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Michigan State cornerback is considered the best player at his position in the draft, and Wisconsin's is considered one of the top two running backs available. Both should go in the first round Thursday night, and that means Bradford High in Kenosha, Wis., will become part of draft history.That's because Gordon and Waynes were teammates at Bradford High. And, no, they did not win a state title in high school. Bradford did win a state title in 2011 -- the year after both graduated. (Former Heisman winner and NFL star running back Alan Ameche also is a Bradford High alum.)The last time two players from the same high school went in the first round was 2010, when former Piscataway (N.J.) High stars (a cornerback from Boise State) and (an offensive lineman from Rutgers) went 11th and 29th, respectively, to the and . But Wilson graduated from high school two years before Davis.The last time two players from the same high school's graduating cla s were taken in the first round in the same year? That would be 1997, with former Oceanside (Calif.) El Camino standouts Michael Booker (a cornerback at Nebraska) and Bryant Westbrook (a cornerback at Texas). Westbrooks went fifth to the , and Booker went 11th to the . Both graduated from El Camino in 1993.Some other potential notable high school/draft achievements this year: As many as five alums of Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas could be drafted: Miami WR , Florida State WR , Florida State G/T , Purdue TE and Antonius Cleveland Jersey Notre Dame DB . Those five played at Aquinas (for at least one season) with, among others, RB Gio Bernard, DB , guard , St. Louis CB and RB . Other Aquinas alums already in the NFL include Cincinnati DT , WR , OT and S . Aquinas alums currently playing college football include Ohio State DE Joey Bosa, Florida DE Bryan Cox Jr., South Carolina CB Al Harris Jr., Michigan QB John O'Korn and Michigan QB Jake Rudock. Miami's Central High also should be well-represented in the draft. Alums who likely will be selected this year are Syracuse S , Louisville CB and Louisville G . Marshall QB Rakeem Cato is another Central alum who is in this draft. RB played with each of the aforementioned quartet for at least one year in high school. Miami Norland has three alums who could be drafted: Miami OT , Miami RB and Ma sachusetts TE . Flowers and Johnson were teammates for three seasons at Norland and then for three more years at Miami. Sifrin, meanwhile, dropped out of Norland as a senior in 2005 before eventually getting his GED and going back to college. One of Sifrin's teammates at Norland in 2005: WR . Other Norland grads currently in the NFL: WR , CB and OLB . Rhodes and Williams were high school teammates. Prichard (Ala.) Vigor also has three players who could be drafted: Alabama RB , UCF CB and Arkansas DT . Fowler graduated two years ahead of Glenn and Philon. Sacramento (Calif.) Grant has two alums who could be drafted: Washington LB and Louisville S . Sample was a year ahead of Thompson at Grant, and they also were teammates at Washington for a year. Sample played for the Huskies for two seasons before moving on to a junior college and then Louisville. Two running backs from Franklinton (La.) High could be selected: LSU's and Mi si sippi State's . They teamed to help Franklinton win a state title in 2010, with Magee at quarterback and Robinson at running back. Two players who played together at Encino (Calif.) Crespi Carmelite and then for a while at Oregon could be selected: Southeastern Louisiana QB and Oregon C . Both graduated high school in 2010 and both redshirted that fall at Oregon. Bennett played two seasons for the Ducks before transferring to the FCS school. Grasu, meanwhile, was a four-year starter for the Ducks. Two players from Chicago's Lane Tech should get drafted: Duke G and Iowa DT . Both graduated from Lane Tech in 2010. Two tight ends from Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) Dwyer could be selected: Louisville's and Florida State's . Christian was a year ahead of O'Leary in high school. Two players from Hueytown (Ala.) High could be drafted. Actually one will be selected: Florida State QB is expected to go No. 1 overall. South Alabama TE is the other Hueytown alum who could be picked. They played together for one season in high school. Two players from Klein (Texas) High (in the Houston suburbs) could be drafted: Utah CB and UTEP TE . Tomlinson graduated from Klein a year ahead of Rowe. Three high schools in the Atlanta suburbs could have two players drafted. Connecticut WR and Florida C are from Norcro s High; both graduated high school in 2010. LB is a Norcro s alum, and he played with both Davis and Garcia in high school. Chattanooga DT and Georgia Tech WR are from Kennesaw North Cobb. Lott, who had six seasons of college eligibility because of injuries, graduated from high school two years before Waller. And South Carolina RB and Mi si sippi State DE are from Stone Mountain Stephenson. Smith graduated from high school a year before Davis. Two players from Tarboro (N.C.) High should be drafted: Georgia RB and Duke OL . Cofield graduated from high school two years before Gurley. Two players from Columbus (Ga.) Carver could be drafted: Clemson DE and Auburn DT . Crawford graduated high school a year before Wright. Two players from Oxford (Ala.) High could be selected: LSU LB and Memphis CB . McCain graduated a year before Alexander. Two wide receivers from Houston's North Shore High could be drafted: UNLV's and Alabama's . White graduated from North Shore a year before Davis. Two players from Houston's Westside High could be late-round picks: TCU RB and Houston DE . Ifedi, who redshirted as a true freshman, graduated from Westside two years before Catalon, who left TCU after his junior season. Imagine this pa s-catch duo: to . They played together for two seasons at Miami Northwestern (Bridgewater is a year older), and while it's exceedingly unlikely to happen, fans can dream of a reunion. Other Northwestern grads in the NFL are LB , LB , WR and WR ; all four played together for a time in high school. Mike Huguenin can be reached at mike.huguenin@nfl.com. You also can follow him on Twitter . Josh Green Jersey