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Top NFL-Producing High Schools in Mountain West States

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


  By SuperWest Sports Staff

July 12, 2024



Heading into 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 3,404 NFL players.

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

For states with schools tying for the 10th spot, we have listed all those with the same count, resulting in more than 10 for some states.

California’s Long Beach Polytechnic leads the way with 58 NFL players produced, second-best nationally behind Virginia’s Fork Union Military Academy.

Here are lists of high schools in each state with their respective ranks, player counts, and cities.

They are followed at the bottom by a breakdown by state with total players having played in a game as well as currently active 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
15Bishop Amat18La Puente
15Servite18Anaheim
19Loyola17Los Angeles
19Inglewood17Inglewood
19San Diego17San Diego
19Narbonne17Harbor City
23Los Angeles16Los Angeles
23De La Salle16Concord
23Phineas Banning16Los Angeles
23Grant Union16Sacramento
27Centennial15Compton
27Oceanside15Oceanside
27Edison15Stockton
27Washington15Los Angeles
27Edison15Fresno
27Helix15La Mesa
33Pittsburg14Pittsburg
33Crespi Carmelite14Encino
33St. John Bosco14Bellflower
36St. Mary's13Berkeley
36Mission13San Francisco
36Skyline13Oakland
36Taft13Woodland Hills
36Mission Viejo13Mission Viejo
41Redondo Union12Redondo Beach
41San Mateo12San Mateo
41Vallejo12Vallejo
41Alexander Hamilton12Los Angeles
41Antioch12Antioch
41El Camino12Oceanside
41Fairfax12Los Angeles
41Notre Dame12Sherman Oaks
49Glendale11Glendale
49Lowell11San Francisco
49Bishop O'Dowd11Oakland
49Woodrow Wilson11Long Beach
49Fountain Valley11Fountain Valley
49Oaks Christian11Westlake Village
49Santa Ana11Santa Ana
49 Bellarmine Prep11San Jose
57Oakland Tech10Oakland
57Mount Carmel10Los Angeles
57Point Loma10San Diego
57Cordova10Rancho Cordova
57Tustin10Tustin
57San Fernando10San Fernando
57R.A. Millikan10Long Beach
57El Cerrito10El Cerrito
57St. Francis10Mountain View
57Thomas Jefferson10Los Angeles
57Carlsbad10Carlsbad
57Monterey10Monterey
57Venice10Los Angeles
57Clovis10Clovis
57Ventura10Ventura
57Damien10La 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
115San Pedro7San Pedro
115El Camino Real7Woodland Hills
115Valley7Sacramento
115Tamalpais7Mill Valley
115Sanger7Sanger
115Mount Miguel7Spring Valley
115Galileo7San Francisco
115Reseda7Los Angeles
115San Leandro7San Leandro
115Blair7Pasadena
115Edison7Huntington Beach
115Antelope Valley7Lancaster
115Colton7Colton
115Santa Barbara7Santa Barbara
115Castlemont7Oakland
115Stockton7Stockton
115Oakland7Oakland
115Westlake7Westlake Village
115Lincoln7Stockton
115St. Anthony7Long Beach
115Van Nuys7Van Nuys
115Chino7Chino
115Seaside7Seaside
115Jesuit7Carmichael
115Norco7Norco
115Monte Vista7Danville
115La Habra7La Habra
115San Clemente7San Clemente
115Hawthorne7Hawthorne
115La Costa Canyon6Carlsbad
145Baldwin Park6Baldwin Park
145Vista6Vista
145Diamond Bar6Diamond Bar
145Kingsburg6Kingsburg
145Richmond6Richmond
145La Puente6La Puente
145Palo Alto6Palo Alto
145St. Paul6Santa Fe Springs
145Junipero Serra6San Mateo
145Hayward6Hayward
145Washington6Fremont
145Beverly Hills6Beverly Hills
145Palos Verdes Peninsula6Rolling Hills Estates
145John W. North6Riverside
145San Francisco Polytechnic6San Francisco
145Lodi6Lodi
145Morningside6Inglewood
145Upland6Upland
145Milpitas6Milpitas
145Pinole Valley6Pinole
145Whittier6Whittier
145Amador Valley6Pleasanton
145Granite Bay6Granite Bay
145Eisenhower6Rialto
145Folsom6Folsom
145Mira Mesa6San Diego
145Pacific6San Bernardino
145Corcoran6Corcoran
145Bellflower6Bellflower
145Vacaville6Vacaville
145Salinas6Salinas
145Foothill6Santa Ana
145Abraham Lincoln6San Francisco
145Monrovia6Monrovia
145Clovis West6Fresno
145Paramount6Paramount
145Earl Warren6Downey
145University6Los Angeles
1451St. Pius X6Downey
45Benjamin Franklin6Los Angeles
145Fremont6Sunnyvale

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
24Wasson3Colorado Springs
24Thomas B. Doherty3Colorado Springs
24Trinidad3Trinidad
24Pomona3Arvada
24Fort Carson3Fountain
24Horizon3Thornton
24Fort Morgan3Fort Morgan
24Regis Jesuit3Aurora

Top Hawai’i High Schools

RankSchoolPlayersCity
1Saint Louis20Honolulu
2Punahou School17Honolulu
3Kahuku14Kahuku
4Kamehameha Schools 13Honolulu
5Farrington12Honolulu
6Radford5Honolulu
6Leilehua5Wahiawa
8James Campbell4Ewa Beach
8Mililani4Mililani
10Kalaheo3Kailua
10Baldwin3Wailuku
10Waianae3Waianae

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
10Hug3Reno
10Western3Las Vegas
10Clark3Las Vegas
10Earl Wooster3Reno
10Chaparral3Las Vegas
10Liberty3Henderson

Top New Mexico High 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
15Ogden4Ogden
15Clearfield4Clearfield
15Layton4Layton
15Weber4Pleasant View
15Jordan4Sandy
20Olympus3Salt Lake City
20West Jordan3West Jordan
20Lehi3Lehi
20American Fork3American Fork
20West3Salt Lake City

Top Wyoming High Schools

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


NFL Players Produced by MW State with Currently Active

StateHigh SchoolsPlayersActive
California7863297315
Washington16841131
Arizona9730345
Colorado11826423
Oregon9722531
Utah6019540
Hawai'i3313817
Nevada3310025
Idaho48849
Montana39744
South Dakota42577
New Mexico28482
North Dakota24325
Wyoming21314

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