Ohio high schools produce 18 NFL draft picks

Some notes from the NFL about high school players drafted this past weekend:

-- Brothers were drafted – running back KENNY and cornerback DAVID IRONS of Dacula (Ga.) High. Kenny was a second-round selection by Cincinnati and David a sixth-round choice by Atlanta.

-- For the second consecutive year, the Cincinnati Bengals selected a defensive tackle from the “Mighty Sharks” of Samoana High School in American Samoa. In the sixth round they chose MATT TOEAINA after picking DOMATA PEKO in the fourth round last year.

Ohio was one of nine states with double-digit high school players drafted:
California -- 36
Florida -- 27
Texas -- 26
Ohio -- 18
Georgia -- 11
Louisiana -- 11
Alabama -- 10
South Carolina -- 10
Virginia -- 10