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The 2023 NFL draft begins on Thursday night at Union Station in Kansas City. For some of the top college football players around the country, it represents the culmination of a lifetime of work – making it to the highest level of the sport. However, not too long ago those same players were trying to make a name for themselves playing high school football.
This year there will be 31 picks in the first round of the draft – the Miami Dolphins forfeited theirs thanks to their shenanigans tampering with both Tom Brady and Sean Payton while they were under contract with other teams. So, let’s take a look at the consensus big board top 31 prospects in this draft class and where they played their high school ball.
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Alabama QB Bryce Young: Mater Dei (Calif.)
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Alabama EDGE Will Anderson Jr.: Dutchtown (Ga.)
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Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud: Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.)
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Georgia DL Jalen Carter: Apopka (Fla.)
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Illinois CB Devon Witherspoon: Pine Forest (Fla.)
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Oregon CB Christian Gonzalez: The Colony (Texas)
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Florida QB Anthony Richardson: Eastside (Fla.)
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Texas Tech EDGE Tyree Wilson: West Rusk (Texas)
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Texas RB Bijan Robinson: Salpointe Catholic (Ariz.)
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Ohio State WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba: Rockwall (Texas)
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Kentucky QB Will Levis: Xavier (Conn.)
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Northwestern OT Peter Skoronski: Main South (Ill.)
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Ohio State OT Paris Johnson Jr.: Princeton (Ohio)
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Penn State CB Joey Porter Jr.: North Allegheny (Pa.)
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Iowa EDGE Lukas Van Ness: Barrington (Ill.)
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Georgia EDGE Nolan Smith: IMG Academy (Fla.)
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Clemson EDGE Myles Murphy: Hillgrove (Ga.)
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Georgia OT Broderick Jones: Lithonia (Ga.)
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Tennessee OT Darnell Wright: Huntington (WVa.)
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Maryland CB Deonte Banks: Edgewood (Md.)
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Notre Dame TE Michael Mayer: Covington Catholic (Ky.)
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TCU WR Quentin Johnston: Temple (Texas)
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USC WR Jordan Addison: Tuscarora (Md.)
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Alabama S Brian Branch: Sandy Creek (Ga.)
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Boston College WR Zay Flowers: University School (Fla.)
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Pittsburgh DL Calijah Kancey: Northwestern (Fla.)
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Utah TE Dalton Kincaid: Faith Lutheran (Nev.)
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Clemson DL Bryan Bresee: Damascus (Md.)
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Florida G O'Cyrus Torrence: St. Helena (La.)
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Alabama RB Jahmyr Gibbs: Dalton (Ga.)
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Mississippi State CB Emmanuel Forbes: Grenada (Miss.)
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