Unity Reed High School graduate Tyleik Williams is the latest athlete from Prince William County to be selected in the first round of a professional sports league.
The Detroit Lions selected the Ohio State defensive tackle Thursday night with the 28th pick of the 2025 NFL Draft. Here is a list of the other first-round picks from Prince William County:
MARK HARRIS
Sport: Baseball
Position: Shortstop
High School: Stonewall Jackson (now known as Unity Reed)
College: Valencia Community College (Fla.)
Selection: Top pick of the New York Yankees in the 1978 regular-phase of the January draft
Playing career: Spent four years in the Yankees’ organization, getting as high as Double-A.
Did you know? Harris is a minor-league coach in the Washington Nationals’ organization
MIKE SULLIVAN
Sport: Baseball
Position: Pitcher
High School: Gar-Field
College: Clemson
Selection: 24th overall pick by the Oakland A’s in 1976 out of Gar-Field; 22nd overall pick by the Cincinnati Reds in 1979 out of Clemson
Playing career: Spent four years in the Reds’ organization, getting as high as Double-A.
Did you know? Sullivan is just one of eight players to have been drafted in the first round out of high school and college since the draft’s inception in 1965.
KENDALL MARSHALL
Sport: Basketball
Position: Point guard
Local connection: Dumfries native who graduated from Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington
College: University of North Carolina
Selection: No. 13 overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 2012 NBA Draft.
Playing career: Spent four seasons with four NBA teams (Phoenix, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee and Philadelphia).
Did you know? Marshall won the Bob Cousy award at North Carolina as the nation's top collegiate point guard.
NANA OPOKU
Sport: Basketball
Position: Forward
High school: Potomac
College: Mount St. Mary’s
Selection: No. 17 overall in the 2023 NBA G League Draft
Playing career: Opoku finished last year playing professional basketball in Argentina
Did you know? Opoku was the Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Year for the 2020-21 season and was the conference tournament MVP.
DAVID ROBINSON
Sport: Basketball
Position: Center
High School: Osbourn Park
College: Navy
Selection: No. 1 overall pick by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1987 NBA Draft
Playing career: All with the Spurs, 1989-2003
Did you know? Robinson is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
MONICA WRIGHT ROGERS
Sport: Basketball
Position: Guard
High School: Forest Park
College: Virginia
Selection: Second overall pick in the 2010 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx.
Playing career: Wright played seven seasons in the WNBA with two teams (Minnesota and Seattle).
Did you know? Wright is Prince William County’s second all-time leading prep basketball scorer among public school players with 1,913 points. She is also the general manager of the WNBA's newest franchise: The Toronto Raptors.
C.J. SAPONG
Sport: Soccer
Position: Forward
High School: Forest Park
College: James Madison
Selection: 10th overall pick by Sporting Kansas City in the 2011 MLS Draft
Playing career: Sapong spent 13 seasons in Major League Soccer
Did you know? Sapong is the first first-round selection in the history of JMU men’s soccer program
DAVID STOKES
Sport: Soccer
Position: Defender
High School: Hylton
College: North Carolina
Selection: Fifth overall pick by D.C. United in the 2003 MLS Draft
Playing career: Spent three seasons with D.C. United and two with Carolina of the USL
Did you know? Stokes was the defensive MVP of the College Cup in 2001 in helping lead North Carolina to the national title.
THOMAS RIGNEY
Sport: Lacrosse
Position: Defenseman
High school: Patriot
College: Army
Selections: Fifth overall pick in the 2020 Major Lacrosse League Draft by the Denver Outlaws; fourth overall pick in the 2020 Premier League Lacrosse by the Chrome Lacrosse Club
Did you know? Rigney was a two-time Cedar Run District Player of the Year at Patriot
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