Illinois and Iowa High Schools Represented in NFL Draft
The 2020 NFL Draft was the most watched draft in NFL history. That is what happens when no other sports are available.
With the draft now concluded, the NFL has released where all these rookies are coming from. 255 players were drafted representing 234 high schools across the country.
If you are wondering how hard it is to get drafted, even in the 7th round, 1 in every 1.2 million Americans were drafted between April 23-25.
While the top states for drafted players (Texas, California, Florida and Georgia) made up about 40% of the draft class, high schools in the midwest also sent players to the NFL.
Illinois had 4 schools represented. Iowa, "only" one, but that one was in the first round. To the north of us Wisconsin sent 6 players from their state to the NFL.
ILLINOIS (4)
| PLAYER | NFL TEAM (ROUND) | COLLEGE | HIGH SCHOOL (CITY) |
| DE A.J. Epenesa | Buffalo (2) | Iowa | Edwardsville |
| LB Jordan Glasgow | Indianapolis (6) | Michigan | Marmion Academy (Aurora) |
| TE Cole Kmet | Chicago (2) | Notre Dame | Sant Viator (Arlington Heights) |
| TE Albert Okwuegbunam | Denver (4) | Missouri | Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) |
IOWA (1)
| PLAYER | NFL TEAM (ROUND) | COLLEGE | HIGH SCHOOL (CITY) |
| T Tristan Wirfs | Tampa Bay (1) | Iowa | Mount Vernon |
WISCONSIN (6)
| PLAYER | NFL TEAM (ROUND) | COLLEGE | HIGH SCHOOL (CITY) |
| LB Zach Baun | New Orleans (3) | Wisconsin | Brown Deer (Milwaukee) |
| C Tyler Biadasz | Dallas (4) | Wisconsin | Amherst |
| G Ben Bredeson | Baltimore (4) | Michigan | Arrowhead (Hartland) |
| QB James Morgan | New York Jets (4) | Florida International | Ashwaubenon (Green Bay) |
| QB Nate Stanley | Minnesota (7) | Iowa | Menomonie |
| DT Robert Windsor | Indianapolis (6) | Penn State | Fond Du Lac |
STATES WITH MOST NFL PLAYERS DRAFTED IN 2020 PER CAPITA
| STATE | POPULATION * | NFL PLAYERS | NFL PLAYERS PER CAPITA | |
| Hawaii | 1,360,301 | 4 | 1 NFL player per 340,075 people | |
| Louisiana | 4,533,372 | 12 | 1 NFL player per 377,781 people | |
| Mississippi | 2,967,297 | 7 | 1 NFL player per 423,900 people | |
| Alabama | 4,779,736 | 11 | 1 NFL player per 434,521 people | |
| Georgia | 9,687,653 | 21 | 1 NFL player per 461,317 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 |
| Texas | 33 | Indiana | 3 |
| California | 22 | Missouri | 3 |
| Florida | 22 | New York | 3 |
| Georgia | 21 | Oregon | 3 |
| Louisiana | 12 | Utah | 3 |
| Alabama | 11 | Arkansas | 2 |
| Michigan | 10 | Connecticut | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | Massachusetts | 2 |
| Maryland | 9 | Colorado | 1 |
| Ohio | 8 | Iowa | 1 |
| Tennessee | 8 | Kansas | 1 |
| Mississippi | 7 | Kentucky | 1 |
| North Carolina | 7 | Nevada | 1 |
| New Jersey | 6 | Oklahoma | 1 |
| South Carolina | 6 | South Dakota | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | Wyoming | 1 |
| Virginia | 5 | ||
| Washington | 5 | District of Columbia | 1 |
| Hawaii | 4 | ||
| Illinois | 4 | International | 2 |
| Minnesota | 4 | ||
| Arizona | 3 | TOTAL | 255 |
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