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The Top Ranked Football Players of All-Time from Connecticut 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 |
| Admiral Billard Academy (New London) | Bob Skoronski | OL | 1956 | 2138 |
| American International (Meriden) | Tom Rychlec | TE | 1958 | 6496 |
| Ansonia (Ansonia) | Allan Webb | DB | 1961 | 11245 |
| Ansonia (Ansonia) | Ron Gardin (PR) | PR | 1970 | 11745 |
| Ansonia (Ansonia) | Ron Gardin (KR) | KR | 1970 | 14357 |
| Ansonia (Ansonia) | Ramondo Stallings | DL | 1994 | 20792 |
| Ansonia (Ansonia) | Ron Gardin | DB | 1970 | 22270 |
| Ansonia (Ansonia) | Sandy Osiecki | QB | 1984 | 22435 |
| Bainbridge (Bainbridge) | Darryl Gamble | LB | 2011 | 32924 |
| Bassick (Bridgeport) | Darryl Sims | DL | 1985 | 15103 |
| Bloomfield (Bloomfield) | Dwight Freeney | DL | 2002 | 208 |
| Bloomfield (Bloomfield) | Julian Stanford | LB | 2012 | 12363 |
| Bloomfield (Bloomfield) | Marcus Cooper | DB | 2013 | 17375 |
| Bloomfield (Bloomfield) | Dwight Anderson | DB | 2004 | 18970 |
| Bloomfield (Bloomfield) | Andrew Pinnock | RB | 2003 | 20560 |
| Bloomfield (Bloomfield) | Matt Lawrence | RB | 2008 | 24607 |
| Bloomfield (Bloomfield) | Kory Sheets | RB | 2009 | 26816 |
| Bloomfield (Bloomfield) | Jerome Daniels | OL | 1997 | 32350 |
| Bristol (Bristol) | Al Benecick | OL | 1959 | 18363 |
| Brunswick School (Greenwich) | Junior Lord | WR | 1998 | 26384 |
| Bulkeley (Hartford) | Rocky Uguccioni | E | 1944 | 14507 |
| Bulkeley (Hartford) | Ed Korisky | OL | 1944 | 15970 |
| Bulkeley (Hartford) | Bill Connor | OL | 1929 | 17813 |
| Bunnell (Stratford) | Marcus Easley | WR | 2010 | 20993 |
| Bunnell (Stratford) | Shannon James | LB | 2006 | 25848 |
| Canterbury School (Milford) | Da'Sean Downey | DL | 2019 | 33271 |
| Catholic (Stamford) | Dave Puzzuoli | DL | 1983 | 11827 |
| Catholic (Stamford) | Bo Hickey | RB | 1967 | 13257 |
| Catholic (Stamford) | Dan Sileo | DL | 1987 | 25658 |
| Catholic (Stamford) | Tony Brown (OL) | OL | 1986 | 30967 |
| Central (Bridgeport) | Bob Dobelstein | OL | 1946 | 6917 |
| Central (Bridgeport) | Frank Hubbell | E | 1947 | 10954 |
| Central (Bristol) | Aaron Hernandez | TE | 2010 | 6386 |
| Central (Bristol) | Mike Riordan | E | 1929 | 13958 |
| Chaffee (Windsor) | Adam Guillemette | OL | 2023 | 35245 |
| Chapman Tech (New London) | Pat Cannamela | LB | 1952 | 9599 |
| Cheshire Academy (Cheshire) | John Panelli | LB | 1949 | 5687 |
| Cheshire Academy (Cheshire) | Jack Zilly | DL | 1947 | 6856 |
| Cheshire Academy (Cheshire) | Fritz Barzilauskas | OL | 1947 | 9298 |
| Cheshire Academy (Cheshire) | Paul Pardonner | RB | 1934 | 12576 |
| Cheshire Academy (Cheshire) | Josh Jobe | DB | 2022 | 28089 |
| Cheshire Academy (Cheshire) | Frank DiLieto | OL | 1974 | 30994 |
| Cheshire Academy (Cheshire) | Andre Carter II | LB | 2023 | 35492 |
| Cheshire Academy (Cheshire) | Brandon Sebastian | DB | 2022 | 36238 |
| Cheshire Academy (Cheshire) | C.J. Lewis | WR | 2023 | 38209 |
| Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) | Jim Pyne | OL | 1994 | 9636 |
| Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) | Will Harris | DB | 2019 | 12123 |
| Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) | Abu Daramy-Swaray | DB | 2023 | 36251 |
| Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) | Dieter Eiselen | OL | 2020 | 37250 |
| Crosby (Waterbury) | George Mulligan | E | 1936 | 16605 |
| Crosby (Waterbury) | Tony Ortiz | LB | 2000 | 25952 |
| Crosby (Waterbury) | Jerome Cunningham | TE | 2014 | 26543 |
| Cross (New Haven) | Don Luzzi | DL | 1958 | 17368 |
| Cross (New Haven) | Travis Jones | DL | 2022 | 19495 |
| Cross (New Haven) | Jaelin Robinson | OL | 2019 | 36784 |
| Danbury (Danbury) | Lou Ghecas | RB | 1941 | 19456 |
| Danbury (Danbury) | Austin Calitro | LB | 2017 | 19526 |
| Danbury (Danbury) | George Radachowsky | DB | 1984 | 20798 |
| Danbury (Danbury) | Paul Duckworth | RB | 1994 | 37875 |
| Darien (Darien) | Fritz Seyferth | RB | 1972 | 28297 |
| Darien (Darien) | Andrew Stueber | OL | 2022 | 38338 |
| Derby (Derby) | Nick DeFelice | OL | 1965 | 23072 |
| Derby (Derby) | Tony Passander | QB | 1970 | 31211 |
| Enfield (Enfield) | Jack Spellman | E | 1925 | 2814 |
| Fairfield Prep (Fairfield) | Frank Robotti | LB | 1961 | 16336 |
| Fairfield Prep (Fairfield) | Anthony McKinney | TE | 1997 | 29372 |
| Fairfield Prep (Fairfield) | Chris Zingo | LB | 1995 | 33341 |
| Farmington (Farmington) | Terry Wooden | LB | 1990 | 4169 |
| Free (Norwich) | Matt Shaughnessy | DL | 2009 | 10108 |
| Greenwich (Greenwich) | Steve Young | QB | 1984 | 22 |
| Greenwich (Greenwich) | John Sullivan | OL | 2008 | 2459 |
| Greenwich (Greenwich) | Ken Bell (KR) | KR | 1986 | 7350 |
| Greenwich (Greenwich) | Ken Bell (PR) | PR | 1986 | 15803 |
| Greenwich (Greenwich) | Ken Bell | RB | 1986 | 16996 |
| Griswold (Griswold) | Sean Brackett | QB | 2013 | 33151 |
| Hall (West Hartford) | Herb Nelson | E | 1946 | 14393 |
| Hamden (Hamden) | Rich Diana | RB | 1982 | 20633 |
| Hamden (Hamden) | Ed Ellis | OL | 1997 | 22374 |
| Hamden (Hamden) | Ron Monaco | LB | 1986 | 23064 |
| Hamden (Hamden) | Anttaj Hawthorne | DL | 2005 | 26859 |
| Hamden (Hamden) | Bobby Myers | DB | 2000 | 29723 |
| Hamden (Hamden) | Rob Monaco | OL | 1985 | 32846 |
| Hamden Hill (Hamden) | Luke Schoonmaker | TE | 2023 | 17949 |
| Hand (Madison) | Jack Driscoll | OL | 2020 | 22313 |
| Hand (Madison) | Jim Bell | RB | 1991 | 27663 |
| Harding (Bridgeport) | George Tarasovic | DL | 1952 | 1787 |
| Harding (Bridgeport) | Tony Elliott | DL | 1982 | 6816 |
| Harding (Bridgeport) | Chet Gladchuk | OL | 1941 | 9475 |
| Harding (Bridgeport) | Mike L. Jones | TE | 1990 | 18315 |
| Harding (Bridgeport) | Ted Walton | DB | 1980 | 18376 |
| Hartford (Hartford) | Brian Sanford | DL | 2010 | 31481 |
| Hill (New Haven) | Donald Thomas | OL | 2008 | 21104 |
| Hillhouse (New Haven) | Joe F. Johnson | RB | 1954 | 5538 |
| Hillhouse (New Haven) | Lou DeFilippo | OL | 1941 | 12384 |
| Hillhouse (New Haven) | Bill Petrilas | RB | 1942 | 14509 |
| Hillhouse (New Haven) | George Dixon | RB | 1959 | 18353 |
| Hillhouse (New Haven) | George Dixon (KR) | KR | 1959 | 28981 |
| Holy Cross (Waterbury) | Jim Crocicchia | QB | 1987 | 27696 |
| Hopkins School (New Haven) | Billy Walik (KR) | KR | 1970 | 14030 |
| Hopkins School (New Haven) | Billy Walik | DB | 1970 | 21029 |
| Hopkins School (New Haven) | Billy Walik (PR) | PR | 1970 | 24276 |
| Hyde Leadership (Hamden) | Bruce Campbell | OL | 2010 | 27030 |
| Kennedy (Waterbury) | Carl Barzilauskas | DL | 1974 | 6237 |
| Kent School (Kent) | Scott Perry | DB | 1976 | 15125 |
| Kent School (Kent) | Dave Boisture | QB | 1981 | 19802 |
| Kent School (Kent) | Bruce Tarbox | OL | 1961 | 25492 |
| Kent School (Kent) | Carl-Olivier Prime | LB | 2013 | 26303 |
| Kent School (Kent) | Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga | LB | 2017 | 27180 |
| Kent School (Kent) | Pierre-Luc Caron | OL | 2016 | 27222 |
| Kent School (Kent) | Tevaun Smith | WR | 2016 | 27266 |
| Kent School (Kent) | Trey Rutherford | OL | 2018 | 31212 |
| Kent School (Kent) | Alex Fontana | OL | 2019 | 31938 |
| Kent School (Kent) | DeShawn Stevens | LB | 2022 | 34421 |
| Killingly (Killingly) | Pop Williams | RB | 1928 | 5636 |
| Killingly (Killingly) | Eric Laakso | OL | 1978 | 6049 |
| King & Low-Heywood Thomas (Stamford) | Nate Collins | DL | 2010 | 25633 |
| King (Stamford) | Kevin Pierre-Louis | LB | 2014 | 12343 |
| King (Stamford) | Silas Redd | RB | 2014 | 17140 |
| Kingswood Oxford (West Hartford) | Isaiah Wright | WR | 2020 | 27656 |
| Kingswood Oxford (West Hartford) | Isaiah Wright (PR) | PR | 2020 | 37426 |
| Ludlowe (Fairfield) | Fran Lynch | RB | 1967 | 4923 |
| Ludlowe (Fairfield) | Dave Graham | OL | 1963 | 10991 |
| Maloney (Meriden) | John Jenkins | DL | 2013 | 8184 |
| Maloney (Meriden) | Rashon Spikes | RB | 2001 | 29481 |
| Manchester (Manchester) | Seth Devalve | TE | 2016 | 11853 |
| Manchester (Manchester) | Kane Anderson | TE | 2003 | 34222 |
| Marianapolis Prep (Thompson) | Gerry Cowhig | RB | 1947 | 8382 |
| Marianapolis Prep (Thompson) | Ed Kissell | DB | 1952 | 13395 |
| Marianapolis Prep (Thompson) | George Tobin | OL | 1947 | 21399 |
| Marianapolis Prep (Thompson) | Greg Senat | OL | 2018 | 38380 |
| Masuk (Monroe) | Paul Fenaroli | OL | 2011 | 31698 |
| McMahon (Norwalk) | Idris Price | LB | 2003 | 25677 |
| Milford (Milford) | Alan Miller | RB | 1960 | 4436 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | Will Grant | OL | 1978 | 4877 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | Christian Peter | DL | 1996 | 13322 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | Bill Conaty | OL | 1997 | 19288 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | Gennaro DiNapoli | OL | 1999 | 20454 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | Jason Peter | DL | 1998 | 22601 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | George Gilbert | OL | 1982 | 25384 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | Marty Horn | QB | 1987 | 26551 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | John Kacherski | LB | 1992 | 28022 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | Wayne Dorsey | DL | 2012 | 31287 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | Alvin Smith | DL | 2006 | 32117 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | Stefon Wheeler | OL | 2006 | 34774 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | Emmerson Phillips | DB | 2003 | 38632 |
| Montville (Montville) | Doug DuBose (KR) | KR | 1987 | 15280 |
| Montville (Montville) | Doug DuBose | RB | 1987 | 22514 |
| Morgan (Clinton) | Gary Kowalski | OL | 1983 | 16991 |
| Naugatuck (Naugatuck) | Tom Gormley | OL | 1920 | 10606 |
| Naugatuck (Naugatuck) | Dick Tuckey | QB | 1938 | 11482 |
| Naugatuck (Naugatuck) | Lennie King | DB | 1958 | 33159 |
| New Britain (New Britain) | Harry Jacunski | E | 1939 | 5947 |
| New Britain (New Britain) | Tebucky Jones | DB | 1998 | 8029 |
| New Britain (New Britain) | George Sulima | E | 1952 | 9269 |
| New Britain (New Britain) | Ed Cody | RB | 1947 | 9662 |
| New Britain (New Britain) | Ed Cody (KR) | KR | 1947 | 11898 |
| New Britain (New Britain) | Henry Zehrer | RB | 1926 | 22536 |
| New Canaan (New Canaan) | Zach Allen | DL | 2019 | 4870 |
| New Canaan (New Canaan) | Lucas Niang | OL | 2020 | 27918 |
| New Fairfield (New Fairfield) | Jake Ceresna | DL | 2016 | 21011 |
| New Haven (New Haven) | Booth Lusteg | K | 1964 | 10037 |
| New London (New London) | Jordan Reed | TE | 2013 | 3354 |
| New London (New London) | David Reed (KR) | KR | 2010 | 8418 |
| New London (New London) | Norm Olsen | OL | 1942 | 18698 |
| New London (New London) | David Reed | WR | 2010 | 18886 |
| New London (New London) | Tim Riordan | QB | 1984 | 19462 |
| New London (New London) | John Contoulis | DL | 1964 | 20641 |
| Newington (Newington) | Karl Swanke | OL | 1980 | 8783 |
| Newtown (Sandy Hook) | Will Arndt | QB | 2016 | 32675 |
| North (Nashua) | Kendall Reyes | DL | 2012 | 9363 |
| North Haven (North Haven) | Craig Guest | LB | 1997 | 34434 |
| Norwalk (Norwalk) | Bob Miller | DL | 1952 | 2708 |
| Norwalk (Norwalk) | Todd Philcox | QB | 1990 | 14658 |
| Norwich Academy (Norwich) | Gil Bouley | OL | 1945 | 3972 |
| Norwich Academy (Norwich) | Tuzar Skipper | LB | 2019 | 31258 |
| Notre Dame (Fairfield) | Bill Durkin | OL | 1994 | 30881 |
| Notre Dame (West Haven) | Nick Pietrosante | RB | 1959 | 1272 |
| Notre Dame (West Haven) | Tom Condon | OL | 1974 | 4401 |
| Notre Dame (West Haven) | John Bredice | E | 1956 | 13938 |
| Notre Dame (West Haven) | Tarek Saleh | LB | 1997 | 19409 |
| Notre Dame (West Haven) | Scott Nizolek | TE | 1983 | 20504 |
| Notre Dame (West Haven) | John Moffitt | OL | 2011 | 30029 |
| Old Farms (Avon) | Chris Hetherington | RB | 1996 | 6975 |
| Old Farms (Avon) | Michael Cox (KR) | KR | 2013 | 14967 |
| Old Farms (Avon) | Michael Cox | RB | 2013 | 19792 |
| Old Farms (Avon) | Tyler King | DL | 2005 | 27625 |
| Old Farms (Avon) | Evan Deckers | OL | 2023 | 38324 |
| Old Farms (Avon) | Andre Jones (1985) | WR | 2010 | 39089 |
| Plainville (Plainville) | Niko Koutouvides | LB | 2004 | 11726 |
| Pomperaug (Southbury) | David Satkowski | OL | 2024 | 39119 |
| Pulaski (New Britain) | Tom Myers | DB | 1972 | 2122 |
| Pulaski (New Britain) | Willie Hall | LB | 1972 | 7184 |
| Pulaski (New Britain) | Tom Myers (PR) | PR | 1972 | 15957 |
| Rockville (Vernon) | Bill Romanowski | LB | 1988 | 1295 |
| Salisbury School (Salisbury) | Bjoern Werner | LB | 2013 | 18175 |
| Salisbury School (Salisbury) | Max Roberts | LB | 2021 | 34066 |
| Shelton (Shelton) | Dan Orlovsky | QB | 2005 | 10718 |
| South Catholic (Hartford) | Doug Widell | OL | 1989 | 3981 |
| South Catholic (Hartford) | Dave Widell | OL | 1988 | 6720 |
| Southington (Southington) | Tom Cichowski | OL | 1966 | 20640 |
| Southington (Southington) | Vince Clements | RB | 1971 | 23344 |
| Southington (Southington) | Ryan Glasper | DB | 2007 | 29755 |
| St. Catholic (Bristol) | Byron Jones | DB | 2015 | 4065 |
| St. Joseph (Trumbull) | Tyler Matakevich | LB | 2016 | 12960 |
| St. Luke's (New Canaan) | Noel Thomas | WR | 2017 | 33497 |
| St. Thomas More (Oakdale) | Winston Venable | RB | 2011 | 22194 |
| St. Thomas More (Oakdale) | Dexter Lawson | DB | 2023 | 35494 |
| Stamford (Stamford) | Garry Cobb | LB | 1979 | 2703 |
| Stamford (Stamford) | Fred Dugan | TE | 1958 | 3560 |
| Stamford (Stamford) | Vlad Ducasse | OL | 2010 | 10942 |
| Stamford (Stamford) | Johnny Scalzi | RB | 1931 | 17442 |
| Stamford (Stamford) | Craig Bingham | LB | 1982 | 23182 |
| Stamford (Stamford) | Russ Goings | DL | 1959 | 34438 |
| Staples (Westport) | Sean Mulcahy | TE | 2004 | 31170 |
| Stonington (Stonington) | Dave Minnich | RB | 2002 | 32696 |
| Stratford (Stratford) | Ed Bradley III | LB | 1972 | 8195 |
| Stratford (Stratford) | Nick Giaquinto | RB | 1980 | 11194 |
| Stratford (Stratford) | Joe Costello | DL | 1982 | 12789 |
| Stratford (Stratford) | Ed Bradley II | OL | 1950 | 17432 |
| Suffield (Suffield) | Walt Ellis | OL | 1924 | 6630 |
| Suffield (Suffield) | Jim Foley | RB | 1926 | 19091 |
| Suffield Academy (Suffield) | Christian Wilkins | DL | 2019 | 4603 |
| Suffield Academy (Suffield) | Eddie Tryon | RB | 1927 | 8033 |
| Suffield Academy (Suffield) | Isaiah Ekejiuba | LB | 2005 | 17740 |
| Suffield Academy (Suffield) | Sam Babcock | RB | 1926 | 21484 |
| Taft (Watertown) | Patrick Kerney | DL | 1999 | 1113 |
| Thomas (Stamford) | Phillip Sissener | LB | 2001 | 29291 |
| Torrington (Torrington) | Vic Radzievitch | RB | 1926 | 22626 |
| Trinity Catholic (Stamford) | Thomas Costigan | DL | 2019 | 26509 |
| Trumbull (Trumbull) | Dick Young | RB | 1954 | 9089 |
| Washington (Meriden) | Ralph Buckley | RB | 1930 | 13285 |
| Waterbury (Waterbury) | Ed Keenan | OL | 1926 | 13421 |
| Weaver (Hartford) | Eugene Robinson | DB | 1985 | 1014 |
| Weaver (Hartford) | Walter Tullis | WR | 1976 | 15361 |
| Weaver (Hartford) | Alex Sidorik | OL | 1947 | 17656 |
| Weaver (Hartford) | Asaph Schwapp | RB | 2009 | 31538 |
| West Haven (West Haven) | Ken Strong | RB | 1929 | 218 |
| West Haven (West Haven) | Ken Strong (K) | K | 1929 | 4362 |
| West Haven (West Haven) | Rob Jackson | LB | 2008 | 20612 |
| West Haven (West Haven) | Fred L. Robinson Jr. | OL | 1955 | 24195 |
| West Haven (West Haven) | Ulish Booker | OL | 2003 | 30150 |
| West Haven (West Haven) | Ervin Philips | WR | 2018 | 36924 |
| West Haven (West Haven) | Duane Gary | RB | 2019 | 37121 |
| Westhill (Stamford) | Cliff Louis | OL | 2007 | 32632 |
| Westminster (Simsbury) | Ethan Brooks | OL | 1996 | 16521 |
| Weston (Weston) | Jamey Richard | OL | 2008 | 24154 |
| Windham (Willimantic) | Brian Vertefeuille | OL | 1974 | 25839 |
| Windsor (Windsor) | Terrance Knighton | DL | 2009 | 4642 |
| Windsor (Windsor) | Chris I. Baker | DL | 2009 | 7372 |
| Windsor (Windsor) | Jason Pinnock | DB | 2021 | 14956 |
| Windsor (Windsor) | Ryan Delaire | DL | 2015 | 29057 |
| Windsor (Windsor) | Charles Baldwin | OL | 2019 | 37411 |
| Xavier (Middletown) | Will Levis | QB | 2023 | 10921 |
| Xavier (Middletown) | Will Tye | TE | 2015 | 11508 |
| Xavier (Middletown) | Tim Boyle | QB | 2018 | 12598 |
| Xavier (Middletown) | Phil Murphy | DL | 1980 | 21031 |
| Xavier (Middletown) | Amari Spievey | DB | 2010 | 21146 |
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