Nevada High School Produced More NFL Draft Picks Than Any Other in America
The NFL has released its annual report on which high schools contributed to the players in the NFL Draft. One Nevada high school stood above the rest.
According to the league, 243 high schools contributed to the draft. Overall, 259 players were picked in the seven rounds of the 2023 NFL Draft.
Las Vegas’ Bishop Gorman High School saw more of its players drafted than any other high school in America. The league said Gorman had three players selected in the Draft. Meanwhile, 14 schools each had two players selected.
“Bishop Gorman has produced the best players in the state of Nevada for decades because of the talent and coaching leadership,” Baltimore Ravens tackle Ronnie Stanley, a graduate of Bishop Gorman, and rookie defensive back Kyu Blu Kelly. said in a statement. “I’m not surprised that more and more players from Las Vegas, and specifically Gorman, are getting drafted now, because it’s an elite high school program. I especially think it’s amazing to have another player from my high school joining the Ravens, and I am excited to welcome Kyu to Baltimore.”
The Las Vegas Valley had a whopping seven players drafted from four different high schools. Those included Gorman (3), Desert Pines (2), Faith Lutheran (1), Liberty (1). Faith Lutheran’s Dalton Kincaid was actually a first-round draft pick. The NFL also added that, “For the 17th time in the past 18 seasons, at least one player who attended high school outside of the United States was selected in the NFL Draft.” There’s also this fun fact. According to the NFL, calculating the population of Nevada at 3,104,614, according to 2020 U.S. Census Data, that amounts to one NFL player per 443,516 people. Find the full list of the high schools across America represented in this year’s draft here.
Nevada High School Players in the NFL Draft 2023:
