Where NFL Draft First Round Picks Played High School Football
For the second year in a row, two high school programs had two players selected in the first round of the NFL Draft in Green Bay Wisconsin.
Servite (California) had two players taken in the first eight picks. The Cleveland Browns selected Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham at No. 5. The Carolina Panthers chose wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan with the No. 8 pick.
Servite, which plays in Southern California’s Trinity League, was ranked as the No. 1 toughest league in America in 2024 by High School Football America. Last year, the Friars finished No. 66 in the HSFA 300, powered by NFL Play Football.
National-power IMG Academy (Florida) also had two players picked. The Dallas Cowboys chose guard Tyler Booker with the 12th overall pick. Former Ascender Jihaad Campbell (linebacker) was taken at No. 31 by the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
It is the second year in a row that the 2020 HSFA national champs had two players taken in Round 1.
Overall, Texas led the way with six former high school players taken Thursday night. California, Florida, Georgia and North Carolina each had three players selected. Michigan, Virginia and Washington had two players each. Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee and Utah each had one former player selected.
NFL First Round
|
Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
High School |
State |
Stars in HS |
|
1 |
Tennessee Titans |
Cam Ward |
QB |
Columbia |
Texas |
0 |
|
2 |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Travis Hunter |
WR/DB |
Collins Hill |
Georgia |
5 |
|
3 |
New York Giants |
Abdul Carter |
EDGE |
La Salle College HS |
Pennsylvania |
4 |
|
4 |
New England Patriots |
Will Campbell |
OT |
Neville |
Louisiana |
4 |
|
5 |
Cleveland Browns |
Mason Graham |
DT |
Servite |
California |
4 |
|
6 |
Las Vegas Raiders |
Ashton Jeanty |
RB |
Lone Star |
Frisco, Texas |
4 |
|
7 |
New York Jets |
Armand Membou |
OT |
Lee’s Summit North |
Missouri |
4 |
|
8 |
Carolina Panthers |
Tetairoa McMillan |
WR |
Servite |
California |
4 |
|
9 |
New Orleans Saints |
Kelvin Banks, Jr. |
OT |
Summer Creek |
Texas |
5 |
|
10 |
Chicago Bears |
Colston Loveland |
TE |
Gooding |
Idaho |
4 |
|
11 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Mykel Williams |
DT |
Hardaway |
Georgia |
5 |
|
12 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Tyler Booker |
G |
IMG Academy |
Florida |
4 |
|
13 |
Miami Dolphins |
Kenneth Grant |
DT |
Merrillville |
Indiana |
4 |
|
14 |
Indianapolis Colts |
Tyler Warren |
TE |
Atlee |
Virginia |
3 |
|
15 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Jalon Walker |
LB |
Salisbury |
North Carolina |
5 |
|
16 |
Arizona Cardinals |
Walter Nolen |
DT |
Powell |
Tennessee |
5 |
|
17 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Shemar Stewart |
EDGE |
Monsignor Pace |
Florida |
5 |
|
18 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Grey Zabel |
G |
T.F. Riggs |
South Dakota |
0 |
|
19 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Emeka Egbuka |
WR |
Stellacoom |
Washington |
5 |
|
20 |
Denver Broncos |
Jahdae Barron |
CB |
Pflugerville Connally |
Texas |
4 |
|
21 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Derrick Harmon |
DT |
Loyola |
Michigan |
4 |
|
22 |
Los Angeles Chargers |
Omarion Hampton |
RB |
Cleveland |
North Carolina |
4 |
|
23 |
Green Bay Packers |
Matthew Golden |
WR |
Klein Cain |
Texas |
4 |
|
24 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Donovan Jackson |
G |
Episcopal |
Bellaire, Texas |
5 |
|
25 |
New York Giants |
Jaxson Dart |
QB |
Corner Canyon |
Utah |
4 |
|
26 |
Atlanta Falcons |
James Pearce, Jr. |
EDGE |
Chambers |
North Carolina |
4 |
|
27 |
Baltimore Ravens |
Malaki Starks |
CB |
Jefferson |
Georgia |
5 |
|
28 |
Detroit Lions |
Tyleik Williams |
DT |
Unity Reed |
Virginia |
4 |
|
29 |
Washington Commanders |
Josh Conerly, Jr. |
OT |
Rainier Beach |
Washington |
5 |
|
30 |
Buffalo Bills |
Maxwell Hairston |
CB |
West Bloomfield |
Michigan |
3 |
|
31 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Jihaad Campbell |
LB |
IMG Academy |
Florida |
5 |
|
32 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Josh Simmons |
OT |
Helix |
California |
4 |
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