Football:
1,121,744 boys play high school football in the US
– 1 in 40 high school players play in college
– 1 in 325 college players will be drafted in the NFL
– 1 in 1,010 high school players will be drafted to the NFL
Men's basketball:
535,569 boys play high school basketball in the US
– 1 in 17 high school players will play in college
– 1 in 525 college players will be drafted in the NBA
– 1 in 8,926 high school players will be drafted to the NBA
Women's Basketball:
436,100 girls play high school basketball in the US
– 1 in 16 high school players will play in college
– 1 in 12,114 high school players will be drafted in the WNBA
– 1 in 766 college players will be drafted to the WNBA
Men's Baseball:
474,219 boys play high school baseball in the US
1 in 9 high school players will play in college
1 in 390 high school players will be drafted in the MLB
1 in 44 college players will be drafted to the MLB
Women's Soccer:
373,391 girls play high school soccer in the US
– 1 in 10 high school players will play in college
– 1 in 10,316 high school players will be drafted in the NWSL
– 1 in 986 college players will be drafted to the NWSL
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
