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Kentucky high school football

17 Kentucky high schools have produced an NFL draft pick since the 2010 signing class, out of 117 with a college signee who went on to play.

18
NFL draftees
7% of 2010–2020 signees
30
College contributors
offense skill
506
Recruits tracked
since 2010
31
Schools that produced
of 117 with a signee

What Kentucky produces

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

WR
534 NFL
S
293 NFL
OT
532 NFL
ATH
502 NFL
CB
282 NFL
RB
232 NFL
QB
411 NFL
LB
321 NFL
TE
271 NFL
DL
57
IOL
52
EDGE
45
K
9
P
5
LS
2
draftedsigned with a college program

Every school, by NFL draft picks

Every Kentucky high school that has sent a player to a college football program since 2010 — 117 of them, ranked by what those players became.

#High schoolNFLRecruits
1Lafayette29
2Trinity133
3Ballard115
4Louisville Male111
5Covington Catholic110
6Franklin County17
7Pleasure Ridge Park17
8Madison Southern14
9Western Hills12
10St. Xavier117
11South Warren113
12Paducah Tilghman19
13Christian County17
14Madisonville North Hopkins14
15Butler Traditional13
16Holy Cross12
17Campbellsville11
18Highlands012
19Dupont Manual022
20Bowling Green09
21Glasgow06
22Lexington Catholic04
23Christian Academy Of Louisville012
24Ashland Blazer05
25Owensboro05

31 of Kentucky's 117 high schools with a college signee have produced an NFL pick or a college contributor, and they are the ones ranked above; 0 have a pipeline page of their own. Search finds any of the 117.

Class by class

How many college players Kentucky 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. Kentucky

Notable alumni

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

PlayerPosCollegeOutcome
Damien HarrisRBAlabamaNFL draft (2019 R3)
Michael MayerTENotre DameNFL draft (2023 R2)
Jedrick WillsOTAlabamaNFL draft (2020 R1)
Landon YoungOTKentuckyNFL draft (2021 R6)
Wan'Dale RobinsonRBNebraskaNFL draft (2022 R2)
Rondale MooreWRPurdueNFL draft (2021 R2)
DeVante ParkerWRLouisvilleNFL draft (2015 R1)
Jeremy ClarkSMichiganNFL draft (2017 R6)
Jordan WatkinsATHLouisvilleNFL draft (2025 R4)
Cory TriceSPurdueNFL draft (2023 R7)
Josh ForrestWRKentuckyNFL draft (2016 R6)
Desmond RidderATHCincinnatiNFL draft (2022 R3)
Nate HobbsCBIllinoisNFL draft (2021 R5)
Logan WoodsideQBToledoNFL draft (2018 R7)
Malachi CorleyCBWestern KentuckyNFL draft (2024 R3)
Derrick BarnesLBPurdueNFL draft (2021 R4)
Joel IyiegbuniweSWestern KentuckyNFL draft (2018 R4)
Taywan TaylorWRWestern KentuckyNFL draft (2017 R3)
James QuickWRLouisvilleCollege contributor
Drew BarkerQBKentuckyCollege contributor
Gavin WimsattQBRutgersCollege contributor
Milton WrightWRPurdueCollege contributor
Kyle BolinQBLouisvilleCollege contributor
Patrick TowlesQBKentuckyCollege contributor
Beau AllenQBKentuckyCollege contributor
Jordan DingleTEKentuckyCollege contributor
Izayah CummingsWRKentuckyCollege contributor
Anthony WalesRBWestern KentuckyCollege contributor
Aidan RobbinsRBLouisvilleCollege contributor
Dalyn DawkinsRBPurdueCollege contributor
Mekale McKayWRArkansasCollege contributor
Quinton BakerRBWestern KentuckyCollege contributor
Beau HogeQBBYUCollege contributor
Dalvin SmithWRWestern KentuckyCollege contributor
Austin HergottQBCentral MichiganCollege contributor
Marquez TriggRBWestern KentuckyCollege contributor
Jaelin CarterWREastern KentuckyCollege contributor
Triston LukeRBFurmanCollege contributor
Mitchell HenryTEWestern KentuckyCollege contributor
Chris HudsonTEMiami (OH)College contributor

Top current commits

RecruitPosCommitted toStars
Seneca DriverTEOklahoma5★
Allen EvansCBVanderbilt4★
Ja'Hyde BrownWRLouisville4★
Tyler FrymanWRKentucky4★
Malachi BrownDLKentucky4★
Karsten BuschStanfordMichiganKentuckyLBMiami4★
Evan HamptonLouisvilleTexas A&MKentuckyRBVanderbilt4★
Josiah HopeBaylorKentuckyUCLADLPurdue3★

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 Kentucky 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.