2023 NFL draft: Where did the top 31 prospects play in high school?
The 2023 NFL draft begins on Thursday night at Union Station in Kansas City. For some of the top college football players around the country, it represents the culmination of a lifetime of work – making it to the highest level of the sport. However, not too long ago those same players were trying to make a name for themselves playing high school football.
This year there will be 31 picks in the first round of the draft – the Miami Dolphins forfeited theirs thanks to their shenanigans tampering with both Tom Brady and Sean Payton while they were under contract with other teams. So, let’s take a look at the consensus big board top 31 prospects in this draft class and where they played their high school ball.
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Alabama QB Bryce Young: Mater Dei (Calif.)
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Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud: Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.)
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Georgia DL Jalen Carter: Apopka (Fla.)
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Illinois CB Devon Witherspoon: Pine Forest (Fla.)
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Oregon CB Christian Gonzalez: The Colony (Texas)
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Florida QB Anthony Richardson: Eastside (Fla.)
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Texas Tech EDGE Tyree Wilson: West Rusk (Texas)
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Texas RB Bijan Robinson: Salpointe Catholic (Ariz.)
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Ohio State WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba: Rockwall (Texas)
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Kentucky QB Will Levis: Xavier (Conn.)
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Northwestern OT Peter Skoronski: Main South (Ill.)
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Ohio State OT Paris Johnson Jr.: Princeton (Ohio)
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Penn State CB Joey Porter Jr.: North Allegheny (Pa.)
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Iowa EDGE Lukas Van Ness: Barrington (Ill.)
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Georgia EDGE Nolan Smith: IMG Academy (Fla.)
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Clemson EDGE Myles Murphy: Hillgrove (Ga.)
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Georgia OT Broderick Jones: Lithonia (Ga.)
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Tennessee OT Darnell Wright: Huntington (WVa.)
Darnell Wright (Photo: Intersport)
Maryland CB Deonte Banks: Edgewood (Md.)
Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
Notre Dame TE Michael Mayer: Covington Catholic (Ky.)
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TCU WR Quentin Johnston: Temple (Texas)
Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
USC WR Jordan Addison: Tuscarora (Md.)
Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Alabama S Brian Branch: Sandy Creek (Ga.)
Andrew Wevers-USA TODAY Sports
Boston College WR Zay Flowers: University School (Fla.)
Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports
Pittsburgh DL Calijah Kancey: Northwestern (Fla.)
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Utah TE Dalton Kincaid: Faith Lutheran (Nev.)
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Clemson DL Bryan Bresee: Damascus (Md.)
Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Florida G O'Cyrus Torrence: St. Helena (La.)
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Alabama RB Jahmyr Gibbs: Dalton (Ga.)
Andrew Wevers-USA TODAY Sports
Mississippi State CB Emmanuel Forbes: Grenada (Miss.)
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