By SuperWest Sports Staff
December 11, 2024
Heading into the 2025 Season, 433 players who attended high schools in Minnesota have played or are currently playing in the NFL.
That number may increase this fall when recently drafted players play their first games as pros.
Here is a list of the State’s top pro-producing high schools with their respective ranks, player counts, and cities.
Minnesota’s now-closed Duluth Central has produced 15 NFL players to lead the State, followed by Minneapolis Central with 14 and Cretin-Derham Hall with 12.
Click on the name of each school to see the players who have played in NFL games.
Top Minnesota NFL Player-Producing High Schools
| Rank | School | Players | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central | 15 | Duluth |
| 2 | Central | 14 | Minneapolis |
| 3 | Cretin-Derham Hall | 12 | St. Paul |
| 4 | West | 9 | Minneapolis |
| 4 | North | 9 | Minneapolis |
| 6 | Denfeld | 8 | Duluth |
| 6 | Cathedral | 8 | Duluth |
| 6 | St. Thomas Academy | 8 | Mendota Heights |
| 9 | Wayzata | 7 | Plymouth |
| 9 | Moorhead | 7 | Moorhead |
| 9 | Eden Prairie | 7 | Eden Prairie |
| 9 | Austin | 7 | Austin |
| 13 | South | 6 | Minneapolis |
| 13 | Roosevelt | 6 | Virginia |
| 13 | Chisholm | 6 | Chisholm |
Source: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/