Philadelphia's First-Round Draftees
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Here is a list of the city-leagues products (Public, Catholic,
Inter-Ac) taken
in the first round of the NBA, NFL and MLB drafts.
Number after franchise name represents position in first
round.
In NBA draft, "T" indicates territorial selection.
In MLB draft, "#" indicates pick was made when player was
high school senior.
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NBA |
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| YEAR | NAME | TEAM | SCHOOL | COLLEGE |
| 1948 | George Hauptfuhrer | Boston (3) | Penn Charter | Harvard |
| 1950 | Paul Arizin | Phila. Warriors (T3) | *La Salle | Villanova |
| Larry Foust | Chicago (6) | S. Catholic | La Salle | |
| 1953 | Ernie Beck | Phila. Warriors (T1) | W. Catholic | Penn |
| 1955 | Tom Gola | Phila. Warriors (T3) | La Salle | La Salle |
| 1956 | Hal Lear | Phila. Warriors (T8) | Overbrook | Temple |
| 1958 | Guy Rodgers | Phila. Warriors (T5) | Northeast | Temple |
| 1959 | Wilt Chamberlain | Phila. Warriors (T3) | Overbrook | Kansas |
| John Richter | Boston (8) | Frankford | N.C. State | |
| 1961 | Ray "Chink" Scott | Detroit (4) | West Phila. | Portland |
| 1962 | Wayne Hightower | Phila. Warriors (7) | Overbrook | Kansas |
| 1964 | Walt Hazzard | LA Lakers (5T) | Overbrook | UCLA |
| 1965 | Jim Washington | St. Louis (8) | West Cath. | Villanova |
| 1966 | Matt Guokas Jr. | 76ers (9) | St. Joe Prep | St. Joseph's |
| 1967 | Earl Monroe | Baltimore (2) | Bartram | Wins.-Salem |
| 1969 | Larry Cannon | Chicago (5) | Lincoln | La Salle |
| 1973 | Mike Bantom | Phoenix (8) | Roman | St. Joseph's |
| 1974 | Mike Sojourner | Atlanta (10) | Germantown | Utah |
| 1975 | Joe Bryant | Golden State (14) | Bartram | La Salle |
| 1977 | Rich Laurel | Portland (19) | Overbrook | Hofstra |
| 1980 | Michael Brooks | San Diego (9) | West Cath. | La Salle |
| 1987 | Dallas Comegys | Atlanta (21) | Roman | DePaul |
| 1989 | Pooh Richardson | Minnesota (10) | Franklin | UCLA |
| 1990 | Lionel Simmons | Sacramento (7) | Southern | La Salle |
| Bo Kimble | LA Clippers (8) | Dobbins | Loy.-Marymount | |
| 1992 | Randy Woods | LA Clippers (16) | Franklin | La Salle |
| 1994 | Aaron McKie | Portland (17) | Gratz | Temple |
| 1995 | Rasheed Wallace | Washington (4) | Gratz | N. Carolina |
| 2001 | Eddie Griffin | New Jersey (7) | Roman | Seton Hall |
| 2005 | Hakim Warrick | Memphis (19) | #Univ. City | Syracuse |
| 2006 | Kyle Lowry | Memphis (24) | Dougherty | Villanova |
| Mardy Collins | NY Knicks (29) | Gratz | Temple | |
| 2009 | Gerald Henderson | Charlotte (12) | Episcopal | Duke |
| Wayne Ellington | Minnesota (28) | Episcopal | N. Carolina | |
| 2011 | Markieff Morris | Phoenix (13) | Prep Charter | Kansas |
| Marcus Morris | Houston (14) | Prep Charter | Kansas | |
| 2022 | Jalen Duren | Charlotte (13) | @Roman | Memphis State |
| *-played only a few games (as deep sub) in December of senior year. | ||||
| #-transferred to Friends' Central for final two years. | ||||
| @-transferred out of Phila. area after sophomore season. | ||||
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NFL |
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| YEAR | NAME | TEAM | SCHOOL | COLLEGE |
| 1961 | Herb Adderley | Green Bay (12) | Northeast | Michigan State |
| 1971 | Bob Bell | Detroit (21) | West Phila. | Cincinnati |
| 1974 | John Cappelletti | LA Rams (11) | Bonner | Penn State |
| 1989 | Burt Grossman | San Diego (8) | Carroll | Pittsburgh |
| 1990 | Blair Thomas | NY Jets (2) | Frankford | Penn State |
| 1996 | Marvin Harrison | Indianapolis (19) | Roman | Syracuse |
| 2000 | Anthony Becht | NY Jets (27) | Bonner | W. Virginia |
| 2004 | Kevin Jones | Detroit (30) | O'Hara | Va. Tech |
| 2008 | Matt Ryan | Atlanta (3) | Penn Charter | Boston College |
| 2013 | Sharrif Floyd | Minnesota (23) | Washington | Florida |
| 2016 | Will Fuller | Houston (21) | Roman | Notre Dame |
| 2018 | Mike McGlinchey | San Francisco (9) | Penn Charter | Notre Dame |
| D.J. Moore | Carolina (24) | Imhotep | Maryland | |
| 2021 | Kyle Pitts | Atlanta (4) | Wood | Florida |
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MLB |
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| YEAR | NAME | TEAM | SCHOOL | COLLEGE |
| 1978 | Tito Nanni | Seattle (6) | #Chestnut Hill | None |
| 1984 | John Marzano | Boston (14) | Central | Temple |
| 1995 | Ben Davis | San Diego (2) | #Malvern | None |
| David Miller | Cleveland (23) | Chestnut Hill | Clemson | |
| 1997 | Glenn Davis | Los Angeles (25) | Malvern | Vanderbilt |
| 1998 | Josh McKinley | Montreal (11) | #Malvern | None |
| 2003 | Chris Lubanski | Kansas City (5) | #Kenn.-Ken. | None |