By SuperWest Sports Staff
May 30, 2024
Heading into the 2024 Season, 48 players who attended high schools in New Mexico 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.
Meanwhile, here is a list of the State’s Top 10 pro-producing high schools with their respective ranks, player counts, and cities.
Click on the name of each school to see the players that have played in NFL games.
New Mexico’s Carlsbad High School has seven NFL players produced to lead the State, followed by Eldorado, Highland, Roswell, and Rio Rancho high schools with three each.
Top New Mexico High Schools
| Rank | School | Players | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlsbad | 7 | Carlsbad |
| 2 | Eldorado | 3 | Albuquerque |
| 2 | Highland | 3 | Albuquerque |
| 2 | Roswell | 3 | Roswell |
| 2 | Rio Rancho | 3 | Rio Rancho |
Plus six schools with two: Hobbs, Clovis, Albuquerque, Lovington, Cibola, Alamogordo.
Source: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/