More than 120 former Georgia high school players made opening-day NFL rosters as the regular season got under way this week, according to research by MaxPreps and Georgia High School Football Daily.
Eight played in Thursday night's Super Bowl rematch between the Broncos and Panthers, won by the Broncos 21-20. Those eight included reigning MVP Cam Newton of Westlake and the Panthers.
Many Georgia players made NFL rosters for the first time. Those included 2016 first-round draft picks Leonard Floyd of Dodge County (Bears), Sheldon Rankins of Eastside (Saints) and Robert Nkemdiche of Grayson (Cardinals).
The Georgia high schools with the most players on opening-day players are Peachtree Ridge, Stephenson and Westlake with four each.
The NFL team with the most Georgia players is the Chiefs with eight.
Within a few days, MaxPreps will report on how Georgia's totals compare to other states. In recent years, Georgia has trailed only California, Texas and Florida in NFL players.
Please report any omissions below. The NFL does not provide these lists nor report players' high schools in every case.
| POS | Player | High School | College | NFL |
| LB | Vic Beasley | Adairsville | Clemson | Atlanta Falcons |
| WR | Breshad Perriman | Arabia Mountain | Central Florida | Baltimore Ravens |
| CB | Darius Slay | Brunswick | Mississippi State | Detroit Lions |
| CB | Justin Coleman | Brunswick | Tennessee | New England Patriots |
| OG | Vadal Alexander | Buford | LSU | Oakland Raiders |
| DE | Cornelius Washington | Burke County | Georgia | Chicago Bears |
| DT | Davonte Lambert | Burke County | Auburn | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| FS | J.J. Wilcox | Cairo | Georgia Southern | Dallas Cowboys |
| CB | Chris Lewis-Harris | Campbell | UT-Chattanooga | Cincinnati Bengals |
| CB | Jonathan Jones | Carrollton | Auburn | New England Patriots |
| LS | Josh Harris | Carrollton | Auburn | Atlanta Falcons |
| G | Chris Hubbard | Carver (Columbus) | UAB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| RB | Isaiah Crowell | Carver (Columbus) | Alabama State | Cleveland Browns |
| OLB | Jarvis Jones | Carver (Columbus) | Georgia | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| LB | Gerald Rivers | Cedar Grove | Mississippi | Houston Texans |
| G | Clint Boling | Chattahoochee | Georgia | Cincinnati Bengals |
| WR | Tyreek Hill | Coffee | West Alabama | Kansas City Chiefs |
| OL | Cameron Erving | Colquitt County | Florida State | Cleveland Browns |
| P | Chris Jones | Coosa | Carson-Newman | Dallas Cowboys |
| FS | Eric Berry | Creekside | Tennessee | Kansas City Chiefs |
| OLB | Leonard Floyd | Dodge County | Georgia | Chicago Bears |
| WR | Keith Mumphery | Dooly County | Michigan State | Houston Texans |
| LB | Daryl Smith | Dougherty | Georgia Tech | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| FB | Mike Tolbert | Douglas County | Coastal Carolina | Carolina Panthers |
| ILB | Akeem Dent | Douglass | Georgia | Houston Texans |
| DT | Garrison Smith | Douglass | Georgia | Seattle Seahawks |
| OLB | Erik Walden | Dublin | Middle Tennessee | Indianapolis Colts |
| DB | Corey White | Dunwoody | Samford | Buffalo Bills |
| SS | Shawn Williams | Early County | Georgia | Cincinnati Bengals |
| DT | Sheldon Rankins | Eastside | Louisville | New Orleans Saints |
| DB | Buster Skrine | Etowah | UT-Chattanooga | New York Jets |
| DB | Brandon Boykin | Fayette County | Georgia | Chicago Bears |
| QB | Connor Shaw | Flowery Branch | South Carolina | Chicago Bears |
| FS | Kendrick Lewis | Gainesville | Ole Miss | Baltimore Ravens |
| CB | Damian Swann | Grady | Georgia | New Orleans Saints |
| DT | Robert Nkemdiche | Grayson | Mississippi | Arizona Cardinals |
| DE | Ronald Blair | Greene County | Appalachian State | San Francisco 49ers |
| DB | Corey Moore | Griffin | Georgia | Houston Texans |
| RB | Bobby Rainey | Griffin | Western Kentucky | New York Giants |
| WR | Tavarres King | Habersham Central | Georgia | New York Giants |
| SS | Kelcie McCray | Hardaway | Arkansas State | Seattle Seahawks |
| DE | Marcus Smith | Hardaway | Louisville | Philadelphia Eagles |
| OLB | Jordan Jenkins | Harris County | Georgia | New York Jets |
| DE | Charles Johnson | Hawkinsville | Georgia | Carolina Panthers |
| G | James Carpenter | Hephzibah | Alabama | New York Jets |
| RB | Kenyan Drake | Hillgrove | Alabama | Miami Dolphins |
| OLB | Neiron Ball | Jackson | Florida | Oakland Raiders |
| OLB | Lorenzo Mauldin | Jackson (Atlanta) | Louisville | New York Jets |
| DE | Anthony Lanier | Jenkins | Alabama A&M | Washington Redskins |
| WR | Harry Douglas | Jonesboro | Louisville | Tennessee Titans |
| DB | Brian Randolph | Kell | Tennessee | Tennessee Titans |
| ILB | Wesley Woodyard | LaGrange | Kentucky | Tennessee Titans |
| LB | Antwione Williams | Lovejoy | Georgia Southern | Detroit Lions |
| G | Chris Scott | Lovejoy | Tennessee | Carolina Panthers |
| OLB | Telvin Smith | Lowndes | Florida State | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| LB | Kevin Byard | M.L. King | LSU | Tennessee Titans |
| DE | Allen Bailey | McIntosh Co. Academy | Miami | Kansas City Chiefs |
| OLB | Robert Mathis | McNair | Alabama A&M | Indianapolis Colts |
| RB | Peyton Barber | Milton | Auburn | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| DE | Stephon Tuitt | Monroe Area | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| OLB | Alec Ogletree | Newnan | Georgia | Los Angeles Rams |
| WR | Brice Butler | Norcross | San Diego State | Dallas Cowboys |
| OG | Max Garcia | Norcross | Florida | Denver Broncos |
| SS | Morgan Burnett | North Clayton | Georgia Tech | Green Bay Packers |
| TE | Darren Waller | North Cobb | Georgia Tech | Baltimore Ravens |
| TE | C.J. Uzomah | North Gwinnett | Auburn | Cincinnati Bengals |
| TE | Jared Cook | North Gwinnett | South Carolina | Green Bay Packers |
| T | Ja'Wuan James | North Gwinnett | Tennessee | Miami Dolphins |
| WR | Chris Conley | North Paulding | Georgia | Kansas City Chiefs |
| K | Will Lutz | Northgate | Georgia State | New Orleans Saints |
| DT | Abry Jones | Northside (W. Robins) | Georgia | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| CB | Steven Nelson | Northside (W. Robins) | Oregon State | Kansas City Chiefs |
| QB | Zach Mettenberger | Oconee County | LSU | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| WR | Demarcus Robinson | Peach County | Florida | Kansas City Chiefs |
| FS | Bradley Roby | Peachtree Ridge | Ohio State | Denver Broncos |
| DE | Cameron Heyward | Peachtree Ridge | Ohio State | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| P | Drew Butler | Peachtree Ridge | Georgia | Arizona Cardinals |
| MLB | Kevin Minter | Peachtree Ridge | LSU | Arizona Cardinals |
| DB | Casey Hayward | Perry | Vanderbilt | San Diego Chargers |
| OLB | Thomas Davis | Randolph-Clay | Georgia | Carolina Panthers |
| FS | Vonn Bell | Ridgeland | Ohio State | New Orleans Saints |
| T | Cordy Glenn | Riverdale | Georgia | Buffalo Bills |
| DT | Grady Jarrett | Rockdale County | Clemson | Atlanta Falcons |
| OLB | Neville Hewitt | Rockdale County | Marshall | Miami Dolphins |
| P | Marquette King | Rutland | Fort Valley State | Oakland Raiders |
| DE | Kedric Golston | Sandy Creek | Georgia | Washington Redskins |
| RB | Rajion Neal | Sandy Creek | Tennessee | Cleveland Browns |
| OLB | Philip Wheeler | Shaw | Georgia Tech | Atlanta Falcons |
| DT | Chris Mayes | Spalding | Georgia | Atlanta Falcons |
| DB | Brynden Trawick | Sprayberry | Troy | Oakland Raiders |
| RB | Jerick McKinnon | Sprayberry | Georgia Southern | Minnesota Vikings |
| P | Sam Martin | Starr's Mill | Appalachian State | Detroit Lions |
| FB | Zach Laskey | Starr's Mill | Georgia Tech | Los Angeles Rams |
| OLB | Justin Houston | Statesboro | Georgia | Kansas City Chiefs |
| LB | Bruce Irvin | Stephenson | West Virginia | Oakland Raiders |
| LB | Kelvin Sheppard | Stephenson | LSU | New York Giants |
| RB | Mike Davis | Stephenson | South Carolina | San Francisco 49ers |
| LB | Preston Smith | Stephenson | Mississippi State | Washington Redskins |
| DT | Brandon Thompson | Thomasville | Clemson | Cincinnati Bengals |
| SS | Da'Norris Searcy | Towers | North Carolina | Tennessee Titans |
| WR | Quan Bray | Troup | Auburn | Indianapolis Colts |
| CB | A.J. Bouye | Tucker | Central Florida | Houston Texans |
| WR | Dwayne Harris | Tucker | East Carolina | New York Giants |
| CB | Darqueze Dennard | Twiggs County | Michigan State | Cincinnati Bengals |
| CB | D.J. White | Union Grove | Georgia Tech | Kansas City Chiefs |
| WR | Malcolm Mitchell | Valdosta | Georgia | New England Patriots |
| DB | Leodis McKelvin | Ware County | Troy | Philadelphia Eagles |
| SS | Reshad Jones | Washington | Georgia | Miami Dolphins |
| DT | T.Y. McGill | Wayne County | N.C. State | Indianapolis Colts |
| OG | Tre Jackson | Wayne County | Florida State | New England Patriots |
| C | David Andrews | Wesleyan | Georgia | New England Patriots |
| WR | Demaryius Thomas | West Laurens | Georgia Tech | Denver Broncos |
| CB | Adam Jones | Westlake | West Virginia | Cincinnati Bengals |
| QB | Cam Newton | Westlake | Auburn | Carolina Panthers |
| G | Chance Warmack | Westlake | Alabama | Tennessee Titans |
| LB | Edwin Jackson | Westlake | Georgia Southern | Indianapolis Colts |
| WR | Rashad Greene | Westover | Florida State | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| OT | Trent Brown | Westover | Florida | San Francisco 49ers |
| CB | Kareem Jackson | Westside (Macon) | Alabama | Houston Texans |
| OLB | Bud Dupree | Wilkinson County | Kentucky | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| DE | Henry Anderson | Woodward Academy | Stanford | Indianapolis Colts |
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