Where every player in Super Bowl XLVIII went to high school

This year's Super Bowl may take place in New Jersey, but California is the state that will have the most representation.

A total of 26 players from the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos hail from the Golden State, including eight starters.

Texas is next on the list with 13 players, followed by Florida with 11. The host state of New Jersey produced three Broncos (Knowshon Moreno, Shaun Phillips and Mike Adams) all of whom start for the AFC Champions.

California is also home to the only three schools to produce multiple players in this year's Super Bowl: Troy (Derrick Coleman, Aaron Brewer), Dominguez (Richard Sherman, Jeron Johnson) and Colony (Bobby Wagner, Omar Bolden).



Below is a list of where every player in Super Bowl XLVIII went to high school. Rosters are accurate as of Jan. 22.

*Starters listed in BOLD


Seattle Seahawks California - 14 (5 starters)
CB Richard Sherman, Dominguez (Compton)
DT Brandon Mebane, Crenshaw (Los Angeles)
RB Marshawn Lynch, Oakland Tech (Oakland)
LB Bobby Wagner, Colony (Ontario)
LB Malcolm Smith, Taft (Woodland Hills)
OT Caylin Hauptmann, Beverly Hills
TE Anthony McCoy, Bullard (Fresno)
LB Heath Farwell, Corona
SS Jeron Johnson, Dominguez (Compton)
DB DeShawn Shead, Highland (Palmdale)
DE Benson Mayowa, Inglewood
RB Robert Turbin, Irvington (Fremont)
RB Derrick Coleman, Troy (Fullerton)
CB Walter Thurmond, West Covina

Texas - 8 (3)
FS Earl Thomas, West Orange-Stark (Orange)
DE Michael Bennett, Alief Taylor (Houston)
T Russell Okung, Fort Bend Bush (Richmond)
DE Red Bryant, Jasper
LS Clint Gresham, Ray (Corpus Christi)
LB Mike Morgan, Skyline (Dallas)
CB Jeremy Lane, Tyler
RB Christine Michael, Westbrook

Virginia - 5 (2)
SS Kam Chancellor, Maury (Norfolk)
QB Russell Wilson, Collegiate (Richmond)
CB Chandler Fenner, Cox (Virginia Beach)
WR Percy Harvin, Landstown (Virginia Beach)
FB Michael Robinson, Varina (Richmond, Va.)

Georgia - 4 (3)
DE Chris Clemons, Griffin
DE Bruce Irvin, Stephenson (Stone Mountain)
G James Carpenter, Hephzibah
WR Ricardo Lockette, Monroe (Albany)

Florida - 3 (1)
WR Doug Baldwin, Gulf Breeze
DE Cliff Avril, Clay (Green Cove Springs)   
G/C Lemuel Jeanpierre, Timber Creek (Orlando)

South Carolina - 3 (1)
CB Byron Maxwell, Fort Dorchester (North Charleston)
WR Sidney Rice, Gaffney
DT Tony McDaniel, Keenan (Columbia)



Canada - 2
P Jon Ryan, Regina Canada
TE Luke Willson, Ontario Canada

Illinois - 2
DE Kenneth Boatright, Bolingbrook
LB O'Brien Schofield, North Chicago

Massachusetts - 2 (1)
T Breno Giacomini, Malden
K Steven Hauschka, Needham

Oklahoma - 2
T Alvin Bailey, Broken Arrow
OT Michael Bowie, Page (Sand Springs)

Washington - 2
WR Bryan Walters, Juanita (Kirkland)
WR Jermaine Kearse, Lakes (Lakewood)

Alabama - 1
QB Tarvaris Jackson, Lanier (Montgomery)



Arkansas - 1 (1)
DT Clinton McDonald, Jacksonville

Arizona - 1 (1)
TE Zach Miller, Desert Vista (Phoenix)

Australia - 1
DT Jesse Williams, Brisbane

Hawaii - 1 (1)
C Max Unger, Hawaii Prep (Kamuela)

Michigan - 1
TE Kellen Davis, Adrian

Mississippi - 1
LB K.J. Wright, Olive Branch



North Carolina - 1 (1)
G J.R. Sweezy, Mooresville

Ohio - 1
FB Spencer Ware, Princeton (Cincinnati)

Oregon - 1
G/T Paul McQuistan, Lebanon

Pennsylvania - 1
DT Jordan Hill, Steelton-Highspire (Steelton)

Tennessee - 1
WR Golden Tate, Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville)

Wisconsin - 1
FS Chris Maragos, Horlick (Racine)



Denver Broncos California - 12 (3)
DE Malik Jackson, Birmingham (Lake Balboa)
TE Julius Thomas, Tokay (Lodi)
S Duke Ihenacho, Serra (Gardena)
RB C.J. Anderson, Bethel (Vallejo)
S Omar Bolden, Colony (Ontario)
LS Aaron Brewer, Troy (Fullerton)
DT Sione Fua, Crespi (Encino)
TE Virgil Green, Tulare Union (Tulare)
RB Ronnie Hillman, La Habra
T Winston Justice, Long Beach Poly (Long Beach)
T Ryan Clady, Eisenhower (Rialto)
S Rahim Moore, Dorsey (Los Angeles)

Florida - 8 (3)
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton)
T Orlando Franklin, Atlantic (Delray Beach)
LB Danny Trevathan, Leesburg
WR Andre Caldwell, Jefferson (Tampa)
CB Tony Carter, Mandarin (Jacksonville)
K Matt Prater, Estero
LB Lerentee McCray, Dunnellon
CB Kayvon Webster, Monsignor Pace (Miami)

Georgia - 5 (2)
WR Demaryius Thomas, West Laurens (Dexter)
CB Champ Bailey, Charlton County (Folkston)
DE Jeremy Mincey, Statesboro
LB Wesley Woodyard, LaGrange
DE Quanterus Smith, Grayson (Loganville)

Texas - 5 (2)
G Louis Vasquez, Corsicana
C Manny Ramirez, Fort Bend Willowridge (Houston)
FS Michael Huff, Nimitz (Irving)
CB Quentin Jammer, Angleton
LB Von Miller, DeSoto

Ohio - 4
S David Bruton, Miamisburg
QB Zac Dysert, Ada
C Steve Vallos, Boardman (Youngstown)
DE Derek Wolfe, Beaver (Lisbon)

Louisiana - 3 (2)
QB Peyton Manning, Newman (New Orleans)
T Chris Clark, McDonogh (New Orleans)
WR Trindon Holliday, Northeast (Pride)

New Jersey - 3 (3)
RB Knowshon Moreno, Middletown South
DE Shaun Phillips, Willingboro
S Mike Adams, Passaic County Tech (Wayne)

Colorado - 2
TE Joel Dreessen, Fort Morgan
DT Mitch Unrein, Eaton



Missouri - 2 (1)
DT Sylvester Williams, Jefferson City
RB Montee Ball, Timberland (Wentzville)

Nevada - 2
S Quinton Carter, Cheyenne (North Las Vegas)
LB Brandon Marshall, Cimarron-Memorial (Las Vegas)

Oklahoma - 2 (1)
WR Wes Welker, Heritage Hall (Oklahoma City)
CB Chris Harris Jr., Bixby

Pennsylvania - 2
LB Steven Johnson, Strath Haven (Wallingford)
C Dan Koppen, Whitehall

Utah - 2 (1)
G Zane Beadles, Hillcrest (Midvale)
LB Stewart Bradley, Highland (Salt Lake City)

Alaska - 1
G Chris Kuper, Dimond (Anchorage)



Connecticut - 1 (1)
DT Terrance Knighton, Windsor

Kentucky - 1
TE Jacob Tamme, Boyle County (Danville)

Michigan - 1
DT Kevin Vickerson, King (Detroit)

Minnesota - 1 (1)
WR Eric Decker, Rocori (Cold Spring)

Montana - 1
QB Brock Osweiler, Flathead (Kalispell)

North Carolina - 1 (1)
LB Nate Irving, Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey)



South Carolina - 1
DE Robert Ayers, Marlboro County (Bennettsville)

Tennessee - 1
P Britton Colquitt, Bearden (Knoxville)

Virginia - 1 (1)
LB Paris Lenon, Heritage (Lynchburg)