More than 140 former Georgia high school players on active NFL rosters
More than 140 former Georgia high school players are on active rosters ahead of tonight’s NFL opener between the Cowboys and Eagles, Georgia High School Football Daily research shows. There are dozens more on injured reserve or practice squads.
Hillgrove has the most active players with seven. North Gwinnett has six.
Hillgrove’s seven include former first-round picks Myles Murphy and Bradley Chubb. The others are Evan Engram, Jaylen McCollough, Chig Okonkwo, Jalen Royals and Reuben Lowery III. Hillgrove had the most on opening-day rosters last season with five.
Three of North Gwinnett’s six are rookies: Barrett Carter, Jordan Hancock and Jared Ivey. The others are Josh Downs, Tyler Goodson and D.J. Turner. All six played on North Gwinnett’s 2017 Class 7A championship team, though two were freshmen. The three rookies made first-team AJC All-State on the Bulldogs’ 2019 team that reached the semifinals.
Every NFL team has at least one former Georgia high school player. The Packers have the most with 12. The Falcons have seven.
Twenty-nine Georgia NFL players are rookies. They include 2024 first-round picks Travis Hunter of Collins Hill, Mykel Williams of Hardaway and Malaki Starks of Jefferson.
The list includes active, injured and suspended players as of noon Tuesday. It does not include practice-squad players. (Note: Players on the injured list are designated with “IJ,” suspended players are designated with “SUS” and players on the physically unable to perform list are designated with “PUP.“)
GHSF Daily compiles this list each preseason using its database of past Georgia NFL players along with 2025 draft picks and prospects. Those players are used to help find matches on the latest NFL.com rosters. The NFL has not released high school roster data this season, and rosters are fluid, meaning omissions are possible.
Player / College / NFL team / Years in the league
Alpharetta
QB Joshua Dobbs / Tennessee / Patriots / 9
CB Jaycee Horn / South Carolina / Panthers / 5
LS William Wagner / Michigan / Bengals / R
Arabia Mountain
WR Jakobi Meyers / NC State / Raiders / 7
Archer
G Joshua Ezeudu (IJ) / North Carolina / Giants / 4
DE Colby Wooden / Auburn / Packers / 3
B.E.S.T. Academy
CB Qwan’tez Stiggers / None / Jets / 2
Bainbridge
RB Dameon Pierce / Florida / Texans / 4
Baldwin
S Javon Bullard / Georgia / Packers / 2
Bleckley County
OT Amarius Mims / Georgia / Bengals / 2
Blessed Trinity
LB JD Bertrand / Notre Dame / Falcons / 2
Brookwood
LS Nick Moore / Georgia / Ravens / 4
Brunswick
OT Warren McClendon Jr. / Georgia / Rams / 3
CB Darius Slay / Mississippi State / Steelers / 13
Buford
CB Josh Blackwell / Duke / Bears / 4
WR Isaiah Bond / Texas / Browns / R
LS Reid Ferguson / LSU / Bills / 9
Calhoun
TE Davis Allen / Clemson / Rams / 3
Callaway
RB Tank Bigsby / Auburn / Jaguars / 3
Calvary Day
LB Nolan Smith / Georgia / Eagles / 3
Campbell
OT Benjamin Chukwuma / Georgia State / Bucs / R
Carrollton
LS Josh Harris-IJ / Auburn / Chargers / 14
CB Jonathan Jones / Auburn / Commanders / 10
G Dylan Parham / Memphis / Raiders / 4
LB Chaz Chambliss / Georgia / Vikings / R
Cartersville
QB Trevor Lawrence / Clemson / Jaguars / 5
Carver
RB Woody Marks / USC / Texans / R
Cedar Grove
LB DeAngelo Malone / Western Kentucky / Falcons / 4
TE Jelani Woods / Virginia / Jets / 4
Cedartown
RB Nick Chubb / Georgia / Texans / 8
CB Zah Frazier (IJ) / UT-San Antonio / Bears / R
Centennial
QB Max Brosmer / Minnesota / Vikings / R
Coffee
WR Tyreek Hill / West Alabama / Dolphins / 10
Collins Hill
WR/CB Travis Hunter / Colorado / Jaguars / R
Colquitt County
S Jay Ward / LSU / Vikings / 3
K Ryan Fitzgerald / Florida State / Panthers / R
Columbia
DT Nazir Stackhouse / Georgia / Packers / R
Crisp County
LB Quay Walker / Georgia / Packers / 4
Dacula
WR Konata Mumpfield / Pitt / Rams / R
Dalton
RB Jahmyr Gibbs / Alabama / Lions / 3
Darlington
G Tate Ratledge / Georgia / Lions / R
Dodge County
DE Leonard Floyd / Georgia / Falcons / 10
Dooly County
OT Travis Glover (IJ) / Georgia State / Packers / 2
Dutchtown
DE Will Anderson Jr. / Alabama / Texans / 3
RB Dylan Sampson / Tennessee / Browns / R
Eagle’s Landing
RB Antonio Gibson / Memphis / Patriots / 6
Eastside
DT Sheldon Rankins / Louisville / Texans / 10
CB Eric Stokes / Georgia / Raiders / 5
ELCA
RB Keaton Mitchell / East Carolina / Ravens / 3
Forest Park
DT Justin Eboigbe / Alabama / Chargers / 2
Gainesville
QB Deshaun Watson (PUP) / Clemson / Browns / 9
Grayson
RB Phil Mafah (IJ) / Clemson / Cowboys / R
OT Wanya Morris / Oklahoma / Chiefs / 3
LB Owen Pappoe / Auburn / Cardinals / 3
Greater Atlanta Christian
OT Myles Hinton-IJ / Michigan / Eagles / R
QB Davis Mills / Stanford / Texans / 5
WR Kalif Raymond / Holy Cross / Lions / 9
WR Darius Slayton / Auburn / Giants / 7
Hapeville Charter
DE Kingsley Enagbare / South Carolina / Packers / 4
LB Arden Key / LSU / Titans / 8
S Chris Smith II / Georgia / Raiders / 3
Hardaway
DE Mykel Williams / Georgia / 49ers / R
Harrison
QB Justin Fields / Ohio State / Jets / 5
Heard County
CB Alijah Huzzie (IJ) / North Carolina / Texans / R
Hephzibah
CB Darrell Baker Jr. / Georgia Southern / Titans / 3
Hillgrove
OLB Bradley Chubb / NC State / Dolphins / 8
TE Evan Engram / Ole Miss / Broncos / 9
CB Reuben Lowery / UT-Chattanooga / Ravens / R
S Jaylen McCollough / Tennessee / Rams / 2
DE Myles Murphy / Clemson / Bengals / 3
TE Chig Okonkwo / Maryland / Titans / 4
WR Jalen Royals / Utah State / Chiefs / R
Hiram
LB Jonathan Greenard / Florida / Vikings / 6
Jefferson
S Malaki Starks / Georgia / Ravens / R
Landmark Christian
S Joey Blount / Virginia / Cardinals / 4
Laney
CB Jaylen Watson / Washington State / Chiefs / 4
Lanier
DT Derrick Brown / Auburn / Panthers / 6
Lithonia
OT Broderick Jones / Georgia / Steelers / 3
Lovejoy
WR Bub Means (IJ) / Pitt / Saints / 2
OT Elijah Wilkinson / UMass / Falcons / 9
Lowndes
CB Kenny Moore II / Valdosta State / Colts / 9
M.L. King
S Kevin Byard / Middle Tennessee / Bears / 10
Macon County
ILB Roquan Smith / Georgia / Ravens / 8
Marietta
LB Azeez Ojulari / Georgia / Eagles / 5
LB BJ Ojulari (PUP) / LSU / Cardinals / 3
Marist
TE John FitzPatrick / Georgia / Packers / 4
S Kyle Hamilton / Notre Dame / Ravens / 4
Mary Persons
DE Malik Herring / Georgia / Chiefs / 5
McDonough
DE Dalvin Tomlinson / Alabama / Cardinals / 9
McEachern
OT Chuma Edoga / USC / Jaguars / 7
Mitchell County
DT Grover Stewart / Albany State / Colts / 9
Morrow
LB Jamal Hill / Oregon / Texans / 2
Norcross
DE Robert Beal Jr. / Georgia / 49ers / 3
RB Alvin Kamara / Tennessee / Saints / 9
North Clayton
LB YaYa Diaby / Louisville / Bucs / 3
CB Kindle Vildor / Georgia Southern / Bucs / 6
North Cobb
TE Darren Waller / Georgia Tech / Dolphins / 8
North Gwinnett
LB Barrett Carter / Clemson / Bengals / R
WR Josh Downs / North Carolina / Colts / 3
RB Tyler Goodson / Iowa / Colts / 3
CB Jordan Hancock / Ohio State / Bills / R
LB Jared Ivey / Ole Miss / Seahawks / R
CB DJ Turner II / Michigan / Bengals / 3
North Hall
S Dan Jackson (IJ) / Georgia / Lions / R
North Murray
WR Ladd McConkey / Georgia / Chargers / 2
Northgate
K Wil Lutz / Georgia State / Bbroncos / 10
Ola
RB Chris Rodriguez Jr. / Kentucky / Commanders / 3
Pace Academy
G Jamaree Salyer / Georgia / Chargers / 4
OT Andrew Thomas / Georgia / Giants / 6
Parkview
LS Julian Ashby / Vanderbilt / Patriots / R
WR Malik Washington / Virginia / Dolphins / 2
Paulding County
LB Smael Mondon Jr. / Georgia / Eagles / R
Peach County
WR Demarcus Robinson (SUS) / Florida / 49ers / 10
Peachtree Ridge
OT Orlando Brown / Oklahoma / Bengals / 8
TE Payne Durham / Purdue / Bucs / 3
DT Cameron Heyward / Ohio State / Steelers / 15
LB Shaka Heyward / Duke / Bengals / 2
TE Connor Heyward / Michigan State / Steelers / 4
Pierce County
QB Stetson Bennett / Georgia / Rams / 2
Rabun County
TE Charlie Woerner / Georgia / Falcons / 6
Riverwood
LB Kyle Kennard / South Carolina / Chargers / R
Rockdale County
DT Grady Jarrett / Clemson / Bears / 11
Roswell
LB Ty’Ron Hopper / Missouri / Packers / 2
LB Marcelino McCrary-Ball / Indiana / Jets / 2
S Xavier McKinney / Alabama / Packers / 6
QB Malik Willis / Liberty / Packers / 4
Sandy Creek
CB Brian Branch / Alabama / Lions / 3
Savannah Christian
DT Warren Brinson / Georgia / Packers / R
Shiloh
DE Cameron Sample / Tulane / Bengals / 5
South Cobb
DT Justin Jones (IJ) / NC State / Cardinals / 8
South Gwinnett
CB Terell Smith (IJ) / Minnesota / Bears / 3
South Paulding
CB Michael Carter II / Duke / Jets / 5
Southwest DeKalb
CB Rock Ya-Sin / Temple / Lions / 7
Spalding
CB Dee Alford / Tusculum / Falcons / 4
Starr’s Mill
S Cole Bishop / Utah / Bills / 2
P Sam Martin / Appalachian State / Panthers / 13
Stephens County
G Ben Cleveland / Georgia / Ravens / 5
Stephenson
DE Montez Sweat / Mississippi State / Bears / 7
LB D.J. Wonnum / South Carolina / Panthers / 6
Stockbridge
DE Brenton Cox Jr. / Florida / Packers / 3
Stone Mountain
LB Thomas Incoom / Central Michigan / Panthers / 3
Strong Rock Christian
LB Demetrius Knight Jr. / South Carolina / Bengals / R
Tift County
WR Rashod Bateman / Minnesota / Ravens / 5
Towers
DT Devonte Wyatt / Georgia / Packers / 4
Troup
WR Jamari Thrash / Louisville / Browns / 2
Upson-Lee
DE Travon Walker / Georgia / Jaguars / 4
Walker
C Hunter Nourzad / Penn State / Chiefs / 2
Ware County
LB Ernest Jones / South Carolina / Seahawks / 5
Wayne County
LB Trevin Wallace / Kentucky / Panthers / 2
Wesleyan
TE Tommy Tremble / Notre Dame / Panthers / 5
West Forsyth
G Dylan Fairchild / Georgia / Bengals / R
Westlake
CB A.J. Terrell / Clemson / Falcons / 6
CB Nate Wiggins / Clemson / Ravens / 2
Westminster
K Harrison Butker / Georgia Tech / Chiefs / 9
P Blake Gillikin / Penn State / Cardinals / 6
Whitewater
S Kyle Dugger / Lenoir-Rhyne / Patriots / 6
Wilkinson County
OLB Bud Dupree / Kentucky / Chargers / 11
OT Tylan Grable (IJ) / UCF / Bills / 2
Woodward Academy
P AJ Cole / NC State / Raiders / 7