For the fourth time in six years, Florida finished with the most former high school players selected in the 2023 NFL Draft with 36. Texas had the second-most selections with 30 followed by Georgia (23) and California (21).
California was the only other state to have at least 20 selections headlined by
Bryce Young (Panthers) and
C.J. Stroud (Texans). It was the first time any state had the first two selections in the NFL Draft since 2012 when Texas accomplished that feat when Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III went back-to-back.
In total, 38 states along with the District of Columbia had at least one selection.
Cass Tech (Detroit),
De La Salle (Concord, Calif.),
DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.),
Desert Pines (Las Vegas),
Grayson (Loganville, Ga.),
Hebron (Carrollton, Texas),
Hickory Ridge (Harrisburg, N.C.),
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.),
NSU University (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.),
Orem (Utah),
Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee, Ga.),
Saint Stephen's Episcopal (Bradenton, Fla.),
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.),
Temple (Texas) and
Union (Tulsa, Okla.) all had two selections apiece.
Arizona — 2
Arkansas — 1
California — 21
Henry To'oto'o, De La Salle (Concord)
Colorado — 1
Connecticut — 2
District of Columbia — 2
Florida — 36
D.J. Turner II, IMG Academy (Bradenton)
Kenny McIntosh, NSU University (Fort Lauderdale)
Sydney Brown, Saint Stephen's Episcopal (Bradenton)
Tyler Steen, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale)
Georgia — 23
Owen Pappoe, Grayson (Loganville)
Payne Durham, Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee)
Hawaii — 2
Idaho — 1
Illinois — 12
Indiana — 3
Iowa — 3
Kansas — 1
Kentucky — 2
Louisiana — 9
Maryland — 7
Olusegun Oluwatimi, DeMatha (Hyattsville)
Michigan — 11
Lew Nichols III, Cass Tech (Detroit)
Minnesota — 1
Mississippi — 7
Missouri — 3
Nevada — 7
Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Cedric Tillman, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Darnell Washington, Desert Pines (Las Vegas)
New Jersey — 4
New York — 3
North Carolina — 10
Garrett Williams, Hickory Ridge (Harrisburg)
North Dakota — 1
Ohio — 8
Oklahoma — 4
Ricky Stromberg, Union (Tulsa)
Oregon — 2
Pennsylvania — 6
South Carolina — 8
South Dakota — 1
Tennessee — 2
Texas — 30
Clayton Tune, Hebron (Carrollton)
Quentin Johnston, Temple
Utah — 6
Noah Sewell, Orem
Virginia — 3
West Virginia — 3
Wisconsin — 3
International — 3
Matthew Bergeron, Canada
Tavius Robinson, Canada
Sidy Sow, Canada
