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Check out the players from the STATE CHAMPS! footprint taken in the 2021 NFL Draft

By: MATTHEW B. MOWERY, May 1, 2021, 10:57 am

A total of eight players who hail from the three-state STATE CHAMPS! footprint — Ohio, Michigan and Indiana — were selected by teams through the first three rounds of the 2021 NFL Draft, with a slew more coming on Saturday’s final day. This will be updated once all the picks are made, and again when teams hash out their undrafted free agent signings early next week. (As always, let us know if we missed anyone.)

Players from Indiana high schools selected in the 2020 NFL Draft

• D’WAYNE ESKRIDGE, WR, Western Michigan — Bluffton >> Round 2, pick 24 (56) to Seahawks 

• PETE WERNER, LB, Ohio State — Indianapolis Cathedral >> Round 2, pick 28 (60), Saints

• CAMERON McGRONE, LB, Michigan — Lawrence Central >> Round 5, pick 33 (177), Patriots

• CHRIS EVANS, RB, Michigan — Indianapolis Ben Davis >> Round 6, pick 18 (202), Bengals

GERRID DOAKS, RB, Cincinnati — Lawrence Central >> Round 7, pick 17 (244), Dolphins

• BEN SKOWRONEK, WR, Notre Dame — Homestead >> Round 7, pick 22 (249), Rams

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Players from Michigan high schools selected in the 2020 NFL Draft

• JALEN MAYFIELD, OL, Michigan — Grand Rapids Catholic Central >> Round 3, pick 4 (68), Falcons

• CHAUNCEY GOLSTON, DE, Iowa — Detroit East English Village >> Round 3, pick 21 (84), Cowboys

• AMBRY THOMAS, CB, Michigan — Detroit Martin Luther King >> Round 3, pick 39 (102), 49ers

DEZ FITZPATRICK, WR, Louisville — Waterford Mott >> Round 4, pick 4 (109), Titans

• LARRY BOROM, OL, Missouri — Birmingham Brother Rice >> Round 5, pick 7 (151), Bears

• JAYLON MOORE, OL, Western Michigan — Detroit Consortium >> Round 5, pick 11 (155), 49ers

• DAELIN HAYES, DE, Notre Dame — Ann Arbor Skyline >> Round 5, pick 27 (171), Ravens

• ADETOKUNBO OGUNDEJI, DE, Notre Dame — Walled Lake Central >> Round 5, pick 38 (182), Falcons

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Players from Ohio high schools selected in the 2020 NFL Draft

• LIAM EICHENBERG, OT, Notre Dame — Cleveland St. Ignatius >> Round 2, pick 10 (42), Dolphins

• JACKSON CARMAN, OL, Clemson — Fairfield >> Round 2, pick 14 (46), Bengals

• JOSH MYERS, C, Ohio State — Miamisburg >> Round 2, pick 30 (62), Packers

JAMES HUDSON, OT, Cincinnati — Toledo Central Catholic >> Round 4, pick 5 (110), Browns

• LUKE FARRELL, TE, Ohio State — Perry >> Round 5, pick 1 (145), Jaguars

• DARRICK FORREST, S, Cincinnati — Walnut Ridge >> Round 5, pick 19 (163), Washington

CAMARON CHEESEMAN, LS, Michigan — Gahanna Lincoln >> Round 6, pick 41 (225), Washington

• PHIL HOSKINS, DT, Kentucky — Toledo Whitmer >> Round 7, pick 4 (232)

• JONATHON COOPER, DE, Ohio State — Gahanna Lincoln >> Round 7, pick 11 (239), Broncos