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
| Rank | High School | Players | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Beach Poly | 61 | Long Beach |
| 2 | Susan Miller Dorsey | 36 | Los Angeles |
| 3 | Crenshaw | 26 | Los Angeles |
| 4 | Abraham Lincoln | 25 | San Diego |
| 4 | Junipero Serra | 25 | Gardena |
| 6 | Compton | 23 | Compton |
| 7 | Bakersfield | 21 | Bakersfield |
| 8 | Santa Monica | 20 | Santa Monica |
| 8 | John Muir | 20 | Pasadena |
| 8 | Mater Dei | 20 | Santa Ana |
| 11 | Pasadena | 19 | Pasadena |
| 11 | Manual Arts | 19 | Los Angeles |
| 11 | John C. Fremont | 19 | Los Angeles |
| 11 | Carson | 19 | Carson |
| 15 | Berkeley | 18 | Berkeley |
| 15 | Gardena | 18 | Gardena |
| 17 | Bishop Amat | 17 | La Puente |
| 17 | Loyola | 17 | Los Angeles |
| 17 | Inglewood | 17 | Inglewood |
| 17 | San Diego | 17 | San Diego |
| 21 | Los Angeles | 16 | Los Angeles |
| 21 | De La Salle | 16 | Concord |
| 21 | Servite | 16 | Anaheim |
| 21 | Phineas Banning | 16 | Los Angeles |
| 25 | Centennial | 15 | Compton |
| 25 | Oceanside | 15 | Oceanside |
| 25 | Edison | 15 | Stockton |
| 25 | Washington | 15 | Los Angeles |
| 25 | Grant Union | 15 | Sacramento |
| 25 | Narbonne | 15 | Harbor City |
| 31 | Pittsburg | 14 | Pittsburg |
| 31 | Edison | 14 | Fresno |
| 31 | Helix | 14 | La Mesa |
| 31 | Crespi Carmelite | 14 | Encino |
| 35 | St. Mary's | 13 | Berkeley |
| 35 | Mission | 13 | San Francisco |
| 35 | Skyline | 13 | Oakland |
| 35 | Taft | 13 | Woodland Hills |
| 35 | St. John Bosco | 13 | Bellflower |
| 40 | Redondo Union | 12 | Redondo Beach |
| 40 | San Mateo | 12 | San Mateo |
| 40 | Vallejo | 12 | Vallejo |
| 40 | Alexander Hamilton | 12 | Los Angeles |
| 40 | Antioch | 12 | Antioch |
| 40 | El Camino | 12 | Oceanside |
| 40 | Mission Viejo | 12 | Mission Viejo |
| 40 | Fairfax | 12 | Los Angeles |
| 40 | Notre Dame | 12 | Sherman Oaks |
| 49 | Glendale | 11 | Glendale |
| 49 | Lowell | 11 | San Francisco |
| 49 | Bishop O'Dowd | 11 | Oakland |
| 49 | Woodrow Wilson | 11 | Long Beach |
| 49 | Fountain Valley | 11 | Fountain Valley |
| 49 | Oaks Christian | 11 | Westlake Village |
| 49 | Santa Ana | 11 | Santa Ana |
| 56 | Oakland Tech | 10 | Oakland |
| 56 | Mount Carmel | 10 | Los Angeles |
| 56 | Point Loma | 10 | San Diego |
| 56 | Cordova | 10 | Rancho Cordova |
| 56 | Tustin | 10 | Tustin |
| 56 | San Fernando | 10 | San Fernando |
| 56 | R.A. Millikan | 10 | Long Beach |
| 56 | El Cerrito | 10 | El Cerrito |
| 56 | St. Francis | 10 | Mountain View |
| 56 | Thomas Jefferson | 10 | Los Angeles |
| 56 | Carlsbad | 10 | Carlsbad |
| 56 | Bellarmine Prep | 10 | San Jose |
| 56 | Monterey | 10 | Monterey |
| 56 | Venice | 10 | Los Angeles |
| 56 | Clovis | 10 | Clovis |
| 56 | Ventura | 10 | Ventura |
| 56 | Damien | 10 | La Verne |
| 73 | William S. Hart | 9 | Santa Clarita |
| 73 | Herbert Hoover | 9 | San Diego |
| 73 | Rancho Cucamonga | 9 | Rancho Cucamonga |
| 73 | Palmdale | 9 | Palmdale |
| 73 | Lynwood | 9 | Lynwood |
| 73 | Arcadia | 9 | Arcadia |
| 73 | Sacramento | 9 | Sacramento |
| 73 | John F. Kennedy | 9 | Los Angeles |
| 73 | Oak Grove | 9 | San Jose |
| 73 | Kearny | 9 | San Diego |
| 73 | San Bernardino | 9 | San Bernardino |
| 73 | Hanford | 9 | Hanford |
| 73 | Jordan | 9 | Watts |
| 73 | Tulare | 9 | Tulare |
| 87 | Santa Margarita Catholic | 8 | Rancho Santa Margarita |
| 87 | Pomona | 8 | Pomona |
| 87 | McClymonds | 8 | Oakland |
| 87 | James Logan | 8 | Union City |
| 87 | Alhambra | 8 | Alhambra |
| 87 | Los Gatos | 8 | Los Gatos |
| 87 | Hollywood | 8 | Los Angeles |
| 87 | Menlo-Atherton | 8 | Atherton |
| 87 | Lemoore | 8 | Lemoore |
| 87 | Verbum Dei | 8 | Los Angeles |
| 87 | Anaheim | 8 | Anaheim |
| 87 | Alain Leroy Locke | 8 | Los Angeles |
| 87 | Lompoc | 8 | Lompoc |
| 87 | Luther Burbank | 8 | Sacramento |
| 87 | Culver City | 8 | Culver City |
| 87 | Dominguez | 8 | Compton |
| 87 | Los Alamitos | 8 | Los Alamitos |
| 87 | Christian Brothers | 8 | Sacramento |
| 87 | Rancho Verde | 8 | Moreno Valley |
| 87 | Archbishop Riordan | 8 | San Francisco |
| 87 | Fresno | 8 | Fresno |
| 87 | Fullerton Union | 8 | Fullerton |
| 87 | St. Augustine | 8 | San Diego |
| 87 | Hoover | 8 | Fresno |
| 87 | St. Bernard | 8 | Playa del Rey |
| 87 | Eureka | 8 | Eureka |
| 87 | West Covina | 8 | West Covina |
| 87 | Birmingham | 8 | Los Angeles |
| 115 | San Pedro | 7 | San Pedro |
| 115 | El Camino Real | 7 | Woodland Hills |
| 115 | Valley | 7 | Sacramento |
| 115 | Tamalpais | 7 | Mill Valley |
| 115 | Sanger | 7 | Sanger |
| 115 | Mount Miguel | 7 | Spring Valley |
| 115 | Galileo | 7 | San Francisco |
| 115 | Reseda | 7 | Los Angeles |
Top Colorado High Schools
| Rank | School | Players | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver South | 9 | Denver |
| 2 | Thomas Jefferson | 8 | Denver |
| 3 | Cherry Creek | 7 | Englewood |
| 4 | Boulder | 6 | Boulder |
| 4 | J.K. Mullen | 6 | Denver |
| 4 | General William Mitchell | 6 | Colorado Springs |
| 4 | Lakewood | 6 | Lakewood |
| 4 | George Washington | 6 | Denver |
| 4 | Fairview | 6 | Boulder |
| 10 | Grand Junction | 5 | Grand Junction |
| 10 | Grandview | 5 | Aurora |
| 10 | Widefield | 5 | Colorado Springs |
| 10 | Loveland | 5 | Loveland |
| 10 | Longmont | 5 | Longmont |
| 10 | Wheat Ridge | 5 | Wheat Ridge |
| 10 | Fort Collins | 5 | Fort Collins |
| 10 | Valor Christian | 5 | Highlands Ranch |
| 18 | Overland | 4 | Aurora |
| 18 | Central | 4 | Pueblo |
| 18 | Arapahoe | 4 | Littleton |
| 18 | East | 4 | Denver |
| 18 | Heritage | 4 | Littleton |
| 18 | Highlands Ranch | 4 | Highlands Ranch |
Top Hawai’i High Schools
| Rank | School | Players | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Louis | 20 | Honolulu |
| 2 | Punahou School | 17 | Honolulu |
| 3 | Kahuku | 14 | Kahuku |
| 4 | Kamehameha Schools | 13 | Honolulu |
| 5 | Farrington | 12 | Honolulu |
| 6 | Radford | 5 | Honolulu |
| 6 | Leilehua | 5 | Wahiawa |
| 8 | James Campbell | 4 | Ewa Beach |
| 8 | Mililani | 4 | Mililani |
Top Idaho High Schools
| Rank | School | Players | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise | 9 | Boise |
| 2 | Highland | 4 | Pocatello |
| 2 | Lewiston | 4 | Lewiston |
| 2 | Capital | 4 | Boise |
| 2 | Caldwell | 4 | Caldwell |
| 2 | Moscow | 4 | Moscow |
| 2 | Coeur d'Alene | 4 | Coeur d'Alene |
| 8 | Sandpoint | 3 | Sandpoint |
Top Nevada High Schools
| Rank | School | Players | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Gorman | 16 | Las Vegas |
| 2 | Valley | 6 | Las Vegas |
| 2 | Reno | 6 | Reno |
| 4 | Bonanza | 5 | Las Vegas |
| 4 | Cheyenne | 5 | North Las Vegas |
| 6 | Palo Verde | 4 | Las Vegas |
| 6 | Las Vegas | 4 | Las Vegas |
| 6 | McQueen | 4 | Reno |
| 6 | Desert Pines | 4 | Las Vegas |
| 10 | Hug | 3 | Reno |
| 10 | Western | 3 | Las Vegas |
| 10 | Clark | 3 | Las Vegas |
| 10 | Earl Wooster | 3 | Reno |
| 10 | Chaparral | 3 | Las Vegas |
| 10 | Liberty | 3 | Henderson |
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 |
Top Utah High Schools
| Rank | School | Players | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logan | 9 | Logan |
| 1 | Bingham | 9 | South Jordan |
| 1 | Highland | 9 | Salt Lake City |
| 1 | East | 9 | Salt Lake City |
| 5 | South | 7 | Salt Lake City |
| 5 | Timpview | 7 | Provo |
| 7 | Provo | 6 | Provo |
| 7 | Hunter | 6 | West Valley City |
| 7 | Brighton | 6 | Cottonwood Heights |
| 7 | Orem | 6 | Orem |
| 11 | Hillcrest | 5 | Midvale |
| 11 | Skyline | 5 | Salt Lake City |
| 11 | Davis | 5 | Kaysville |
| 11 | Granite | 5 | Salt Lake City |
| 15 | Ogden | 4 | Ogden |
| 15 | Clearfield | 4 | Clearfield |
| 15 | Layton | 4 | Layton |
| 15 | Weber | 4 | Pleasant View |
| 15 | Jordan | 4 | Sandy |
Top Wyoming High Schools
| Rank | School | Players | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East | 4 | Cheyenne |
| 2 | Central | 3 | Cheyenne |
| 2 | Greybull | 3 | Greybull |
| 4 | Natrona County | 2 | Casper |
| 4 | Campbell County | 2 | Gillette |
| 4 | Laramie | 2 | Laramie |
NFL Players Produced by MW State with Currently Active
| State | High Schools | Players | Active |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 786 | 3297 | 315 |
| Washington | 168 | 411 | 31 |
| Arizona | 97 | 303 | 45 |
| Colorado | 118 | 264 | 23 |
| Oregon | 97 | 225 | 31 |
| Utah | 60 | 195 | 40 |
| Hawai'i | 33 | 138 | 17 |
| Nevada | 33 | 100 | 25 |
| Idaho | 48 | 84 | 9 |
| Montana | 39 | 74 | 4 |
| South Dakota | 42 | 57 | 7 |
| New Mexico | 28 | 48 | 2 |
| North Dakota | 24 | 32 | 5 |
| Wyoming | 21 | 31 | 4 |
Source: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/