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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 3853
Abilene (Abilene) Frank Wattelet DB 1981 5347
Andale (Andale) B.J. Finney OL 2015 21714
Andale (Andale) Mason Fairchild TE 2024 39065
Arkansas City (Arkansas City) Les Miller DL 1987 5854
Atchison (Atchison) Jeff L. George DB 1987 13432
Attica (Attica) Darrel Meisenheimer DB 1951 13964
Augusta (Augusta) Cal Purdin RB 1943 21910
Basehor-Linwood (Basehor) Ben Johnson (TE) TE 2018 35895
Belleville (Belleville) Danny McMullen OL 1929 8815
Belleville (Belleville) Tom Bushby RB 1934 15739
Beloit (Beloit) Scott Fulhage P 1987 4620
Bethany Academy (Lindsborg) Carl Peterson OL 1924 12850
Bishop Carroll (Wichita) Mike Bell DL 1979 6875
Bishop Carroll (Wichita) Blake Bell TE 2015 9963
Bishop Carroll (Wichita) Mark E. Bell DL 1979 14723
Bishop Carroll (Wichita) Joe Hastings WR 2011 30834
Bishop Carroll (Wichita) Noah Johnson OL 2022 32077
Bishop Hogan (Kansas City) Fred Bukaty RB 1961 12407
Bishop Miege (Roeland Park) Mike Ruether OL 1984 10919
Bishop Miege (Roeland Park) Shane Ray LB 2015 15667
Bishop Miege (Roeland Park) Dave Martin LB 1968 21011
Bishop Miege (Roeland Park) Joe Perez WR 2000 33089
Bishop Miege (Roeland Park) Dan Dercher OL 1999 35489
Bishop Miege (Roeland Park) Montell Cozart QB 2018 38742
Bishop Ward (Kansas City) Mickey Doyle LB 1970 23584
Blue Valley (Overland Park) Justin Swift TE 1999 18059
Blue Valley North (Overland Park) Pete Muther TE 2000 31736
Blue Valley North (Overland Park) Josh Pederson TE 2021 35513
Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park) Dalton Schoen WR 2020 26931
Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park) Trey Brown DB 2008 32704
Blue Valley West (Overland Park) Andrew Gachkar LB 2011 12335
Blue Valley West (Overland Park) Jeff Wolfert K 2009 30184
Bogue (Bogue) Veryl Switzer (PR) PR 1954 9888
Bogue (Bogue) Veryl Switzer (KR) KR 1954 10184
Bogue (Bogue) Veryl Switzer DB 1954 15228
Bogue (Bogue) Marvin Switzer DB 1978 27504
Bonner Springs (Bonner Springs) Aaron Weathers DB 2007 30572
Bucklin (Bucklin) Lew Lane RB 1924 18778
Cathedral (Wichita) Frank Bausch OL 1934 2315
Cathedral (Wichita) Jim Bausch RB 1933 14105
Catholic (Topeka) Larry McGinnis OL 1923 12533
Central (Beaumont) Anthony Collins OL 2008 19882
Central (Salina) Terence Newman DB 2003 1543
Central (Salina) Terence Newman (PR) PR 2003 12190
Central (Salina) Maurice Henry LB 1990 29323
Centralia (Centralia) John Riggins RB 1971 339
Chaparral (Anthony) Proc Randels E 1926 7197
Chapman (Chapman) DeShawn Fogle LB 1997 28977
Chase (Chase) Paul Coffman TE 1978 969
Circle (Towanda) Jordan Phillips DL 2015 6659
Coffeyville (Coffeyville) Henry Schichtle QB 1964 37256
Colby (Colby) Nelson Toburen LB 1961 14281
Collegiate (Wichita) Michael Lies OL 1999 32243
Collegiate (Wichita) Jamie Rheem K 2001 34382
Concordia (Concordia) Eldon Danenhauer OL 1960 3440
Concordia (Concordia) Kaye Vaughan OL 1953 19846
Concordia (Concordia) Keith Christensen OL 1969 36313
De La Salle (Kansas City) Mike McCormack OL 1951 477
Decatur (Oberlin) Elmer Hackney RB 1940 3575
Decatur (Oberlin) Sam Francis RB 1937 5542
Derby (Derby) Billy Campfield RB 1978 6618
Derby (Derby) Billy Campfield (KR) KR 1978 12767
Derby (Derby) Jason Gamble OL 1999 28767
Derby (Derby) Nick Reid LB 2006 29308
Derby (Derby) DeAndre Goolsby TE 2018 36773
Dodge City (Dodge City) Dale Burnett RB 1930 1210
Dodge City (Dodge City) Billy Dewell E 1940 3142
Dodge City (Dodge City) Robert Delpino RB 1988 4106
Dodge City (Dodge City) Mike Montgomery RB 1971 8174
Dodge City (Dodge City) Dick Tomlinson OL 1950 11104
Dodge City (Dodge City) Robert Delpino (KR) KR 1988 13028
Douglass (Douglass) Monty Beisel LB 2001 8348
East (Wichita) Doug McEnulty RB 1943 9938
East (Wichita) Bryce Brown RB 2012 10938
East (Wichita) Doug McEnulty (P) P 1943 11421
East (Wichita) Jim Waskiewicz OL 1966 22134
East (Wichita) Lin Sexton RB 1948 23456
East (Wichita) Arthur Brown LB 2013 26381
El Dorado (El Dorado) Bobby Douglass QB 1969 3812
Elmdale (Elmdale) Jiggs Kline E 1938 15474
Emporia (Emporia) John Lohmeyer DL 1973 13625
Fairview (Fairview) Jerry Krysl OL 1927 17756
Field Kindley (Coffeyville) Terry Beeson LB 1977 4964
Fort Scott (Fort Scott) Don Wunderly DL 1974 26729
Fredonia (Fredonia) Kendall Trainor K 1989 30772
Fredonia (Fredonia) Kendall Trainor (P) P 1989 35858
Free State (Lawrence) Christian Ballard DL 2011 24928
Free State (Lawrence) Bryce Torneden DB 2020 31323
Garden City (Garden City) Mike A. Johnson DB 1966 10562
Geneseo (Geneseo) Ted Livingston OL 1937 5885
Goddard (Goddard) Les Maruo LB 2019 27916
Goodland (Goodland) Mike Friede WR 1980 10962
Goodland (Goodland) Jordan Bedore OL 2009 37232
Goodland (Goodland) Tinker Keck DB 2000 39226
Great Bend (Great Bend) Damian Johnson OL 1985 18888
Great Bend (Great Bend) Monte Robbins P 1988 35612
Hamilton (Hamilton) Jim Bob Morris DB 1983 14831
Harmon (Kansas City) Mark Haynes DB 1980 811
Harmon (Kansas City) Richard Estell WR 1987 27597
Haskell Indian (Lawrence) Rabbit Weller RB 1933 10931
Haskell Indian (Lawrence) Ted St. Germaine OL 1922 16536
Hayden (Topeka) Chris Dieker QB 2011 31043
Heights (Wichita) Xzavie Jackson DL 2007 38032
Highland Park (Topeka) Michael Wilhoite LB 2011 8247
Highland Park (Topeka) Joey Dozier RB 2000 24350
Hoisington (Hoisington) Dean Baird LB 1975 32348
Hutchinson (Hutchinson) John Armstrong RB 1923 6798
Hutchinson (Hutchinson) Walter Lowe RB 1923 18656
Hutchinson (Hutchinson) Geneo Grissom DL 2015 26285
Hutchinson (Hutchinson) Ben Heeney LB 2015 27079
Hutchinson (Hutchinson) Phil Engle DL 1973 31592
Independence (Independence) Sam Gray E 1946 19320
Independence (Independence) Ron Warner DL 1998 21672
Iowa (Iowa) Peda Samuel DB 1989 30989
Jennings (Jennings) Galen Wahlmeier LB 1957 23000
Johnson (Johnson) Galen Fiss LB 1956 1108
Junction City (Junction City) DJ Giddens RB 2025 19010
Kapaun Mount Carmel (Wichita) Ben Powers OL 2019 9200
Kapaun Mount Carmel (Wichita) Tysyn Hartman DB 2012 28787
Kearney (Kearney) Troy Faunce P 1987 35376
Kindley (Coffeyville) Gene Spangler RB 1946 25395
Kinsley (Kinsley) Pete Mehringer OL 1934 18128
Lansing (Leavenworth) Michael Miller OL 2017 34617
Larned (Larned) John Zook DL 1969 1738
Larned (Larned) Hal Patterson E 1954 18033
Larned (Larned) Hal Patterson (KR) KR 1954 34423
Lawrence (Lawrence) John Hadl QB 1962 377
Lawrence (Lawrence) Jeff D. Wright DL 1988 5364
Lawrence (Lawrence) Bucky Scribner P 1983 6318
Lawrence (Lawrence) Elmer Schaake RB 1933 8738
Lawrence (Lawrence) Brian Schweda DL 1966 10058
Lawrence (Lawrence) Keith DeLong LB 1989 10799
Lawrence (Lawrence) John Hadl (P) P 1962 12593
Lawrence (Lawrence) Devin Neal RB 2025 15546
Lawrence (Lawrence) Craig White WR 1984 21642
Lawrence (Lawrence) Doyle Schick DB 1961 23360
Lawrence (Lawrence) Mike Wellman OL 1979 28428
Lawrence (Lawrence) Amani Bledsoe DL 2019 29256
Leavenworth (Leavenworth) Sid Abramowitz OL 1983 27089
Lecompton (Lecompton) Marv Kellum LB 1974 12737
Leon (Leon) Ernie Blandin OL 1946 4596
Liberal (Liberal) Jerame Tuman TE 1999 7387
Liberal (Liberal) Doug Terry DB 1992 20229
Liberal (Liberal) Ricky Johnson RB 1991 28210
Liberal (Liberal) J.D. Armstrong LB 1974 35209
Lincoln (Lincoln) Durell Taylor WR 1987 36182
Louisburg (Louisburg) Garrett Griffin TE 2016 27003
Lucas (Lucas) Bill Volok OL 1934 5547
Maize (Maize) Ryan Schraeder OL 2013 7644
Manhattan (Manhattan) Gary Spani LB 1978 4149
Manhattan (Manhattan) Bert Pearson OL 1929 6094
Manhattan (Manhattan) Al Jolley OL 1922 7782
Manhattan (Manhattan) Lloyd Madden RB 1940 9529
Manhattan (Manhattan) Thomas Randolph DB 1994 11309
Manhattan (Manhattan) Mike Kuhn LB 1972 13209
Manhattan (Manhattan) Ken Benson LB 1992 22102
Manhattan (Manhattan) Brett Wallerstedt LB 1993 24178
Manhattan (Manhattan) Jason Kazar LB 2001 30533
Manhattan (Manhattan) Winston Dimel RB 2019 38532
McCracken (McCracken) Len Dugan OL 1936 11976
McPherson (McPherson) Kaare Vedvik P 2018 32378
McPherson (McPherson) Dwayne Chandler TE 1994 32865
Meade (Meade) Bob Hantla LB 1954 10267
Mill Valley (Shawnee) Lucas Krull TE 2022 21139
Minneola (Minneola) Lee Shaffer RB 1935 2919
Mulvane (Mulvane) Jayden Price DB 2024 36620
Mulvane (Mulvane) Jayden Price (PR) PR 2024 39818
Mulvane (Mulvane) Jayden Price (KR) KR 2024 40058
Newton (Newton) Muadianvita Kazadi LB 1997 26969
North (Olathe) Darren Sproles RB 2005 1805
North (Olathe) Darren Sproles (PR) PR 2005 2097
North (Olathe) Darren Sproles (KR) KR 2005 3177
North (Olathe) Isaiah Simmons LB 2020 11379
North (Olathe) Jacob Parrish DB 2025 14219
North (Olathe) Arland Bruce WR 2000 17782
North (Olathe) Arland Bruce (PR) PR 2000 26638
North (Olathe) Dan Schmidt OL 1994 31450
North (Olathe) Arland Bruce (KR) KR 2000 31689
North (Olathe) Storey Jackson LB 2022 37229
North (Olathe) Marcel Spears LB 2020 39425
North (Wichita) Barry Sanders RB 1989 19
North (Wichita) Curtis McClinton RB 1962 2166
North (Wichita) Don Calhoun RB 1974 3494
North (Wichita) Ray Romero OL 1951 18261
North (Wichita) Mark Duckens DL 1989 20772
North (Wichita) Chuck Zickefoose OL 1956 22625
North (Wichita) Elbert Mack DB 2008 24145
North (Wichita) Wendell Davis (DB) DB 1996 27212
Northwest (Shawnee Mission) Ryan Lilja OL 2004 4278
Northwest (Shawnee Mission) Ryan Torain RB 2008 14727
Northwest (Shawnee Mission) Alex Carder QB 2013 39732
Northwest (Wichita) Kamerion Wimbley LB 2006 4014
Northwest (Wichita) Breece Hall RB 2022 5029
Northwest (Wichita) Tony Barker LB 1992 27500
Northwest (Wichita) Curtis Moore LB 1992 27911
Norton (Norton) Lyle Munn E 1925 5396
Norton (Norton) Elmer Wynne RB 1928 12366
Okaloosa (Okaloosa) Ralph Nichols OL 1926 16784
Osawatomie (Osawatomie) Lynn Dickey QB 1971 1413
Osawatomie (Osawatomie) Derrick Jensen RB 1978 7696
Ottawa (Ottawa) Steve Grogan QB 1975 521
Paola (Paola) Brian Shay RB 2000 30333
Paola (Paola) Brian Shay (KR) KR 2000 35293
Parsons (Parsons) Roland Lakes DL 1961 2874
Parsons (Parsons) Shaun Hill QB 2002 4769
Parsons (Parsons) Derrel Gofourth OL 1977 7218
Parsons (Parsons) George Harvey OL 1967 29105
Pawnee Park (Great Bend) Steve Crosby RB 1974 21128
Piper (Kansas City) Cooper Beebe OL 2024 20186
Piper (Kansas City) James Letcher (PR) PR 2023 29822
Piper (Kansas City) James Letcher (KR) KR 2023 33143
Piper (Kansas City) James Letcher WR 2023 33681
Pittsburg (Pittsburg) Shad Meier TE 2001 13314
Prairie View (La Cygne) Brody Eldridge TE 2010 20812
Pratt (Pratt) Travis Theis RB 2025 31970
Pratt (Pratt) Travis Theis (PR) PR 2025 35789
Pratt (Pratt) Travis Theis (KR) KR 2025 37634
Quinter (Quinter) Hub Ulrich E 1946 13828
Ransom (Ransom) Nolan Cromwell DB 1977 638
Riley County (Riley) Jordy Nelson WR 2008 1000
Riley County (Riley) Jon McGraw DB 2002 11008
Riley County (Riley) Jordy Nelson (KR) KR 2009 12468
Riley County (Riley) Jordy Nelson (PR) PR 2010 16873
Rose Hill (Rose Hill) Kendall Gammon OL 1992 15770
Rural (McDonald) Link Lyman OL 1922 391
Rural (Washburn) Branden Dozier DB 2017 19657
Schlagle (Kansas City) Sam Simmons (PR) PR 2002 34232
Schlagle (Kansas City) Sam Simmons (KR) KR 2002 34773
Schlagle (Kansas City) Sam Simmons WR 2002 37541
Sedgwick (Sedgwick) Brian Moorman P 1999 1922
Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) Tom Dinkel LB 1978 6264
Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) Corey Ballentine (KR) KR 2019 10954
Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) Ty Zentner P 2023 18111
Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) Troy Wilson DL 1993 19187
Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) Corey Ballentine DB 2019 24701
Shawnee Mission (Shawnee Mission) John Amberg DB 1951 11310
Shawnee Mission South (Overland Park) Rodney Peete QB 1989 2683
Shawnee Mission South (Overland Park) Steve Little (P) P 1978 12594
Shawnee Mission South (Overland Park) Steve Little K 1978 13728
Shawnee Mission South (Overland Park) Jeff Gaylord DL 1982 15386
Shawnee Mission South (Overland Park) Mike Osborn LB 1978 23451
Shawnee Mission West (Overland Park) Roy Foster OL 1982 1109
Shawnee Mission West (Overland Park) Steve Towle LB 1975 6634
Shawnee Mission West (Overland Park) Henri Childs RB 2003 29044
Sherman County (Goodland) Dave Jones WR 1969 14184
Smith Center (Smith Center) Mark Simoneau LB 2000 5391
Smith Center (Smith Center) John Detwiler OL 1923 22266
Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) Milt Rehnquist OL 1924 2403
South (Olathe) Braden Smith OL 2018 4316
South (Olathe) Don Davis LB 1995 9695
South (Olathe) Russ McCullough OL 1992 28841
South (Olathe) Michael Dritlein WR 1996 30853
South (Wichita) Lawrence Pete DL 1989 13367
South (Wichita) Allen Lyday DB 1984 24584
South (Wichita) Kyle Wilson (LB) LB 2018 26091
South (Wichita) Davontae Harris DB 2018 28780
South (Wichita) John Tuttle WR 1975 33995
Southeast (Cherokee) Jerry Ross TE 1998 33324
Southeast (Wichita) Jeff K. Smith RB 1985 8030
Southeast (Wichita) Joseph Randle RB 2013 11992
Southeast (Wichita) Jeff K. Smith (KR) KR 1985 12592
Southeast (Wichita) Jeff K. Smith (PR) PR 1985 14236
Southeast (Wichita) Laverne Smith (KR) KR 1977 14753
Southeast (Wichita) Doug Hoppock OL 1983 17598
Southeast (Wichita) Laverne Smith RB 1977 24884
Southeast (Wichita) Rashad Washington DB 2004 27281
Spearville (Spearville) Rick Dvorak DL 1974 15766
St. Peter & Paul (Seneca) Steve Henry DB 1979 27138
St. Thomas Aquinas (Leawood) Ryan Mueller LB 2015 35927
St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park) C.J. Perez OL 2022 36853
St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park) Christopher Perez OL 2022 39946
St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park) Duron Lowe DB 2022 40040
Stafford (Stafford) Lou Brock RB 1940 2704
Stafford (Stafford) Lou Brock (P) P 1940 9838
Stafford (Stafford) Lou Brock (PR) PR 1940 12844
Stafford (Stafford) Lou Brock (KR) KR 1940 13554
Sterling (Sterling) Monte Bennett DL 1981 9560
Sublette (Sublette) Otto Schnellbacher DB 1948 4550
Sumner (Kansas City) Bill Olds RB 1973 8571
Sumner (Kansas City) David Verser WR 1981 10963
Sumner (Kansas City) David Verser (KR) KR 1981 11704
Sumner (Kansas City) Dick Tyson OL 1966 28794
Sunflower (Sunflower) Don Ettinger OL 1948 11717
Topeka (Topeka) Teven Jenkins OL 2021 18437
Topeka (Topeka) Lamar Mady OL 2013 37189
Turner (Kansas City) Tom Owen QB 1974 7933
Ulysses (Ulysses) Ollie Spencer OL 1953 2978
Wamego (Wamego) Bobby Morgan DB 1967 33262
Washburn Rural (Topeka) Will Cokeley LB 1983 16202
Washburn Rural (Topeka) Luke Yarnell OL 1996 25854
Washburn Rural (Topeka) Trey Lewis DL 2007 27548
Washington (Kansas City) Harry Colon DB 1991 11136
Washington (Kansas City) Darrell Stuckey DB 2010 22017
West (Topeka) Warren Seitz TE 1986 22519
West (Wichita) John Mosier TE 1970 15060
West (Wichita) Bill Larson TE 1975 16647
West Elk (Howard) Isaiahh Loudermilk DL 2021 25742
Wichita County (Leoti) Steve Tasker WR 1985 6963
Wichita County (Leoti) Steve Tasker (PR) PR 1985 11521
Wichita County (Leoti) Steve Tasker (KR) KR 1985 12806
Wichita Heights (Wichita) Shaun Smith DL 2004 9961
Wichita Heights (Wichita) Geary Murdock OL 1973 28047
Winchester (Winchester) Al Reynolds OL 1960 7155
Wyandotte (Kansas City) Skip Thomas DB 1972 5842
Wyandotte (Kansas City) Ray Evans QB 1948 10274
Wyandotte (Kansas City) Ray Evans (PR) PR 1948 12560
Wyandotte (Kansas City) Reggie L. Jones WR 1995 17164
Wyandotte (Kansas City) Robert Mimbs RB 1986 20706
Wyandotte (Kansas City) Lyron Cobbins LB 1997 27771

 


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