What player went from high school to the NFL?

Answer 1

Just for fun, and to see how accurate/inaccurate the recruiting ratings are, I went back and checked the senior-year evaluations of the top-10 players selected Saturday. I looked at where each player was rated within his position group by scout.com, how many stars he received and which schools offered scholarships (often the most telling aspect of the recruiting process). And without giving too much away, let me just say: If you needed more proof that recruiting is an inexact science, this list provides it. Only four of the top-10 picks were five-star prospects, while four weren't even deemed worthy of being rated at their position. And be sure to check the list of scholarship offers (as reported by scout): Plenty of college coaches blew it with these guys, including Texas' Mack Brown with a certain receiver who grew up nearby. 1. Detroit: QB Matthew Stafford

College: Georgia

Rating: No. 2 QB … 5 stars

Offers: Michigan and Texas

Comment: Was ranked behind Mitch Mustain, who started at Arkansas and is now on USC's bench, and one spot ahead of … Tim Tebow. Also in that '06 QB class: Jake Locker (7th), Josh Freeman (15th) and Sam Bradford (17th). 2. St. Louis: OT Jason Smith

College: Baylor

Rating: Not rated … 2 stars

Offers: No schools listed.

Comment: That doesn't necessarily mean Smith's only offer was from Baylor, but it might mean that - and it sure means that a bunch of elite programs missed out. 3. Kansas City: DE Tyson Jackson

College: LSU

Rating: No. 120 … 2 stars

Offers: Oklahoma State

Comment: Was an offensive lineman in high school and projected to play there in college (and rated as such). 4. Seattle: OLB Aaron Curry

College: Wake Forest

Rating: Not rated … 2 stars

Offers: East Carolina and Mississippi State

Comment: Someone on the Wake staff made a brilliant evaluation. 5. NY Jets: QB Mark Sanchez

College: USC

Rating: No. 1 … 5 stars

Offers: Notre Dame, Ohio State and Texas

Comment: Tough for a gifted QB to fly under the radar, especially a gifted QB from Southern California. 6. Cincinnati: OT Andre Smith

College: Alabama

Rating: No. 1 … 5 stars

Offers: Florida, LSU and USC

Comment: If Urban Meyer and Pete Carroll are after the same kid, chances are that he's the real deal. 7. Oakland: WR Darrius Heyward-Bey

College: Maryland

Rating: No. 39 … 3 stars

Offers: Virginia Tech, Pitt, Penn State and Boston College (plus others).

Comment: Might turn out to be the 39th best player in this draft, too. 8. Jacksonville: OT Eugene Monroe

College: Virginia

Rating: No. 1 … 5 stars

Offers: Florida State, Miami, Ohio State and USC

Comment: Education must have really, really mattered to Monroe. 9. Green Bay: DT B.J. Raji

College: Boston College

Rating: Not rated … 2 stars

Offers: Nobody but BC.

Comment: A Jersey kid, he visited Rutgers but didn't get an offer. 10. San Francisco: WR Michael Crabtree

College: Texas Tech

Rating: Not rated … 2 stars

Offers: Illinois, Iowa and Kansas

Comment: The Dallas native played QB in high school but was projected as a receiver in college. Didn't have Texas on his short list.

Answer 2

One must be out of high school for at least 3 years to declare himself eligible for the NFL draft. So, the answer would be zero.

Answer 3

Marvin Harrison- Pittsburgh Steelers and Chad Pennignton- Ny Jets both played highschool football and College Football, before entering the professionals.

Answer 4

34, from major sports (football, Baseball, Basketball, Golf)

Answer 5

none - The NFL rules prohibit this. none - The NFL rules prohibit this.

Answer 6

football player to go from high school to pro

Answer 7

Robert Chancey - San Diego

Answer 8

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Answer 9

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