The ultimate guide to 62 former Texas high school football players in the 2020 NFL draft pool - The Dallas Morning News

Texas high school football has a tradition of strong representation in the NFL draft.

The 2020 selections should be no different.

According to The Athletic’s complete prospect rankings, 36 former Texas high school football players project to be picked between the first and seventh rounds April 23-25. Many others are likely to be undrafted-free-agent signees.

DeSoto leads the Dallas area with four likely future professionals in the group: Wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. (Colorado) projects as an early-round pick. Wide receiver James Proche (SMU) and cornerback A.J. Green (Oklahoma State) appear ready to go in the middle rounds. Linebacker Chris Orr (Wisconsin) should continue his NFL family tradition, too.

In total, 18 Dallas-area schools have at least one player in the 2020 draft pool: Arlington Lamar, Arlington Martin, Bishop Dunne, Cedar Hill, Colleyville Heritage, DeSoto, Euless Trinity, Frisco Lone Star, Garland, Lovejoy, McKinney North, Prestonwood Christian, Sachse, Skyline, South Grand Prairie, Waxahachie, Wilmer-Hutchins and Wylie East.

The three-year streak of Texas high school football grads being the NFL’s No. 1 overall pick is likely to end in 2020, but South Grand Prairie’s Jeff Okudah is expected to be a top-5 selection on April 23.

Here’s the full list of 62 former Texas high school football players projected to be options in the 2020 draft, separated by position:

Quarterbacks

Player	High school	College	Draft range
Jalen Hurts	Channelview	Oklahoma	3rd-4th round
Steven Montez	El Paso Del Valle	Colorado	UFA

Running backs

Player	High school	College	Draft range
J.K. Dobbins	La Grange	Ohio State	1st-2nd round
Eno Benjamin	Wylie East	Arizona State	4th round
Sewo Olonilua	Kingwood	TCU	7th round
JaMycal Hasty	Longview	Baylor	7th round-UFA
Patrick Turner Jr.	Humble Atascocita	Memphis	UFA
Darius Anderson	Richmond George Ranch	TCU	UFA
Xavier Jones	Spring	SMU	UFA
Jason Huntley	Arlington Martin	New Mexico State	UFA

Receivers/Tight ends

Player	High school	College	Draft range
CeeDee Lamb	Richmond Foster	Oklahoma	1st round
Denzel Mims	Daingerfield	Baylor	1st-2nd round
Jalen Reagor	Waxahachie	TCU	2nd round
Laviska Shenault Jr.	DeSoto	Colorado	2nd round
James Proche	DeSoto	SMU	4th round
Devin Duvernay	Sachse	Texas	4th round
Quartney Davis	Houston Langham Creek	Texas A&M	5th-6th round
Aaron Fuller	Lovejoy	Washington	7th round-UFA
Kendrick Rogers	Frankston	Texas A&M	7th round-UFA
Tyrie Cleveland	Houston Westfield	Florida	7th round-UFA
Darrell Stewart Jr.	Houston Nimitz	Michigan State	UFA
Carlos Strickland	Skyline	UTSA	UFA
Chase Harrell*	Hargrave	Arkansas	UFA

*Listed as a TE

Offensive line

Player	Position	High school	College	Draft range
Josh Jones	OT	Fort Bend Bush	Houston	1st-2nd round
Hakeem Adeniji	OT	Garland	Kansas	4th round
Terence Steele	OT	Cibolo Steele	Texas Tech	7th round-UFA
Robert Hunt	OG	Burkeville	Louisiana	2nd-3rd round
Cordel Iwuagwu	OG	Houston Westfield	TCU	7th round-UFA
Zach Shackelford	OC	Belton	Texas	UFA

Defensive line

Player	Position	High school	College	Draft range
K’Lavon Chaisson	DE	GP North Shore	LSU	1st round
Trevis Gipson	DE	Cedar Hill	Tulsa	4th round
Alton Robinson	DE	Converse Judson	Syracuse	5th round
Tipa Galeai	DE	Euless Trinity	Utah State	7th round-UFA
LaDarius Hamilton	DE	Corrigan-Camden	North Texas	UFA
Ross Blacklock	DT	Fort Bend Elkins	TCU	1st-2nd round
Justin Madubuike	DT	McKinney North	Texas A&M	2nd round
Jordan Elliott	DT	Houston Westside	Missouri	2nd-3rd round
James Lynch	DT	Round Rock	Baylor	2nd-3rd round
Broderick Washington Jr.	DT	Longview	Texas Tech	5th round
Bravvion Roy	DT	Spring	Baylor	7th round-UFA
Darrion Daniels	DT	Bishop Dunne	Nebraska	7th round-UFA

Linebackers

Player	High school	College	Draft range
Kenneth Murray	Fort Bend Elkins	Oklahoma	1st-2nd round
Jordyn Brooks	Houston Stratford	Texas Tech	2nd-3rd round
Clay Johnston	Abilene Wylie	Baylor	5th-6th round
Chris Orr	DeSoto	Wisconsin	UFA

Cornerbacks

Player	High school	College	Draft range
Jeffrey Okudah	South Grand Prairie	Ohio State	1st round
Jeff Gladney	New Boston	TCU	1st-2nd round
Reggie Robinson II	Cleburne	Tulsa	3rd-4th round
A.J. Green	DeSoto	Oklahoma State	5th-6th round
DeMarkus Acy	Wilmer-Hutchins	Missouri	5th-6th round
Grayland Arnold	Kountze	Baylor	6th round
Madre Harper	Arlington Lamar	Southern Illinois	6th-7th round
Reid Harrison-Ducros	Colleyville Heritage	Duquesne	UFA

Safeties

Player	High school	College	Draft range
Antoine Winfield	The Woodlands	Minnesota	2nd-3rd round
Brandon Jones	Nacogdoches	Texas	3rd-4th round
J.R. Reed	Prestonwood	Georgia	5th round
Jared Mayden	Sachse	Alabama	UFA
Rodney Clemons	Katy	SMU	UFA
Luther Kirk	Garland	Illinois	UFA
Chris Miller	Frisco Lone Star	Baylor	UFA

Specialists

Player	Position	High school	College	Draft range
Braden Mann	P	Cy-Fair	Texas A&M	5th round
Michael Turk	P	FB Ridge Point	Arizona State	7th-UFA

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