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

By Aaron Williams Sep 9, 2022, 11:30am

See the complete list of all 199 Lone Star State products set to take the field at the professional level this season.

Football is king in Texas and that's apparent by the number of former high school players from the Lone Star State who made 53-man rosters in the NFL.

The past two Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Matthew Stafford of Highland Park and Patrick Mahomes of Whitehouse in addition to dynamic playmakers like Kyler Murray and Myles Garrett are among the 199 NFL players who played prep ball in Texas. That total is the most of any state in the country.

Read on for the players and their high schools.
Patrick Mahomes is one of 199 NFL players who played high school football in Texas, the most of any state.
Patrick Mahomes is one of 199 NFL players who played high school football in Texas, the most of any state.
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Alief Taylor (Houston)
Joshua Kalu, Tennessee Titans
Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Houston Texans

Allen
Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals
Jaylon Jones, Chicago Bears
Levi Onwuzurike, Detroit Lions
Bobby Evans, Los Angeles Rams
Jalen Guyton, Los Angeles Chargers
Greg Little, Miami Dolphins
Johnathan Williams, Washington Commanders



Alvin
Gunner Olszewski, Pittsburgh Steelers

Angleton
Quandre Diggs, Seattle Seahawks

Arlington Heights (Fort Worth)
A'Shawn Robinson, Los Angeles Rams
Tariq Woolen, Seattle Seahawks

Atascocita (Humble)
Kenyon Green, Houston Texans
Sam Cosmi, Washington Commanders

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

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



Big Spring
Ryan Tannehill, Tennessee TItans

Brenham
Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos
Austin Schlottmann, Minnesota Vikings

Burges (El Paso)
Aaron Jones, Green Bay Packers

Burkeville
Robert Hunt, Miami Dolphins

Carthage
Keaontay Ingram, Arizona Cardinals

Cedar Hill
Trevis Gipson, Chicago Bears



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

Channelview
Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles

Chavez (Houston)
Michael Brokcers, Detroit Lions

Clear Lake (Houston)
Dustin Hopkins, Los Angeles Chargers

Cleveland
Kevin Strong, Tennessee Titans

Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville)
Maxx Crosby Las Vegas Raiders



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

Crowley
Milton Williams, Philadelphia Eagles

Cy-Fair (Cypress)
Austin Deculus, Houston Texans
Braden Mann, New York Jets
Brock Wright, Detroit Lions

Cypress Creek (Houston)
Cameron Fleming, Denver Broncos

Cypress Woods (Cypress)
Bryce Callahan, Los Angeles Chargers

Daingerfield
Denzel Mims, New York Jets



Dekaney (Houston)
Joshuah Bledsoe, New England Patriots

DeSoto
James Proche II, Baltimore Ravens
Von Miller, Buffalo Bills
Laviska Shenault Jr., Carolina Panthers
A.J. Green, Cleveland Browns
Ed Ingram, Minnesota Vikings
Jalen Mills, New England Patriots

Warren (San Antonio)
Dennis Houston, Dallas Cowboys

Eisenhower (Houston)
Jaelon Darden, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Elkhart
Jeff Wilson Jr., San Francisco 49ers

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



Fort Bend Bush (Richmond)
Josh Jones, Arizona Cardinals
Emmanuel Ogbah, Miami Dolphins
Ola Adeniyi, Tennessee Titans

Fort Bend Clements (Sugar Land)
Rashawn Slater, Los Angeles Chargers

Fort Bend Elkins (Missouri City)
Ross Blacklock, Minnesota Vikings
Jake Matthews, Atlanta Falcons
Kenneth Murray Jr., Los Angeles Chargers

Fossil Ridge (Keller)
Chris Boswell, Pittsburgh Steelers

Foster (Richmond)
CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys

Frisco
Jack Anderson, New York Giants

Garland
Hakeem Adeniji, Cincinnati Bengals
Adrian Phillips, New England Patriots



George Ranch (Richmond)
Quintin Morris, Buffalo Bills

Georgetown
Mason Crosby, Green Bay Packers

Gilmer
Kris Boyd, Minnesota Vikings

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
Daniel Wise, Washington Commanders
Deatrich Wise Jr., New England Patriots

Hempstead
Delarrin Turner-Yell, Denver Broncos

Henderson
Trestan Ebner, Chicago Bears

Heritage (Frisco)
Kene Nwangwu, Minnesota Vikings

Highland Park (Dallas)
Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams

Hightower
Matthew Adams, Chicago Bears



Jersey Village (Houston)
Chris Paul, Washington Commanders

Jim Ned (Tuscola)
Colt McCoy, Arizona Cardinals

Jay (San Antonio)
Josh Reynolds, Detroit Lions

Stevens (San Antonio)
Marcus Davenport, New Orleans Saints

Judson (Converse)
Tre Flowers, Cincinnati Bengals
DeMarvin Leal, Pittsburgh Steelers
Alton Robinson, Seattle Seahawks

Katy
Andy Dalton, New Orleans Saints

Katy Taylor (Katy)
Otito Ogbonnia, Los Angeles Chargers



Kennedale
Baron Browning, Denver Broncos

Klein
Randy Bullocks, Tennessee Titans
Eric Rowe, Miami Dolphins

Klein Collins (Spring)
Isaiah Spiller, Los Angeles Chargers

La Grange
J.K. Dobbins, Baltimore Ravens

La Porte
Terrel Bernard, Buffalo Bills

Lake Travis (Austin)
Brenden Jaimes, Los Angeles Chargers
Baker Mayfield, Carolina Panthers
Garrett Wilson, New York Jets

Lakeview Centennial (Garland)
Sam Eguavoen, Miami Dolphins



Lamar (Arlington)
Shane Buechele, Kansas City Chiefs
Kyron Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles

LBJ Austin (Austin)
Kerry Hyder Jr., San Francisco 49ers

Lone Star (Frisco)
Nick Bolton, Kansas City Chiefs

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

Lufkin
Erik McCoy, New Orleans Saints

Madison (Dallas)
Danny Gray, San Francisco 49ers



Magnolia
Michael Woods II, Cleveland Browns

Mansfield
Paulson Adebo, New Orleans Saints
Hassan Ridgeway, San Francisco 49ers

Mansfield Summit (Arlington)
Myles Adams, Seattle Seahawks

Manvel
Kyle Trask, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Marshall

Chasen Hines, New England Patriots

Martin (Arlington)
Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
Justin Hollins, Los Angeles Rams

McKinney
Akayleb Evans, Minnesota Vikings



Boyd (McKinney)
Ross Matiscik, Jacksonville Jaguars

McKinney North (McKinney)
Justin Madubuike, Baltimore Ravens
Ronald Jones, Kansas City Chiefs

Mesquite
Rashard Higgins, Carolina Panthers

Mexia
Kelvin Beachum, Arizona Cardinals

Morton Ranch (Katy)
Danielle Hunter, Minnesota Vikings

Nacogdoches
Brandon Jones, Miami Dolphins



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

North Shore (Houston)
Dorance Armstrong, Dallas Cowboys
K'Lavon Chaisson, Jacksonville Jaguars

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

Pearland
Thomas Morstead, Miami Dolphins

Pflugerville
Samaje Perine, Cincinnati Bengals

Plano
Joe Noteboom, Los Angeles Rams



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

Plano Senior
Brandon Stephens, Baltimore Ravens
Rex Burkhead, Houston Texans

Port Arthur Memorial (Port Arthur)
Elandon Roberts, Miami Dolphins

Prosper
Ben Banogu, Indianapolis Colts
Cade York, Cleveland Browns

Ranchview (Irving)
Dayo Ideyingbo, Indianapolis Colts

Reagan (San Antonio)
Ty Summers, Jacksonville Jaguars

Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall)
DeShon Elliott, Detroit Lions



Round Rock
James Lynch, Minnesota Vikings

Marquise Goodwin, Seattle Seahawks
Charles Omenihu, San Francisco 49ers
Zach Wood, New Orleans Saints

Sachse
Michael Clemons, New York Jets
Devin Duvernay, Baltimore Ravens

San Marcos
Terrell Burgess, Los Angeles Rams

Skyline (Dallas)
Aaron Brewer, Tennessee Titans

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

South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie)
Jeff Okudah, Detroit Lions
Roy Robertson-Harris, Jacksonville Jaguars

South Hills (Fort Worth)
Tylan Wallace, Baltimore Ravens



Southlake Carroll (Southlake)
Evan Brown, Detroit Lions
Chase Daniel, Los Angeles Chargers

Spring
Bravvion Roy, Carolina Panthers

St. Mark's (Dallas)
Ty Montgomery, New England Patriots

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

Stafford
Jalen Pitre, Houston Texans

Stamford
James Washington, Dallas Cowboys



Steele (Cibolo)
Terence Steele, Dallas Cowboys
Caden Sterns, Denver Broncos
Antione Wesley, Arizona Cardinals
J.T. Woods, Los Angeles Chargers

Stephen F. Austin
Jerry Hughes, Houston Texans
Zay Jones, Jacksonville Jaguars

Stephenville

Cody Davis, New England Patriots
Jarrett Stidham, Las Vegas Raiders

Stratford (Houston)
Jordyn Brooks, Seattle Seahawks

Temple
Ta'Quon Graham, Atlanta Falcons

Texas City
D'Onta Foreman, Carolina Panthers

The Woodlands
Antoine Winfield Jr., Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Timber Creek (Fort Worth)
Erik Ezukanma, Miami Dolphins



Travis (Austin)
Steven Sims, Pittsburgh Steelers

Trinity (Euless)
Tipa Galeai, Green Bay Packers
Kader Kohou, Miami Dolphins

Trinity Christian
Lewis Cine, Minnesota Vikings

Victoria East (Victoria)
Bailey Zappe, New England Patriots

Waco
Andrew Billings, Las Vegas Raiders

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



Waxahachie
Jalen Reagor, Minnesota Vikings

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

West Orange-Stark (Orange)

Deonte Thompson, Arizona Cardinals

Westfield (Houston)
Tyrie Cleveland, Denver Broncos
Ed Oliver, Buffalo Bills

Westlake (Austin)
Calvin Anderson, Denver Broncos
Sam Ehlinger, Indianapolis Colts
Nick Foles, Indianapolis Colts
Kylen Granson, Indianapolis Colts
Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens

Westside (Houston)

Germain Ifedi, Atlanta Falcons
Jordan Elliott, Cleveland Browns
Payton Turner, New Orleans Saints

Wheatley (Houston)
Xavien Howard, Miami Dolphins
William Jackson III, Washington Commanders

Whitehouse (Whitehouse)
Patrick Mahones, Kansas City Chiefs



Wylie
Case Keenum, Buffalo Bills
Clay Johnston, Cincinnati Bengals

Wylie East (Wylie)
Eno Benjamin, Arizona Cardinals

** 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