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The Top Ranked Football Players of All-Time from Kansas 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.

Ranking Explanations

 

High School Athlete POS Rookie Rnk
Abilene (Abilene) Cody Whitehair OL 2016 3807
Abilene (Abilene) Frank Wattelet DB 1981 5266
Andale (Andale) B.J. Finney OL 2015 21458
Arkansas City (Arkansas City) Les Miller DL 1987 5757
Atchison (Atchison) Jeff L. George DB 1987 13292
Attica (Attica) Darrel Meisenheimer DB 1951 13818
Augusta (Augusta) Cal Purdin RB 1943 21660
Basehor-Linwood (Basehor) Ben Johnson (TE) TE 2018 35179
Belleville (Belleville) Danny McMullen OL 1929 8714
Belleville (Belleville) Tom Bushby RB 1934 15585
Beloit (Beloit) Scott Fulhage P 1987 4557
Bethany Academy (Lindsborg) Carl Peterson OL 1924 12720
Bishop Carroll (Wichita) Mike Bell DL 1979 6779
Bishop Carroll (Wichita) Blake Bell TE 2015 9849
Bishop Carroll (Wichita) Mark E. Bell DL 1979 14570
Bishop Carroll (Wichita) Joe Hastings WR 2011 30267
Bishop Carroll (Wichita) Noah Johnson OL 2022 33799
Bishop Hogan (Kansas City) Fred Bukaty RB 1961 12274
Bishop Miege (Roeland Park) Mike Ruether OL 1984 10796
Bishop Miege (Roeland Park) Shane Ray LB 2015 17248
Bishop Miege (Roeland Park) Dave Martin LB 1968 20764
Bishop Miege (Roeland Park) Joe Perez WR 2000 32480
Bishop Miege (Roeland Park) Dan Dercher OL 1999 34789
Bishop Miege (Roeland Park) Montell Cozart QB 2018 37750
Bishop Ward (Kansas City) Mickey Doyle LB 1970 23290
Blue Valley (Overland Park) Justin Swift TE 1999 17871
Blue Valley North (Overland Park) Pete Muther TE 2000 31182
Blue Valley North (Overland Park) Josh Pederson TE 2021 35990
Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park) Dalton Schoen WR 2020 26769
Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park) Trey Brown DB 2008 32114
Blue Valley West (Overland Park) Andrew Gachkar LB 2011 12199
Blue Valley West (Overland Park) Jeff Wolfert K 2009 29643
Bogue (Bogue) Veryl Switzer (PR) PR 1954 9776
Bogue (Bogue) Veryl Switzer (KR) KR 1954 10074
Bogue (Bogue) Veryl Switzer DB 1954 15076
Bogue (Bogue) Marvin Switzer DB 1978 27052
Bonner Springs (Bonner Springs) Aaron Weathers DB 2007 30018
Bucklin (Bucklin) Lew Lane RB 1924 18570
Cathedral (Wichita) Frank Bausch OL 1934 2290
Cathedral (Wichita) Jim Bausch RB 1933 13956
Catholic (Topeka) Larry McGinnis OL 1923 12403
Central (Beaumont) Anthony Collins OL 2008 19646
Central (Salina) Terence Newman DB 2003 1526
Central (Salina) Terence Newman (PR) PR 2003 12044
Central (Salina) Maurice Henry LB 1990 28811
Centralia (Centralia) John Riggins RB 1971 336
Chaparral (Anthony) Proc Randels E 1926 7101
Chapman (Chapman) DeShawn Fogle LB 1997 28477
Chase (Chase) Paul Coffman TE 1978 960
Circle (Towanda) Jordan Phillips DL 2015 6572
Coffeyville (Coffeyville) Henry Schichtle QB 1964 36422
Colby (Colby) Nelson Toburen LB 1961 14130
Collegiate (Wichita) Michael Lies OL 1999 31663
Collegiate (Wichita) Jamie Rheem K 2001 33723
Concordia (Concordia) Eldon Danenhauer OL 1960 3404
Concordia (Concordia) Kaye Vaughan OL 1953 19613
Concordia (Concordia) Keith Christensen OL 1969 35577
De La Salle (Kansas City) Mike McCormack OL 1951 471
Decatur (Oberlin) Elmer Hackney RB 1940 3538
Decatur (Oberlin) Sam Francis RB 1937 5457
Derby (Derby) Billy Campfield RB 1978 6533
Derby (Derby) Billy Campfield (KR) KR 1978 12637
Derby (Derby) Nick Reid LB 2006 28795
Derby (Derby) Jason Gamble OL 1999 31661
Derby (Derby) DeAndre Goolsby TE 2018 35994
Dodge City (Dodge City) Dale Burnett RB 1930 1199
Dodge City (Dodge City) Billy Dewell E 1940 3108
Dodge City (Dodge City) Robert Delpino RB 1988 4055
Dodge City (Dodge City) Mike Montgomery RB 1971 8066
Dodge City (Dodge City) Dick Tomlinson OL 1950 10978
Dodge City (Dodge City) Robert Delpino (KR) KR 1988 12893
Douglass (Douglass) Monty Beisel LB 2001 8245
East (Wichita) Doug McEnulty RB 1943 9824
East (Wichita) Bryce Brown RB 2012 10818
East (Wichita) Doug McEnulty (P) P 1943 11300
East (Wichita) Jim Waskiewicz OL 1966 21880
East (Wichita) Lin Sexton RB 1948 23169
East (Wichita) Arthur Brown LB 2013 25937
El Dorado (El Dorado) Bobby Douglass QB 1969 3771
Elmdale (Elmdale) Jiggs Kline E 1938 15319
Emporia (Emporia) John Lohmeyer DL 1973 13483
Fairview (Fairview) Jerry Krysl OL 1927 17573
Field Kindley (Coffeyville) Terry Beeson LB 1977 4893
Fort Scott (Fort Scott) Don Wunderly DL 1974 26282
Fredonia (Fredonia) Kendall Trainor K 1989 30209
Fredonia (Fredonia) Kendall Trainor (P) P 1989 35143
Free State (Lawrence) Christian Ballard DL 2011 24575
Free State (Lawrence) Bryce Torneden DB 2020 31933
Garden City (Garden City) Mike A. Johnson DB 1966 10449
Geneseo (Geneseo) Ted Livingston OL 1937 5789
Goddard (Goddard) Les Maruo LB 2019 27462
Goodland (Goodland) Mike Friede WR 1980 10840
Goodland (Goodland) Jordan Bedore OL 2009 37756
Goodland (Goodland) Tinker Keck DB 2000 38186
Great Bend (Great Bend) Damian Johnson OL 1985 18675
Great Bend (Great Bend) Monte Robbins P 1988 34908
Hamilton (Hamilton) Jim Bob Morris DB 1983 14679
Harmon (Kansas City) Mark Haynes DB 1980 800
Harmon (Kansas City) Richard Estell WR 1987 27142
Haskell Indian (Lawrence) Rabbit Weller RB 1933 10811
Haskell Indian (Lawrence) Ted St. Germaine OL 1922 16360
Hayden (Topeka) Chris Dieker QB 2011 30477
Heights (Wichita) Xzavie Jackson DL 2007 34629
Highland Park (Topeka) Michael Wilhoite LB 2011 8140
Highland Park (Topeka) Joey Dozier RB 2000 24019
Hoisington (Hoisington) Dean Baird LB 1975 31779
Hutchinson (Hutchinson) John Armstrong RB 1923 6706
Hutchinson (Hutchinson) Walter Lowe RB 1923 18451
Hutchinson (Hutchinson) Geneo Grissom DL 2015 25842
Hutchinson (Hutchinson) Ben Heeney LB 2015 26622
Hutchinson (Hutchinson) Phil Engle DL 1973 31035
Independence (Independence) Sam Gray E 1946 19087
Independence (Independence) Ron Warner DL 1998 21418
Iowa (Iowa) Peda Samuel DB 1989 30422
Jennings (Jennings) Galen Wahlmeier LB 1957 22711
Johnson (Johnson) Galen Fiss LB 1956 1099
Kapaun Mount Carmel (Wichita) Ben Powers OL 2019 9361
Kapaun Mount Carmel (Wichita) Tysyn Hartman DB 2012 28280
Kearney (Kearney) Troy Faunce P 1987 34676
Kindley (Coffeyville) Gene Spangler RB 1946 25018
Kinsley (Kinsley) Pete Mehringer OL 1934 17941
Lansing (Leavenworth) Michael Miller OL 2017 33955
Larned (Larned) John Zook DL 1969 1721
Larned (Larned) Hal Patterson E 1954 17846
Larned (Larned) Hal Patterson (KR) KR 1954 33765
Lawrence (Lawrence) John Hadl QB 1962 372
Lawrence (Lawrence) Jeff D. Wright DL 1988 5283
Lawrence (Lawrence) Bucky Scribner P 1983 6231
Lawrence (Lawrence) Elmer Schaake RB 1933 8639
Lawrence (Lawrence) Brian Schweda DL 1966 9946
Lawrence (Lawrence) Keith DeLong LB 1989 10680
Lawrence (Lawrence) John Hadl (P) P 1962 12462
Lawrence (Lawrence) Craig White WR 1984 21389
Lawrence (Lawrence) Doyle Schick DB 1961 23074
Lawrence (Lawrence) Mike Wellman OL 1979 27946
Lawrence (Lawrence) Amani Bledsoe DL 2019 29946
Leavenworth (Leavenworth) Sid Abramowitz OL 1983 26634
Lecompton (Lecompton) Marv Kellum LB 1974 12608
Leon (Leon) Ernie Blandin OL 1946 4535
Liberal (Liberal) Jerame Tuman TE 1999 7289
Liberal (Liberal) Doug Terry DB 1992 19993
Liberal (Liberal) Ricky Johnson RB 1991 27736
Liberal (Liberal) J.D. Armstrong LB 1974 34515
Lincoln (Lincoln) Durell Taylor WR 1987 35449
Louisburg (Louisburg) Garrett Griffin TE 2016 26542
Lucas (Lucas) Bill Volok OL 1934 5462
Maize (Maize) Ryan Schraeder OL 2013 7551
Manhattan (Manhattan) Gary Spani LB 1978 4093
Manhattan (Manhattan) Bert Pearson OL 1929 5995
Manhattan (Manhattan) Al Jolley OL 1922 7687
Manhattan (Manhattan) Lloyd Madden RB 1940 9431
Manhattan (Manhattan) Thomas Randolph DB 1994 11189
Manhattan (Manhattan) Mike Kuhn LB 1972 13075
Manhattan (Manhattan) Ken Benson LB 1992 21846
Manhattan (Manhattan) Brett Wallerstedt LB 1993 23853
Manhattan (Manhattan) Jason Kazar LB 2001 29979
Manhattan (Manhattan) Winston Dimel RB 2019 37562
McCracken (McCracken) Len Dugan OL 1936 11844
McPherson (McPherson) Kaare Vedvik P 2018 31809
McPherson (McPherson) Dwayne Chandler TE 1994 32268
Meade (Meade) Bob Hantla LB 1954 10158
Mill Valley (Shawnee) Lucas Krull TE 2022 20888
Minneola (Minneola) Lee Shaffer RB 1935 2893
Newton (Newton) Muadianvita Kazadi LB 1997 26514
North (Olathe) Darren Sproles RB 2005 1786
North (Olathe) Darren Sproles (PR) PR 2005 2072
North (Olathe) Darren Sproles (KR) KR 2005 3142
North (Olathe) Isaiah Simmons LB 2020 9960
North (Olathe) Arland Bruce WR 2000 17596
North (Olathe) Arland Bruce (PR) PR 2000 26194
North (Olathe) Dan Schmidt OL 1994 30883
North (Olathe) Arland Bruce (KR) KR 2000 31133
North (Olathe) Storey Jackson LB 2022 37551
North (Olathe) Marcel Spears LB 2020 38371
North (Wichita) Barry Sanders RB 1989 19
North (Wichita) Curtis McClinton RB 1962 2141
North (Wichita) Don Calhoun RB 1974 3457
North (Wichita) Ray Romero OL 1951 18066
North (Wichita) Mark Duckens DL 1989 20526
North (Wichita) Chuck Zickefoose OL 1956 22358
North (Wichita) Elbert Mack DB 2008 23820
North (Wichita) Wendell Davis (DB) DB 1996 26766
Northwest (Shawnee Mission) Ryan Lilja OL 2004 4220
Northwest (Shawnee Mission) Ryan Torain RB 2008 14574
Northwest (Shawnee Mission) Alex Carder QB 2013 38629
Northwest (Wichita) Kamerion Wimbley LB 2006 3966
Northwest (Wichita) Breece Hall RB 2022 6260
Northwest (Wichita) Tony Barker LB 1992 27047
Northwest (Wichita) Curtis Moore LB 1992 27456
Norton (Norton) Lyle Munn E 1925 5317
Norton (Norton) Elmer Wynne RB 1928 12233
Okaloosa (Okaloosa) Ralph Nichols OL 1926 16611
Osawatomie (Osawatomie) Lynn Dickey QB 1971 1400
Osawatomie (Osawatomie) Derrick Jensen RB 1978 7601
Ottawa (Ottawa) Steve Grogan QB 1975 514
Paola (Paola) Brian Shay RB 2000 29781
Paola (Paola) Brian Shay (KR) KR 2000 34595
Parsons (Parsons) Roland Lakes DL 1961 2849
Parsons (Parsons) Shaun Hill QB 2002 4700
Parsons (Parsons) Derrel Gofourth OL 1977 7122
Parsons (Parsons) George Harvey OL 1967 28595
Pawnee Park (Great Bend) Steve Crosby RB 1974 20876
Piper (Kansas City) Cooper Beebe OL 2024 21156
Piper (Kansas City) James Letcher (PR) PR 2023 31485
Piper (Kansas City) James Letcher (KR) KR 2023 34602
Piper (Kansas City) James Letcher WR 2023 36237
Pittsburg (Pittsburg) Shad Meier TE 2001 13180
Prairie View (La Cygne) Brody Eldridge TE 2010 20567
Quinter (Quinter) Hub Ulrich E 1946 13686
Ransom (Ransom) Nolan Cromwell DB 1977 628
Riley County (Riley) Jordy Nelson WR 2008 990
Riley County (Riley) Jon McGraw DB 2002 10885
Riley County (Riley) Jordy Nelson (KR) KR 2009 12337
Riley County (Riley) Jordy Nelson (PR) PR 2010 16694
Rose Hill (Rose Hill) Kendall Gammon OL 1992 15619
Rural (McDonald) Link Lyman OL 1922 387
Rural (Washburn) Branden Dozier DB 2017 19662
Schlagle (Kansas City) Sam Simmons (PR) PR 2002 33578
Schlagle (Kansas City) Sam Simmons (KR) KR 2002 34104
Schlagle (Kansas City) Sam Simmons WR 2002 36679
Sedgwick (Sedgwick) Brian Moorman P 1999 1900
Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) Tom Dinkel LB 1978 6176
Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) Corey Ballentine (KR) KR 2019 10832
Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) Troy Wilson DL 1993 17905
Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) Ty Zentner P 2023 17924
Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) Corey Ballentine DB 2019 25257
Shawnee Mission (Shawnee Mission) John Amberg DB 1951 11190
Shawnee Mission South (Overland Park) Rodney Peete QB 1989 2659
Shawnee Mission South (Overland Park) Steve Little (P) P 1978 12463
Shawnee Mission South (Overland Park) Steve Little K 1978 13584
Shawnee Mission South (Overland Park) Jeff Gaylord DL 1982 15231
Shawnee Mission South (Overland Park) Mike Osborn LB 1978 23164
Shawnee Mission West (Overland Park) Roy Foster OL 1982 1100
Shawnee Mission West (Overland Park) Steve Towle LB 1975 6550
Shawnee Mission West (Overland Park) Henri Childs RB 2003 28542
Sherman County (Goodland) Dave Jones WR 1969 14039
Smith Center (Smith Center) Mark Simoneau LB 2000 5312
Smith Center (Smith Center) John Detwiler OL 1923 22002
Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) Milt Rehnquist OL 1924 2380
South (Olathe) Braden Smith OL 2018 4750
South (Olathe) Don Davis LB 1995 9592
South (Olathe) Russ McCullough OL 1992 28337
South (Olathe) Michael Dritlein WR 1996 30289
South (Wichita) Lawrence Pete DL 1989 13229
South (Wichita) Allen Lyday DB 1984 24247
South (Wichita) Kyle Wilson (LB) LB 2018 27400
South (Wichita) Davontae Harris DB 2018 28275
South (Wichita) John Tuttle WR 1975 33355
Southeast (Cherokee) Jerry Ross TE 1998 32709
Southeast (Wichita) Jeff K. Smith RB 1985 7925
Southeast (Wichita) Joseph Randle RB 2013 11859
Southeast (Wichita) Jeff K. Smith (KR) KR 1985 12461
Southeast (Wichita) Jeff K. Smith (PR) PR 1985 14085
Southeast (Wichita) Laverne Smith (KR) KR 1977 14600
Southeast (Wichita) Doug Hoppock OL 1983 17410
Southeast (Wichita) Laverne Smith RB 1977 24532
Southeast (Wichita) Rashad Washington DB 2004 26834
Spearville (Spearville) Rick Dvorak DL 1974 15615
St. Peter & Paul (Seneca) Steve Henry DB 1979 26687
St. Thomas Aquinas (Leawood) Ryan Mueller LB 2015 35205
St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park) C.J. Perez OL 2022 36060
St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park) Christopher Perez OL 2022 38796
St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park) Duron Lowe DB 2022 38874
Stafford (Stafford) Lou Brock RB 1940 2680
Stafford (Stafford) Lou Brock (P) P 1940 9727
Stafford (Stafford) Lou Brock (PR) PR 1940 12714
Stafford (Stafford) Lou Brock (KR) KR 1940 13412
Sterling (Sterling) Monte Bennett DL 1981 9463
Sublette (Sublette) Otto Schnellbacher DB 1948 4487
Sumner (Kansas City) Bill Olds RB 1973 8474
Sumner (Kansas City) David Verser WR 1981 10842
Sumner (Kansas City) David Verser (KR) KR 1981 11577
Sumner (Kansas City) Dick Tyson OL 1966 28287
Sunflower (Sunflower) Don Ettinger OL 1948 11587
Topeka (Topeka) Teven Jenkins OL 2021 19366
Topeka (Topeka) Lamar Mady OL 2013 36369
Turner (Kansas City) Tom Owen QB 1974 7832
Ulysses (Ulysses) Ollie Spencer OL 1953 2949
Wamego (Wamego) Bobby Morgan DB 1967 32644
Washburn Rural (Topeka) Will Cokeley LB 1983 16035
Washburn Rural (Topeka) Trey Lewis DL 2007 27096
Washington (Kansas City) Harry Colon DB 1991 11008
Washington (Kansas City) Darrell Stuckey DB 2010 21759
West (Topeka) Warren Seitz TE 1986 22253
West (Wichita) John Mosier TE 1970 14902
West (Wichita) Bill Larson TE 1975 16472
West Elk (Howard) Isaiahh Loudermilk DL 2021 25343
Wichita County (Leoti) Steve Tasker WR 1985 6867
Wichita County (Leoti) Steve Tasker (PR) PR 1985 11397
Wichita County (Leoti) Steve Tasker (KR) KR 1985 12676
Wichita Heights (Wichita) Shaun Smith DL 2004 9847
Wichita Heights (Wichita) Geary Murdock OL 1973 27589
Winchester (Winchester) Al Reynolds OL 1960 7058
Wyandotte (Kansas City) Skip Thomas DB 1972 5744
Wyandotte (Kansas City) Ray Evans QB 1948 10165
Wyandotte (Kansas City) Ray Evans (PR) PR 1948 12429
Wyandotte (Kansas City) Reggie L. Jones WR 1995 16976
Wyandotte (Kansas City) Robert Mimbs RB 1986 20461
Wyandotte (Kansas City) Lyron Cobbins LB 1997 27320

 


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