(Source: New York Giants) CB Eli Apple is among local players selected in this year's draft: Graduation season is upon us. As high school and college students hit the home stretch, the NFL's incoming rookie class has already turned in the textbooks for playbooks. But it wasn't long ago the league's freshmen were counting down the days to summer. A total of 247 high schools produced the 253 players selected in the 2016 NFL Draft, according to USA Football. That list includes 11 schools in the tri-state area: seven in New Jersey and two in both New York and Connecticut. Cornerback Eli Apple, the Giants' first-round choice, contributed to New Jersey's count coming from Eastern High School in...
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