Saint Thomas Aquinas leads all high schools with three players selected in 2015 NFL Draft

With the 2015 NFL Draft now concluded, the incoming class of drafted rookies will soon experience its first taste of NFL life.

And while the drafted rookies enter the NFL from a variety of different backgrounds, one thing they generally all have in common is an outstanding experience playing high school football.

A total of 240 high schools contributed to the 256 players selected in the seven rounds of the 2015 NFL Draft on April 30-May 2, USA Football announced today.

Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida led all high schools with three players selected – PHILLIP DORSETT(Indianapolis, first round), RASHAD GREENE(Jacksonville, fifth round) and BOBBY HART(New York Giants, seventh round).

The breakdown of the 15 high schools that had multiple players drafted by NFL clubs:

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HIGH SCHOOL	TOTAL	PLAYERS (NFL TEAM/ROUND)
Saint Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL)	3	Phillip Dorsett (Indianapolis/1); Rashad Greene (Jacksonville/5); Bobby Hart (New York Giants/7)
Billy Ryan (Denton, TX)	2	Mario Edwards, Jr. (Oakland/2); Bud Sasser (St. Louis/6)
Grant (Sacramento, CA)	2	Shaq Thompson (Carolina/1); James Sample (Jacksonville/4)
Hutchinson (Hutchinson, KS)	2	Geneo Grissom (New England/3); Ben Heeney (Oakland; 5)
Jackson (Jackson, GA)	2	Lorenzo Mauldin (New York Jets/3); Neiron Ball (Oakland/5)
Lakewood (Saint Petersburg, FL)	2	Dante Fowler Jr. (Jacksonville/1); Austin Reiter (Washington/7)
Mary D. Bradford (Kenosha, WI)	2	Trae Waynes (Minnesota/1); Melvin Gordon (San Diego/1)
Miami Central (Miami, FL)	2	John Miller (Buffalo/3); Charles Gaines (Cleveland/6)
Miami Norland (Miami, FL)	2	Ereck Flowers (New York Giants/1); Duke Johnson (Cleveland/3)
Miami Northwestern (Miami, FL)	2	Amari Cooper (Oakland/1); Tray Walker (Baltimore/4)
Norcross (Norcross, GA)	2	Max Garcia (Denver/4); Geremy Davis (New York Giants/6)
North Gwinnett (Suwanee, GA)	2	C.J. Uzomah (Cincinnati/5); Austin Shepherd (Minnesota/7)
Oxford (Oxford, AL)	2	Kwon Alexander (Tampa Bay/4); Bobby McCain (Miami/5)
Stephenson (Dekalb County, GA)	2	Preston Smith (Washington/2); Mike Davis (San Francisco/4)
Vigor (Mobile, AL)	2	Jalston Fowler (Tennessee/4); Darius Philon (San Diego/6)

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STATES WITH DOUBLE-DIGIT PLAYERS DRAFTED

FLORIDA	39
GEORGIA	30
TEXAS	27
CALIFORNIA	26
ALABAMA	14
OHIO	10

STATES WITH MOST NFL PLAYERS DRAFTED IN 2015 PER CAPITA

State	Population*	NFL Players		NFL Players Per Capita
Georgia	9,687,653	30		1 NFL player per 322,922 people
Alabama	4,779,736	14		1 NFL player per 341,410 people
Florida	18,801,310	39		1 NFL player per 482,085 people
Mississippi	2,967,297	6		1 NFL player per 494,550 people
Kansas	2,853,118	5		1 NFL player per 570,624 people

United States	308,745,538	253	* *	1 NFL player per 1,220,338 people
Based on most recent U.S. Census Data (2010).

STATE BREAKDOWN

STATE	PLAYERS DRAFTED	STATE	PLAYERS DRAFTED
FLORIDA	39	KENTUCKY	2
GEORGIA	30	OREGON	2
TEXAS	27	VIRGINIA	2
CALIFORNIA	26	WISCONSIN	2
ALABAMA	14	ARKANSAS	1
OHIO	10	COLORADO	1
NORTH CAROLINA	9	CONNECTICUT	1
PENNSYLVANIA	9	DELAWARE	1
MARYLAND	8	INDIANA	1
ILLINOIS	6	MINNESOTA	1
LOUISIANA	6	NEBRASKA	1
MICHIGAN	6	NEVADA	1
MISSISSIPPI	6	NEW YORK	1
NEW JERSEY	6	OKLAHOMA	1
KANSAS	5	UTAH	1
ARIZONA	4
IOWA	4	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	1
MISSOURI	4
SOUTH CAROLINA	4	INTERNATIONAL	3
TENNESSEE	4
WASHINGTON	4	TOTAL	256
HAWAII	2

Some interesting notes on high schools in the 2015 NFL Draft:

Thirty-seven states, as well as Washington, D.C., Canada, Germany and American Samoa had at least one player drafted.

For the ninth time in the past ten seasons, at least one player who attended high school outside of the United States was selected in the NFL Draft. One player from Canada was selected: defensive tackle CHRISTIAN COVINGTON (Houston, Round 6) from Vancouver, British Columbia. The past 34 NFL Drafts have featured 25 Canadians selected by NFL teams. The other drafted players to attend high school outside of the United States were running back JOEY IOSEFA (Tampa Bay, Round 7) from Pago Pago, American Samoa and linebacker MARK NZEOCHA (Dallas, Round 7) from Neusitz, Germany.

Florida led all states with seven first-round selections in the 2015 NFL Draft. Georgia followed with four players selected in Round 1, while California and North Carolina each had three first-round selections.