Last week on the latest FOX 40 Final Quarter high school football show of the 2016 season, hosts Jim Crandell and Kristina Werner revealed a list of the top five schools from the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section that have had the most players in the NFL, according to CalHiSports.com.
Here is what that countdown revealed:
(Based on number of players from each school who have been on an NFL roster)
1. Edison (Stockton) 17
This is also tied for first in Northern California, a credit to the many years 1965-1983 when the Vikings were led by head coach Charles Washington.
2. Vallejo 12
Former UOP and L.A. Rams’ Dick Bass is the most famous and is still a NorCal legend.
3. Grant (Sacramento) 11
Devontae Booker of the Broncos had some nice runs in last night’s game vs. the Chargers.
4. Cordova (Rancho Cordova) 9
The most well-known of the Lancers to have played in the NFL have been RB Gerald Willhite and QB Seneca Wallace.
5. Sacramento 8
Remember Jim Breech? Former Dragon kicked for the Cincinnati Bengals for 13 seasons.
Watch this week’s show Friday at 11 p.m. for all the local highlights, plus the next Top 5 from CalHiSports.com, which will be the top five Heisman Trophy vote-getters from current Sac-Joaquin Section schools. The show will include highlights from all of the biggest games in the region, including the Fan Favorite game of the week. Thanks to host Jim Crandell and the FOX 40 team for once again letting Cal-Hi Sports be part of this year’s show.
