Thirty former Texas high school players taken in 2023 NFL Draft
The state of Texas is annually one of the top three producers of talent for the NFL. There have been some years with more than 40 former Texas high school players hearing names called during the draft.
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The 2023 NFL Draft was a slightly down one for the Lone State State with only 30 names called after having 32 drafted in April of 2022.
The state of Florida led the way in the 2023 NFL Draft with 36 players selected. Texas finished second, and was followed by Georgia (23) and California (22). Illinois rounded out the top five with 12.
The six states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida continued to dominate the draft. The six combined for 110 of the 259 selections, or 42.5% of all NFL Draft picks.
Inside Texas provides the run down of the prospect from the Lone Star State drafted April 27-29.
First Round (4)
7. Tyree Wilson, DE, New London West Rusk High
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 478 (3-star)
Colleges: Texas A&M and Texas Tech
17. Christian Gonzalez, CB, The Colony High
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 311 (4-star)
Colleges: Colorado and Oregon
20. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Rockwall High
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 28 (5-star)
Colleges: Ohio State
21. Quentin Johnston, WR, Temple High
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 84 (4-star)
Colleges: TCU
Second Round (3)
36. Steve Avila, center, Grand Prairie South Grand Prairie High
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 970 (3-star)
Colleges: TCU
55. Rashee Rice, WR, North Richland Hills Richland High
Class: 2019
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 814 (3-star)
Colleges: SMU
63. Marvin Mims, WR, Frisco Lone Star High
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 146 (4-star)
Colleges: Oklahoma
Third Round (4)
67. Drew Sanders, LB, Denton Ryan High
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 27 (5-star)
Colleges: Alabama and Arkansas
71. Kendre Miller, RB, Mount Enterprise High
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1400 (3-star)
Colleges: TCU
84. Devon Achane, RB, Missouri City Fort Bend Marshall High
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 138 (4-star)
Colleges: Texas A&M
90. DeMarvion Overshown, LB, Arp High
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 48 (4-star)
Colleges: Texas
Fourth Round (4)
109. Dylan Horton, EDGE, Frisco High
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1958 (3-star)
Colleges: New Mexico and TCU
115. Roschon Johnson, RB, Port Neches-Groves High
Class: 2019
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 266 (4-star)
Colleges: Texas
No. 118 Braeden Daniels, OT, Carrollton Hebron High
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1396 (3-star)
Colleges: Utah
130. Tyler Lacy, DT, Garland Sachse High
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 830 (3-star)
Colleges: Oklahoma State
Fifth Round (1)
139. Clayton Tune, QB, Carrollton Hebron High
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 800 (3-star)
Colleges: Houston
Sixth Round (10)
182. Tre’vius Hodges-Tomlinson, CB, Waco Midway High
Class: 2019
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1193 (3-star)
Colleges: TCU
185. Parker Washington, WR, Richmond Fort Bend Travis High
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 357 (4-star)
Colleges: Penn State
189. Ochaun Mathis, DE, Manor High
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 751 (3-star)
Colleges: TCU and Nebraska
194. Keondre Coburn, DL, Spring Westfield High
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 111 (4-star)
Colleges: Texas
197. Elijah Higgins, TE, Austin Bowie High
Class: 2019
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 88 (4-star)
Colleges: Stanford
208. Erick Hallett II, S, Cy-Fair High
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 947 (3-star)
Colleges: Pittsburgh
209. Tre Hawkins, CB, Temple High
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: N/R
Colleges: Trinity Valley J.C. and Old Dominion
212. Deuce Vaughn, RB, Round Rock Cedar Ridge
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1200 (3-star)
Colleges: Kansas State
215. Zach Evans, RB, Houston North Shore
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 13 (5-star)
Colleges: TCU and Ole Miss
216. Dee Winters, LB, Burton High
Class: 2019
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 644 (3-star)
Colleges: TCU
Seventh Round (4)
221. Jaylon Jones, CB, Cibolo Steele High
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 26 (5-star)
Colleges: Texas A&M
240. Derek Parish, FB, Pearland High
Class: 2017
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1081 (3-star)
Colleges: Houston
247. Brayden Willis, TE/H, Arlington Martin High
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1339 (3-star)
Colleges: Oklahoma
249. Moro Ojomo, DL, Katy High
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 345 (4-star)
Colleges: Texas
