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Wisconsin high school players in the NFL for 2016 season

09/05/2016, 7:45pm CDT
By Travis Wilson

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.

WISCONSIN HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS IN THE NFL FOR 2016 SEASON

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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