By SuperWest Sports Staff
August 18, 2024
Heading into the 2025 Season, 680 players who attended high schools in Virginia 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.
Virginia’s Fork Union Military Academy has produced 68 players to lead the state and the country, followed by Hargrave Military Academy with 31, and Hampton and Highland Springs with 13 each.
Click on the name of each school to see the players who have played in NFL games.
Top Virginia NFL Player-Producing High Schools
| Rank | High School | Players | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fork Union Military Academy | 68 | Fork Union |
| 2 | Hargrave Military Academy | 31 | Chatham |
| 3 | Hampton | 13 | Hampton |
| 3 | Highland Springs | 13 | Highland Springs |
| 5 | E.C. Glass | 10 | Lynchburg |
| 6 | George Washington | 9 | Danville |
| 7 | Deep Creek | 8 | Chesapeake |
| 7 | Warwick | 8 | Newport News |
| 7 | Indian River | 8 | Chesapeake |
| 7 | Hermitage | 8 | Richmond |
| 11 | Bishop O'Connell | 7 | Arlington |
| 11 | Booker T. Washington | 7 | Norfolk |
| 11 | Maggie L. Walker | 7 | Richmond |
| 11 | Maury | 7 | Norfolk |
| 11 | Bethel | 7 | Hampton |
| 16 | Great Bridge | 6 | Chesapeake |
| 16 | Huguenot | 6 | Richmond |
| 16 | Lake Taylor | 6 | Norfolk |
| 16 | Petersburg | 6 | Petersburg |
| 16 | Varina | 6 | Henrico |
Source: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/