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Top NFL Player-Producing Washington High Schools

> Click on the name of each school to see its players who have played in pro games


  By SuperWest Sports Staff

July 18, 2025



Heading into the 2025 season, 419 players who attended high schools in Washington have played or are currently playing in the NFL. A total of 169 schools have produced at least one NFL player.

The number may increase this fall when recently drafted players play their first regular-season games as pros.

Washington ranks No. 24 in the nation among high schools that produce NFL players, and is the second-best school in the West.

Several players from the high schools listed here played college football at schools and conferences in the West, including the Pac-12, Mountain West, Big West, Big Sky, and schools now in the Big Ten, Big 12, and ACC.

Washington’s Gonzaga Prep leads the state with 13 NFL players, with one currently active, followed by J.M. Weatherwax with 10, Lincoln and Garfield with nine each.

The table of high schools below include their respective ranks, player counts, and cities.

Click on the name of each school to see the players who have played in NFL games.


Top Washington High Schools

RankSchoolPlayersCity
1Gonzaga Prep13Spokane
2J.M. Weatherwax10Aberdeen
3Lincoln9Tacoma
3Garfield9Seattle
5Puyallup8Puyallup
5Franklin8Seattle
5Wilson8Tacoma
8Kennewick7Kennewick
8O'Dea7Seattle
10Walla Walla6Walla Walla
10Pasco6Pasco
10Lakes6Lakewood
13Shelton5Shelton
13Stadium5Tacoma
13Federal Way5Federal Way
13Bellevue5Bellevue
13Everett5Everett
13Lewis & Clark5Spokane
13Roosevelt5Seattle
13Shadle Park5Spokane
13Kent-Meridian5Kent
22Bellingham4Bellingham
22Hoquiam4Hoquiam
22Mariner4Everett
22Auburn4Auburn
22Renton4Renton
22Snohomish4Snohomish
22Newport4Bellevue
22Central Valley4Spokane Valley
22Mount Tahoma4Tacoma
22Curtis4University Place
22Archbishop Murray4Everett
22Shorecrest4Shoreline

Source: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/