Ten different players from the state of Georgia have accounted for a score on college football's biggest stage.
Monday's game between Michigan and Washington will mark the ninth championship game since the College Football Playoff was instituted in 2014.
Going back to Ohio State's win over Oregon in January 2015, 52 different players have accounted for a touchdown on the game's biggest stage.
Georgia leads the way with 10 players who participated in high school football in the Peach State, including Justin Fields and Trevor Lawrence.
Florida is second with seven players with most of those coming in an Alabama uniform, including Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry. The Sunshine State could be primed to add another player on Monday if Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. of
Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) throws or runs for a touchdown.
Coming in third is California with five players including Brock Bowers, who scored a touchdown for Georgia in both 2022 and 2023.
St. Louis (Honolulu, Hawaii) is the only high school to have two different players on the list. In 2015, Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota threw the first touchdown pass in the history of the College Football Playoff championship game.
In 2018, fellow St. Louis alum Tua Tagovailoa threw a 41-yard walk-off touchdown to DeVonta Smith to give Alabama a 26-23 national title victory over Georgia. The Honolulu school could become the first high school to have three players in this category if Michigan wide receiver Roman Wilson finds the end zone on Monday.
In total, 17 states have produced a player that has accounted for a touchdown in the College Football Playoff National Championship.
Georgia - 10Stetson Bennett, Georgia, 2022, 2023,
Pierce County (Blackshear)Kenyan Drake, Alabama, 2016,
Hillgrove (Powder Springs)Justin Fields, Ohio State, 2021,
Harrison (Kennesaw)Jake Fromm, Georgia, 2018,
Houston County (Warner Robins)Wayne Gallman, Clemson, 2016, 2017,
Grayson (Loganville)Mecole Hardman, Georgia, 2018,
Elbert County (Elberton)Trevor Lawrence, Clemson, 2019, 2020,
CartersvilleLadd McConkey, Georgia, 2023,
North Murray (Chatsworth)A.J. Terrell, Clemson, 2019,
Westlake (Atlanta)Deshaun Watson, Clemson, 2016, 2017,
GainesvilleFlorida - 7Derrick Henry, Alabama, 2016,
YuleeJerry Jeudy, Alabama, 2019,
Deerfield BeachMac Jones, Alabama, 2021,
Bolles (Jacksonville)Jordan Leggett, Clemson, 2016,
NavarreCalvin Ridley, Alabama, 2018,
Monarch (Coconut Creek)Bo Scarbrough, Alabama, 2017,
IMG Academy (Bradenton)Artavis Scott, Clemson, 2016,
East Lake (Tarpon Springs)California - 5Brock Bowers, Georgia, 2022, 2023,
NapaNajee Harris, Alabama, 2021,
AntiochByron Marshall, Oregon, 2015,
Valley Christian (San Jose)Kendall Milton, Georgia, 2023,
Buchanan (Clovis)Bryce Young, Alabama, 2022,
Mater Dei (Santa Ana)Louisiana - 5Slade Bolden, Alabama, 2021,
West MonroeJa'Marr Chase, LSU, 2020,
Archbishop Rummel (Metairie)Travis Etienne, Clemson, 2019, 2020,
JenningsTerrace Marshall Jr., LSU, 2020,
Parkway (Bossier City)DeVonta Smith, Alabama, 2018, 2021,
AmiteAlabama - 4Jake Coker, Alabama, 2016,
St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile)O.J. Howard, Alabama, 2016, 2017,
Autauga Academy (Prattville)Justyn Ross, Clemson, 2019,
Central (Phenix City)Henry Ruggs, Alabama, 2018,
Percy Julian (Montgomery)Ohio - 3Joe Burrow, LSU, 2020,
Athens (The Plains)Cardale Jones, Ohio State, 2015,
Glenville (Cleveland)Nick Vannett, Ohio State, 2015,
Westerville Central (Westerville)
Tennessee - 3Tee Higgins, Clemson, 2019, 2020,
Oak RidgeAdonai Mitchell, Georgia, 2022, 2023,
Cane Ridge (Nashville)Master Teague, Ohio State, 2021,
Blackman (Murfreesboro)Hawaii - 2Marcus Mariota, Oregon, 2015,
St. Louis (Honolulu)Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama, 2018, 2019, St. Louis (Honolulu)
Missouri - 2Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State, 2015,
Burroughs (St. Louis)Hale Hentges, Alabama, 2019,
Helias (Jefferson City)North Carolina - 2Thaddeus Moss, LSU, 2020,
Mallard Creek (Charlotte)
Texas - 2Jalen Hurts, Alabama, 2017,
ChannelviewGarrett Wilson, Ohio State, 2021,
Lake Travis (Austin)Arizona - 1Kelee Ringo, Georgia, 2022,
Saguaro (Scottsdale)
Iowa - 1Max Duggan, TCU, 2023,
Lewis Central (Council Bluffs)Mississippi - 1Branson Robinson, Georgia, 2023,
Germantown (Madison)Oregon - 1Keanon Lowe, Oregon, 2015,
Jesuit (Portland)Utah - 1Cameron Latu, Alabama, 2022,
Olympus (Salt Lake City)
