More than 140 players from Georgia are on NFL active rosters as season nears
More than 140 former Georgia high school players are on active rosters ahead of tonight’s NFL opener between the Cowboys and Eagles, Georgia High School Football Daily research shows. There are dozens more on injured reserve or practice squads.
Hillgrove has the most active players with seven. North Gwinnett has six.
Hillgrove’s seven include former first-round picks Myles Murphy and Bradley Chubb. The others are Evan Engram, Jaylen McCollough, Chig Okonkwo, Jalen Royals and Reuben Lowery III. Hillgrove had the most on opening-day rosters last season with five.
Three of North Gwinnett’s six are rookies: Barrett Carter, Jordan Hancock and Jared Ivey. The others are Josh Downs, Tyler Goodson and D.J. Turner. All six played on North Gwinnett’s 2017 Class 7A championship team, though two were freshmen. The three rookies made first-team AJC All-State on the Bulldogs’ 2019 team that reached the semifinals.
Every NFL team has at least one former Georgia high school player. The Packers have the most with 12. The Falcons have seven.
Twenty-nine Georgia NFL players are rookies. They include 2024 first-round picks Travis Hunter of Collins Hill, Mykel Williams of Hardaway and Malaki Starks of Jefferson.
The list includes active, injured and suspended players as of noon Tuesday. It does not include practice-squad players. (Note: Players on the injured list are designated with “IJ,” suspended players are designated with “SUS” and players on the physically unable to perform list are designated with ”PUP.“)
GHSF Daily compiles this list each preseason using its database of past Georgia NFL players along with 2025 draft picks and prospects. Those players are used to help find matches on the latest NFL.com rosters. The NFL has not released high school roster data this season, and rosters are fluid, meaning omissions are possible.
Player / College / NFL team / Years in the league
Alpharetta
- QB Joshua Dobbs / Tennessee / Patriots / 9
- CB Jaycee Horn / South Carolina / Panthers / 5
- LS William Wagner / Michigan / Bengals / R
Arabia Mountain
- WR Jakobi Meyers / NC State / Raiders / 7
Archer
- G Joshua Ezeudu (IJ) / North Carolina / Giants / 4
- DE Colby Wooden / Auburn / Packers / 3
B.E.S.T. Academy
- CB Qwan’tez Stiggers / None / Jets / 2
Bainbridge
- RB Dameon Pierce / Florida / Texans / 4
Baldwin
- S Javon Bullard / Georgia / Packers / 2
Bleckley County
- OT Amarius Mims / Georgia / Bengals / 2
Blessed Trinity
- LB JD Bertrand / Notre Dame / Falcons / 2
Brookwood
- LS Nick Moore / Georgia / Ravens / 4
Brunswick
- OT Warren McClendon Jr. / Georgia / Rams / 3
- CB Darius Slay / Mississippi State / Steelers / 13
Buford
- CB Josh Blackwell / Duke / Bears / 4
- WR Isaiah Bond / Texas / Browns / R
- LS Reid Ferguson / LSU / Bills / 9
Calhoun
- TE Davis Allen / Clemson / Rams / 3
Callaway
- RB Tank Bigsby / Auburn / Jaguars / 3
Calvary Day
- LB Nolan Smith / Georgia / Eagles / 3
Campbell
- OT Benjamin Chukwuma / Georgia State / Bucs / R
Carrollton
- LS Josh Harris-IJ / Auburn / Chargers / 14
- CB Jonathan Jones / Auburn / Commanders / 10
- G Dylan Parham / Memphis / Raiders / 4
- LB Chaz Chambliss / Georgia / Vikings / R
Cartersville
- QB Trevor Lawrence / Clemson / Jaguars / 5
Carver
- RB Woody Marks / USC / Texans / R
Cedar Grove
- LB DeAngelo Malone / Western Kentucky / Falcons / 4
- TE Jelani Woods / Virginia / Jets / 4
Cedartown
- RB Nick Chubb / Georgia / Texans / 8
- CB Zah Frazier (IJ) / UT-San Antonio / Bears / R
Centennial
- QB Max Brosmer / Minnesota / Vikings / R
Coffee
- WR Tyreek Hill / West Alabama / Dolphins / 10
Collins Hill
- WR/CB Travis Hunter / Colorado / Jaguars / R
Colquitt County
- S Jay Ward / LSU / Vikings / 3
- K Ryan Fitzgerald / Florida State / Panthers / R
Columbia
- DT Nazir Stackhouse / Georgia / Packers / R
Crisp County
- LB Quay Walker / Georgia / Packers / 4
Dacula
- WR Konata Mumpfield / Pitt / Rams / R
Dalton
- RB Jahmyr Gibbs / Alabama / Lions / 3
Darlington
- G Tate Ratledge / Georgia / Lions / R
Dodge County
- DE Leonard Floyd / Georgia / Falcons / 10
Dooly County
- OT Travis Glover (IJ) / Georgia State / Packers / 2
Dutchtown
- DE Will Anderson Jr. / Alabama / Texans / 3
- RB Dylan Sampson / Tennessee / Browns / R
Eagle’s Landing
- RB Antonio Gibson / Memphis / Patriots / 6
Eastside
- DT Sheldon Rankins / Louisville / Texans / 10
- CB Eric Stokes / Georgia / Raiders / 5
ELCA
- RB Keaton Mitchell / East Carolina / Ravens / 3
Forest Park
- DT Justin Eboigbe / Alabama / Chargers / 2
Gainesville
- QB Deshaun Watson (PUP) / Clemson / Browns / 9
Grayson
- RB Phil Mafah (IJ) / Clemson / Cowboys / R
- OT Wanya Morris / Oklahoma / Chiefs / 3
- LB Owen Pappoe / Auburn / Cardinals / 3
Greater Atlanta Christian
- OT Myles Hinton-IJ / Michigan / Eagles / R
- QB Davis Mills / Stanford / Texans / 5
- WR Kalif Raymond / Holy Cross / Lions / 9
- WR Darius Slayton / Auburn / Giants / 7
Hapeville Charter
- DE Kingsley Enagbare / South Carolina / Packers / 4
- LB Arden Key / LSU / Titans / 8
- S Chris Smith II / Georgia / Raiders / 3
Hardaway
- DE Mykel Williams / Georgia / 49ers / R
Harrison
- QB Justin Fields / Ohio State / Jets / 5
Heard County
- CB Alijah Huzzie (IJ) / North Carolina / Texans / R
Hephzibah
- CB Darrell Baker Jr. / Georgia Southern / Titans / 3
Hillgrove
- OLB Bradley Chubb / NC State / Dolphins / 8
- TE Evan Engram / Ole Miss / Broncos / 9
- CB Reuben Lowery / UT-Chattanooga / Ravens / R
- S Jaylen McCollough / Tennessee / Rams / 2
- DE Myles Murphy / Clemson / Bengals / 3
- TE Chig Okonkwo / Maryland / Titans / 4
- WR Jalen Royals / Utah State / Chiefs / R
Hiram
- LB Jonathan Greenard / Florida / Vikings / 6
Jefferson
- S Malaki Starks / Georgia / Ravens / R
Landmark Christian
- S Joey Blount / Virginia / Cardinals / 4
Laney
- CB Jaylen Watson / Washington State / Chiefs / 4
Lanier
- DT Derrick Brown / Auburn / Panthers / 6
Lithonia
- OT Broderick Jones / Georgia / Steelers / 3
Lovejoy
- WR Bub Means (IJ) / Pitt / Saints / 2
- OT Elijah Wilkinson / UMass / Falcons / 9
Lowndes
- CB Kenny Moore II / Valdosta State / Colts / 9
M.L. King
- S Kevin Byard / Middle Tennessee / Bears / 10
Macon County
- ILB Roquan Smith / Georgia / Ravens / 8
Marietta
- LB Azeez Ojulari / Georgia / Eagles / 5
- LB BJ Ojulari (PUP) / LSU / Cardinals / 3
Marist
- TE John FitzPatrick / Georgia / Packers / 4
- S Kyle Hamilton / Notre Dame / Ravens / 4
Mary Persons
- DE Malik Herring / Georgia / Chiefs / 5
McDonough
- DE Dalvin Tomlinson / Alabama / Cardinals / 9
McEachern
- OT Chuma Edoga / USC / Jaguars / 7
Mitchell County
- DT Grover Stewart / Albany State / Colts / 9
Morrow
- LB Jamal Hill / Oregon / Texans / 2
Norcross
- DE Robert Beal Jr. / Georgia / 49ers / 3
- RB Alvin Kamara / Tennessee / Saints / 9
North Clayton
- LB YaYa Diaby / Louisville / Bucs / 3
- CB Kindle Vildor / Georgia Southern / Bucs / 6
North Cobb
- TE Darren Waller / Georgia Tech / Dolphins / 8
North Gwinnett
- LB Barrett Carter / Clemson / Bengals / R
- WR Josh Downs / North Carolina / Colts / 3
- RB Tyler Goodson / Iowa / Colts / 3
- CB Jordan Hancock / Ohio State / Bills / R
- LB Jared Ivey / Ole Miss / Seahawks / R
- CB DJ Turner II / Michigan / Bengals / 3
North Hall
- S Dan Jackson (IJ) / Georgia / Lions / R
North Murray
- WR Ladd McConkey / Georgia / Chargers / 2
Northgate
- K Wil Lutz / Georgia State / Broncos / 10
Ola
- RB Chris Rodriguez Jr. / Kentucky / Commanders / 3
Pace Academy
- G Jamaree Salyer / Georgia / Chargers / 4
- OT Andrew Thomas / Georgia / Giants / 6
Parkview
- LS Julian Ashby / Vanderbilt / Patriots / R
- WR Malik Washington / Virginia / Dolphins / 2
Paulding County
- LB Smael Mondon Jr. / Georgia / Eagles / R
Peach County
- WR Demarcus Robinson (SUS) / Florida / 49ers / 10
Peachtree Ridge
- OT Orlando Brown / Oklahoma / Bengals / 8
- TE Payne Durham / Purdue / Bucs / 3
- DT Cameron Heyward / Ohio State / Steelers / 15
- LB Shaka Heyward / Duke / Bengals / 2
- TE Connor Heyward / Michigan State / Steelers / 4
Pierce County
- QB Stetson Bennett / Georgia / Rams / 2
Rabun County
- TE Charlie Woerner / Georgia / Falcons / 6
Riverwood
- LB Kyle Kennard / South Carolina / Chargers / R
Rockdale County
- DT Grady Jarrett / Clemson / Bears / 11
Roswell
- LB Ty’Ron Hopper / Missouri / Packers / 2
- LB Marcelino McCrary-Ball / Indiana / Jets / 2
- S Xavier McKinney / Alabama / Packers / 6
- QB Malik Willis / Liberty / Packers / 4
Sandy Creek
- CB Brian Branch / Alabama / Lions / 3
Savannah Christian
- DT Warren Brinson / Georgia / Packers / R
Shiloh
- DE Cameron Sample / Tulane / Bengals / 5
South Cobb
- DT Justin Jones (IJ) / NC State / Cardinals / 8
South Gwinnett
- CB Terell Smith (IJ) / Minnesota / Bears / 3
South Paulding
- CB Michael Carter II / Duke / Jets / 5
Southwest DeKalb
- CB Rock Ya-Sin / Temple / Lions / 7
Spalding
- CB Dee Alford / Tusculum / Falcons / 4
Starr’s Mill
- S Cole Bishop / Utah / Bills / 2
- P Sam Martin / Appalachian State / Panthers / 13
Stephens County
- G Ben Cleveland / Georgia / Ravens / 5
Stephenson
- DE Montez Sweat / Mississippi State / Bears / 7
- LB D.J. Wonnum / South Carolina / Panthers / 6
Stockbridge
- DE Brenton Cox Jr. / Florida / Packers / 3
Stone Mountain
- LB Thomas Incoom / Central Michigan / Panthers / 3
Strong Rock Christian
- LB Demetrius Knight Jr. / South Carolina / Bengals / R
Tift County
- WR Rashod Bateman / Minnesota / Ravens / 5
Towers
- DT Devonte Wyatt / Georgia / Packers / 4
Troup
- WR Jamari Thrash / Louisville / Browns / 2
Upson-Lee
- DE Travon Walker / Georgia / Jaguars / 4
Walker
- C Hunter Nourzad / Penn State / Chiefs / 2
Ware County
- LB Ernest Jones / South Carolina / Seahawks / 5
Wayne County
- LB Trevin Wallace / Kentucky / Panthers / 2
Wesleyan
- TE Tommy Tremble / Notre Dame / Panthers / 5
West Forsyth
- G Dylan Fairchild / Georgia / Bengals / R
Westlake
- CB A.J. Terrell / Clemson / Falcons / 6
- CB Nate Wiggins / Clemson / Ravens / 2
Westminster
- K Harrison Butker / Georgia Tech / Chiefs / 9
- P Blake Gillikin / Penn State / Cardinals / 6
Whitewater
- S Kyle Dugger / Lenoir-Rhyne / Patriots / 6
Wilkinson County
- OLB Bud Dupree / Kentucky / Chargers / 11
- OT Tylan Grable (IJ) / UCF / Bills / 2
Woodward Academy
- P AJ Cole / NC State / Raiders / 7
About the Author
Todd Holcomb has been a contributor to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1985. He is currently co-founder and editor of Georgia High School Football Daily.
