
By SuperWest Sports Staff
July 1, 2024
Heading into the 2024 Season, 1,121 players who attended high schools in Illinois have played or are currently playing in the NFL.
That number may increase this fall when recently drafted players play their first regular-season games as pros.
Meanwhile, here is a list of the State’s top pro-producing high schools with their respective ranks, player counts, and cities.
Illinois’ Evanston High School has 25 NFL players produced to lead the State, followed by Mount Carmel, Oak Park, and River Forest, and Lane Tech with 18 each.
Click on the name of each school to see the players that have played in NFL games.
Top Illinois NFL Player-Producing High Schools
Rank | School | Players | City |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Evanston | 25 | Evanston |
2 | Mount Carmel | 18 | Chicago |
2 | Oak Park and River Forest | 18 | Oak Park |
2 | Lane Tech | 18 | Chicago |
5 | East St. Louis | 17 | East St. Louis |
5 | Thornton Township | 17 | Harvey |
7 | St. Rita of Cascia | 16 | Chicago |
8 | Austin | 14 | Chicago |
8 | Englewood | 14 | Chicago |
10 | Rock Island | 13 | Rock Island |
10 | Fenger | 13 | Chicago |
10 | Loyola Academy | 13 | Wilmette |
13 | Wendell Phillips | 12 | Chicago |
14 | Hyde Park Academy | 11 | Chicago |
14 | Proviso East | 11 | Maywood |
16 | Lyons Township | 10 | La Grange |
16 | Wheaton-Warrenville South | 10 | Wheaton |
18 | Morgan Park | 9 | Chicago |
18 | Moline | 9 | Moline |
18 | DePaul Academy | 9 | Chicago |
21 | Peoria | 8 | Peoria |
21 | J. Morton Sterling | 8 | Cicero |
21 | Crane Tech | 8 | Chicago |
21 | Harrison | 8 | Chicago |
21 | Edwardsville | 8 | Edwardsville |
21 | Carl Schurz | 8 | Chicago |
21 | Bloom | 8 | Chicago Heights |
Source: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/