The NFL was infused with an abundance of promising talent in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft.
It was not too long ago that the NFL’s newest brightest stars were dominating at their respective high schools, though. Long before the college stardom that led them to be drafted in the first round, many of Thursday night’s selections were key pieces for prominent high school football programs.
With the first round of this year’s NFL draft in the books, USA Today High School Sports decided to a look at where each first-rounder played their high school football.
Let’s get into it.
Trevor Lawrence — Cartersville (Ga.)
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Zach Wilson — Corner Canyon (Utah)
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Trey Lance — Marshall (Minn.)
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Kyle Pitts — Archbishop Wood (Pa.)
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Ja’Marr Chase — Archbishop Rummel (La.)
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Jaylen Waddle — Episcopal (Texas)
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Penei Sewell — Desert Hills (Utah)
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Jaycee Horn — Alpharetta (Ga.)
Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports
Patrick Surtain II — American Heritage (Fla.)
David Dermer/Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports
DeVonta Smith — Amite (La.)
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Justin Fields — Harrison (Ga.)
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Micah Parsons — Harrisburg (Pa.)
Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Rashawn Slater — Clements (Texas)
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Alijah Vera-Tucker — Bishop O’Dowd (Calif.)
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Mac Jones — The Bolles School (Fla.)
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Zaven Collins — Hominy (Okla.)
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Alex Leatherwood — Booker T. Washington (Fla.)
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Jaelan Phillips — Redlands East Valley (Calif.)
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Jamin Davis — Long County (Ga.)
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Kadarius Toney — Blount (Ala.)
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Kwity Paye — Bishop Hendricken (R.I.)
Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Caleb Farley — Maiden (N.C.)
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Christian Darrisaw — Riverdale Baptist (Md.)
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Najee Harris — Antioch (Calif.)
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Travis Etienne — Jennings (La.)
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Greg Newsome II — IMG Academy (Fla.)
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Rashod Bateman — Tift County (Ga.)
Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Payton Turner — Westside (Texas)
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Eric Stokes — Eastside (Ga.)
Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports
Gregory Rousseau — Champagnat Catholic — Hialeah (Fla.)
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jayson Oweh — Blair Academy (N.J.)
Matthew O’Haren-USA TODAY Sports
Joe Tryon — Oliver M. Hazen (Wash.)
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