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The Top Ranked Football Players of All-Time from West Virginia 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 |
| Alderson (Alderson) | Abe Shires | OL | 1941 | 20176 |
| Ansted (Ansted) | Tom Pridemore | DB | 1978 | 3831 |
| Big Creek (War) | Bob Gresham | RB | 1971 | 6209 |
| Big Creek (War) | Bob Gresham (KR) | KR | 1971 | 12144 |
| Bluefield (Bluefield) | Yubrenal Isabelle | LB | 2002 | 28613 |
| Brooke (Wellsburg) | Rich Thomaselli | RB | 1981 | 24569 |
| Buckhannon (Buckhannon) | Hoot Flanagan | RB | 1925 | 10113 |
| Buffalo (Buffalo) | Lionel Taylor | WR | 1959 | 869 |
| Buffalo (Buffalo) | Charley Cowan | OL | 1961 | 1126 |
| Cabell Midland (Ona) | Jason Starkey | OL | 2000 | 24497 |
| Capital (Charleston) | Darrion Scott | DL | 2004 | 14649 |
| Capital (Charleston) | Eric Smedley | DB | 1996 | 26500 |
| Capital (Charleston) | Dorian Etheridge | LB | 2021 | 35692 |
| Catholic (Parkersburg) | Luke Black | DL | 2012 | 32110 |
| Central Catholic (Wheeling) | Bill Gompers | RB | 1948 | 17675 |
| Charleston (Charleston) | Dick Huffman | OL | 1947 | 1956 |
| Charleston (Charleston) | Merl Condit | RB | 1940 | 4338 |
| Charleston (Charleston) | Dave Stephenson | OL | 1950 | 6281 |
| Charleston (Charleston) | Merl Condit (KR) | KR | 1940 | 8331 |
| Charleston (Charleston) | Russ Thomas | OL | 1946 | 8339 |
| Charleston (Charleston) | Merl Condit (K) | K | 1940 | 9030 |
| Charleston (Charleston) | Hal Shoener | E | 1948 | 9086 |
| Charleston (Charleston) | Bob Simms | LB | 1960 | 10186 |
| Charleston (Charleston) | Gene Johnson | DB | 1959 | 11264 |
| Charleston (Charleston) | Merl Condit (PR) | PR | 1940 | 12552 |
| Charleston (Charleston) | Carl Davis (OE) | E | 1926 | 15848 |
| Chester (Chester) | Herb Coleman | OL | 1945 | 7812 |
| Clarksburg (Clarksburg) | John Rokisky | K | 1946 | 10393 |
| Clarksville (Clarksville) | Jim Pearcy | OL | 1946 | 7448 |
| Douglass (Huntington) | Jim Greer | WR | 1960 | 9105 |
| Dupont (Belle) | Randy Moss | WR | 1998 | 9 |
| Dupont (Belle) | Randy Moss (PR) | PR | 1998 | 14340 |
| Dupont (Belle) | Bobbie Howard | LB | 1999 | 20833 |
| Dupont (Belle) | Kelvin Kinney | DL | 1996 | 21153 |
| East Bank (East Bank) | Jimmy Carr | DB | 1955 | 3634 |
| East Bank (East Bank) | Chris Massey | RB | 2002 | 22068 |
| Eastern Christian (Elkton) | Wendell Smallwood | RB | 2016 | 8980 |
| Elkins (Elkins) | Marshall Goldberg | RB | 1939 | 3001 |
| Elkins (Elkins) | Marshall Goldberg (KR) | KR | 1939 | 9829 |
| Elkins (Elkins) | Marshall Goldberg (PR) | PR | 1939 | 12299 |
| Elkins (Elkins) | Al Baisi | OL | 1940 | 17693 |
| Fairmont (Fairmont) | Zach Frazier (OL) | OL | 2024 | 10386 |
| Fairmont (Fairmont) | Dante Stills | DL | 2023 | 15340 |
| Fairmont (Fairmont) | Rashod Kent | TE | 2002 | 34224 |
| Farmington (Farmington) | Sam Huff | LB | 1956 | 209 |
| Farmington (Farmington) | Frank Gatski | OL | 1946 | 367 |
| Follansbee (Follansbee) | Swede Hagberg | OL | 1929 | 7062 |
| Follansbee (Follansbee) | William Anderson | DB | 1971 | 23897 |
| Franklin (Franklin) | Dick Dolly | E | 1941 | 15130 |
| Gary (Gary) | Gordon Lambert | LB | 1968 | 21076 |
| Green Bank (Green Bank) | Bruce Bosley | OL | 1956 | 1140 |
| Greenbrier Military School (Lewisburg) | Roger Shoals | OL | 1961 | 5396 |
| Greenbrier Military School (Lewisburg) | Stu Worden | OL | 1930 | 6072 |
| Greenbrier Military School (Lewisburg) | Walt Brewster | OL | 1929 | 13286 |
| Greenbrier Military School (Lewisburg) | Sam Bartholomew | RB | 1940 | 15839 |
| Greenbrier Military School (Lewisburg) | Harry Myles | E | 1929 | 16609 |
| Huntington (Huntington) | Bill Sortet | E | 1933 | 2168 |
| Huntington (Huntington) | Hoge Workman | RB | 1924 | 11938 |
| Huntington (Huntington) | Darnell Wright | OL | 2023 | 14031 |
| Huntington (Huntington) | Charlie Honaker | E | 1924 | 16838 |
| Iaeger (Iaeger) | John Brewer Jr. | RB | 1952 | 12010 |
| Irving (Clarksburg) | Ken Moore | OL | 1940 | 21661 |
| Jefferson (Shenandoah Junction) | James Jett | WR | 1993 | 3019 |
| Jefferson (Shenandoah Junction) | Dewey McDonald | DB | 2014 | 28884 |
| Lewis County (Marlinton) | Mike McKibben | LB | 1979 | 10228 |
| Lincoln (Hinton) | Monte Crockett | TE | 1960 | 8269 |
| Madonna (Weirton) | Gene Trosch | DL | 1967 | 21216 |
| Mannington (Mannington) | Cassy Ryan | RB | 1929 | 14387 |
| Martinsburg (Martinsburg) | Fulton Walker (KR) | KR | 1981 | 4687 |
| Martinsburg (Martinsburg) | Fulton Walker (PR) | PR | 1981 | 8586 |
| Martinsburg (Martinsburg) | Fulton Walker | DB | 1981 | 14051 |
| Martinsburg (Martinsburg) | Tyson Bagent | QB | 2023 | 14961 |
| Martinsburg (Martinsburg) | Juwan Green | WR | 2020 | 35614 |
| Monongah (Monongah) | Kerry Marbury | RB | 1973 | 36209 |
| Mount Hope (Mount Hope) | Lonnie Warwick | LB | 1965 | 2720 |
| Musselman (Inwood) | Trevon Wesco | TE | 2019 | 20674 |
| Northfork (Northfork) | Tom Beasley | DL | 1978 | 6200 |
| Northfork (Northfork) | David Riley | RB | 1978 | 12197 |
| Notre Dame (Clarksburg) | John Lucente | RB | 1945 | 10052 |
| Notre Dame (Clarksburg) | Sam Fernandez | DB | 1962 | 33757 |
| Oak Hill (Oak Hill) | George Cafego | RB | 1940 | 7153 |
| Oak Hill (Oak Hill) | George Cafego (P) | P | 1940 | 12312 |
| Oak Hill (Oak Hill) | George Cafego (KR) | KR | 1940 | 12848 |
| Parkersburg (Parkersburg) | Len Barnum | RB | 1938 | 5298 |
| Parkersburg (Parkersburg) | Len Barnum (P) | P | 1938 | 5818 |
| Parkersburg (Parkersburg) | Len Barnum (K) | K | 1938 | 7427 |
| Parkersburg (Parkersburg) | Walt L. Barnes | OL | 1948 | 12389 |
| Parkersburg (Parkersburg) | Pete Barnum | RB | 1926 | 15328 |
| Parkersburg (Parkersburg) | Brenton Strange | TE | 2023 | 18181 |
| Parkersburg (Parkersburg) | Ryan Wingrove | DL | 2002 | 29364 |
| Pine Grove (Pine Grove) | Norm Willey | DL | 1950 | 1399 |
| Pineville (Pineville) | Curt Warner | RB | 1983 | 524 |
| Point Pleasant (Point Pleasant) | Bob Adkins | RB | 1940 | 13952 |
| Point Pleasant (Point Pleasant) | Scott Burris | OL | 1981 | 24372 |
| Ravenswood (Ravenswood) | Howard Hartley | DB | 1948 | 6589 |
| Ravenswood (Ravenswood) | Howard Hartley (PR) | PR | 1948 | 12991 |
| Ridgeley (Ridgeley) | Joe Moss | OL | 1952 | 12009 |
| Ripley (Ripley) | Bill Karr | E | 1933 | 2432 |
| Roane County (Spencer) | Derek Hardman | OL | 2010 | 34859 |
| Rupert (Rupert) | Joe Nicely | OL | 1958 | 38889 |
| Sherman (Seth) | Lou Zontini (K) | K | 1940 | 6998 |
| Sherman (Seth) | Lou Zontini | RB | 1940 | 10143 |
| Sherman (Seth) | Lou Zontini (P) | P | 1940 | 11784 |
| Shinnston (Shinnston) | Joe Stydahar | OL | 1936 | 1067 |
| Shinnston (Shinnston) | Frank Abruzzino | RB | 1931 | 13144 |
| South Charleston (South Charleston) | Carl Lee | DB | 1983 | 1023 |
| South Charleston (South Charleston) | Alex Hawkins | WR | 1959 | 2535 |
| South Charleston (South Charleston) | Alex Hawkins (PR) | PR | 1959 | 9552 |
| South Charleston (South Charleston) | Robert Alexander | RB | 1981 | 17340 |
| South Charleston (South Charleston) | Aaron Dobson | WR | 2013 | 18259 |
| South Charleston (South Charleston) | Anthony Bass | DB | 1998 | 26801 |
| St. Albans (St. Albans) | Jason Rader | TE | 2004 | 27036 |
| St. Albans (St. Albans) | Frank Roy | OL | 1966 | 29534 |
| St. Anthony's (Follansbee) | Mike Ciccolella | LB | 1966 | 13840 |
| St. Marys (St. Marys) | Billy Reynolds (PR) | PR | 1953 | 6789 |
| St. Marys (St. Marys) | Billy Reynolds | RB | 1953 | 6880 |
| St. Marys (St. Marys) | Billy Reynolds (KR) | KR | 1953 | 10188 |
| Stonewall Jackson (Charleston) | Dennis Harrah | OL | 1975 | 858 |
| Stonewall Jackson (Charleston) | Ron McCartney | LB | 1976 | 17205 |
| Stonewall Jackson (Charleston) | Walt Easley | RB | 1981 | 18552 |
| The Linsly School (Wheeling) | John Reger | LB | 1955 | 810 |
| The Linsly School (Wheeling) | Tom Keane | DB | 1948 | 1608 |
| The Linsly School (Wheeling) | Jim Keane | E | 1946 | 2142 |
| The Linsly School (Wheeling) | Eddie Drummond (PR) | PR | 2002 | 3190 |
| The Linsly School (Wheeling) | Willie Clay | DB | 1992 | 3266 |
| The Linsly School (Wheeling) | Eddie Drummond (KR) | KR | 2002 | 5379 |
| The Linsly School (Wheeling) | Eddie Drummond | WR | 2002 | 11669 |
| The Linsly School (Wheeling) | Bill Berrehsem | OL | 1926 | 19945 |
| The Linsly School (Wheeling) | C.J. Goodwin | DB | 2014 | 23734 |
| Thomas (Wheeling) | Tony Tonelli | OL | 1939 | 19817 |
| Union (Benwood) | Ed Matesic | QB | 1934 | 6181 |
| Union (Mount Storm) | Charlie Seabright | RB | 1941 | 8159 |
| University (Morgantown) | Rich Braham | OL | 1994 | 5037 |
| Victory (Clarksburg) | Rex Bumgardner | RB | 1948 | 5560 |
| Victory (Clarksburg) | Rex Bumgardner (PR) | PR | 1948 | 11614 |
| Victory (Clarksburg) | Rex Bumgardner (KR) | KR | 1948 | 14098 |
| Victory (Clarksburg) | Jess Rodriguez | RB | 1929 | 17303 |
| Vinson (Huntington) | Buzz Nutter | OL | 1954 | 1593 |
| Wahama (Mason) | Jim Barton | OL | 1960 | 9814 |
| Warwood (Wheeling) | Chuck Howley | LB | 1958 | 72 |
| Washington (Charleston) | Ryan Switzer (PR) | PR | 2017 | 10415 |
| Washington (Charleston) | Ryan Switzer (KR) | KR | 2017 | 10971 |
| Washington (Charleston) | Ryan Switzer | WR | 2017 | 19290 |
| Weir (Weirton) | Bob Gain | DL | 1952 | 704 |
| Weir (Weirton) | Bob Jeter | DB | 1963 | 1705 |
| Weir (Weirton) | Tony Leon | OL | 1943 | 7410 |
| Weir (Weirton) | Bill Tucker | RB | 1967 | 7493 |
| Weir (Weirton) | Kevin Miller (PR) | PR | 1978 | 13171 |
| Weir (Weirton) | Kevin Miller (KR) | KR | 1978 | 14351 |
| Weir (Weirton) | Bill Tucker (KR) | KR | 1967 | 14359 |
| Weir (Weirton) | Tony Jeter | TE | 1966 | 16587 |
| Weir (Weirton) | Kevin Miller | WR | 1978 | 17274 |
| Weir (Weirton) | John Canei | OL | 1983 | 24775 |
| Weir (Weirton) | Leon Jenkins | DB | 1972 | 29053 |
| Weir (Weirton) | Leon Jenkins (PR) | PR | 1972 | 35940 |
| Weir (Weirton) | Bob Jeter (KR) | KR | 1963 | 36131 |
| Wellsburg (Wellsburg) | Russ Craft | DB | 1946 | 1412 |
| Wellsburg (Wellsburg) | Russ Craft (PR) | PR | 1946 | 14100 |
| Wellsburg (Wellsburg) | Kenny Fryer | QB | 1944 | 16348 |
| West (Fairmont) | Calvin Turner | DL | 1987 | 14177 |
| Weston (Weston) | Russ Bailey | OL | 1920 | 7064 |
| Weston (Weston) | Nels Peterson | RB | 1937 | 11032 |
| Wheeling (Wheeling) | Nick Mumley | DL | 1960 | 9159 |
| Wheeling (Wheeling) | Bill Stobbs | RB | 1921 | 13288 |
| Wheeling (Wheeling) | Tom Bland | RB | 1962 | 30569 |
| Wheeling (Wheeling) | Tom Bland (PR) | PR | 1962 | 36664 |
| Williamson (Williamson) | Dick Hensley | E | 1949 | 10952 |
| Williamson (Williamson) | Verlin Adams | E | 1943 | 16598 |
| Williamson (Williamson) | Frank Kimble | E | 1943 | 16830 |
| Wilson (Beckley) | Frank Huffman | OL | 1939 | 11542 |
| Wilson (Beckley) | Doug Legursky | OL | 2008 | 17632 |
| Wilson (Beckley) | Millard Flemming (KR) | KR | 1963 | 34932 |
| Wilson (Beckley) | Millard Flemming | RB | 1963 | 36038 |
| Winfield (Winfield) | Michael Barber | WR | 1989 | 15766 |
| Winfield (Winfield) | Michael Barber (PR) | PR | 1989 | 16201 |
| Ziesing (Hepzibah) | Kelly Rodriguez | RB | 1930 | 13006 |
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