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Top NFL-Producing High Schools in ACC States

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


  By SuperWest Sports Staff

January 19, 2025



Heading into the 2024 college football season, the Atlantic Coast Conference states of California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,  Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia have produced a combined 14,331 NFL players.

Virginia’s Fork Union Military Academy leads the nation with 68 NFL players produced, followed by California’s Long Beach Polytechnic with 61. Florida’s St. Thomas Aquinas is third nationally with 48 players produced.

Here is 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.

Click on the names of each high school from a state to see the players it has produced.


NFL Players Produced by ACC States with Currently Active

StateHigh SchoolsPlayersActive
California7853296315
Florida4402024329
Georgia3841214267
Kentucky10625021
Massachusetts18846526
New York36980142
North Carolina282721118
Pennsylvania513151783
South Carolina18346361
Texas8382911340
Virginia24466970

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

 


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
73San Bernardino9San Bernardino
73Hanford9Hanford
73Jordan9Watts
73Tulare9Tulare
87Santa Margarita Catholic8Rancho Santa Margarita
87Pomona8Pomona
87McClymonds8Oakland
87James Logan8Union City
87Alhambra8Alhambra
87Los Gatos8Los Gatos
87Hollywood8Los Angeles
87Menlo-Atherton8Atherton
87Lemoore8Lemoore
87Verbum Dei8Los Angeles
87Anaheim8Anaheim
87Alain Leroy Locke8Los Angeles
87Lompoc
8Lompoc
87Luther Burbank
8Sacramento
87Culver City
8Culver City
87Dominguez
8Compton
87Los Alamitos8Los Alamitos
87Christian Brothers8Sacramento
87Rancho Verde8Moreno Valley
87Archbishop Riordan8San Francisco
87Fresno8Fresno
87Fullerton Union8Fullerton
87St. Augustine8San Diego
87Hoover8Fresno
87St. Bernard8Playa del Rey
87Eureka8Eureka
87West Covina8West Covina
87Birmingham8Los Angeles

Top Florida High Schools

RankSchoolPlayersCity
1St. Thomas Aquinas48Fort Lauderdale
2Miami Northwestern41Miami
3Miami Central28Miami
4Carol City26Miami Gardens
5William M. Raines25Jacksonville
6IMG Academy24Bradenton
7Dillard24Fort Lauderdale
7Glades Central23Belle Glade
9Miami Southridge22Miami
10Coral Gables19Coral Gables
10Norland19Miami
12Miami Senior18Miami
12Lakewood18St. Petersburg
14Hillsborough17Tampa
14Blanche Ely17Pompano Beach
16American Heritage-Plantation16Plantation
16Christopher Columbus16Miami
18Lincoln15Tallahassee
18Killian15Miami
18Jackson15Miami
21Homestead Senior14Homestead
21Miami Edison14Miami
21Pahokee14Pahokee
21Booker T. Washington14Miami
25Columbia13Lake City
25Apopka13Apopka
25South Miami13Miami
25Gainesville13Gainesville
25Jefferson13Tampa
25Jean Ribault13Jacksonville
25Miramar13Miramar
32Lakeland12Lakeland
32Jones12Orlando
32Kathleen12Lakeland
32Evans12Orlando
36South Dade11Homestead
36Boyd H. Anderson11Lauderdale Lakes
36Chamberlain11Tampa
36The Bolles School11Jacksonville
36Plant11Tampa
41Fort Pierce Westwood10Fort Pierce
41Sarasota10Sarasota
41Vero Beach10Vero Beach
41Atlantic Community10Delray Beach
41Deerfield Beach10Deerfield Beach
46North Miami Beach9Miami
46Miami Springs9Miami Springs
46Riverview9Sarasota
46Hialeah-Miami Lakes9Hialeah
46Lake Worth9Lake Worth
46American Senior9Hialeah
46North Miami9North Miami
46Stranahan9Fort Lauderdale
46Pine Forest9Pensacola
46Tampa Bay Tech9Tampa
46Amos P. Godby9Tallahassee
57Fletcher8Neptune Beach
57Mainland8Daytona Beach
57T.R. Robinson8Tampa
57Seminole8Sanford
57James S. Rickards8Tallahassee
57Palatka8Palatka
57Immokalee8Immokalee
57Plantation8Plantation
57Fort Pierce Central8Fort Pierce
57Mandarin8Jacksonville
57Miami Beach8Miami Beach
57Leon8Tallahassee
57F.W. Buchholz8Gainesville
57Clewiston8Clewiston

Top Georgia High Schools

RankSchoolPlayersCity
1Griffin20Griffin
2Stephenson18Stone Mountain
3Marist15Atlanta
3LaGrange15LaGrange
5Westlake13Atlanta
5Marietta13Marietta
7Norcross12Norcross
7Tucker12Tucker
7Southwest DeKalb12Decatur
7Valdosta12Valdosta
11Warner Robins11Warner Robins
11Peachtree Ridge11Suwanee
13Laney10Augusta
13Peach County10Fort Valley
15Thomasville9Thomasville
15Parkview9Lilburn
15Frederick Douglass9Atlanta
15Cartersville9Cartersville
15William H. Spencer9Columbus
15Clarke Central9Athens
15Lowndes9Valdosta
22North Gwinnett8Suwanee
22Carver8Columbus
22Columbia8Decatur
22Americus8Americus
22Albany8Albany
22Gainesville8Gainesville
22Cairo8Cairo
22Buford8Buford
30Camden County7Kingsland
30Washington County7Sandersville
30Charlton County7Folkston
30Carrollton7Carrollton

Top Kentucky High Schools

RankSchoolPlayersCity
1Male29Louisville
2DuPont Manual12Louisville
3St. Xavier11Louisville
4Trinity10Louisville
5Owensboro7Owensboro
5Bryan Station7Lexington
5Central7Louisville
8Tilghman5Paducah
8Highlands5Fort Thomas
10Lexington4Lexington
10Somerset4Somerset
10DeSales4Louisville
10Henry Clay4Lexington
10Ashland4Ashland
10Christian County4Hopkinsville

Top Massachusetts High Schools

RankSchoolPlayersCity
1Bishop Gorman16Las Vegas
2Valley6Las Vegas
2Reno6Reno
4Bonanza5Las Vegas
4Cheyenne5North Las Vegas
6Palo Verde4Las Vegas
6Las Vegas4Las Vegas
6McQueen4Reno
6Desert Pines4Las Vegas
10Hug3Reno
10Western3Las Vegas
10Clark3Las Vegas
10Earl Wooster3Reno
10Chaparral3Las Vegas
10Liberty3Henderson
Top New York High Schools

RankHigh SchoolPlayersCity
1Erasmus Hall14Brooklyn
2White Plains11White Plains
2Tonawanda11Tonawanda
4Central Islip10Central Islip
4Milford Academy10New Berlin
6New Rochelle9New Rochelle
7Canisius8Buffalo
7Boys8Brooklyn
7St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute8Tonawanda
7Bayside8Bayside
11Manlius Military Academy7Manlius
11Spring Valley7Spring Valley
11Orchard Park7Orchard Park
11Chaminade7Mineola
11New Utrecht7Brooklyn
11St. Francis Prep7Queens
11Union Endicott7Endicott
18Samuel J. Tilden6Brooklyn
18East6Rochester
18Masten Park6Buffalo
18Christian Brothers Academy6Syracuse

Top North Carolina High Schools

RankHigh SchoolPlayersCity
1E.E. Smith11Fayetteville
1T. W. Andrews11High Point
1Richmond11Rockingham
4Asheville10Asheville
4J.H. Rose10Greenville
4Scotland10Laurinburg
4Dudley10Greensboro
8Independence9Charlotte
8Garner Magnet9Garner
10Grimsley8Greensboro
10A.L. Brown8Kannapolis
10West Charlotte8Charlotte
10Pine Forest8Fayetteville
10North Mecklenburg8Huntersville
15Walter H. Page7Greensboro
16Ardrey Kell6Charlotte
16David W. Butler6Matthews
16Terry Sanford6Fayetteville
16Lexington6Lexington
16Hillside6Durham
16New Hanover6Wilmington
16Ben L. Smith6Greensboro
16Millbrook6Raleigh
16Tarboro6Tarboro
16Havelock6Havelock
16Goldsboro6Goldsboro
16Douglas Byrd6Fayetteville

Top Pennsylvania High Schools

RankSchoolPlayersCity
1Kiski School21Saltsburg
2Central Catholic15Pittsburgh
2McKeesport15McKeesport
2Northeast15Philadelphia
5Monessen14Monessen
5Mercersburg Academy14Mercersburg
5Woodland Hills14Pittsburgh
8New Castle12New Castle
8St. Joseph's Prep12Philadelphia
10Altoona Area11Altoona
10Aliquippa11Aliquippa
10Penn Hills11Pittsburgh
13Johnstown10Johnstown
13Connellsville10Connellsville
13Beaver Falls10Beaver Falls
13Uniontown10Uniontown
13Liberty10Bethlehem
13Mt. Lebanon10Mt. Lebanon
13Scott10North Braddock
20Peabody9Pittsburgh
20West Catholic9Philadelphia
20Ambridge9Ambridge
20Harrisburg9Harrisburg
20Greensburg-Salem9Greensburg
25Mount Carmel8Mount Carmel
25Jeannette8Jeannette
25North Allegheny8Wexford
25Steelton8Steelton
25Bishop McDevitt8Harrisburg
25Germantown8Philadelphia
25Milton S. Hershey8Hershey
25Roman Catholic8Philadelphia
25Westinghouse8Pittsburgh
25Wyoming Seminary8Kingston
25La Salle College8Wyndmoor
25Bellefonte Academy8Bellefonte
25Clairton8Clairton
38Washington7Washington
38Neshaminy7Langhorne
38Valley Forge Military Academy7Wayne
38William Penn7York
38Harrisburg Tech7Harrisburg
38Butler7Butler
38Schenley7Pittsburgh
38Wilkinsburg7Wilkinsburg
38Hazleton7Hazleton
38West Scranton7Scranton
38Frankford7Philadelphia
49Imhotep Charter6Philadelphia
49South Philadelphia6Philadelphia
49California6Coal Center

Top South Carolina High Schools

RankHigh SchoolPlayersCity
1Orangeburg-Wilkinson13Orangeburg
2Sumter12Sumter
3Summerville10Summerville
4Greenwood9Greenwood
5Berkeley8Moncks Corner
5Spartanburg8Spartanburg
5Lower Richland8Hopkins
5Gaffney8Gaffney
9Rock Hill7Rock Hill
9Burke7Charleston
9Spring Valley7Columbia
9Northwestern7Rock Hill
9D.W. Daniel7Central
9Silver Bluff7Aiken
9South Pointe7Rock Hill
16Lamar6Lamar
17Marlboro Co.5Bennettsville
17North Augusta5North Augusta
17Seneca5Seneca
17Westside5Anderson
17Carvers Bay5Hemingway
17North Charleston5North Charleston
17Wando5Mt. Pleasant
17Dorman5Roebuck

Top Texas High Schools

RankSchoolPlayersCity
1Ball27Galveston
2South Oak Cliff25Dallas
2Longview25Longview
4Tyler24Tyler
5Yates23Houston
5DeSoto23DeSoto
7Waco22Waco
8Temple21Temple
9Phillis Wheatley18Houston
9Lufkin18Lufkin
11David W. Carter16Dallas
11Woodrow Wilson16Dallas
11North Shore16Houston
14Kashmere15Houston
14Willowridge15Houston
14Judson15Converse
17Roy Miller14Corpus Christi
17Lamar14Houston
17West Brook14Beaumont
17Plano14Plano
17North Side14Fort Worth
17Thomas Jefferson14San Antonio
23Sherman13Sherman
23Highland Park13Dallas
23Allen13Allen
23Bryan13Bryan
23Big Spring13Big Spring
28Killeen12Killeen
28Lincoln12Port Arthur
28Franklin D. Roosevelt12Dallas
28Abilene12Abilene
28West Orange-Stark12Orange
28Lake Highlands12Dallas
28Kimball12Dallas
28Corsicana12Corsicana
36Westlake11Austin
36Klein11Klein
36Skyline11Dallas
36Cuero11Cuero
36Garland11Garland
36La Marque11La Marque
36Lyndon B. Johnson11Austin
36Booker T. Washington11Houston
36Liberty-Eylau11Texarkana
45Westbury10Houston
45Texas10Texarkana
45Elkins10Missouri City
45Robert E. Lee/Tyler Legacy10Tyler
45Brenham10Brenham
45Gladewater10Gladewater
45Hebert10Beaumont
45Midland Lee10Midland
45Daingerfield10Daingerfield
54Jasper9Jasper
54Denton9Denton
54Odessa9Odessa
54M.B. Smiley9Houston
54Sterling Aviation9Houston
54Robert E. Lee9Baytown
54Carroll9Southlake
54Pampa9Pampa
54Texas City9Texas City
54Duncanville9Duncanville
54Angleton9Angleton
54Nimitz9Houston
54Brownwood9Brownwood
54Waxahachie9Waxahachie
68St. Mark's School8Dallas
68Jacksonville8Jacksonville
68Nacogdoches8Nacogdoches
68Thomas Jefferson8Port Arthur
68Greenville8Greenville
68Grapevine8Grapevine
68Plano East8Plano
68L.D. Bell8Hurst
68Arlington Heights8Fort Worth
68Pearland8Pearland
68Sulpher Springs8Sulpher Springs
68G.W. Brackenridge8San Antonio
68Katy8Katy
68Hearne8Hearne
68Charlton-Pollard8Beaumont
68Worthing8Houston
68Berkner8Richardson
68Alief Taylor8Houston
68Lamar Consolidated8Rosenberg
87Cypress Creek7Houston
87Hightower7Missouri City
87Central7Beaumont
87Dunbar7Fort Worth
87Eisenhower7Houston
87Estacado7Lubbock
87Lincoln7Dallas
87Ryan7Denton
87Jersey Village7 Houston
87Spring Woods7Houston
87Trinity7Euless
87Midland7Midland
87Stephen F. Austin7Austin
87Aldine7Houston

Top Virginia High Schools

RankHigh SchoolPlayersCity
1Fork Union Military Academy68Fork Union
2Hargrave Military Academy31Chatham
3Hampton13Hampton
3Highland Springs13Highland Springs
5E.C. Glass10Lynchburg
6George Washington9Danville
7Deep Creek8Chesapeake
7Warwick8Newport News
7Indian River8Chesapeake
7Hermitage8Richmond
11Bishop O'Connell7Arlington
11Booker T. Washington7Norfolk
11Maggie L. Walker7Richmond
11Maury7Norfolk
11Bethel7Hampton