Texas high school football scores big in 1st Round of 2012 NFL Draft
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Updated: April 26, 2012
As usual, in any NFL Draft, Texas high school football makes a solid showing. This season however, they absolutely rolled through the competition. Five (5) former Texas high school football players were selected in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft, while the closest any other state came was three selections.
| Draft Pick | Pos | Name | Ht | Wt | College | High School |
| 1 | QB | Andrew Luck | 6'4 | 234 | Stanford | Houston Stratford |
| 2 | QB | Robert Griffin III | 6'2 | 223 | Baylor | Copperas Cove |
| 8 | QB | Ryan Tannehill | 6'4 | 221 | Texas A&M | Big Spring |
| 14 | DT | Michael Brockers | 6'5 | 322 | LSU | Houston Chavez |
| 20 | WR | Kendal Wright | 5'10 | 196 | Baylor | Pittsburg |
Evidence of the impact of the influence that 7 on 7 has had on the passing game in Texas continues to mount as Texas continues to dominate in the selection of quarterbacks. Andrew Luck became the 11th #1 draft pick who played his high school ball in Texas and with three QBs from the Lone Star State selected in the top ten, no one can argue how strong the passing game is here.
As many as two or three other Texas high school football quarterbacks are expected to be included in this year's draft. (Nick Foles - Austin Westlake, Darren Thomas - Aldine, Case Keenum - Abilene Wylie)
Chris Doelle
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