There are a handful of players in the 2025 draft class who were balling out in DFW-based high schools. We’ve listed them out here.
There are a handful of players in the 2025 draft class who were balling out in DFW-based high schools. We’ve listed them out here.
There are a handful of players in the 2025 draft class who were balling out in DFW-based high schools. We’ve listed them out here.
DALLAS — The 2025 NFL Draft started at 7 p.m. on April 25 with the first round on WFAA.
Rounds two through seven will take place on Friday and Saturday, also aired on WFAA. For 257 players, their lifelong dreams will come true.
A handful of those in the 2025 NFL Draft class come from the hotbed of DFW high school football talent. Two of the top prospects in the entire draft hailing from North Texas include the Heisman runner-up and a teammate of the Heisman winner.
Here are the top NFL Draft prospects from DFW:
1. Ashton Jeanty
- Running back, Boise State
- Frisco Lone Star HS (Frisco, TX)
- Drafted No. 6 overall (first-round) by the Las Vegas Raiders
2. Shedeur Sanders
- Quarterback, Colorado
- Trinity Christian School (Cedar Hill, TX)
- Drafted No. 144 overall (fifth-round) by the Cleveland Browns
3. Elijah Arroyo
- Tight end, Miami
- Independence High School (Frisco, TX)
- Drafted No. 50 overall (second-round) by the Seattle Seahawks
4. Cameron Williams
- Tackle, Texas
- Duncanville High School (Duncanville, TX)
- Drafted No. 207 overall (sixth-round) by the Philadelphia Eagles
5. Shemar Turner
- Defensive tackle, Texas A&M
- DeSoto High School (DeSoto, TX)
- Drafted No. 62 overall (second-round) by the Chicago Bears
6. Billy Bowman Jr.
- Safety, Oklahoma
- Denton Ryan High School (Denton, TX)
- Drafted No. 118 overall (fourth-round) by the Atlanta Falcons
7. Quinn Ewers
- Quarterback, Texas
- Southlake Carroll High School (Southlake, TX)
- Drafter No. 231 overall (seventh-round) by the Miami Dolphins
8. Caleb Rogers
- Offensive lineman, Texas Tech
- Lake Ridge High School (Mansfield, TX)
- Drafted No. 98 overall (third-round) by the Las Vegas Raiders
9. Ollie Gordon II
- Running back, Oklahoma State
- Trinity High School (Fort Worth, TX)
- Drafted No. 179 overall (sixth-round) by the Miami Dolphins
10. R.J. Mickens
- Safety, Clemson
- Southlake Carroll High School (Southlake, TX)
- Drafted No. 214 overall (sixth-round) by the Los Angeles Chargers
11. Damien Martinez
- Running back, Miami
- Lewisville High School (Lewisville, TX)
- Drafted No. 223 overall (seventh-round) by the Miami Dolphins
12. Jake Majors
- Center, Texas
- Prosper High School (Prosper, TX)
- Undrafted
13. Ja’Quinden Jackson
- Running back, Arkansas
- Duncanville High School (Duncanville, TX)
- Undrafted
14. Seth Henigan
- Quarterback, Memphis
- Denton Ryan High School (Denton, TX)
- Undrafted
15. Jabbar Muhammad
- Defensive back, Oregon
- DeSoto High School (DeSoto, TX)
- Undrafted
