Texas HS Football Suffers "Down Draft"

Texans take pride in claiming to be the nation's high school football capital, and the state produces college and NFL players almost as fast as McDonald's produces Big Mac's.

However, the conveyor belt slowed to a crawl this year compared to seasons past as only six players from Texas high schools were taken in the first three rounds of the draft.

In 2009, there were six Texans taken in the first round alone and there were 26 players taken from the Lone Star state last year, while 24 players were selected this year. Not much of a difference, but of the 24 players taken, nine were selected in the final round of the draft (round seven).

Here's a breakdown of players taken in the 2011 NFL draft that attended high school in Texas.

Jacquizz Rodgers from Lamar Consolidated was selected
in the 5th round of the NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons.