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Miami's Dade County, with a heavy concentration of upper-classification high schools, produced 27 of South Florida's 57 picks. The Los Angeles area ranked second with 42 picks over the last three drafts, followed by Dallas/Fort Worth (27), Houston (26) and Metro Atlanta (22). Not surprisingly, state rankings over the same period reflected a similar theme. Florida led the way with 104 draft picks, followed by California (84) and Texas (82).

So miami, LA, DFW, Houston, Atlanta > Nola in the last 3 years. Going back further will reflect much more of the same. Don't worry, you always have the "per capita" card up your sleeve. May be time to lay it on the table.

stop being a homer

As I suspected, if we go back further, you are still very very wrong

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Miami-Dade has the most players in the NFL with 38, followed by Houston (30) and Dallas (24).

YEAR BY YEAR IN THE NFL DRAFT
• 2005: Antrel Rolle, Arizona, DB, South Dade; Roscoe Parrish, Buffalo, WR, Miami High; Vernand Morency, Houston, RB, Northwestern; Chris Myers, Denver, OL, Palmetto; Frank Gore, San Francisco, RB, Coral Gables.

• 2004: Sean Taylor, Washington, DB, Gulliver; Jonathan Vilma, New York Jets, LB, Coral Gables; Vernon Carey, Miami, OL, Northwestern; Bobby McCray, Jacksonville, DL, Homestead.

• 2003: Andre Johnson, Houston, WR, Miami High; William Joseph, New York Giants, DL, Edison; Willis McGahee, Buffalo, RB, Central; Torrie Cox, Tampa Bay, DB, Northwestern; Antonio Brown, Washington, WR, Homestead; Ken Amato, Tennessee, LS, Braddock.

• 2002: Antonio Bryant, Cleveland, WR, Northwestern; Najeh Davenport, Green Bay, RB, Central; Rohan Davey, New England, QB, Hialeah-Miami Lakes; Joaquin Gonzalez, Indianapolis, OL, Columbus; Marquand Manuel, Seattle, DB, Miami High; Earl Little, Green Bay, DB, North Miami.

• 2001: Santana Moss, Washington, WR, Carol City; Willie Middlebrooks, San Francisco, DB, Homestead; Derrick Gibson, Oakland, DB, k!llian; Chad Johnson, Cincinnati, WR, Miami Beach; Torrance Marshall, Green Bay, LB, Sunset; Jameel Cook, Tampa Bay, FB, Southridge.

• 2000: Nate Webster, Cincinnati, LB, Northwestern; Charles Lee, Tampa Bay, WR, Homestead; Nick Ferguson, Denver, DB, Jackson High

• 1999: Mike McKenzie, New Orleans, DB, Norland.

• 1998: Duane Starks, New England, DB, Miami Beach; Samari Rolle, Baltimore, DB, Miami Beach; Brian Griese, Tampa Bay, QB, Columbus.

• 1997: Terry Cousin, Jacksonville, DB, Miami Beach.

• 1996: John Browning, Kansas City, DE, North Miami; Orpheus Roye, Cleveland, DT, Miami Springs.

• 1993: Michael Barrow, Washington, LB, Homestead.