Connecticut HS Players in NFL. A Surprising #.

[UConnJim]

Here is a stat that will surprise many of us. According to MaxPreps, there are 24 players in the NFL that played HS football in Connecticut. This is tied for the 22nd highest state with Arkansas, Indiana, and Oklahoma and greater than Wisconsin, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Minnesota, Utah, Iowa, Oregon, and Colorado (and more) and double the 12 from Massachusetts.

On a per capita basis, Connecticut has produced about as many NFL players as California, more than Pennsylvania, and slightly less than NJ.

Here is a link:

http://www.maxpreps.com/news/J_G3Ol...ery-active-nfl-player-went-to-high-school.htm

 

[Dann]

here is the ct list. great link @uconnjim !!!

MaxPreps has scoured all 32 NFL team rosters to bring you state-by-state lists of where each NFL player went to high school. Rosters are current as of Jan. 1, 2013.

Nate Collins
High school: King Low Heywood Thomas (Stamford)
NFL team: Chicago Bears

Amari SpieveyHigh school: Xavier (Middletown)
NFL team: Detroit Lions

John Sullivan
High school: Greenwich
NFL team: Minnesota Vikings

Bruce Campbell
High school: Hyde Leadership (Hamden)
NFL team: Carolina Panthers

Dan Orlovsky
High school: Shelton
NFL team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Martin Parker
High school: Hyde Leadership (Hamden)
NFL team: New York Giants

Chris Baker
High school: Windsor
NFL team: Washington Redskins

Rob Jackson
High school: West Haven
NFL team: Washington Redskins

John Moffitt
High school: Notre Dame (West Haven)
NFL team: Seattle Seahawks

Aaron Hernandez
High school: Bristol Central (Bristol)
NFL team: New England Patriots

Niko Koutouvides
High school: Plainville
NFL team: New England Patriots

Jamey Richard
High school: Weston
NFL team: New England Patriots

Donald Thomas
High school: Career Magnet (New Haven)
NFL team: New England Patriots

David Reed
High school: New London
NFL team: Baltimore Ravens

Brian Sanford
High school: Westminster (Simsbury)
NFL team: Cleveland Browns

Terrance Knighton
High school: Windsor
NFL team: Jacksonville Jaguars

Julian Stanford
High school: Bloomfield
NFL team: Jacksonville Jaguars

Marcus Easley
High school: Bunnell (Stratford)
NFL team: Buffalo Bills

Vladimir Ducasse
High school: Stamford
NFL team: New York Jets

Zach Hurd
High school: Waterford
NFL team: Oakland Raiders

Matt Shaughnessy
High school: Norwich Free Academy (Norwich)
NFL team: Oakland Raiders

Damik Scafe
High school: Windsor
NFL team: San Diego Chargers

Dwight Freeney
High school: Bloomfield
NFL team: Indianapolis Colts

Scott Lutrus
High school: Bloomfield
NFL team: Indianapolis Colts

its a nice spread of hs teams also, not like any 1 hs has a ton so its a overall nice spread across the state.

 

[kris1]

Scott Lutrus played for Brookfield HS. MaxPreps has him from Bloomfield.

 

[Palatine]

Not surprising to me. My estimate is that two-to-four Connecticut players make the league every year. This might be even higher which is cool.

Once again the Connecticut produces no talent crowd is knocked on their buts.

 

[Buffett10]

Not too bad looks like thr CCC is leading the way with 7 nfl players.

 

[ctchamps]

Take CT, Mass and NY and Frank the Tanks argument goes out the window.

 

[upstater]

Take CT, Mass and NY and Frank the Tanks argument goes out the window.

I've pointed this out to Frank a number of times, and even showed how Conn. produces enough talent on a per capita basis to compete with New Jersey and Wisconsin (according to one of the studies at Grantland which I linked to). Connecticut is around 35th in number of blue chippers, but probably higher in the quality that goes onto the NFL. Frank tends to include Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine in something he calls New England, the weakest recruiting region in the country.

 

[ctchamps]

I've pointed this out to Frank a number of times, ancd even showed how Conn. produces enough talent on a per capita basis to compete with New Jersey and Wisconsin (according to one of the studies at Grantland which I linked to). Connecticut is around 35th in number of blue chippers, but probably higher in the quality that goes onto the NFL. Frank tends to include Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine in something he calls New England, the weakest recruiting region in the country.

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He is obvioudly knowledgable but, like all of us, has a suhbjective bias. The chart shows the region competes competitively with most of the states bandied about by various people. People are more enamored with the potential growth rates of the southeast. But those growth rates won't have a real significant impact for at least ten years and that's a long time to make bets. And when you split them down between loyalties I don't believe the numbers are there. Certainly people retiring from Michigan and Ohio will be more likely to retire in Florida than Mass. so there is that advantage for those southeast states But how much advantage is gained over a concentrated poplulation area with less cable competion is proabably less than the disadvantages such as travel and opening a pandora SEC box. I would venture Delaney has an alma mater bias in his decision making and is justifiying it. Not that there is anything wrong with that. And as far as justifications go, we've all seen a lot worse daily here on the Boneyard.

 

[Palatine]

A couple more, at least, will be drafted this year.

 

[Jerry1714]

Need to keep these kids in state, I think only 5 or 6 are UConn kids