After the four were chosen in the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, led by No. 2 overall Jayden Daniels of San Bernardino Cajon, we have added that group to our all-time list of first-rounders that goes all the way back to the first draft in 1936. We also continue to track the schools with the...
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State’s All-Time NFL 1st Rd Draft Picks
After this year’s 2022 NFL Draft, we have updated this all-time list. It might surprise some that the NFL Draft has been going on since 1936 and there were a lot of early years in which there were only 13 picks in the first round. We still have the highest players selected from a California...
NFL Special: Raiders Back on Track
A look at the first two weeks in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders, who feature several California high school grads in key roles, including head coach Jack Del Rio, quarterback Derek Carr and running back Marshawn Lynch.
What’s up with Oakland Tech’s Lynch?
Several weeks ago, it was announced that the Oakland Raiders had heavy interest in acquiring retired running back Marshawn Lynch. The feeling is mutual because Lynch, an Oakland native who went to Oakland Tech High and once scored five TDs at the Oakland Coliseum in high school title game there, has always been interested in […]
All-Time State Player Rankings (RBs)
With the NFL season in full swing, this is the second in a series of posts in which we rank the top 20 all-time players from the state from every position. These rankings will be different than others we’ve done in the past in that they’ll be based strictly on how players have done after...
2015 Super Bowl Trivia Challenge
Fun feature that we do highlighting great Californians in the NFL, NBA and MLB continues with this interactive quiz about this year’s Super Bowl between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots. For this year’s list and highlights of California’s Super Bowl alumni, CLICK HERE. [WpProQuiz 7]
California Super Bowl Alums
The Golden State once again has more than any other in this year’s Super Bowl, but it’s close this time with just one more player than Texas. It would have been by more but the Seahawks lost four from California to injuries late in the season. RELATED: State’s All-Time List of Super Bowl Players For […]
State’s Hottest NFL Fantasy Picks
What if one were to choose an NFL fantasy team consisting entirely of those from California high schools? We thought we’d give it a try because such a team probably could be very good.
