Close to 150 former Georgia high school players are active on opening-day NFL rosters in a season that began Thursday with a game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills. Georgia’s total is up from about 125 last season and represents almost one in every 11 active NFL players.
About 25 are rookies, including No. 1 overall pick Travon Walker from Upson-Lee with the Jaguars.
Hillgrove, Peachtree Ridge and Stephenson each have four alumni on active rosters.
The Baltimore Ravens have the most former Georgia players, with 10. The Falcons have nine. Every NFL team has at least one Georgia player.
GHSF Daily does the research by comparing active NFL rosters with Georgia’s 2022 draftees, NFL combine invitees and past NFL players from the state. The list includes only players on active rosters or injured reserve as of noon Tuesday. That totaled about 150 active players and another 10 on the injured list. It does not include players on practice squads or physically-unable-to-perform or suspended lists.
Players on injured reserve are noted by the initials IJ.
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