The state of Wisconsin continues to have a strong presence in the NFL, with 30 players on rosters or practice squads at the beginning of the 2016 season. That includes marquee names such as J.J. Watt, Travis Frederick, Joe Thomas, DeAndre Levy, Kevin Zeitler, and Melvin Gordon, along with first-year players like Alex Erickson, Marwin Evans, Eric Murray, Joe Schobert, Joe Sommers, Joel Stave, Kyle Steuck, and Derek Watt.
A full list of former Wisconsin high school players in the NFL is below. To see past seasons, please click here.
Player First | Player Last | High School | College | NFL Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jared | Abbrederis | Wautoma | Wisconsin | Green Bay |
Nick | Bellore | Whitefish Bay | Central Michigan | San Fransisco |
Brandon | Brooks | Milwaukee Riverside | Miami (OH) | Philadelphia |
Derek | Carrier ~ | Edgerton | Beloit College | Washington |
Alex | Erickson | Darlington | Wisconsin | Cincinnati |
Marwin | Evans | Oak Creek | Utah State | Green Bay |
Travis | Frederick | Big Foot | Wisconsin | Dallas |
Doug | Free | Manitowoc Lincoln | Northern Illinois | Dallas |
Ben | Gardner | Homestead | Stanford | San Diego |
Melvin | Gordon | Kenosha Bradford | Wisconsin | San Diego |
Ryan | Groy | Middleton | Wisconsin | Buffalo |
Lance | Kendricks | Milwaukee King | Wisconsin | Los Angeles |
A.J. | Klein | Kimberly | Iowa State | Carolina |
DeAndre | Levy | Milwaukee Vincent | Wisconsin | Detroit |
Chris | Maragos | Racine Horlick | Wisconsin | Philadelphia |
Eric | Murray | Milwaukee Riverside | Minnesota | Kansas City |
Brad | Nortman | Brookfield Central | Wisconsin | Jacksonville |
Tony | Romo | Burlington | Eastern Illinois | Dallas |
Joe | Schobert | Waukesha West | Wisconsin | Cleveland |
Joel | Stave * | Whitnall | Wisconsin | Minnesota |
Joe | Thomas | Brookfield Central | Wisconsin | Cleveland |
Kraig | Urbik | Hudson | Wisconsin | Miami |
Rick | Wagner | West Allis Hale | Wisconsin | Baltimore |
Derek | Watt | Pewaukee | Wisconsin | San Diego |
J.J. | Watt | Pewaukee | Wisconsin | Houston |
Trae | Waynes | Kenosha Bradford | Michigan State | Minnesota |
Bryan | Witzmann | Somerset | South Dakota State | Kansas City |
Kevin | Zeitler | Wisconsin Lutheran | Wisconsin | Cincinnati |
* - Practice squad | ||||
# - Injured Reserve | ||||
^ - Released mid-season | ||||
~ - PUP list |
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