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Colorado high school football

11 Colorado high schools have produced an NFL draft pick since the 2010 signing class, out of 98 with a college signee who went on to play.

14
NFL draftees
5% of 2010–2020 signees
19
College contributors
offense skill
497
Recruits tracked
since 2010
22
Schools that produced
of 98 with a signee

What Colorado produces

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

ATH
455 NFL
K
133 NFL
OT
751 NFL
EDGE
671 NFL
WR
431 NFL
TE
391 NFL
S
281 NFL
RB
261 NFL
IOL
45
QB
34
LB
33
CB
23
DL
21
LS
3
P
2
draftedsigned with a college program

Every school, by NFL draft picks

Every Colorado high school that has sent a player to a college football program since 2010 — 98 of them, ranked by what those players became.

#High schoolNFLRecruits
1Valor Christian339
2The Classical Academy23
3Bear Creek13
4Fort Morgan13
5Fairview111
6Chatfield110
7Legend110
8Cherokee Trail18
9J.K. Mullen17
10Falcon12
11Pueblo East12
12Cherry Creek051
13Grandview016
14Mullen016
15Ralston Valley012
16Pomona011
17Heritage08
18Fossil Ridge07
19Highlands Ranch05
20Grand Junction Central02
21Smoky Hill01
22South01

22 of Colorado's 98 high schools with a college signee have produced an NFL pick or a college contributor, and they are the ones ranked above; 1 have a pipeline page of their own. Search finds any of the 98.

Class by class

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

4–5★ signeesall other college signees
'10
'12
'14
'16
'18
'20
'22
'24
'26
college signees per recruiting class, 20102027. Colorado

Notable alumni

The 31 biggest names out of Colorado, drafted first. A school's own page carries every one of its signees.

PlayerPosCollegeOutcome
Christian McCaffreyRBStanfordNFL draft (2017 R1)
Roger RosengartenOTWashingtonNFL draft (2024 R2)
Terrance FergusonTEOregonNFL draft (2025 R2)
Luke McCaffreyATHNebraskaNFL draft (2024 R3)
Kalen BallageATHArizona StateNFL draft (2018 R4)
Kenny BellATHNebraskaNFL draft (2015 R5)
Gunnar HelmTETexasNFL draft (2025 R4)
Dalton KeeneATHVirginia TechNFL draft (2020 R3)
Kain MedranoATHUCLANFL draft (2025 R6)
Daniel CarlsonKAuburnNFL draft (2018 R5)
Anders CarlsonKAuburnNFL draft (2023 R6)
JK ScottKAlabamaNFL draft (2018 R5)
Trey McBrideTEColorado StateNFL draft (2022 R2)
Chad MumaSWyomingNFL draft (2022 R3)
Olabisi JohnsonWRColorado StateNFL draft (2019 R7)
Jacob MartinEDGETempleNFL draft (2018 R6)
Cyler MilesQBWashingtonCollege contributor
Dylan McCaffreyQBMichiganCollege contributor
Evan BaylisTEOregonCollege contributor
Kole TaylorTELSUCollege contributor
Max BorghiRBWashington StateCollege contributor
Blake StenstromQBColoradoCollege contributor
Alex PadillaQBIowaCollege contributor
Tanner ArkinTEColorado StateCollege contributor
Max McCaffreyWRDukeCollege contributor
Brad RobertsRBAir ForceCollege contributor
Obie SanniRBOld DominionCollege contributor
Joseph ParkerWRWyomingCollege contributor
Joe HansleyWRColorado StateCollege contributor
Kivon CartwrightTEColorado StateCollege contributor
Ben WatersWRAir ForceCollege contributor

Top current commits

RecruitPosCommitted toStars
Braylon HodgeMichiganOhio StateWashingtonLBOregon4★
Ty GoettscheMichiganOklahomaStanfordTEBYU4★
Deacon SchmittUCLAMichiganTCUIOLOklahoma4★
Jackson RoperIOLUCLA4★
Toray DavisNebraskaMichiganTexasATHTexas4★
Cristian MbamarahCBNorthwestern3★
Mason BonnerTEMichigan3★
Max LovettWRKansas State3★

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 Colorado 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.