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The Top Ranked Football Players of All-Time from Kentucky High Schools
Notes: This is a list of the greatest pro players who finished high school in this state.
What players did in high school or college does not factor into this list.
| High School | Athlete | POS | Rookie | Rnk |
| Allen County-Scottsville (Scottsville) | Jason Miller-Lopez | RB | 1999 | 30814 |
| Ashland (Ashland) | Bert Johnson | RB | 1937 | 4294 |
| Ashland (Ashland) | Jay Rhodemyre | OL | 1948 | 6307 |
| Ashland (Ashland) | Clyde Johnson | OL | 1943 | 14443 |
| Atherton (Louisville) | Dan Neal | OL | 1973 | 5602 |
| Ballard (Louisville) | DeVante Parker | WR | 2015 | 3085 |
| Ballard (Louisville) | Jeremi Johnson | RB | 2003 | 6905 |
| Ballard (Louisville) | Eric Crigler | OL | 1990 | 30927 |
| Ballard (Louisville) | Dontez Byrd | WR | 2018 | 34967 |
| Bardstown (Bardstown) | Amos Martin | LB | 1972 | 12206 |
| Belfry (South Williamson) | Jim Ramey | DL | 1979 | 19974 |
| Bellevue (Bellevue) | Bob Dougherty | LB | 1957 | 4350 |
| Bellevue (Bellevue) | Bob Ravensberg | E | 1948 | 15015 |
| Bishop David (Louisville) | Chris Thieneman | DL | 1988 | 29207 |
| Boone County (Florence) | Shaun Alexander | RB | 2000 | 296 |
| Boone County (Florence) | Irv Goode | OL | 1962 | 2403 |
| Boone County (Florence) | John Shannon | DL | 1988 | 22722 |
| Bourbon County (Paris) | Rick Massie | WR | 1984 | 22926 |
| Bourbon County (Paris) | Dalton Tucker | OL | 2024 | 26240 |
| Bowling Green (Bowling Green) | Dale Lindsey | LB | 1965 | 3376 |
| Bowling Green (Bowling Green) | Robert Reynolds | LB | 2004 | 22648 |
| Bowling Green (Bowling Green) | Jordan Meredith | OL | 2021 | 27427 |
| Boyle County (Danville) | Jacob Tamme | TE | 2008 | 4770 |
| Bryan Station (Lexington) | Dermontti Dawson | OL | 1988 | 25 |
| Bryan Station (Lexington) | Frank LeMaster | LB | 1974 | 1849 |
| Bryan Station (Lexington) | Marc Logan | RB | 1987 | 3946 |
| Bryan Station (Lexington) | Marc Logan (KR) | KR | 1987 | 8933 |
| Bryan Station (Lexington) | Cornell Burbage | WR | 1987 | 18614 |
| Bryan Station (Lexington) | Eric Shelton | RB | 2005 | 23258 |
| Bryan Station (Lexington) | Cornell Burbage (KR) | KR | 1987 | 23651 |
| Bryan Station (Lexington) | Devon Key | DB | 2021 | 31402 |
| Bryan Station (Lexington) | Cornell Burbage (PR) | PR | 1987 | 34554 |
| Bryan Station (Lexington) | Darrian Miller | OL | 2015 | 38053 |
| Bullitt Central (Shepherdsville) | Cameron Dukes | QB | 2021 | 28161 |
| Butler (Louisville) | Greg Bright | DB | 1980 | 13921 |
| Calloway County (Murray) | Greg Ryan | OL | 2009 | 31710 |
| Campbell County (Alexandria) | Herschel Turner | OL | 1964 | 21330 |
| Campbellsville (Campbellsville) | Malachi Corley | WR | 2024 | 25854 |
| Catholic (Lexington) | Winston Guy | DB | 2012 | 31839 |
| Catholic (Owensboro) | Chris D. Brown | DB | 1984 | 24902 |
| Catholic Central (Newport) | Jeff Brady | LB | 1991 | 5171 |
| Central (Louisville) | Lenny Lyles | DB | 1958 | 2648 |
| Central (Louisville) | Corey Peters | DL | 2010 | 4774 |
| Central (Louisville) | Lee Calland | DB | 1963 | 5091 |
| Central (Louisville) | Keelan Cole | WR | 2017 | 6080 |
| Central (Louisville) | Lenny Lyles (KR) | KR | 1958 | 9897 |
| Central (Louisville) | Keelan Cole (PR) | PR | 2017 | 13654 |
| Central (Louisville) | Willie Carter | RB | 1953 | 15969 |
| Central (Louisville) | C.J. Spillman | DB | 2009 | 22920 |
| Central Hardin (Cecilia) | Frank Moreau | RB | 2000 | 20912 |
| Christian County (Christian County) | Cory Trice | DB | 2023 | 30517 |
| Christian County (Hopkinsville) | Keith Tandy | DB | 2012 | 17951 |
| Christian County (Hopkinsville) | Tony McCombs | LB | 1997 | 19987 |
| Christian County (Hopkinsville) | Jerry Reese | DL | 1988 | 24826 |
| Clark (Winchester) | Yeremiah Bell | DB | 2004 | 1965 |
| Clark (Winchester) | Bob Brooks | RB | 1961 | 17804 |
| Clay (Lexington) | Frank Minnifield | DB | 1984 | 860 |
| Clay (Lexington) | Ralph Kercheval | RB | 1934 | 2038 |
| Clay (Lexington) | Ralph Kercheval (K) | K | 1934 | 7055 |
| Clay (Lexington) | Ralph Kercheval (P) | P | 1934 | 12313 |
| Clay (Lexington) | Shane Boyd | QB | 2005 | 23221 |
| Clay (Lexington) | Byron Ingram | OL | 1987 | 24368 |
| Clay (Lexington) | Chase Minnifield | DB | 2012 | 38412 |
| Corbin (Corbin) | Rodger Bird (PR) | PR | 1966 | 8131 |
| Corbin (Corbin) | Rodger Bird | DB | 1966 | 9331 |
| Corbin (Corbin) | Rodger Bird (KR) | KR | 1966 | 16586 |
| Corbin (Corbin) | Steve Bird (PR) | PR | 1983 | 24997 |
| Corbin (Corbin) | Steve Bird | WR | 1983 | 34805 |
| Covington Catholic (Park Hills) | Michael Mayer | TE | 2023 | 16550 |
| Covington Catholic (Park Hills) | Brett Dietz | QB | 2003 | 31849 |
| Danville (Danville) | Don Phelps | RB | 1950 | 10979 |
| Danville (Danville) | Don Phelps (PR) | PR | 1950 | 12157 |
| Danville (Danville) | Don Phelps (KR) | KR | 1950 | 12428 |
| Daviess County (Owensboro) | Paul Gray | LB | 1984 | 29173 |
| Daviess County (Owensboro) | Tyrone Hopson | OL | 1999 | 31077 |
| Dayton (Dayton) | Bill Murray | OL | 1950 | 8329 |
| Dayton (Dayton) | Bob DeMoss | QB | 1949 | 16342 |
| DeSales (Louisville) | Cris Dishman | DB | 1988 | 915 |
| DeSales (Louisville) | Joe Federspiel | LB | 1972 | 2614 |
| DeSales (Louisville) | Bubba Paris | OL | 1983 | 4009 |
| DeSales (Louisville) | Mark Sander | LB | 1991 | 24984 |
| DeSales (Louisville) | Bryan Dickerson | RB | 1997 | 31567 |
| Dixie Heights (Edgewood) | Larry Schreiber | RB | 1971 | 6350 |
| Dixie Heights (Edgewood) | Mark Pike | DL | 1986 | 9915 |
| Doss (Louisville) | Isaac Sowells | OL | 2006 | 28121 |
| Doss (Louisville) | LaVell Boyd | WR | 2000 | 37834 |
| Dunbar (Lexington) | Bill Dusenbery | RB | 1970 | 21578 |
| Eastern (Louisville) | Myron Pryor | DL | 2009 | 27615 |
| Eastern (Louisville) | Colin Holba | OL | 2017 | 36753 |
| Elizabethtown (Elizabethtown) | Todd Perry | OL | 1993 | 4213 |
| Elizabethtown (Elizabethtown) | Brandon Deaderick | DL | 2010 | 19620 |
| Fairview (Ashland) | Chris Jennings | RB | 2008 | 24027 |
| Fern Creek (Louisville) | Jamon Brown | OL | 2015 | 18617 |
| Fern Creek (Louisville) | Chuck Bradley (OL) | OL | 1993 | 25439 |
| Fern Creek (Louisville) | Juan Hammonds | DL | 1996 | 33856 |
| Fern Creek (Louisville) | Mario Urrutia | WR | 2008 | 35632 |
| Flaget (Louisville) | Paul Hornung | RB | 1957 | 861 |
| Flaget (Louisville) | Paul Hornung (K) | K | 1957 | 3928 |
| Flaget (Louisville) | Rick Norton | QB | 1966 | 9781 |
| Flaget (Louisville) | Ken Lehmann | OL | 1964 | 17959 |
| Flaget (Louisville) | J.T. Frankenberger | OL | 1957 | 27784 |
| Fort Campbell (Fort Campbell) | Antonio Andrews | RB | 2014 | 13369 |
| Fort Campbell (Fort Campbell) | Darrell Wallace | RB | 1988 | 27960 |
| Fort Campbell (Fort Campbell) | Darrell Wallace (PR) | PR | 1988 | 32543 |
| Fort Campbell (Fort Campbell) | Darrell Wallace (KR) | KR | 1988 | 33640 |
| Fort Campbell (Fort Campbell0 | Marcus McClinton | DB | 2009 | 33192 |
| Fort Knox (Fort Knox) | Carl Crennel | LB | 1970 | 17971 |
| Fort Knox (Fort Knox) | Derek Homer | RB | 2001 | 29262 |
| Fort Knox (Fort Knox) | Derek Homer (KR) | KR | 2001 | 35307 |
| Franklin County (Frankfort) | Logan Woodside | QB | 2018 | 35412 |
| Fulton (Fulton) | Anthony Parker (RB) | RB | 1983 | 19627 |
| Georgetown Township (Georgetown) | Pete Gudauskas | OL | 1940 | 7957 |
| Hardin (Radcliff) | Dominic Lewis | DL | 2008 | 34625 |
| Harrodsburg (Harrodsburg) | Jason Dunn | TE | 1996 | 5167 |
| Harrodsburg (Harrodsburg) | Craig Yeast (PR) | PR | 1999 | 14003 |
| Harrodsburg (Harrodsburg) | Craig Yeast | WR | 1999 | 18384 |
| Harrodsburg (Harrodsburg) | Dennis A. Johnson | DL | 2002 | 22212 |
| Harrodsburg (Harrodsburg) | Craig Yeast (KR) | KR | 1999 | 24088 |
| Henderson County (Henderson) | Sam Ball | OL | 1966 | 9875 |
| Highlands (Fort Thomas) | Mike Mitchell | DB | 2009 | 5776 |
| Highlands (Fort Thomas) | Marty Moore | LB | 1994 | 7394 |
| Highlands (Fort Thomas) | Jerry Reynolds | OL | 1994 | 27255 |
| Highlands (Fort Thomas) | Chuck Kyle | LB | 1969 | 33522 |
| Highlands (Fort Thomas) | Gino Guidugli | QB | 2005 | 35828 |
| Holmes (Covington) | Lloyd McDermott | DL | 1950 | 13027 |
| Holy Cross (Covington) | Dean Wells | LB | 1993 | 5252 |
| Holy Cross (Covington) | Derrick Barnes | LB | 2021 | 16012 |
| Holy Cross (Covington) | Leo Tierney | OL | 1977 | 31773 |
| Hopkinsville (Hopkinsville) | Artose Pinner | RB | 2003 | 10850 |
| Hopkinsville (Hopkinsville) | Larry Brame | LB | 1971 | 22282 |
| Hopkinsville (Hopkinsville) | Dave Means | DL | 1974 | 25092 |
| Iroquois (Louisville) | Herana-Daze Jones | DB | 2006 | 27811 |
| Jefferson County (Louisville) | Oliver Barnett | DL | 1990 | 9844 |
| Jefferson County (Louisville) | Michael Brown (LB) | LB | 2003 | 28703 |
| Jefferson County (Louisville) | Cecil Bowens | RB | 1973 | 36207 |
| Jeffersontown (Louisville) | Daniel Ross | DL | 2017 | 27694 |
| Lafayette (Lexington) | George Adams | RB | 1985 | 7336 |
| Lafayette (Lexington) | Jedrick Wills | OL | 2020 | 12394 |
| Lafayette (Lexington) | Landon Young | OL | 2021 | 24481 |
| Lafayette (Lexington) | Lucky Jackson | WR | 2020 | 35280 |
| Leslie County (Hyden) | Tim Couch | QB | 1999 | 5731 |
| Lloyd Memorial (Erlanger) | Charles D. Johnson | WR | 2014 | 17409 |
| Lloyd Memorial (Erlanger) | Billy Lyon | DL | 1997 | 19170 |
| Logan County (Russellville) | Joe Jefferson | DB | 2002 | 33671 |
| Louisville | Chris Pointer | DB | 2002 | 9966 |
| Lynch (Lynch) | Joe Hollingsworth | RB | 1949 | 12498 |
| Madison Central (Richmond) | Larry Warford | OL | 2013 | 1497 |
| Madison Southern (Berea) | Damien Harris | RB | 2019 | 6713 |
| Madison Southern (Berea) | Luke Stocker | TE | 2011 | 8355 |
| Madisonville (Madisonville) | Sonny Collins | RB | 1976 | 17931 |
| Madisonville-North Hopkins (Madisonville) | Tim Broady | DB | 1991 | 25890 |
| Male (Louisville) | Michael Bush | RB | 2007 | 3645 |
| Male (Louisville) | D.J. Johnson | DB | 1989 | 4615 |
| Male (Louisville) | Nate Hobbs | DB | 2021 | 11419 |
| Male (Louisville) | Chris Redman | QB | 2000 | 18825 |
| Male (Louisville) | Larry Watkins (OL) | OL | 1970 | 18910 |
| Male (Louisville) | Rashad Holman | DB | 2001 | 23636 |
| Male (Louisville) | Chris Barclay (KR) | KR | 2006 | 24201 |
| Male (Louisville) | Bubba McCollum | DL | 1974 | 24533 |
| Male (Louisville) | Mike Jones | LB | 1977 | 25013 |
| Male (Louisville) | Terry Samuels | TE | 1994 | 25719 |
| Male (Louisville) | Chris Barclay | RB | 2006 | 27248 |
| Male (Louisville) | Chris Demaree | DL | 2002 | 33176 |
| Male (Louisville) | Tony Driver | DB | 2001 | 37267 |
| Male (Louisville) | Drane Scrivener | DB | 1973 | 37339 |
| Manual (Louisville) | Fred L. Davis | OL | 1941 | 2273 |
| Manual (Louisville) | Steve H. Wright | OL | 1981 | 6292 |
| Manual (Louisville) | Steve T. Wright | OL | 1964 | 6967 |
| Manual (Louisville) | Jimmy German | RB | 1939 | 11169 |
| Manual (Louisville) | Travis Prentice | RB | 2000 | 11465 |
| Manual (Louisville) | Keenan Burton | WR | 2008 | 19990 |
| Manual (Louisville) | Sherman Lewis | DB | 1964 | 25146 |
| Manual (Louisville) | Bryce Cosby | DB | 2022 | 29824 |
| Manual (Louisville) | Sherman Lewis (KR) | KR | 1964 | 36316 |
| Marvin University (Clinton) | Charlie Carman | OL | 1920 | 16614 |
| Mayfield (Mayfield) | David Fowler | QB | 1975 | 33472 |
| Meade County (Brandenburg) | Bourbon Bondurant | OL | 1920 | 13966 |
| Moore (Louisville) | Mekale McKay | WR | 2016 | 33647 |
| Murray (Murray) | Tim Masthay | P | 2009 | 5394 |
| Murray (Murray) | Shane Andrus | K | 2009 | 23955 |
| Murray (Murray) | Nathan Williams | LB | 2008 | 29958 |
| Murray (Murray) | Tre Hornbuckle | DL | 2020 | 32808 |
| Nelson County (Bardstown) | Virgil Livers | DB | 1975 | 5618 |
| Nelson County (Bardstown) | Virgil Livers (PR) | PR | 1975 | 10103 |
| Nelson County (Bardstown) | Virgil Livers (KR) | KR | 1975 | 15550 |
| North Hardin (Radcliff) | Kelly Kirchbaum | LB | 1979 | 16488 |
| North Hopkins (Madisonville) | Gary Dulin | DL | 1980 | 24930 |
| North Hopkins (Madisonville) | Jeremy Clark | DB | 2017 | 28143 |
| Owensboro (Owensboro) | John Cannady | LB | 1947 | 879 |
| Owensboro (Owensboro) | Mark Higgs | RB | 1988 | 4859 |
| Owensboro (Owensboro) | Vince Buck | DB | 1990 | 6644 |
| Owensboro (Owensboro) | Justin Miller (KR) | KR | 2005 | 7792 |
| Owensboro (Owensboro) | Ken Willis | K | 1990 | 9873 |
| Owensboro (Owensboro) | Vince Buck (PR) | PR | 1990 | 11071 |
| Owensboro (Owensboro) | John P. Tanner | RB | 1922 | 13700 |
| Owensboro (Owensboro) | Mark Higgs (KR) | KR | 1988 | 16310 |
| Owensboro (Owensboro) | Justin Miller | DB | 2005 | 24280 |
| Owensboro (Owensboro) | Ike Brown | WR | 1969 | 28815 |
| Paducah (Paducah) | Glenn Shaw | RB | 1960 | 15420 |
| Pleasure Ridge (Louisville) | Beanie Bishop | DB | 2024 | 16787 |
| Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) | Brandon Dunn | DL | 2014 | 15067 |
| Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) | Taywan Taylor | WR | 2017 | 20807 |
| Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) | Taywan Taylor (KR) | KR | 2017 | 38499 |
| Prestonsburg (Prestonsburg) | Jeremy Caudill | DL | 2004 | 28068 |
| Raceland-Worthington (Raceland) | Aaron Pettrey | K | 2010 | 19793 |
| Scott (Covington) | Doug Pelfrey | K | 1993 | 3443 |
| Seneca (Louisville) | Carl Brazley | DB | 1980 | 18133 |
| Seneca (Louisville) | Garry Williams | OL | 2009 | 23093 |
| Seneca (Louisville) | Carl Brazley (PR) | PR | 1980 | 24946 |
| Seneca (Louisville) | Carl Brazley (KR) | KR | 1980 | 29304 |
| Shawnee (Louisville) | Lee Bouggess | RB | 1970 | 12787 |
| Shawnee (Louisville) | Danny Mason | LB | 2013 | 31679 |
| Somerset (Somerset) | Red Weaver | OL | 1923 | 12173 |
| Somerset (Somerset) | Pete Bahan | RB | 1923 | 14634 |
| Somerset (Somerset) | Tony Massey | LB | 1990 | 33111 |
| South Warren (Bowling Green) | Joel Iyiegbuniwe | LB | 2018 | 21871 |
| Southern (Louisville) | Phil Simms | QB | 1979 | 179 |
| Southern (Louisville) | Deon Yelder | TE | 2018 | 26508 |
| St. Joseph Prep (Bardstown) | Jeff Van Note | OL | 1969 | 1098 |
| St. Xavier (Louisville) | Bob Talamini | OL | 1960 | 631 |
| St. Xavier (Louisville) | Will Wolford | OL | 1986 | 1247 |
| St. Xavier (Louisville) | Sam Gruneisen | OL | 1962 | 4158 |
| St. Xavier (Louisville) | Mo Moorman | OL | 1968 | 7187 |
| St. Xavier (Louisville) | Desmond Ridder | QB | 2022 | 9409 |
| St. Xavier (Louisville) | Bernie Crimmins | OL | 1945 | 20519 |
| St. Xavier (Louisville) | Brian McDonald | WR | 2000 | 27914 |
| St. Xavier (Louisville) | Victor Anderson | RB | 2012 | 28603 |
| St. Xavier (Louisville) | Brian McDonald (KR) | KR | 2000 | 32168 |
| St. Xavier (Louisville) | Dicky Lyons | DB | 1969 | 32616 |
| St. Xavier (Louisville) | Brian McDonald (PR) | PR | 2000 | 33853 |
| St. Xavier (Louisville) | Chris Sedoris | OL | 1996 | 34117 |
| St. Xavier (Louisville) | Darrell Beavers | LB | 1993 | 34483 |
| St. Xavier (Louisville) | Victor Anderson (KR) | KR | 2012 | 35520 |
| Sturgis (Sturgis) | Ralph Wright | OL | 1933 | 18444 |
| Tates Creek (Lexington) | David Akers | K | 1998 | 1368 |
| The Academy @ Shawnee (Louisville) | Jonas Griffith | LB | 2020 | 20583 |
| Tighman (Paducah) | Josh Forrest | LB | 2016 | 25856 |
| Tilghman (Paducah) | George Wilson | DB | 2004 | 6457 |
| Tilghman (Paducah) | Kurt Barber | LB | 1992 | 19111 |
| Tilghman (Paducah) | Bryan Hall | DL | 2011 | 24794 |
| Tompkinsville (Tompkinsville) | Elois Grooms | DL | 1975 | 2233 |
| Tompkinsville (Tompkinsville) | Bill Bushong | DL | 1972 | 31042 |
| Tompkinsville (Tompkinsville) | John Bushong | DL | 1975 | 33612 |
| Trinity (Louisville) | Rob Bironas | K | 2005 | 2332 |
| Trinity (Louisville) | Carwell Gardner | RB | 1990 | 5397 |
| Trinity (Louisville) | Steve Raible | WR | 1976 | 6039 |
| Trinity (Louisville) | Rondale Moore | WR | 2021 | 11679 |
| Trinity (Louisville) | Rondale Moore (PR) | PR | 2021 | 14463 |
| Trinity (Louisville) | Rondale Moore (KR) | KR | 2021 | 14843 |
| Trinity (Louisville) | Reggie Bonnafon | RB | 2018 | 16789 |
| Trinity (Louisville) | Brian Brohm | QB | 2008 | 19159 |
| Trinity (Louisville) | Jeff Brohm | QB | 1996 | 21792 |
| Trinity (Louisville) | Donnie Gardner | DL | 1990 | 26290 |
| Trinity (Louisville) | Dalyn Dawkins | RB | 2018 | 36807 |
| Trinity (Louisville) | James Quick | WR | 2017 | 37997 |
| Valley (Louisville) | Jimmie Lee Brooks | DB | 1972 | 37347 |
| Waggener (Louisville) | Alfonso Smith | RB | 2010 | 12747 |
| Waggener (Louisville) | Bill Gatti | RB | 1974 | 32335 |
| Warren Central (Bowling Green) | George Fant | OL | 2016 | 8985 |
| Western (Louisville) | Joe Jacoby | OL | 1981 | 663 |
| Western (Louisville) | George Bussey | OL | 2009 | 31709 |
| Western Hills (Frankfort) | Wan'Dale Robinson | WR | 2022 | 11336 |
| Woodford County (Versailles) | Noah Mullins | RB | 1942 | 11156 |
| Woodford County (Versailles) | Noah Mullins (PR) | PR | 1946 | 13404 |
| Woodford County (Versailles) | Saige Young | OL | 2020 | 38492 |
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