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Football: NFL pipeline runs directly to Mission Viejo

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
By Ben Bolch
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Mission Viejo was among 12 high schools nationwide that had two players selected in the 2009 NFL draft, according to information released today by USA Football.

Former Diablos quarterback Mark Sanchez was picked in the first round by the New York Jets and defensive end Nick Reed was taken in the seventh round by the Seattle Seahawks.

California had 32 players selected in the draft, second behind only Texas, which had 37. In a bit of a surprise, no players were drafted from Long Beach Poly, known in recent years for producing more NFL players than any other high school in the country.

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The complete state-by-state breakdown of players can be found by clicking here.

--Ben Bolch

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Ben Bolch

Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

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