Former Thibodaux High School and Auburn star offensive tackle Greg Robinson will go down as the highest drafted offensive lineman from the state of Louisiana in the modern day era of the NFL draft.
Robinson could go as high as the second overall pick, and if he is drafted within the top 5 choices he will join an elite group of players that either played high school football in Louisiana or went to a Louisiana college and was a top-5 pick since the leagues merged their drafts back in 1967.
Robinson would join:
Robinson could go as high as the second overall pick, and if he is drafted within the top 5 choices he will join an elite group of players that either played high school football in Louisiana or went to a Louisiana college and was a top-5 pick since the leagues merged their drafts back in 1967.
Robinson would join:
- Terry Bradshaw — Quarterback, 1970, Louisiana Tech, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Richard Harris — Defensive End, 1971, Grambling, Philadelphia Eagles
- Bert Jones — Quarterback, 1973, LSU, Baltimore Colts
- Neil Smith — Defensive End, 1988, Nebraska, Kansas City Chiefs (Smith played his prep football at McDonogh 35 High School in New Orleans)
- Marshall Faulk — Halfback, 1994, San Diego State, Indianapolis Colts (Faulk played his prep football at Carver High School in New Orleans.)
- Peyton Manning — Quarterback, 1998, Tennessee, Indianapolis Colts (Manning played his prep football at Isidore Newman High School.)
- Eli Manning — Quarterback, 2004, Ole Miss, San Diego Chargers (Eli was selected by the Chargers and traded minutes later to the New York Giants and he played his prep football at Isidore Newman High School.)
- JaMarcus Russell — Quarterback, 2007, LSU, Oakland Raiders
- Glenn Dorsey — Defensive Tackle, 2008, LSU, Kansas City Chiefs
- Tyson Jackson — Defensive End, 2009, LSU, Kansas City Chiefs
- Patrick Peterson — Cornerback, 2011, LSU, Arizona Cardinals
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