Super Bowl LVII: Where every starting quarterback in Super Bowl history played high school football

By Zack Poff Feb 3, 2023, 9:00am

California has the most with 28 led by Tom Brady, John Elway combining for 15 Super Bowl appearances.

When Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts square off Feb. 12 in Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., it will mark the fourth time where quarterbacks from the same state start in the NFL's biggest game.

The last time it happened was Super Bowl LIII when California signal callers Tom Brady and Jared Goff were under center for the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams, respectively.

Pennsylvania produced the quarterbacks in the other two games. Joe Montana led San Francisco to a 38-16 win over Dan Marino and the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XIX. Six years later, Jeff Hostetler led the New York Giants to a 20-19 win over Jim Kelly and the Buffalo Bills at Super Bowl XXV.

Mahomes graduated from Whitehouse (Texas) in 2014 while Hurts graduated from Channelview (Texas) in 2016. This will be the sixth and seventh time a quarterback from the Lone Star State will be starting in the Super Bowl. Mahomes is the only Texan with multiple starts with next Sunday being his third.



Drew Brees was the first quarterback from Texas to start a Super Bowl. The former Westlake (Austin, Texas) standout led New Orleans to a 31-17 win over Indianapolis in Super Bowl XLIV. Nick Foles and Matthew Stafford are the other two.

California has the most appearances among quarterbacks to start in the Super Bowl with 28. Tom Brady (10) and John Elway (5) account for over half of those. Some other notable names include Jim Plunkett, Aaron Rodgers and Colin Kaepernick.

Pennsylvania has the second-most with 15. Montana and Kelly both started four Super Bowls. Other notables include Marino, Joe Namath, Johnny Unitas, Rich Gannon and Matt Ryan.

Louisiana checks in with the third-most at 14. Terry Bradshaw and Peyton Manning both started four Super Bowls while Eli Manning made two starts. David Woodley, Doug Williams, Stan Humphries and Jake Delhomme round out the list for the Bayou State.

Ohio was the only other state to hit double-digits with 10. Roger Staubach started four Super Bowls while Ben Roethlisberger made three starts. Len Dawson started Super Bowls I and IV. Joe Burrow snapped a 10-year drought for Ohio and started last year's Super Bowl.

In total, 22 different states have had at least one quarterback start the Super Bowl.
Alabama (3)
Ken Stabler, Foley: Super Bowl XI
Bart Starr, Lanier (Montgomery): Super Bowl I, II



California (28)
Tom Brady, Serra (San Mateo): Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII, XLVI, XLIX, LI, LII, LIII, LV
Trent Dilfer, Aptos: Super Bowl XXXV
Tony Eason, Delta (Clarksburg): Super Bowl XX
John Elway, Granada Hills Charter (Granada Hills): Super Bowl XXI, XXII, XIV, XXXII, XXXIII
Vince Ferragamo, Banning (Wilmington): Super Bowl XIV
Joe Kapp, Hart (Newhall): Super Bowl IV
Billy Kilmer, Citrus Union (Azusa): Super Bowl VII
Daryle Lamonica, Clovis: Super Bowl II
Craig Morton, Campbell: Super Bowl V, XII
Jim Plunkett, James Lick (San Jose): Super Bowl XV, XVIII
Aaron Rodgers, Pleasant Valley (Chico): Super Bowl XLV

Connecticut (1)
Steve Young, Greenwich: Super Bowl XXIX

Georgia (4)
Fran Tarkenton, Athens: Super Bowl VIII, IX, XI

Illinois (3)
Ken Anderson, Batavia: Super Bowl XVI
Donovan McNabb, Mount Carmel (Chicago): Super Bowl XXXIX

Indiana (4)
Bob Griese, Rex Mundi (Evansville): Super Bowl VI, VII, VIII
Rex Grossman, Bloomington South (Bloomington): Super Bowl XLI

Iowa (3)
Kurt Warner, Regis (Cedar Rapids): Super Bowl XXXIV, XXXVI, XLIII



Kentucky (1)
Phil Simms, Southern (Louisville): Super Bowl XXI

Louisiana (14)
Terry Bradshaw, Woodlawn (Baton Rouge): Super Bowl IX, X, XIII, XIV
Jake Delhomme, Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette): Super Bowl XXXVIII
Stan Humphries, Southwood (Shreveport): Super Bowl XXIX
Eli Manning, Newman (New Orleans): Super Bowl XLII, XLVI
Peyton Manning, Newman: Super Bowl XLI, XLIV, XLVIII, 50
Doug Williams, Chaneyville (Zachary): Super Bowl XXII
David Woodley, Byrd (Shreveport): Super Bowl XVII

Massachusetts (1)
Matt Hasselbeck, Xaverian Brothers (Westwood): Super Bowl XL

Michigan (1)
Earl Morrall, Muskegon: Super Bowl III

Mississippi (3)
Brett Favre, Hancock (Kiln): Super Bowl XXXI, XXXII
Steve McNair, Mount Olive: Super Bowl XXXIV

New Jersey (4)
Joe Flacco, Audubon: Super Bowl XLVII
Neil O'Donnell, Madison: Super Bowl XXX
Joe Theismann, South River: Super Bowl XVII, XVIII



New York (2)
Boomer Esiason, East Islip (Islip Terrace): Super Bowl XXIII
Ron Jaworski, Lackawanna: Super Bowl XV

North Carolina (1)
Brad Johnson, Owen (Black Mountain): Super Bowl XXXVII

Ohio (10)
Len Dawson, Alliance: Super Bowl I, IV
Ben Roethlisberger, Findlay: Super Bowl XL, XLIII, XLV
Roger Staubach, Purcell Marian (Cincinnati): Super Bowl VI, X, XII, XIII

Oklahoma (3)
Troy Aikman, Henryetta: Super Bowl XXVII, XXVIII, XXX

Pennsylvania (15)
Kerry Collins, Wilson (West Lawn): Super Bowl XXXV
Rich Gannon, St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia): Super Bowl XXXVII
Jeff Hostetler, Conemaugh Township (Davidsville): Super Bowl XXV
Jim Kelly, East Brady: Super Bowl XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII
Dan Marino, Central Catholic (Pittsburgh): Super Bowl XIX
Joe Montana, Ringgold (Monongahela): Super Bowl XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV
Joe Namath, Beaver Falls: Super Bowl III
Matt Ryan, William Penn Charter (Philadelphia): Super Bowl LI
Johnny Unitas, St. Justin's (Pittsburgh): Super Bowl V

Texas (5)
Drew Brees, Westlake (Austin): Super Bowl XLIV
Nick Foles, Westlake: Super Bowl LII
Patrick Mahomes, Whitehouse: Super Bowl LIV, LV



Utah (1)
Jim McMahon, Roy: Super Bowl XX

Virginia (2)
Russell Wilson, Collegiate (Richmond): Super Bowl XLVIII, XLIX

Washington (3)
Drew Bledsoe, Walla Walla: Super Bowl XXXI
Chris Chandler, Everett: Super Bowl XXXIII
Mark Rypien, Shadle Park (Spokane): Super Bowl XXVI