Former Texas high school football players on NFL 53-man rosters to start 2023 season

By Thomas Frey Sep 14, 2023, 11:00am

Maxx Crosby, Jalen Hurts, CeeDee Lamb, Patrick Mahomes, Matt Stafford, Jaylen Waddle and Garrett Wilson headline Lone Star State products in the NFL.

The 104th season of the NFL kicked off last week with 32 teams competing for a spot in Super Bowl XVIII. At the end of August when rosters were cut to 53, there were 183 former Texas high school football players in the league, more than any other state.


Read on for a complete look at all 183 former Texas players in the NFL and the high schools they came from.
One of two players in the NFL from Episcopal, Jaylen Waddle has posted back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons for the Miami Dolphins. (Photo: Kevin Long)
One of two players in the NFL from Episcopal, Jaylen Waddle has posted back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons for the Miami Dolphins. (Photo: Kevin Long)
Alief Taylor (Houston)
Ogbo Okoronkwo, Cleveland Browns

Allen
Jaylon Jones, Chicago Bears

Quandre Diggs, Seattle Seahawks



Arlington Heights (Fort Worth)
A'Shawn Robinson, New York Giants
Tariq Woolen, Seattle Seahawks

Sam Cosmi, Washington Commanders

Austin
Zay Jones, Jacksonville Jaguars

Ball (Galveston)
Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Zyon McCollum, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Beaumont Central (Beaumont)
P.J. Locke, Denver Broncos

Bellaire
Jayden Peevy, Tennessee Titans

Belton
Logan Hall, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Duham Smythe, Miami Dolphins



Big Spring
Ryan Tannehill, Tennessee Titans

Bowie (Austin)
Elijah Higgins, Arizona Cardinals

Boyd (McKinney)
Ross Matiscik, Jacksonville Jaguars

Austin Schlottman, Minnesota Vikings
Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos

Burges (El Paso)
Aaron Jones, Green Bay Packers

Burkeville
Robert Hunt, Miami Dolphins

Burton
Dee Winters, San Francisco 49ers



Carthage
Keaontay Ingram, Arizona Cardinals

Cedar Hill
Trevis Gipson, Tennessee Titans

Cedar Ridge (Round Rock)
Deuce Vaughn, Dallas Cowboys

Channelview
Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles

Clark (San Antonio)
Ben Sims, Green Bay Packers

Dustin Hopkins, Cleveland Browns



Cleveland
Kevin Strong, Arizona Cardinals

Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville)
Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas Raiders

Coppell
Solomon Thomas, New York Jets
Connor Williams, Miami Dolphins

Corsicana
Trevor Denbow, Indianapolis Colts

Crowley
Milton Williams, Philadelphia Eagles

Cy-Fair (Cypress)
Brock Wright, Detroit Lions



Cypress Creek (Houston)
Cameron Fleming, Denver Broncos

Chase McLaughlin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

DeSoto
Ed Ingram, Minnesota Vikings
Jalen Mills, New England Patriots
Xavier Newman-Johnson, Tennessee Titans
Laviska Shenault, Carolina Panthers

Duncanville
Adam Butler, Las Vegas Raiders

Elkhart
Jeff Wilson, Miami Dolphins

Episcopal (Bellaire)
Walker Little, Jacksonville Jaguars
Jaylen Waddle, Miami Dolphins



Jerry Hughes, Houston Texans

Fort Bend Bush (Richmond)
Josh Jones, Houston Texans
Emmanuel Ogbah, Miami Dolphins

Rashawn Slater, Los Angeles Chargers

Jake Matthews, Atlanta Falcons
Kenneth Murray, Los Angeles Chargers

Fort Bend Hightower (Missouri City)
Matthew Adams, Cleveland Browns

De'Von Achane, Miami Dolphins

Fossil Ridge (Keller)
Chris Boswell, Pittsburgh Steelers



CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys

Frisco
Dylan Horton, Houston Texans

Garland
Adrian Phillips, New England Patriots

George Ranch (Richmond)
Quintin Morris, Buffalo Bills

Gilmer
Kris Boyd, Arizona Cardinals

Greenville
John Franklin-Myers, New York Jets



Groveton
Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles

Haltom (Haltom City)
Halapoulivaati Vaitai, Detroit Lions

Hebron (Carrollton)
Jamal Adams, Seattle Seahawks
Verone McKinley, Miami Dolphins
Clayton Tune, Arizona Cardinals
Deatrich Wise, New England Patriots

Delarrin Turner-Yell, Denver Broncos

Heritage (Frisco)
Kene Nwangwu, Minnesota Vikings

Highland Park (Dallas)
Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams



Josh Reynolds, Detroit Lions

Chris Paul, Washington Commanders

Judson (Converse)
Tre Flowers, Atlanta Falcons
DeMarvin Leal, Pittsburgh Steelers

Katy
Andy Dalton, Carolina Panthers
Moro Ojomo, Philadelphia Eagles

Kimball (Dallas)
Tashuan Gipson, San Francisco 49ers

Trayveon Williams, Cincinnati Bengals



Klein Collins (Spring)
Isaiah Spiller, Los Angeles Chargers

Kountze
Grayland Arnold, Houston Texans

La Porte
Terrel Bernard, Buffalo Bills

Lake Highlands (Dallas)
Nick Thurman

Lake Travis (Austin)
Cameron Dicker, Los Angeles Chargers
Brenden Jaimes, Los Angeles Chargers
Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Garrett Wilson, New York Jets

Lamar (Arlington)
Bobby Brown III, Los Angeles Rams



D'Shawn Jamison, Carolina Panthers

Lone Star (Frisco)
Nick Bolton, Kansas City Chiefs
Marvin Mims Jr., Denver Broncos

Longview
JaMycal Hasty, Jacksonville Jaguars
Broderick Washington, Baltimore Ravens
Trent Williams, San Francisco 49ers

Erik McCoy, New Orleans Saints

Madison (Dallas)
Danny Gray, San Francisco 49ers

Manor
Ochaun Mathis, Los Angeles Rams

Mansfield
Paulson Adebo, New Orleans Saints
Hassan Ridgeway, Houston Texans



Mansfield Summit (Arlington)
Myles Adams, Seattle Seahawks

Manvel
Kyle Trask, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Martin (Arlington)
Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
Justin Hollins, Green Bay Packers
Brayden Willis, San Francisco 49ers

McKinney
Akayleb Evans, Minnesota Vikings

Justin Madubuike, Baltimore Ravens

Mexia
Kelvin Beachum, Arizona Cardinals



Midway (Waco)
Tre'Vius Tomlinson, Midway

Morton Ranch (Katy)
Danielle Hunter, Minnesota Vikings

Mt. Enterprise
Kendre Miller, New Orleans Saints

Munday
L.J. Collier, Arizona Cardinals

Nacogdoches
Brandon Jones, Miami Dolphins

North Crowley (Fort Worth)
Tyler Smith, Dallas Cowboys
E.J. Speed, Indianapolis Colts



Dorance Armstrong, Dallas Cowboys
K'Lavon Chaisson, Jacksonville Jaguars

Oak Ridge (Conroe)
Joseph Ossai, Cincinnati Bengals
Grant Stuard, Indianapolis Colts

Ozen (Beaumont)
Tony Brown, Indianapolis Colts

Thomas Morstead, New York Jets

Pflugerville
Samaje Perine, Denver Broncos

Plano
Brandon Aubrey, Dallas Cowboys
Joe Noteboom, Los Angeles Rams
Brandon Stephens, Baltimore Ravens

Plano East (Plano)
Jake Brendel, San Francisco 49ers



Port Arthur Memorial (Port Arthur)
Elandon Roberts, Pittsburgh Steelers

Roschon Johnson, Chicago Bears

Ranchview (Irving)
Dayo Odeyingbo, Indianapolis Colts

Richland (North Richland Hills)
Rashee Rice, Kansas City Chiefs

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks

Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall)
DeShon Elliott, Miami Dolphins



Rowlett
Marquise Goodwin, Cleveland Browns
Zach Wood, New Orleans Saints

Ryan (Denton)
Earnest Brown IV, Los Angeles Rams
Mario Edwards Jr., Seattle Seahawks
Drew Sanders, Denver Broncos

Sachse
Michael Clemons, New York Jets
Devin Duvernay, Baltimore Ravens
Tyler Lacy, Jacksonville Jaguars

Aaron Brewer, Tennessee Titans

Smithson Valley (Spring Branch)
Tre'von Moehrig, Las Vegas Raiders

South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie)
Steve Avila, Los Angeles Rams
Jeff Okudah, Atlanta Falcons
Roy Robertson-Harris, Jacksonville Jaguars



South Hills (Fort Worth)
Tylan Wallace, Baltimore Ravens

Southlake Carroll (Southlake)
Evan Brown, Seattle Seahawks

St. Michael's (Austin)
Mitch Morse, Buffalo Bills

Jalen Pitre, Houston Texans

Steele (Cibolo)
Jaylon Jones, Indianapolis Colts
Terence Steele, Dallas Cowboys
Caden Sterns, Denver Broncos
JT Woods, Los Angeles Chargers

Stephenville
Jarrett Stidham, Denver Broncos



Marcus Davenport, Minnesota Vikings
Elijah Garcia, Denver Broncos

Stratford (Houston)
Jordyn Brooks, Seattle Seahawks

Temple
Ta'Quon Graham, Atlanta Falcons
Tre Hawkins III, New York Giants
Quentin Johnston, Los Angeles Chargers

D'Onta Foreman, Chicago Bears

The Colony
Christian Gonzalez, New England Patriots

The Woodlands
Antoni Winfield Jr., Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Timber Creek (Fort Worth)
Erik Ezukanma, Miami Dolphins



Trinity (Euless)
Kader Kohou, Miami Dolphins

Trinity Leadership (Cedar Hill)
Lewis Cine, Minnesota Vikings

Waco
Andrew Billings, Chicago Bears

Wagner (San Antonio)
Spencer Buford, San Francisco 49ers

West Brook (Beaumont)
Dan Moore Jr., Pittsburgh Steelers

West Rusk (New London)
Tyree Wilson, Las Vegas Raiders



Keondre Coburn, Kansas City Chiefs
Ed Oliver, Buffalo Bills

Calvin Anderson, New England Patriots
Sam Ehlinger, Indianapolis Colts
Kylen Granson, Indianapolis Colts
Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens

Westside (Houston)
Jordan Elliott, Cleveland Browns
Payton Turner, New Orleans Saints

Wheatley (Houston)
Xavien Howard, Miami Dolphins

Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

Wilson (Dallas)
Xavier Gipson, New York Jets



Case Keenum, Houston Texans