Of the 255 players selected in the NFL draft, 34 played high school football in Texas (13.3 percent). That includes an astounding 17 of the 64 selections that make up the first two rounds (26.5 percent).
No other state was close. California, which has about 25 percent more residents, had about a third fewer selections (23) who played high school football there.
Actually, you can lose in Texas, at least when it comes to the football teams at the University of Texas and Texas A&M, both of which are coming off 8-5 seasons. UT has posted one 10-win season since 2009.