolm Johnson, 2015 (195), Northridge (Tuscaloosa)
O.J. Howard, 2017 (19), Autauga Academy (Prattville)

Alaska
Daniel Hardy, 2011 (238), West (Anchorage)

Arizona
Shelley Smith, 2010 (187), Westview (Avondale)
Mark Andrews, 2018 (86), Desert Mountain (Scottsdale)

Arkansas
Charles Clay, 2011 (174), Central (Little Rock)
Chris Gragg , 2013 (222), Warren
Hunter Henry, 2016 (35), Pulaski Academy (Little Rock
Jeremy Sprinkle, 2017 (154), White Hall

California
Ed Dickson, 2010 (70), Bellflower
Kevin Thomas, 2010 (94), Rio Mesa (Oxnard)
Dennis Pitta, 2010 (114), Moorpark
Jordan Cameron, 2011 (102), Newbury Park
Julius Thomas, 2011 (129), Tokay (Lodi)
Virgil Green, 2011 (204), Tulare Union (Tulare)
Zach Ertz, 2013 (35), Monte Vista (Danville)
Gavin Escobar, 2013 (47), Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita)
Levine Toilolo, 2013 (133), Helix (La Mesa)
Mychal Rivera, 2013 (184), Birmingham (Lake Balboa)
Troy Niklas, 2014 (52), Servite (Anaheim)
Randall Telfer, 2015 (198), Rancho Cucamonga
Geoff Swaim, 2015 (246), Pleasant Valley (Chico)
Austin Hooper, 2016 (81), De La Salle (Concord)
Thomas Duarte, 2016 (231), Mater Dei (Santa Ana)
Beau Sandland, 2016 (252), Simi Valley
Josh Oliver, 2019 (69), Paso Robles
Kahale Warring, 2019 (86), Sonora
Caleb Wilson, 2019 (254), Serra (Gardena)
 
Colorado
Nick Kasa, 2013 (172), Legacy (Broomfield, Colo.)

Connecticut
David Reed, 2010 (156), New London
Jordan Reed, 2013 (85), New London
Seth Devalve, 2016 (138), Manchester

Florida
Richard Gordon, 2011 (181), Norland (Miami)
Ladarius Green, 2012 (110), Booker T. Washington (Pensacola)
Orson Charles, 2012 (116), Plant (Tampa)
D. C. Jefferson, 2013 (219), Winter Haven
Clive Walford, 2015 (68), Glades Central (Belle Glade)
Jeff Heuerman, 2015 (92), Barron Collier (Naples)
Nick O'Leary, 2015 (194), Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens)
Gerald Christian, 2015 (256), Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens)
Tyler Higbee, 2016 (110), East Lake (Tarpon Springs)
Jonnu Smith, 2017 (100), West Port (Ocala)
Jordan Leggett, 2017 (150), Navarre
Isaac Nauta, 2019 (224), IMG Academy (Bradenton)

Georgia
C.J. Uzomah, 2015 (157), North Gwinnett (Suwanee)
Kennard Backman, 2015 (213), Whitefield Academy (Mableton)
Rory Anderson, 2015 (254), McEachern (Powder Springs)
Evan Engram, 2017 (23), Hillgrove (Powder Springs)
Gerald Everett, 2017 (44), Columbia (Decatur)
Jordan Akins, 2018 (98), Union Grove (McDonough)
Chris Herndon, 2018 (107), Norcross

Illinois
Kyle Calloway, 2010 (216), Belleville East (Belleville)
Coby Fleener, 2012 (34), Joliet Catholic (Joliet)
C.J. Fiedorowicz, 2014 (65), Johnsburg
James O'Shaughnessy, 2015 (173), Naperville North (Naperville)
Eric Saubert, 2017 (174), Hoffman Estates
Troy Fumagalli, 2018 (156), Waubonsie Valley (Aurora)

Indiana
A.J. Edds, 2010 (119), Greenwood
Adrien Robinson, 2012 (127), Warren Central (Indianapolis)
Tyler Eifert, 2013 (21), Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne)

Iowa
A.J. Derby, 2015 (202), Iowa City
T.J. Hockenson, 2019 (8), Chariton

Kansas
Drake Dunsmore, 2012 (233), Aquinas (Overland Park)

Kentucky
Brandon Deaderick, 2010 (247), Elizabethtown
Luke Stocker, 2011 (104), Madison Southern (Berea)

Louisiana
Rico Gathers, 2016 (217), Riverside Academy (Reserve)
Irv Smith Jr., 2019 (50), Brother Martin (New Orleans)
Foster Moreau, 2019 (137), Jesuit (New Orleans)

Maryland
Ian Thomas, 2018 (101), Digital Harbor (Baltimore)

Massachusetts
Richard Rodgers, 2014 (98), St. John's (Shrewsbury)
Arthur Lynch, 2014 (155), Dartmouth (South Dartmouth)
Rob Blanchflower, 2014 (230), St. John's (Shrewsbury)

Michigan
Dion Sims, 2013 (106), St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake)
Devin Funchess, 2015 (41), Harrison (Farmington Hills)
Tyler Conklin, 2018 (157), L'Anse Creuse North (Macomb)

Minnesota
Maxx Williams, 2015 (55), Waconia

Mississippi
Jordan Thomas, 2018 (211), Sumrall

Missouri
MyCole Pruitt, 2015 (143), Kirkwood

Nebraska
Noah Fant, 2019 (20), Omaha South (Omaha)

Nevada
Alize Mack, 2019 (231), Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)

New Hampshire
Ryan Griffin, 2013 (201), Londonderry

New Jersey
Ryan D'Imperio, 2010 (237), Washington Township (Sewell)
Evan Rodriguez, 2012 (111), North Bergen
Nick Boyle, 2015 (171), High Point (Sussex)
David Njoku, 2017 (29), Cedar Grove
Mike Gesicki, 2018 (42), Southern Regional (Manahawkin)
Ryan Izzo, 2018 (250), Pope John XXIII (Sparta)
Tommy Sweeney, 2019 (228), Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey)

New Mexico
Zach Gentry, 2019 (141), Eldorado (Albuquerque)

North Carolina
Brandon Ghee, 2010 (96), Jack Britt (Fayetteville)
Crezdon Butler, 2010 (164), Asheville
Ryan Taylor, 2011 (218), Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem)
Dwayne Allen, 2012 (64), Terry Sanford (Fayetteville)
Eric Ebron, 2014 (10), Ben L. Smith (Greensboro)

Ohio
Kyle Rudolph, 2011 (43), Elder (Cincinnati)
Travis Kelce, 2013 (63), Cleveland Heights
Ted Bolser, 2014 (217), Indian Hill (Cincinnati)
Nick Vannett, 2016 (94), Westerville Central (Westerville)
Adam Shaheen, 2017 (45), Big Walnut (Sunbury)
Michael Roberts, 2017 (127), Benedictine (Cleveland)
Jake Butt, 2017 (145), Pickerington North (Pickerington)
Mason Schreck, 2017 (251), Medina

Oklahoma
Jermaine Gresham, 2010 (21), Ardmore
Phillip Dillard, 2010 (115), Jenks
George Kittle, 2017 (146), Norman
Jace Sternberger, 2019 (75), Kingfisher

Pennsylvania
Rob Gronkowski, 2010 (42), Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh)
Tyler Kroft, 2015 (85), Downingtown East (Exton)
Blake Bell, 2015 (117), Bishop Carroll (Ebensburg)
Jesse James, 2015 (160), South Allegheny (McKeesport)
Ben Koyack, 2015 (229), Oil City

South Carolina
Ricky Sapp, 2010 (134), Bamberg-Ehrhardt (Bamberg)
Justice Cunningham, 2013 (254), Central (Pageland)
Temarrick Hemingway, 2016 (177), North Myrtle Beach (Little River)
Jerell Adams, 2016 (184), Scott's Branch (Summerton)

South Dakota
Dallas Goedert, 2018 (49), Britton-Hecla (Britton)

Tennessee
Lee Smith, 2011 (159), Powell
Dawson Knox, 2019 (96), Brentwood Academy (Brentwood)

Texas
Rob Housler, 2011 (69), Judson (Converse)
Michael Egnew, 2012 (78), Plainview
Taylor Thompson, 2012 (145), Prosper
James Hanna, 2012 (186), Flower Mound
Vance McDonald, 2013 (55), East Chambers (Winnie)
Jace Amaro, 2014 (49), MacArthur (San Antonio)
Crockett Gillmore, 2014 (99), Bushland
David Morgan, 2016 (188), Marble Falls
Durham Smythe, 2018 (123), Belton
Kaden Smith, 2019 (176), Marcus (Flower Mound)

Utah
Dalton Schultz, 2018 (137), Bingham (South Jordan)

Virginia
E.J. Wilson, 2010 (127), Brunswick (Lawrenceville)
Brent Bowden, 2010 (172), Westfield (Chantilly)
Adrian Tracy, 2010 (184), Potomac Falls (Sterling)
Dedrick Epps, 2010 (235), Huguenot (Richmond)
Bucky Hodges, 2017 (201), Salem (Virginia Beach)

Washington
David Paulson, 2012 (240), Auburn Riverside (Auburn)
Austin Seferian-Jenkins, 2014 (38), Gig Harbor
Drew Sample, 2019 (52), Newport

West Virginia
Trevon Wesco, 2019 (121), Musselman (Inwood)

Wisconsin
Lance Kendricks, 2011 (47), Milwaukee King (Milwaukee)

Canada
Luke Willson, 2013 (158), St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Secondary School (Ontario)

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