In the history of the NFL, Long Beach Polytechnic High school has produced more NFL players than any other high school in the nation.
Norford trains more NFL athletes in the NFL off season than any other high school coach, some who attended Poly and some who did not" Norford has declined several NFL and College Coaching Opportunities.
As of 2008 California leads all US states -producing the highest number of current NFL players from their High schools, but across the U.S., Miami tops the list of hometowns.
A close second in 2008:
These 2 schools top the list with the most 2008 NFL players- six each.
Additional Info on Top High Schools that produce NFL Players:In 2007 The top 2 high schools were:
Last year it was a tie with 6 players each between Long Beach Poly and De La Salle (Concord) -- both California teams. De La Salle added one more player this year, but I'm not certain about Poly. DLS currently has: Amani Toomer - Giants DJ Williams - Broncos Matt Gutierrez - Patriots Demetrius Williams - Ravens Maurice Drew - Jags Derek Landri - Jags Cam Colvin - Niners
Aplington-Parkersburg High has 4 active NFL players. Jacksonville Jaguars C Brad Meester, Detroit Lions DE Jared DeVries, Green Bay Packers DE Aaron Kampman, and Denver Broncos C Casey Wiegmann. Because of them, Aplington-Parkersburg was tied for fifth among high schools for most players on an opening-day roster in 2007 with bigger-name schools like Glades Central, Glenville (Ohio) and Miami Norland.
In 2006 the top five high schools were:
Passaic High School, Passaic, NJ had six students which produced National Football League players. They were Nick Mike-Mayer, Roland Moss, Augio Lio, Dennis Johnson, Ron Mikolajczyk and Jack Tatum.
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USC recently surpassed Notre Dame as the school with the all-time most players picked up in the NFL draft.
Schools with over 300 players drafted:
USC - 477
Notre Dame - 467
Ohio State - 399
Oklahoma - 350
Nebraska - 341
Michigan - 337
Tennessee - 329
Texas - 326
Penn State - 325
Miami (FL) - 307
Florida - 302
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