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Top NFL Player-Producing High Schools in Mtn West States

> The best pro-producing prep schools in each state with their ranks, player counts, and cities


  By SuperWest Sports Staff

December 28, 2024



As of the 2024 college football season, the Mountain West states of California, Colorado, Hawai’i, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming have produced a combined 4,151 NFL players.

California’s Long Beach Polytechnic leads the way with 61 NFL players produced, No. 2 nationally behind Virginia’s Fork Union Military Academy.

Here’s a breakdown by state with total players having played in a game, including currently active players, followed by lists of high schools in each state with their respective ranks, player counts, and cities.


Mountain West NFL Players Produced by State with Currently Active

StateHigh SchoolsPlayersActive
California7843293312
Colorado11826423
Hawai'i3213717
Idaho48849
Nevada3310025
New Mexico28482
Utah6019440
Wyoming21314

Click on the names of each high school below to see its players…


Top California High Schools

RankHigh SchoolPlayersCity
1Long Beach Poly61Long Beach
2Susan Miller Dorsey36Los Angeles
3Crenshaw26Los Angeles
4Abraham Lincoln25San Diego
4Junipero Serra25Gardena
6Compton23Compton
7Bakersfield21Bakersfield
8Santa Monica20Santa Monica
8John Muir20Pasadena
8Mater Dei20Santa Ana
11Pasadena19Pasadena
11Manual Arts19Los Angeles
11John C. Fremont19Los Angeles
11Carson19Carson
15Berkeley18Berkeley
15Gardena18Gardena
17Bishop Amat17La Puente
17Loyola17Los Angeles
17Inglewood17Inglewood
17San Diego17San Diego
21Los Angeles16Los Angeles
21De La Salle16Concord
21Servite16Anaheim
21Phineas Banning16Los Angeles
25Centennial15Compton
25Oceanside15Oceanside
25Edison15Stockton
25Washington15Los Angeles
25Grant Union15Sacramento
25Narbonne15Harbor City
31Pittsburg14Pittsburg
31Edison14Fresno
31Helix14La Mesa
31Crespi Carmelite14Encino
35St. Mary's13Berkeley
35Mission13San Francisco
35Skyline13Oakland
35Taft13Woodland Hills
35St. John Bosco13Bellflower
40Redondo Union12Redondo Beach
40San Mateo12San Mateo
40Vallejo12Vallejo
40Alexander Hamilton12Los Angeles
40Antioch12Antioch
40El Camino12Oceanside
40Mission Viejo12Mission Viejo
40Fairfax12Los Angeles
40Notre Dame12Sherman Oaks
49Glendale11Glendale
49Lowell11San Francisco
49Bishop O'Dowd11Oakland
49Woodrow Wilson11Long Beach
49Fountain Valley11Fountain Valley
49Oaks Christian11Westlake Village
49Santa Ana11Santa Ana
56Oakland Tech10Oakland
56Mount Carmel10Los Angeles
56Point Loma10San Diego
56Cordova10Rancho Cordova
56Tustin10Tustin
56San Fernando10San Fernando
56R.A. Millikan10Long Beach
56El Cerrito10El Cerrito
56St. Francis10Mountain View
56Thomas Jefferson10Los Angeles
56Carlsbad10Carlsbad
56 Bellarmine Prep10San Jose
56Monterey10Monterey
56Venice10Los Angeles
56Clovis10Clovis
56Ventura10Ventura
56Damien10La Verne
73William S. Hart9Santa Clarita
73Herbert Hoover9San Diego
73Rancho Cucamonga9Rancho Cucamonga
73Palmdale9Palmdale
73Lynwood9Lynwood
73Arcadia9Arcadia
73Sacramento9Sacramento
73John F. Kennedy9Los Angeles
73Oak Grove9San Jose
73Kearny9San Diego

Top Colorado High Schools

RankSchoolPlayersCity
1Denver South9Denver
2Thomas Jefferson8Denver
3Cherry Creek7Englewood
4Boulder6Boulder
4J.K. Mullen6Denver
4General William Mitchell6Colorado Springs
4Lakewood6Lakewood
4George Washington6Denver
4Fairview6Boulder
10Grand Junction5Grand Junction
10Grandview5Aurora
10Widefield5Colorado Springs
10Loveland5Loveland
10Longmont5Longmont
10Wheat Ridge 5Wheat Ridge
10Fort Collins5Fort Collins
10Valor Christian5Highlands Ranch
18Overland4Aurora
18Central4Pueblo
18Arapahoe4Littleton
18East4Denver
18Heritage4Littleton
18Highlands Ranch4Highlands Ranch

Top Hawai’i High Schools

RankSchoolPlayersCity
1Saint Louis20Honolulu
2Punahou School17Honolulu
3Kahuku14Kahuku
4Kamehameha Schools 13Honolulu
5Farrington12Honolulu
6Radford5Honolulu
6Leilehua5Wahiawa
8James Campbell4Ewa Beach
8Mililani4Mililani

Top Idaho High Schools

RankSchoolPlayersCity
1Boise9Boise
2Highland4Pocatello
2Lewiston4Lewiston
2Capital4Boise
2Caldwell4Caldwell
2Moscow4Moscow
2Coeur d'Alene4Coeur d'Alene
8Sandpoint3Sandpoint

Top Nevada High Schools

RankSchoolPlayersCity
1Bishop Gorman16Las Vegas
2Valley6Las Vegas
2Reno6Reno
4Bonanza5Las Vegas
4Cheyenne5North Las Vegas
6Palo Verde4Las Vegas
6Las Vegas4Las Vegas
6McQueen4Reno
6Desert Pines4Las Vegas

Top New Mexico Schools

RankSchoolPlayersCity
1Carlsbad7Carlsbad
2Eldorado3Albuquerque
2Highland3Albuquerque
2Roswell3Roswell
2Rio Rancho3Rio Rancho

Top Utah High Schools

RankSchoolPlayersCity
1Logan9Logan
1Bingham9South Jordan
1Highland9Salt Lake City
1East9Salt Lake City
5South7Salt Lake City
5Timpview7Provo
7Provo6Provo
7Hunter6West Valley City
7Brighton6Cottonwood Heights
7Orem6Orem
11Hillcrest5Midvale
11Skyline5Salt Lake City
11Davis5Kaysville
11Granite5Salt Lake City

Top Wyoming High Schools

RankSchoolPlayersCity
1East4Cheyenne
2Central3Cheyenne
2Greybull3Greybull
4Natrona County2Casper
4Campbell County2Gillette
4Laramie2Laramie

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