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Posted By: Jeff Fisher
January 30, 2022
It’s Championship Sunday with four teams hoping to punch their tickets to Super Bowl XLI at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in two weeks.
To get you ready for today’s AFC and NFC Championship games, we thought it would be fun to let you know where every player played their high school football. The rosters are based on the players that each team currently has listed on their active rosters on their respective websites.
AFC Championship Cincinnati Bengals vs. Kansas City Chiefs Cincinnati Bengals Roster
No .Name Position High School/State 77 Hakeem Adeniji G Garland (Texas) 8 Brandon Allen QB Fayetteville (Arkansas) 37 Ricardo Allen FS Mainland (Florida) 20 Eli Apple CB Eastern Regional (New Jersey) 22 Chidobe Awuzie CB Oak Grove (California) 51 Marcus Bailey LB Hilliard Davidson (Ohio) 30 Jessie Bates III FS Fort Wayne Snider (Indiana) 24 Vonn Bell S Ridgeland (Georgia) 83 Tyler Boyd WR Clairton (Pennsylvania) 9 Joe Burrow QB Athens (Ohio) 79 Jackson Carman G Fairfield (Ohio) 1 Ja’Marr Chase WR Archbishop Rummel (Louisiana) 35 Jalen Davis CB Helix (California) 25 Chris Evans RB Ben Davis (Indiana) 33 Tre Flowers CB Columbia (Alabama) 29 Vernon Hargreaves III CB Wharton (Florida) 46 Clark Harris LS Southern (New Jersey) 91 Trey Hendrickson DE Apopka (Florida) 85 Tee Higgins WR Oak Ridge (Tennessee) 92 B.J. Hill DE West Stanly (North Carolina) 63 Trey Hill C Houston County (Georgia) 21 Mike Hilton CB Sandy Creek (Georgia) 66 Trey Hopkins C North Shore (Texas) 94 Sam Hubbard DE Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) 10 Kevin Huber P Archbishop McNicholas (Ohio) 16 Trenton Irwin WR Hart (California) 74 Fred Johnson OT Royal Palm Beach (Florida) 44 Clay Johnston LB Wylie (Texas) 47 Keandre Jones LB Good Counsel (Maryland) 90 Khalid Kareem DE Harrison (Michigan) 69 Zach Kerr DE Quince Orchard (Maryland) 2 Evan McPherson K Fort Payne (Alabama) 28 Joe Mixon RB Freedom (California) 17 Stanley Morgan WR St. Augustine (Louisiana) 34 Samaje Perine RB Hendrickson (Texas) 57 Germaine Pratt LB High Point Central (North Carolina) 75 Isaiah Prince OT Eleanor Roosevelt (Maryland) 93 Wyatt Ray DE St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) 98 D.J. Reader NT Grimsley (North Carolina) 96 Cameron Sample DE Shiloh (Georgia) 89 Drew Sample TE Newport (Washington) 99 Tyler Shelvin DT Notre Dame (Louisiana) 70 D’Ante Smith OT Grovetown (Georgia) 67 Quinton Spain G Petersburg (Virginia) 62 Damion Square DT Yates (Texas) 11 Trent Taylor WR Evangel Christian (Louisiana) 31 Michael Thomas DB Nimitz (Texas) 80 Mike Thomas WR DuSable (lllinois) 68 Josh Tupou DT Buena Park (California) 87 C.J. Uzomah TE North Gwinnett (Georgia) 26 Trae Waynes CB Bradford (Wisconsin) 84 Mitchell Wilcox TE Tarpon Springs (Florida) 73 Jonah Williams OT Folsom (California) 32 Trayveon Williams RB C.E. King (Texas) 55 Logan Wilson LB Natrona County (Wyoming)
Kansas City Chiefs Roster
No. Name Position High School/State 73 Nick Allegretti G Lincoln-Way East (Illinois) 6 Zayne Anderson S Stansbury Park (Utah) 30 Deandre Baker CB Northwestern (Miami, Florida) 81 Blake Bell TE Bishop Carroll (Kansas) 66 Austin Blythe CB Williamsburg (Iowa) 54 Nick Bolton OLB Lone Star (Frisco, Texas) 57 Orlando Brown OT Peachtree Ridge (Georgia) 6 Shane Buechele QB Lamar (Arlington, Texas) 45 Michael Burton FB West Morris Central (New Jersey) 7 Harrison Butker K The Westminster Schools (Georgia) 55 Frank Clark DE Glenville (Ohio) 51 Michael Danna DE De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan) 25 Clyde Edwards-Heilaire RB Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) 27 Rashad Fenton CB Carol City (Florida) 82 Daurice Fountain WR James Madison Memorial (Wisconsin) 50 Willie Gay MLB Starkville (Mississippi) 40 Derrick Gore RB Nottingham (New York) 83 Noah Gray TE Leominster (Massachusetts) 17 Mecole Hardman WR Elbert County (Georgia) 4 Chad Henne QB Wilson (West Lawn, Pennsylvania) 10 Tyreek Hill WR Coffee (Georgia) 53 Anthony Hitchens MLB Clearview (Ohio) 21 Mike Hughes CB New Bern (North Carolina) 52 Creed Humphrey CB Shawnee (Oklahoma) 24 Melvin Ingram LB Richmond (North Carolina) 95 Chris Jones DE Houston (Mississippi) 59 Joshua Kaindoh DE IMG Academy (Florida) 87 Travis Kelce TE Cleveland Heights (Ohio) 85 Marcus Kemp WR Layton (Utah) 69 Kyle Long G St. Anne’s-Belfield (Virginia) 15 Patrick Mahomes QB Whitehouse (Texas) 32 Tyrann Mathieu FS St. Augustine (Louisiana) 1 Jerick McKinnon RB Sprayberry (Georgia) 56 Ben Niemann OLB Sycamore (Illinois) 91 Derrick Nnadi DT Ocean Lakes (Virginia) 44 Dorian O’Daniel LB Good Counsel (Maryland) 97 Alex Okafor DE Pflugerville (Texas) 13 Byron Pringle WR Robinson (Tampa, Florida) 90 Jarran Reed DT Goldsboro (North Carolina) 11 Demarcus Robinson WR Peach County (Georgia) 99 Khalen Saunders DT Parkway Central (Missouri) 65 Trey Smith G University (Jackson, Tennessee) 38 L’Jarius Sneed CB Minden (Louisiana) 49 Daniel Sorensen S Colten (California) 22 Juan Thornhill S Altavista (Virginia) 62 Joe Thuney G Archbishop Alter (Ohio) 5 Tommy Townsend P Boone (Orlando, Florida) 70 Prince Tega Wanogho OT Edgewood Academy (Alabama) 35 Charvarius Ward CB McComb (Mississippi) 23 Armani Watts DB North Forney (Texas) 98 Tershawn Wharton DE University City (Missouri) 31 Darrel Williams RB John Ehret (Louisiana) 41 James Winchester LS Washington (Oklahoma) 77 Andrew Wylie OT Midland (Michigan)
NFC Championship San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers Roster
No. Name Position High School/State 11 Brandon Aiyuk WR McQueen (Nevada) 51 Azeez Al-Shaair OLB Hillsborough (Florida) 91 Arik Armstead DT Pleasant Grove (California) 65 Aaron Banks G El Cerrito (California) 17 Travis Benjamin WR Glades Central (Florida) 97 Nick Bosa DE St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) 64 Jake Brendel C Plano East (Texas) 60 Daniel Brunskill G Valley Center (California) 49 Trenton Cannon RB Kecoughtan (Virginia) 66 Tom Compton OT Rosemount (Minnesota) 82 Ross Dwelley TE Oak Ridge (California) 56 Samson Ebukam DE David Douglas (Oregon) 45 Demetrius Flanningan-Fowles OLB Mountain View (Arizona) 10 Jimmy Garoppolo QB Rolling Meadows (Illinois) 90 Kevin Givens DT Altoona (Pennsylvania) 9 Robbie Gould K Central Mountain (Pennsylvnaia) 57 Dre Greenlaw OLB Fayetteville (Arkansas) 36 Marcell Harris OLB Dr. Phillips (Florida) 23 JaMycal Hasty RB Longview (Texas) 29 Talanoa Hufanga S Crescent Valley (Oregon) 96 Maurice Hurst DT Xaverian Brothers (Massachusetts) 15 Jauan Jennings WR Blackman (Tennessee) 27 Dontae Johnson DB Pennington School (New Jersey) 93 D.J. Jones DE Wren (South Carolina) 44 Kyle Juszczyk FB Cloverleaf (Ohio) 98 Arden Key DE Hapeville Charter (Georgia) 85 George Kittle TE Norman (Oklahoma) 5 Trey Lance QB Marshall (Minnesota) 38 Deommodore Lenoir CB Salesian (Los Angeles, California) 50 Alex Mack C San Marcos (Santa Barbara, California) 68 Colton McKivitz OT Union Local (Ohio) 25 Elijah Mitchell RB Erath (Louisiana) 76 Jaylon Moore OT Consortium (Michigan) 4 Emmanuel Moseley CB Dudley (North Carolina) 26 Josh Norman CB Greenwood (South Carolina) 53 Mark Nzeocha LB FOS Ansbach (Germany) 92 Charles Omenihu DE Rowlett (Texas) 46 Taybor Pepper LS Saline (Michigan) 19 Deebo Samuel WR Chapman (South Carolina) 6 Mohamed Sanu WR South Brunswick (New Jersey) 28 Trey Sermon RB Sprayberry (Georgia) 81 Trent Sherfield WR Danville (Illinois) 95 Kentavius Street DT J.H. Rose (North Caroilna) 7 Nate Sudfeld QB Modesto Chritian (California) 3 Jaquiski Tartt S Davidson (Alabama) 20 Ambry Thomas CB Detroit Martin Luther King (Michigan) 75 Laken Tomlinson G Lane Tech (Illinois) 1 Jimmie Ward FS Davidson (Alabama) 54 Fred Warner MLB Mission Hills (California) 24 K’Waun Williams DB St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) 71 Trent Williams OT Longview (Texas) 78 Jordan Willis DE Rockhurst (Missouri) 30 Jeff Wilson RB Elkhart (Texas) 18 Mitch Wishnowsky P Lumen Christi (Utah) 89 Charlie Woerner TE Rabun County (Georgia)
Los Angeles Rams Roster
No. Name Position High School/State 23 Cam Akers RB Clinton (Mississippi) 84 Landen Akers WR Washington (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 55 Brian Allen C Hinsdale Central (Illinois) 72 Tremayne Anchrum G McEachern (Georgia) 3 Odell Beckman, Jr. WR Isadore Newman (Louisiana) 86 Kendall Blanton TE Blue Springs South (Missouri) 95 Bobby Brown III S Lamar (Arlington, Texas) 26 Terrell Burgess DB San Marcos (California) 93 Marquise Copeland DT Bedford (Ohio) 63 Austin Corbett G Reed (Nevada) 36 Blake Countess CB Good Counsel (Maryland) 21 Donte’ Deayon CB Summit (California) 99 Aaron Donald DE Penn Hills (Pennsylvania) 73 David Edwards G Downers Grove North (Illinois) 71 Bobby Evans OT Allen (Texas) 54 Leonard Floyd OLB Dodge County (Georgia) 34 Jake Funk RB Damascus (Maryland) 91 Greg Gaines NF La Habra (California) 48 Chris Garrett LB Wisconsin Lutheran (Wisconsin) 8 Matt Gay K Orem (Utah) 39 Jake Gervase DB Assumption (Iowa) 46 Grant Haley DB The Lovett School (Georgia) 79 Rob Havenstein OT Linganore (Maryland) 6 Johnny Hekker P Bothell (Washington) 89 Tyler Higbee TE East Lake (Florida) 96 Mike Hoecht DE Oakwood (Ohio) 58 Justin Hollins OLB Martin (Arlington, Texas) 88 Brycen Hopkins TE Ensworth (Tennessee) 32 Travin Howard LB Longview (Texas) 38 Buddy Howell RB Coral Gables (Florida) 68 Alaric “AJ” Jackson OT Renaissance (Michigan) 12 Van Jefferson WR Ravenwood (Tennessee) 50 Ernest Jones LB Ware County (Georgia) 10 Cooper Kupp WR Davis (Yakima, Washington) 52 Terrell Lewis OLB St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC) 22 David Long, Jr. DB Loyola (California) 25 Sony Michel RB American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) 40 Von Miller OLB DeSoto (Texas) 70 Joe Noteboom OT Plano (Texas) 45 Obo Okoronkwo LB Alief Taylor (Texas) 35 Kareem Orr DB Notre Dame (Tenneesse) 42 Matthew Orzech LS Paloma Valley (California) 16 Bryce Perkins QB Chandler (Arizona) 19 Brandon Powell WR Deerfield Beach (Florida) 5 Jalen Ramsey CB Brentwood Academy (Tennessee) 24 Taylor Rapp LS Sehome (Washington) 51 Troy Reeder ILB Salesianum (Delaware) 94 A’Shawn Robinson DE Arlington Heights (Texas) 33 Nick Scott S Fairfax (Virginia) 65 Coleman Shelton C Loyola (California) 18 Ben Skowronek WR Homestead (Indiana) 9 Matthew Stafford QB Highland Park (Texas) 20 Eric Weddle CB Alta Loma (California 77 Andrew Whitworth OT West Monroe (Louisiana) 11 Darious Williams CB Creekside (Florida) 13 John Wolford QB Bishop Kenny (Florida)
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.
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