Number of players on opening-week NFL rosters from each area
City | Number of players |
---|---|
Miami | 17 |
Las Vegas | 16 |
Bradenton, Fla. | 15 |
Atlanta | 14 |
Detroit | 14 |
ºüÀêÊÓƵ | 13 |
Houston | 13 |
Tampa | 13 |
ºüÀêÊÓƵ was among the most well-represented regions on NFL opening week rosters.
The NFL with high schools producing the most NFL players, and ºüÀêÊÓƵ was sixth-best. There were 13 players from ºüÀêÊÓƵ city and County high schools on rosters last weekend.
Just five places (Miami; Las Vegas; Bradenton, Florida; Atlanta and Detroit) had more than ºüÀêÊÓƵ city and County's 13 players on 2024 rosters.
At a metropolitan area level, ºüÀêÊÓƵ boasts 22 players on opening weekend rosters.
If the ºüÀêÊÓƵ metropolitan area were a state, it would rank seventh-best with one NFL player per 128,195 residents, far better than the United States average of one per 194,512.
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Two ºüÀêÊÓƵ area high schools were represented by more than one player on opening-week rosters.
Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott and Jacksonville linebacker Foyesade Oluokun both attended John Burroughs.
ºüÀêÊÓƵ U. High also had two alums on rosters: Lions lineman Michael Niese and Jets safety Tony Adams.
On a per-capita basis, ºüÀêÊÓƵ beats out Chicago.
The ºüÀêÊÓƵ metropolitan area has just 29.7% of the Chicago area's population but more than half as many NFL players.
Statewide, 32 players who attended Missouri high schools were on rosters, and 54 went to school in Illinois. Given that Illinois has more than twice as many residents as Missouri, the Show-Me State prevails on NFL players per capita over its eastern neighbor.
ºüÀêÊÓƵ-area NFL players on opening-day 2024 rosters
Player | Team | Position | High School |
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Epenesa, A.J. | Buffalo Bills | DE | Edwardsville |
Ford, Mike | Cleveland Browns | CB | Alton-Marquette |
LaPorta, Sam | Detroit Lions | TE | Highland |
Johnson, Antonio | Jacksonville Jaguars | FS | East ºüÀêÊÓƵ Sr |
Armstead, Terron | Miami Dolphins | T | Cahokia |
Owens, Jonathan | Chicago Bears | SS | Christian Brothers |
Elliott, Ezekiel | Dallas Cowboys | RB | Burroughs |
Fox, Jack | Detroit Lions | P | Ladue Horton Watkins |
Niese, Michael | Detroit Lions | T | ºüÀêÊÓƵ University |
Williams, Isaiah | Detroit Lions | WR | Trinity Catholic |
Williams, Jameson | Detroit Lions | WR | Cardinal Ritter |
Wingo, Mekhi | Detroit Lions | DT | De Smet Jesuit |
Oluokun, Foyesade | Jacksonville Jaguars | ILB | Burroughs |
Wharton, Tershawn | Kansas City Chiefs | DT | University City |
Haskins, Hassan | Los Angeles Chargers | RB | Eureka |
Schrader, Cody | Los Angeles Rams | RB | Lutheran |
Williams, Kyren | Los Angeles Rams | RB | Vianney |
Payton, Rico | New Orleans Saints | CB | Lindbergh |
Saunders, Khalen | New Orleans Saints | DT | Parkway Central |
Adams, Tony | New York Jets | FS | ºüÀêÊÓƵ University |
Pruitt, MyCole | Pittsburgh Steelers | TE | Kirkwood |
Puni, Dominick | San Francisco 49ers | G | Francis Howell Central |