Aaron Donald, Matt Ryan, Saquon Barkley, D'Andre Swift, Micah Parsons, Kyle Pitts headline list of alumni from Pennsylvania.
The 103rd season
of the National Football League (NFL) kicks off this week with 32 team's
competing for a spot in Super Bowl XVII. At the end of August, when the
squads cut their rosters to 53, there were 56 former Pennsylvania
gridiron stars spread throughout the league. Only California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Louisiana and Alabama have more alumni on NFL rosters.
Read on for the players and their high schools.
AbingtonCraig Reynolds, Detroit
AltoonaKevin Givens, San Francisco
Archbishop WoodKyle Pitts, Atlanta
Ryan Bates, Buffalo
Bishop McDevittBryce Hall, New Yok Jets
Central CatholicKurt Hinish, Houston
Rodney Thomas II, Indianapolis
Damar Hamlin, Buffalo
Central Dauphin EastChase Edmonds, Miami
Central MountainRobbie Gould, San Francisco
Central ValleyJordan Whitehead, New Yok Jets
Chartiers ValleyChristian Kuntz, Pittsburgh
CheltenhamChris Myarick, New York Giants
ClairtonTyler Boyd, Cincinnati
CornellDane Jackson, Buffalo
Council Rock SouthJustin Pugh, Arizona
Downingtown EastTyler Kroft, San Francisco
Downingtown WestElijah Wilkinson, Atlanta
Edward W. Bok TechnicalJihad Ward, New York Giants
EmmausKyzir White, Philadelphia
G.A.R MemorialMark Glowinski, New York Giants
GatewayJaquan Brisker, Chicago
Great ValleyNasir Adderley, LA Chargers
HarrisburgMicah Parsons, Dallas
HollidaysburgLuke Rhodes, Indianapolis
Imhotep CharterShaka Toney, Washington
DJ Moore, Carolina
La Salle CollegeZaire Franklin, Indianapolis
Lake-LehmanConnor McGovern, Dallas
Lampeter-StrasburgMatt Feiler, LA Chargers
Malvern PrepCarl Nassib, Tampa Bay
McDowellJames Conner, Arizona
Nazareth AreaJahan Dotson, Washington
Neumann-GorettiChristian Barmore, New England
New CastleGeno Stone, Baltimore
Malik Hooker, Dallas
New OxfordErik Harris, Atlanta
North PennBrandon McManus, Denver
Penn HillsAaron Donald, Los Angeles
PenncrestJonah Jackson, Detroit
Saint Joseph's PrepD'Andre Swift, Detroit
Olamide Zaccheaus, Atlanta
Jon Runyan, Green Bay
Shady Side AcademySkyy Moore, Kansas City
South FayetteJustin Watson, Kansas City
StroudsburgSebastian Joseph-Day, LA Chargers
Thomas JeffersonChase Winovich, Cleveland
West PhiladelphiaTeair Tart, Tennessee
WhitehallSaquon Barkley, New York Giants
William Penn CharterMatt Ryan, Indianapolis
Mike McGlinchey, San Francisco
WilsonChad Henne, Kansas City
WissahickonTanoh Kpassagnon, New Orleans
Woodland HillsMiles Sanders, Philadelphia
Quinton Jefferson, Seattle
Wyomissing AreaAlex Anzalone, Detroit
** This includes only active NFL players as of Aug. 30
** NFL.com was used for NFL roster information
** High school is where they finished their prep career
