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What position had the most Texans at the NFL combine?

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DeMarvion Overshown (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

I was bored Sunday afternoon, so I decided to conduct a little research. Which position does the state of Texas produce the most and best of, at least as it relates to this year’s NFL combine?

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In other words, which position do Texas high schools produce the most talent?

The answer surprised me.

I expected it to be wide receiver or even defensive backs, given the proliferation of 7-on-7 and the spread offense. But I was wrong.

In fact, Texas is long on running backs. Very long. And that doesn’t include the likes of Bijan Robinson, who played high school ball in Tucson, Ariz.

Even crazier, the second highest percentage came from the linebacker group.

The worst? Tight end. It goes to show just how rare of a prospect JT Sanders really is.

Quarterback (1 native Texan of 15 QBs at the combine)

Clayton Tune, Carrollton Hebron

Running back (7 of 27)

Zach Evans, Galena Park North Shore

Devon Achane, Fort Bend Marshall

Kendre Miller, Mount Enterprise

Roschon Johnson, Port Neches-Groves

Deuce Vaughn, Round Rock Cedar Ridge

SaRodrick Thompson, Carrollton Ranchview

Deneric Prince, Manvel

Wide Receiver (6 of 50)

Quentin Johnston, Temple

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Rockwall

Marvin Mims, Frisco Lone Star

Elijah Higgins, Austin Bowie

Rashee Rice, North Richland Hills Richland

Malik Knowles, Mansfield Lake Ridge

Tight End (0 of 20)

Offensive line (5 of 51)

Steve Avila, South Grand Prairie

Braeden Daniels, Carrollton Hebron

Connor Galvin, Katy

Alan Ali, Keller Timber Creek

Mark Evans, Houston CE King

Defensive end (4 of 44)

Tyree Wilson, West Rusk

Tyler Lacy, Sachse

Dylan Horton, Frisco

Ochaun Mathis, Manor

Defensive tackle (2 of 19)

Keondre Coburn, Spring Westfield

Moro Ojomo, Katy

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Linebackers (4 of 22)

Drew Sanders, Denton Guyer

DeMarvion Overshown, Arp

Dee Winters, Burton

Anfernee Orji, Rockwall

Cornerbacks (5 of 37)

Christian Gonzalez, The Colony

Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, Waco Midway

Jaylon Jones, Cibolo Steele

Myles Brooks, Pflugerville Hendrickson

Mekhi Gardner, Mesquite Poteet

Safety (1 of 22)

Brandon Joseph, College Station

Of course, this is just a single year’s worth of data. So we can’t draw many definitive conclusions, only that it is clear that the state of Texas still produces top shelf RBs.

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