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New Jersey high school football

41 New Jersey high schools have produced an NFL draft pick since the 2010 signing class, out of 235 with a college signee who went on to play.

53
NFL draftees
7% of 2010–2020 signees
55
College contributors
offense skill
1,200
Recruits tracked
since 2010
62
Schools that produced
of 235 with a signee

What New Jersey produces

Every college signee from a New Jersey high school since 2010 by position group, and how many were drafted.

EDGE
17212 NFL
WR
1296 NFL
OT
976 NFL
CB
946 NFL
ATH
916 NFL
RB
855 NFL
IOL
993 NFL
S
943 NFL
QB
752 NFL
TE
652 NFL
DL
951 NFL
LB
811 NFL
K
9
LS
9
P
5
draftedsigned with a college program

Every school, by NFL draft picks

Every New Jersey high school that has sent a player to a college football program since 2010 — 235 of them, ranked by what those players became.

#High schoolNFLRecruits
1Don Bosco Prep557
2Paramus Catholic337
3Blair Academy318
4St. Peter's Prep256
5Timber Creek227
6Cedar Creek28
7Northern Valley Regional - Old Tappan24
8Bergen Catholic156
9St. Joseph Regional140
10Hun School155
11DePaul Catholic123
12Camden Eastside116
13Millville112
14Piscataway19
15South Brunswick18
16Weequahic15
17Palmyra14
18Vineland South14
19Paterson Catholic12
20Salem12
21Southern Reg11
22Red Bank Catholic120
23The Lawrenceville School117
24Montclair114
25Pope John XXIII113

62 of New Jersey's 235 high schools with a college signee have produced an NFL pick or a college contributor, and they are the ones ranked above; 5 have a pipeline page of their own. Search finds any of the 235.

Class by class

How many college players New Jersey sent out each year — whether the state as a whole is producing more or fewer, which no class ranking measures.

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college signees per recruiting class, 20102027. New Jersey

Notable alumni

The 40 biggest names out of New Jersey, drafted first. A school's own page carries every one of its signees.

PlayerPosCollegeOutcome
Rashan GaryDLMichiganNFL draft (2019 R1)
Jabrill PeppersATHMichiganNFL draft (2017 R1)
Justin ShorterWRPenn StateNFL draft (2023 R5)
Minkah FitzpatrickCBAlabamaNFL draft (2018 R1)
Devin FullerATHUCLANFL draft (2016 R7)
Al-Quadin MuhammadEDGEMiamiNFL draft (2017 R6)
Eli AppleCBOhio StateNFL draft (2016 R1)
Quenton NelsonOTNotre DameNFL draft (2018 R1)
Cody SimonLBOhio StateNFL draft (2025 R4)
Caedan WallaceIOLPenn StateNFL draft (2024 R3)
Odafe OwehEDGEPenn StateNFL draft (2021 R1)
Luke WyplerIOLOhio StateNFL draft (2023 R6)
Jordan FullerATHOhio StateNFL draft (2020 R6)
Fadil DiggsEDGETexas A&MNFL draft (2025 R7)
Leonte CarrooWRRutgersNFL draft (2016 R3)
T.J. ClemmingsEDGEPittsburghNFL draft (2015 R4)
Noah BrownATHOhio StateNFL draft (2017 R7)
Javontae Jean-BaptisteEDGEOhio StateNFL draft (2024 R7)
Mike GesickiTEPenn StateNFL draft (2018 R2)
Audric EstimeRBNotre DameNFL draft (2024 R5)
Bo MeltonWRRutgersNFL draft (2022 R7)
Anthony AverettSAlabamaNFL draft (2018 R4)
David OjaboEDGEMichiganNFL draft (2022 R2)
Devin LearyQBNC StateNFL draft (2024 R6)
Jonathan TaylorRBWisconsinNFL draft (2020 R2)
Dontae JohnsonSNC StateNFL draft (2014 R4)
Will FriesOTPenn StateNFL draft (2021 R7)
Carter WarrenOTPittsburghNFL draft (2023 R4)
Kelvin HarmonWRNC StateNFL draft (2019 R6)
Isaih PachecoRBRutgersNFL draft (2022 R7)
Tarheeb StillCBMarylandNFL draft (2024 R5)
Max MeltonCBRutgersNFL draft (2024 R2)
Kenny PickettQBPittsburghNFL draft (2022 R1)
Sanoussi KaneSPurdueNFL draft (2024 R7)
David NjokuATHMiamiNFL draft (2017 R1)
Donovan EzeiruakuLBBoston CollegeNFL draft (2025 R2)
Shilique CalhounEDGEMichigan StateNFL draft (2016 R3)
Frank DarbyWRArizona StateNFL draft (2021 R6)
Christian MahoganyIOLBoston CollegeNFL draft (2024 R6)
Saquan HamptonCBRutgersNFL draft (2019 R6)

Top current commits

RecruitPosCommitted toStars
Luke WafleOhio StateAlabamaTexasEDGEUSC5★
Oluwasemilore OlubobolaOTNotre Dame5★
Xavier SabbATHOregon4★
Jordan ThomasNotre DameFloridaOhio StateCBOhio State4★
Aidan O'NeilEDGENotre Dame4★
Mikahi AllenLBTexas A&M4★
Damari SimeonUCLAWashingtonAlabamaDLOhio State4★
Colt LumprisTEMichigan4★

Other states

The same read for every state with enough college signings to measure.

A recruit's state is his HOMETOWN, so this is where New Jersey talent comes from rather than where it plays. Descriptive hindsight, not a forecast. Draft outcomes cover all positions (2010–2020 signing classes, each with the full five drafts behind it); the college-contributor count covers offense-skill positions (2010–21), where we have production data. How this is measured.