232 High Schools Have Players Selected in 2024 NFL Draft

With the conclusion of the 2024 NFL Draft, this year’s class of drafted rookies will soon begin life in the NFL.

While each drafted rookie enters the NFL from a different background, the one thing they all have in common is an outstanding experience playing high school football.

A total of 232 high schools contributed to the 257 players selected in the seven rounds of the April 25-27 Draft.

"Each year, the NFL Draft marks a transition from college football to the NFL,” said NFL Vice President of Football Development ROMAN OBEN. “The Draft represents years of hard work and childhood dreams fulfilled, shared by families and entire communities. Two hundred fifty-seven players were drafted representing 232 different high schools. Many more received phone calls to sign as rookie free agents. As American football continues to gain global appeal, it inspires boys and girls from around the world to dream the NFL dream, catch the passion of playing, and experience the life-transforming development of character, confidence, and resilience unique to football participation.”

BISHOP GORMAN (Las Vegas, Nev.) and IMG ACADEMY (Bradenton, Fla.) led the way with three players selected, while 21 high schools – AVON (Ind.), BLAIR ACADEMY (Blairstown, N.J.), CALABASAS (Calif.), DEERFIELD BEACH (Fla.), DENTON (Texas), GODBY (Tallahassee, Fla.), GONZAGA (Washington, D.C.), GOOD COUNSEL (Olney, Md.), HAMILTON (Chandler, Ariz.),  LONE STAR (Frisco, Texas),  PINSON VALLEY (Pinson, Ala.),  RAVENWOOD (Brentwood, Tenn.), RIVER ROUGE (Mich.), SAINT JOSEPH’S PREP (Philadelphia, Pa.), SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), SPANISH FORT (Ala.), ST. FRANCES (Baltimore, Md.), TIMBER CREEK (Sicklerville, N.J.), VALOR CHRISTIAN (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), WEDDINGTON (Matthews, N.C.) and WEIKIVA (Apopka, Fla.) – each had two players selected.

“It’s great for my high school and great for the Las Vegas Valley as a whole,“ said Chicago Bears wide receiver ROME ODUNZE, a graduate of Bishop Gorman. “We will continue to represent Vegas and if you’re a coach looking for some ballers you know where to find us! Bear Down.”

IMG Academy, with JC Latham (No. 7 overall) and J.J. McCarthy (No. 10), became the first high school to have two players selected in the top-10 of the same NFL Draft since at least 1970. IMG Academy is the only school to have multiple players drafted in each of the past six years and have produced a first-round selection for the fifth-consecutive draft (Latham and McCarthy in 2024, Nolan Smith in 2023, Evan Neal in 2022, Greg Newsome in 2021 and Cesar Ruiz in 2020).

Gonzaga High School, in Washington, D.C. – with No. 1 overall selection Caleb Williams (Chicago Bears) and No. 11 pick Olu Fashanu (New York Jets) – joined IMG Academy as the only high schools to produce multiple first round selections in 2024.

“It’s exciting to have two guys from Gonzaga get drafted this year,” said Chicago Bears quarterback CALEB WILLIAMS, a graduate of Gonzaga. “I think it speaks to the history and tradition of our great program and hopefully we can have more Eagles drafted in the years to come!”