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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 | 2163 |
| American International (Meriden) | Tom Rychlec | TE | 1958 | 6584 |
| Ansonia (Ansonia) | Allan Webb | DB | 1961 | 11363 |
| Ansonia (Ansonia) | Ron Gardin (PR) | PR | 1970 | 11875 |
| Ansonia (Ansonia) | Ron Gardin (KR) | KR | 1970 | 14505 |
| Ansonia (Ansonia) | Ramondo Stallings | DL | 1994 | 21040 |
| Ansonia (Ansonia) | Ron Gardin | DB | 1970 | 22536 |
| Ansonia (Ansonia) | Sandy Osiecki | QB | 1984 | 22708 |
| Bainbridge (Bainbridge) | Darryl Gamble | LB | 2011 | 33550 |
| Bassick (Bridgeport) | Darryl Sims | DL | 1985 | 15256 |
| Bloomfield (Bloomfield) | Dwight Freeney | DL | 2002 | 209 |
| Bloomfield (Bloomfield) | Julian Stanford | LB | 2012 | 12494 |
| Bloomfield (Bloomfield) | Marcus Cooper | DB | 2013 | 17561 |
| Bloomfield (Bloomfield) | Dwight Anderson | DB | 2004 | 19196 |
| Bloomfield (Bloomfield) | Andrew Pinnock | RB | 2003 | 20807 |
| Bloomfield (Bloomfield) | Matt Lawrence | RB | 2008 | 24964 |
| Bloomfield (Bloomfield) | Kory Sheets | RB | 2009 | 27262 |
| Bloomfield (Bloomfield) | Jerome Daniels | OL | 1997 | 32955 |
| Bristol (Bristol) | Al Benecick | OL | 1959 | 18567 |
| Brunswick School (Greenwich) | Junior Lord | WR | 1998 | 26835 |
| Bulkeley (Hartford) | Rocky Uguccioni | E | 1944 | 14659 |
| Bulkeley (Hartford) | Ed Korisky | OL | 1944 | 16134 |
| Bulkeley (Hartford) | Bill Connor | OL | 1929 | 18000 |
| Bunnell (Stratford) | Marcus Easley | WR | 2010 | 21245 |
| Bunnell (Stratford) | Shannon James | LB | 2006 | 26291 |
| Canterbury School (Milford) | Da'Sean Downey | DL | 2019 | 33906 |
| Catholic (Stamford) | Dave Puzzuoli | DL | 1983 | 11961 |
| Catholic (Stamford) | Bo Hickey | RB | 1967 | 13397 |
| Catholic (Stamford) | Dan Sileo | DL | 1987 | 27725 |
| Catholic (Stamford) | Tony Brown (OL) | OL | 1986 | 31524 |
| Central (Bridgeport) | Bob Dobelstein | OL | 1946 | 7014 |
| Central (Bridgeport) | Frank Hubbell | E | 1947 | 11079 |
| Central (Bristol) | Aaron Hernandez | TE | 2010 | 6475 |
| Central (Bristol) | Mike Riordan | E | 1929 | 14107 |
| Chaffee (Windsor) | Adam Guillemette | OL | 2023 | 33383 |
| Chapman Tech (New London) | Pat Cannamela | LB | 1952 | 9703 |
| Cheshire Academy (Cheshire) | John Panelli | LB | 1949 | 5782 |
| Cheshire Academy (Cheshire) | Jack Zilly | DL | 1947 | 6952 |
| Cheshire Academy (Cheshire) | Fritz Barzilauskas | OL | 1947 | 9400 |
| Cheshire Academy (Cheshire) | Paul Pardonner | RB | 1934 | 12706 |
| Cheshire Academy (Cheshire) | Josh Jobe | DB | 2022 | 24578 |
| Cheshire Academy (Cheshire) | Frank DiLieto | OL | 1974 | 31551 |
| Cheshire Academy (Cheshire) | Brandon Sebastian | DB | 2022 | 35914 |
| Cheshire Academy (Cheshire) | Andre Carter II | LB | 2023 | 36232 |
| Cheshire Academy (Cheshire) | C.J. Lewis | WR | 2023 | 39250 |
| Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) | Jim Pyne | OL | 1994 | 9742 |
| Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) | Will Harris | DB | 2019 | 10429 |
| Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) | Abu Daramy-Swaray | DB | 2023 | 37054 |
| Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) | Dieter Eiselen | OL | 2020 | 38185 |
| Crosby (Waterbury) | George Mulligan | E | 1936 | 16778 |
| Crosby (Waterbury) | Tony Ortiz | LB | 2000 | 26395 |
| Crosby (Waterbury) | Jerome Cunningham | TE | 2014 | 27004 |
| Cross (New Haven) | Travis Jones | DL | 2022 | 13663 |
| Cross (New Haven) | Don Luzzi | DL | 1958 | 17554 |
| Cross (New Haven) | Jaelin Robinson | OL | 2019 | 37654 |
| Danbury (Danbury) | Lou Ghecas | RB | 1941 | 19694 |
| Danbury (Danbury) | Austin Calitro | LB | 2017 | 19760 |
| Danbury (Danbury) | George Radachowsky | DB | 1984 | 21046 |
| Danbury (Danbury) | Paul Duckworth | RB | 1994 | 38880 |
| Darien (Darien) | Fritz Seyferth | RB | 1972 | 28803 |
| Darien (Darien) | Andrew Stueber | OL | 2022 | 39395 |
| Derby (Derby) | Nick DeFelice | OL | 1965 | 23358 |
| Derby (Derby) | Tony Passander | QB | 1970 | 31765 |
| Enfield (Enfield) | Jack Spellman | E | 1925 | 2839 |
| Fairfield Prep (Fairfield) | Frank Robotti | LB | 1961 | 16512 |
| Fairfield Prep (Fairfield) | Anthony McKinney | TE | 1997 | 29905 |
| Fairfield Prep (Fairfield) | Chris Zingo | LB | 1995 | 33981 |
| Farmington (Farmington) | Terry Wooden | LB | 1990 | 4226 |
| Free (Norwich) | Matt Shaughnessy | DL | 2009 | 10216 |
| Greenwich (Greenwich) | Steve Young | QB | 1984 | 22 |
| Greenwich (Greenwich) | John Sullivan | OL | 2008 | 2482 |
| Greenwich (Greenwich) | Ken Bell (KR) | KR | 1986 | 7445 |
| Greenwich (Greenwich) | Ken Bell (PR) | PR | 1986 | 15963 |
| Greenwich (Greenwich) | Ken Bell | RB | 1986 | 17185 |
| Griswold (Griswold) | Sean Brackett | QB | 2013 | 33781 |
| Hall (West Hartford) | Herb Nelson | E | 1946 | 14541 |
| Hamden (Hamden) | Rich Diana | RB | 1982 | 20884 |
| Hamden (Hamden) | Ed Ellis | OL | 1997 | 22641 |
| Hamden (Hamden) | Ron Monaco | LB | 1986 | 23350 |
| Hamden (Hamden) | Anttaj Hawthorne | DL | 2005 | 27304 |
| Hamden (Hamden) | Bobby Myers | DB | 2000 | 30270 |
| Hamden (Hamden) | Rob Monaco | OL | 1985 | 33459 |
| Hamden Hill (Hamden) | Luke Schoonmaker | TE | 2023 | 17309 |
| Hand (Madison) | Jack Driscoll | OL | 2020 | 22579 |
| Hand (Madison) | Jim Bell | RB | 1991 | 28126 |
| Harding (Bridgeport) | George Tarasovic | DL | 1952 | 1806 |
| Harding (Bridgeport) | Tony Elliott | DL | 1982 | 6912 |
| Harding (Bridgeport) | Chet Gladchuk | OL | 1941 | 9574 |
| Harding (Bridgeport) | Mike L. Jones | TE | 1990 | 18518 |
| Harding (Bridgeport) | Ted Walton | DB | 1980 | 18580 |
| Hartford (Hartford) | Brian Sanford | DL | 2010 | 32049 |
| Hill (New Haven) | Donald Thomas | OL | 2008 | 21354 |
| Hillhouse (New Haven) | Joe F. Johnson | RB | 1954 | 5624 |
| Hillhouse (New Haven) | Lou DeFilippo | OL | 1941 | 12516 |
| Hillhouse (New Haven) | Bill Petrilas | RB | 1942 | 14661 |
| Hillhouse (New Haven) | George Dixon | RB | 1959 | 18557 |
| Hillhouse (New Haven) | George Dixon (KR) | KR | 1959 | 29491 |
| Holy Cross (Waterbury) | Jim Crocicchia | QB | 1987 | 28159 |
| Hopkins School (New Haven) | Billy Walik (KR) | KR | 1970 | 14177 |
| Hopkins School (New Haven) | Billy Walik | DB | 1970 | 21281 |
| Hopkins School (New Haven) | Billy Walik (PR) | PR | 1970 | 24617 |
| Hyde Leadership (Hamden) | Bruce Campbell | OL | 2010 | 27479 |
| Kennedy (Waterbury) | Carl Barzilauskas | DL | 1974 | 6324 |
| Kent School (Kent) | Scott Perry | DB | 1976 | 15280 |
| Kent School (Kent) | Dave Boisture | QB | 1981 | 20040 |
| Kent School (Kent) | Bruce Tarbox | OL | 1961 | 25900 |
| Kent School (Kent) | Carl-Olivier Prime | LB | 2013 | 26749 |
| Kent School (Kent) | Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga | LB | 2017 | 27634 |
| Kent School (Kent) | Pierre-Luc Caron | OL | 2016 | 27677 |
| Kent School (Kent) | Tevaun Smith | WR | 2016 | 27722 |
| Kent School (Kent) | Trey Rutherford | OL | 2018 | 31766 |
| Kent School (Kent) | Alex Fontana | OL | 2019 | 32519 |
| Kent School (Kent) | DeShawn Stevens | LB | 2022 | 35115 |
| Killingly (Killingly) | Pop Williams | RB | 1928 | 5723 |
| Killingly (Killingly) | Eric Laakso | OL | 1978 | 6145 |
| King & Low-Heywood Thomas (Stamford) | Nate Collins | DL | 2010 | 26059 |
| King (Stamford) | Kevin Pierre-Louis | LB | 2014 | 12474 |
| King (Stamford) | Silas Redd | RB | 2014 | 17329 |
| Kingswood Oxford (West Hartford) | Isaiah Wright | WR | 2020 | 28119 |
| Kingswood Oxford (West Hartford) | Isaiah Wright (PR) | PR | 2020 | 38391 |
| Ludlowe (Fairfield) | Fran Lynch | RB | 1967 | 4994 |
| Ludlowe (Fairfield) | Dave Graham | OL | 1963 | 11117 |
| Maloney (Meriden) | John Jenkins | DL | 2013 | 7101 |
| Maloney (Meriden) | Rashon Spikes | RB | 2001 | 30018 |
| Manchester (Manchester) | Seth Devalve | TE | 2016 | 11985 |
| Manchester (Manchester) | Kane Anderson | TE | 2003 | 34903 |
| Marianapolis Prep (Thompson) | Gerry Cowhig | RB | 1947 | 8482 |
| Marianapolis Prep (Thompson) | Ed Kissell | DB | 1952 | 13537 |
| Marianapolis Prep (Thompson) | George Tobin | OL | 1947 | 21652 |
| Marianapolis Prep (Thompson) | Greg Senat | OL | 2018 | 39434 |
| Masuk (Monroe) | Paul Fenaroli | OL | 2011 | 37871 |
| McMahon (Norwalk) | Idris Price | LB | 2003 | 26107 |
| Milford (Milford) | Alan Miller | RB | 1960 | 4498 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | Will Grant | OL | 1978 | 4948 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | Christian Peter | DL | 1996 | 13464 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | Bill Conaty | OL | 1997 | 19528 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | Gennaro DiNapoli | OL | 1999 | 20696 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | Jason Peter | DL | 1998 | 22880 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | George Gilbert | OL | 1982 | 25781 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | Marty Horn | QB | 1987 | 27012 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | John Kacherski | LB | 1992 | 28511 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | Wayne Dorsey | DL | 2012 | 31849 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | Alvin Smith | DL | 2006 | 32707 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | Stefon Wheeler | OL | 2006 | 35476 |
| Milford Academy (Milford) | Emmerson Phillips | DB | 2003 | 39735 |
| Montville (Montville) | Doug DuBose (KR) | KR | 1987 | 15435 |
| Montville (Montville) | Doug DuBose | RB | 1987 | 22789 |
| Morgan (Clinton) | Gary Kowalski | OL | 1983 | 17180 |
| Naugatuck (Naugatuck) | Tom Gormley | OL | 1920 | 10727 |
| Naugatuck (Naugatuck) | Dick Tuckey | QB | 1938 | 11607 |
| Naugatuck (Naugatuck) | Lennie King | DB | 1958 | 33792 |
| New Britain (New Britain) | Harry Jacunski | E | 1939 | 6044 |
| New Britain (New Britain) | Tebucky Jones | DB | 1998 | 8137 |
| New Britain (New Britain) | George Sulima | E | 1952 | 9370 |
| New Britain (New Britain) | Ed Cody | RB | 1947 | 9770 |
| New Britain (New Britain) | Ed Cody (KR) | KR | 1947 | 12033 |
| New Britain (New Britain) | Henry Zehrer | RB | 1926 | 22812 |
| New Canaan (New Canaan) | Zach Allen | DL | 2019 | 1956 |
| New Canaan (New Canaan) | Lucas Niang | OL | 2020 | 28402 |
| New Fairfield (New Fairfield) | Jake Ceresna | DL | 2016 | 19195 |
| New Haven (New Haven) | Booth Lusteg | K | 1964 | 10151 |
| New London (New London) | Jordan Reed | TE | 2013 | 3390 |
| New London (New London) | David Reed (KR) | KR | 2010 | 8518 |
| New London (New London) | Norm Olsen | OL | 1942 | 18912 |
| New London (New London) | David Reed | WR | 2010 | 19111 |
| New London (New London) | Tim Riordan | QB | 1984 | 19700 |
| New London (New London) | John Contoulis | DL | 1964 | 20892 |
| Newington (Newington) | Karl Swanke | OL | 1980 | 8883 |
| Newtown (Sandy Hook) | Will Arndt | QB | 2016 | 33292 |
| North (Nashua) | Kendall Reyes | DL | 2012 | 9461 |
| North Haven (North Haven) | Craig Guest | LB | 1997 | 35128 |
| Norwalk (Norwalk) | Bob Miller | DL | 1952 | 2734 |
| Norwalk (Norwalk) | Todd Philcox | QB | 1990 | 14809 |
| Norwich Academy (Norwich) | Gil Bouley | OL | 1945 | 4020 |
| Norwich Academy (Norwich) | Tuzar Skipper | LB | 2019 | 31812 |
| Notre Dame (Fairfield) | Bill Durkin | OL | 1994 | 31449 |
| Notre Dame (West Haven) | Nick Pietrosante | RB | 1959 | 1285 |
| Notre Dame (West Haven) | Tom Condon | OL | 1974 | 4465 |
| Notre Dame (West Haven) | John Bredice | E | 1956 | 14087 |
| Notre Dame (West Haven) | Tarek Saleh | LB | 1997 | 19648 |
| Notre Dame (West Haven) | Scott Nizolek | TE | 1983 | 20749 |
| Notre Dame (West Haven) | John Moffitt | OL | 2011 | 30583 |
| Old Farms (Avon) | Chris Hetherington | RB | 1996 | 7071 |
| Old Farms (Avon) | Michael Cox (KR) | KR | 2013 | 15122 |
| Old Farms (Avon) | Michael Cox | RB | 2013 | 20030 |
| Old Farms (Avon) | Tyler King | DL | 2005 | 28083 |
| Old Farms (Avon) | Evan Deckers | OL | 2023 | 37799 |
| Old Farms (Avon) | Andre Jones (1985) | WR | 2010 | 40346 |
| Plainville (Plainville) | Niko Koutouvides | LB | 2004 | 11856 |
| Pomperaug (Southbury) | David Satkowski | OL | 2024 | 40391 |
| Pulaski (New Britain) | Tom Myers | DB | 1972 | 2147 |
| Pulaski (New Britain) | Willie Hall | LB | 1972 | 7282 |
| Pulaski (New Britain) | Tom Myers (PR) | PR | 1972 | 16121 |
| Rockville (Vernon) | Bill Romanowski | LB | 1988 | 1309 |
| Salisbury School (Salisbury) | Bjoern Werner | LB | 2013 | 18374 |
| Salisbury School (Salisbury) | Max Roberts | LB | 2021 | 33651 |
| Salisbury School (Salisbury) | Nick Torres | OL | 2024 | 40379 |
| Shelton (Shelton) | Dan Orlovsky | QB | 2005 | 10835 |
| South Catholic (Hartford) | Doug Widell | OL | 1989 | 4029 |
| South Catholic (Hartford) | Dave Widell | OL | 1988 | 6813 |
| Southington (Southington) | Tom Cichowski | OL | 1966 | 20891 |
| Southington (Southington) | Vince Clements | RB | 1971 | 23636 |
| Southington (Southington) | Ryan Glasper | DB | 2007 | 30302 |
| St. Catholic (Bristol) | Byron Jones | DB | 2015 | 4118 |
| St. Joseph (Trumbull) | Tyler Matakevich | LB | 2016 | 13093 |
| St. Joseph (Trumbull) | Jaden Shirden | RB | 2024 | 38217 |
| St. Joseph (Trumbull) | Jaden Shirden (KR) | KR | 2024 | 39102 |
| St. Luke's (New Canaan) | Noel Thomas | WR | 2017 | 34139 |
| St. Thomas More (Oakdale) | Winston Venable | RB | 2011 | 22459 |
| St. Thomas More (Oakdale) | Dexter Lawson | DB | 2023 | 33041 |
| Stamford (Stamford) | Garry Cobb | LB | 1979 | 2729 |
| Stamford (Stamford) | Fred Dugan | TE | 1958 | 3598 |
| Stamford (Stamford) | Vlad Ducasse | OL | 2010 | 11064 |
| Stamford (Stamford) | Johnny Scalzi | RB | 1931 | 17628 |
| Stamford (Stamford) | Craig Bingham | LB | 1982 | 23466 |
| Stamford (Stamford) | Russ Goings | DL | 1959 | 35132 |
| Staples (Westport) | Sean Mulcahy | TE | 2004 | 31724 |
| Stonington (Stonington) | Dave Minnich | RB | 2002 | 33312 |
| Stratford (Stratford) | Ed Bradley III | LB | 1972 | 8302 |
| Stratford (Stratford) | Nick Giaquinto | RB | 1980 | 11314 |
| Stratford (Stratford) | Joe Costello | DL | 1982 | 12924 |
| Stratford (Stratford) | Ed Bradley II | OL | 1950 | 17618 |
| Stratford (Stratford) | Jon Norris | OL | 1985 | 29761 |
| Suffield (Suffield) | Walt Ellis | OL | 1924 | 6720 |
| Suffield (Suffield) | Jim Foley | RB | 1926 | 19324 |
| Suffield Academy (Suffield) | Christian Wilkins | DL | 2019 | 4667 |
| Suffield Academy (Suffield) | Eddie Tryon | RB | 1927 | 8142 |
| Suffield Academy (Suffield) | Isaiah Ekejiuba | LB | 2005 | 17926 |
| Suffield Academy (Suffield) | Sam Babcock | RB | 1926 | 21740 |
| Taft (Watertown) | Patrick Kerney | DL | 1999 | 1123 |
| Thomas (Stamford) | Phillip Sissener | LB | 2001 | 29813 |
| Torrington (Torrington) | Vic Radzievitch | RB | 1926 | 22906 |
| Trinity Catholic (Stamford) | Thomas Costigan | DL | 2019 | 26964 |
| Trumbull (Trumbull) | Dick Young | RB | 1954 | 9189 |
| Washington (Meriden) | Ralph Buckley | RB | 1930 | 13425 |
| Waterbury (Waterbury) | Ed Keenan | OL | 1926 | 13563 |
| Weaver (Hartford) | Eugene Robinson | DB | 1985 | 1022 |
| Weaver (Hartford) | Walter Tullis | WR | 1976 | 15515 |
| Weaver (Hartford) | Alex Sidorik | OL | 1947 | 17840 |
| Weaver (Hartford) | Asaph Schwapp | RB | 2009 | 32112 |
| West Haven (West Haven) | Ken Strong | RB | 1929 | 219 |
| West Haven (West Haven) | Ken Strong (K) | K | 1929 | 4425 |
| West Haven (West Haven) | Rob Jackson | LB | 2008 | 20861 |
| West Haven (West Haven) | Fred L. Robinson Jr. | OL | 1955 | 24528 |
| West Haven (West Haven) | Ulish Booker | OL | 2003 | 30709 |
| West Haven (West Haven) | Ervin Philips | WR | 2018 | 37798 |
| West Haven (West Haven) | Duane Gary | RB | 2019 | 38047 |
| Westhill (Stamford) | Cliff Louis | OL | 2007 | 31957 |
| Westminster (Simsbury) | Ethan Brooks | OL | 1996 | 16697 |
| Weston (Weston) | Jamey Richard | OL | 2008 | 24486 |
| Windham (Willimantic) | Brian Vertefeuille | OL | 1974 | 26282 |
| Windsor (Windsor) | Terrance Knighton | DL | 2009 | 4706 |
| Windsor (Windsor) | Chris I. Baker | DL | 2009 | 7466 |
| Windsor (Windsor) | Jason Pinnock | DB | 2021 | 14434 |
| Windsor (Windsor) | Ryan Delaire | DL | 2015 | 29569 |
| Windsor (Windsor) | Charles Baldwin | OL | 2019 | 38361 |
| Windsor (Windsor) | Marquis Wilson | DB | 2024 | 40445 |
| Xavier (Middletown) | Will Levis | QB | 2023 | 11044 |
| Xavier (Middletown) | Will Tye | TE | 2015 | 11634 |
| Xavier (Middletown) | Tim Boyle | QB | 2018 | 12727 |
| Xavier (Middletown) | Phil Murphy | DL | 1980 | 21283 |
| Xavier (Middletown) | Amari Spievey | DB | 2010 | 21398 |
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