Derrick Brooks was named one of the 33 greatest players in Florida high school football history in 2007 after a career at Booker T. Washington High where he led his school to the Class 6A semifinals. After a standout career with the Clemson Tigers, Lawrence was selected by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. As a Sooners freshman, he was the runner-up in 2004 Heisman Trophy voting. 1-ranked player in the 2020 recruiting class,Bryan Bresee is a 6-foot-5 defensive tackle of out of Damascus High in Damascus, Maryland. 75. Jones is fifth in career receptions with 172 and has the third-highest single-season mark with 93 receptionsin 2001. During his junior year at Mackenzie, Perry totaled 75 tackles and 11 sacks. Overlooked by major colleges, Metzelaars went on to an all-Americancareer at Wabash College in Indiana in both basketball and football. 21. Overall, the player scores are current as of publication date. The younger Brown persevered, turned heads at pro day and played in the NFL for four seasons. Marriuci was an all-Upper Peninsula football and basketball player. TONY BOLES, RB, WESTLAND JOHN GLENN (1983-1985): Boles was one of the premier players in the state, who combined good size with outstanding speed and cutting ability to earn all-state honors. And here we are: Vince Young is the first of six players on our list at No. T.J. DUCKETT, QB/RB/LB, KALAMAZOO LOY NORRIX (1996-1998): A rare combination of size and speed, Duckett was a Parade all-American in 1998. 2-ranked overall talent in the 2011 recruiting class, top-rated talent in the 2004 recruiting class, top-rated talent of the 2014 recruiting class, No. 18. Young put together the single greatest performance in college football history, if not all of college sports, in the 2006 Rose Bowl against USC to win the national title for Texas. Manti Teo was the first five-star recruit out of Hawaii since 2002 and picked Notre Dame over BYU and USC. A three-time all-American in college, Marriuci led Northern Michigan University to the 1975 Division 2 National Championship. 2 overall pick of the Detroit Lions. 44. As a tight end,hecaught eight touchdown passes. High school: Punahou School (Honolulu, Hawaii), High school highlights: USA Today Defensive Player of the Year (2008), HHSAA state champion (2008), Hawaii Gatorade Player of the Year (2008), College highlights: Maxwell Award (2012), Butkus Award (2012), three-time AP All-American (2010-12), Heisman Trophy finalist (2012), NFL career: San Diego Chargers (2013-16), New Orleans Saints (2017-19). He went on to play in the old United States Football League. In addition to his famous uncles, Arch Manning shares DNA, football and otherwise, with his father, onetime Ole Miss recruit Cooper Manning, and his namesake grandfather, Archie Manning, the longtime New Orleans Saints quarterback. He also racked up $223.7 million in career earnings. RON JOHNSON, WR, MUSKEGON (2003-2006): RoJo was a big-play receiver wholedhis teamto perfect 14-0 seasons and state titles in both 2004 and in 2006. A four-year starter at running back, Grady helped lead the Pioneers to a 49-3 record and two Division 3 state championships. THOMASJOHNSON, LB, DETROIT MACKENZIE (1979-1981): Pepper Johnson was a dominating linebacker, who was an all-state and all-American selection. He was projected to be a potential first-round pick of the 2023 NFL Draft. The No. After making all-PSL in Detroit as a sophomore,he was a two-time all-state playerwho alsoearned numerous all-American honors as a senior, including being named a captain of the U.S. Army Bowl game. He was named the UPI High School Player of the Year for Michigan in 1967 and went on to play defensive tackle at Michigan State University. Along with hitting legendary, tape-measure home runs, Henson was one of the top prep quarterbacks in the nation. In 2006, he totaled 227 points, as he scored 26 touchdowns, kicked four field goals, added 47 PATs, and scored on six two-point conversions. As a senior at Heritage, Schweigert ran for 1,502 yards and scored 22 touchdowns as an option quarterback who passed for over 500 yards. The top-rated talent of the 2000 recruiting class, tied with Brock Berlin, linebacker D.J. For his career, Ellsworth totaled 632 points, good for fifth place all-time. 3 overall pick in the 2010 NFL draft, McCoy signed a whopping, seven-year, $98 million contract extension in 2014. Off-the-field troubles persisted. KEITH BARTYNSKI, RB, NOUVEL CATHOLIC CENTRAL (1995-1997): Bartynski was one of the most successful running backs in Michigan high school history. 4 overall recruit in the nation by Rivals.com. Peppers, a nine-time Pro Bowler, tallied $164.7 million in career earnings and was hired as a special assistant for business operations for the Carolina Panthers for the 2019 season. #1 Billy Mills PINE RIDGE Won 10,000-meter track title in then Olympic-record 28:24.4 at 1964 Games; in 1965 set world record for six miles (27:11.6). Long was an all-American offensive tackle at the University of Michigan and has played for the Miami Dolphins and the St. Louis Rams during his six-year NFL career. He completed 31 of 50 passes for 465 yards in that semifinal game against Traverse City St. Francis. 1-rated talent in the 2022 recruiting class, Ewers reclassedto enroll at Ohio State -- and promptly became the No. He was the overall No. The 2001 De La Salle Spartans are the greatest high school football team of all-time. He was voted the United Press International (UPI) Player of the Year as both a junior and asa senior. He went on to be a two-time all-Mid American Conference tight end at Western Michigan Universityand was a John Mackey Award finalist before moving on to the NFL with the Denver Broncos and theDetroit Lions. He was projected to be a potential first-round pick of the 2023 NFL Draft. Banks played 12 seasons in the NFLand was part of two Super Bowl championship teams along with being named a member of the all-decade team for the 1980s. 1. Once the No. He led the Lions in tackles as a rookie but never made a Pro Bowl in eight NFL seasons. He played those sports and . SONNY GRANDELIUS, RB, MUSKEGON HEIGHTS (1944-1946): The Muskegon Heights Tigers were a major high school football power in the 1940s, and Grandelius was one of the best Tigers ever. McCoy was a wunderkind in college and left school with one year of eligibility remaining. He was Oregons first consensus All-American in 43 years and left school one year early for the NFL draft. He set a state finals record with five touchdowns, as he ran for 138 yards and passed for 251 in the title game. ET share By RJ Young FOX Sports College Football Writer Editor's Note: As part of FOX Sports'. He threw for 2,072 yards in 1996 and finished his career with 5,662 yards. 1-rated talent in the 2018 recruiting class. He only played two seasons of high school football and wasn't heavily recruited by . Upon entering college, this Class of 2012 receiver went from being a true freshman playmaker for Missouri to being dismissed from the team following a drug-related arrest. 2-ranked talent in the 2023 recruiting class is a quarterback product of Orange County, California's Los Alamitos High. where Arch Manning presumably will join him in 2023. 27. "[I]t was so crazy where I felt like I made it before I made it, Williamstold Miami's WSVNin 2021. Woodley continues to make his mark in high school football in Saginawthrough his various philanthropic endeavors. 8 / 11. 2-rated talent in the 2021 recruiting class. He also rushed for 466 yards (11.7 yards/carry) and four touchdowns and was a high school all-American linebacker. Hill also finished sixth all-time in career rushingwith 6,910 yards before moving on to Michigan State University. 1 overall pick in the 2001 MLB draft by his hometown Minnesota Twins. In that state title game, he rushed for 278 yards to break O.J. He became the first high school football player in the state of Pennsylvania to rush for 4,000 yards and pass for 4,000 yards. Best High School Football Player in Every State for 2022. . He last played in an NFL game in 2019. He was the top-rated QB and the No. He finished the 2011 season with 4,002 yards passing, the second-highest total in state history. He had the size, the speed, the power, and the IQ. During his junior year, Duckett totaled 140 tackles and three sacks while accounting for 2,080 total yards and 20 touchdowns. Three players hail from the recruiting. He capped his career by rushing for 2,473 yards as a senior. The 247Sports scouting report by Gabe Brooks called Nelson "[p]erhaps the most natural thrower in an excellent2023 QB group.". 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Top High School Football Recruits of All Time | Stadium Talk Several players considered the greatest to ever play their position in NFL history have come out of the Volunteer State. 49. He was voted MVP of the MAC in 1982. The flip was a coup for the HBCU -- and head coach Deion Sanders. A defensive end out of Rancho Verde High in Moreno Valley, California, Ronald Powell was the, Back at Cartersville High in Cartersville, Georgia, Trevor Lawrence was the, "Its a moment many consider to be the most shocking in recruiting history," 247Sports' Chris Hummer, (Photo: Cliff Welch/Icon SMI/Corbis/Icon Sportswire, Getty), The defensive end from Grayson High in Loganville, Georgia, was considered, the No. Matt Barkley is seen here as a 9th-grader, back when he was attracting attention as a freshman starter for Mater Dei in Santa Ana, California. A member of the professional football Hall of Fame, Krause holds the NFL record for interceptions in a career with 81. Grandelius went on to Michigan State University,where he earned all-American honors as a senior, when he rushed for 1,023 yards. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, where he earned consensus All-American honors, and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft.. But once upon a time, they were. CALVIN ONEAL, LB, SAGINAW (1969-1971): A two-time all-state linebacker, ONeal averaged 14 tackles per game his senior year and wasMVP of the Saginaw Valley League. The defensive end set off for UCLA, but transferred to Miami after two seasons. 32. He was out of the NFL after two seasons and arrested again on drug charges in December 2018. Mackenzie is a member of both the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. The veteran NFL wide receiver and Ohio State quarterback, Terrelle Pryor was the No. An outstanding running back,he also finished his career with 20 interceptions and scored the only touchdown in Harrisons 7-0 win over Muskegon Catholic Central in the 1981 Class B state title game. This 6-foot-5, defensive tackle drew attention at Wake Forest High in Wake Forest, North Carolina, for his size and strength. He bounced around the pros, with stops along the way with the Chicago Bears and the United Football League's Hartford Colonials. Kevin Jones was an elite running back from Cardinal O'Hara in Springfield, Pennsylvania, who was judged the top talent of the 2001 recruiting class. Born: Feb. 13, 1977 (Charleston, West Virginia), High school: Dupont High School (Belle, West Virginia), High school highlights: Parade All-American (1995), West Virginia Football Player of the Year (1994), two-time West Virginia Basketball Player of the Year (1994, 1995), College highlights: Division I-AA national champion (1997), AP All-American (1997), NFL career: Minnesota Vikings (1998-2004, 2010), Oakland Raiders (2005-06), New England Patriots (2007-10), Tennessee Titans (2010), San Francisco 49ers (2012). 1: The program has produced seven national championship teams. 99. He was named NFL MVP in 2012. , Brock Berlin was a pro-style quarterback out of Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana. 1-ranked player in the 2022 recruiting class, Travis Hunter is a cornerback out of Collins Hill High in Suwanee, Georgia, who upended expectations when hedecommitted fromFlorida State, and signed with Jackson State. 1. He was part of the Electric Company offensive line that blocked for O.J. Best NFL players from Washington, D.C., area inspire all-era roster Monroe went on to play for Virginia, and log seven seasons in the NFL for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Baltimore Ravens. McDaniel has sprinter speed, and he won state titles in the 100- (10.46 seconds) and 200-meter dashes (21.20 seconds). O'Hara was a four-time All-State and All-Central New York selection and was named the 2013 Gatorade New York Player of the Year after leading C-NS to a state championship. Although he weighed only 180 pounds, Coleman was a dominating offensive and defensive lineman who isregarded to this day as the greatest Michigan State Universityfootball player ever.