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

Aaron Donald, Matt Ryan, Saquon Barkley, D'Andre Swift, Micah Parsons, Kyle Pitts headline list of alumni from Pennsylvania.

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Sep 8, 2022, 8:30am
The 103rd season of the National Football League (NFL) kicks off this week with 32 team's competing for a spot in Super Bowl XVII. At the end of August, when the squads cut their rosters to 53, there were 56 former Pennsylvania gridiron stars spread throughout the league. Only California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Louisiana and Alabama have more alumni on NFL rosters.

Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) and St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia) each have three graduates in the NFL, while five other Pennsylvania schools have two each.

Read on for the players and their high schools.

Abington
Craig Reynolds, Detroit
 
Altoona
Kevin Givens, San Francisco
 
Archbishop Wood
Kyle Pitts, Atlanta
Ryan Bates, Buffalo
 
Bishop McDevitt
Bryce Hall, New Yok Jets
 
Central Catholic
Kurt Hinish, Houston
Rodney Thomas II, Indianapolis
Damar Hamlin, Buffalo
 
Central Dauphin East
Chase Edmonds, Miami
 
Central Mountain
Robbie Gould, San Francisco
 
Central Valley
Jordan Whitehead, New Yok Jets
 
Chartiers Valley
Christian Kuntz, Pittsburgh
 
Cheltenham
Chris Myarick, New York Giants
 
Clairton
Tyler Boyd, Cincinnati
 
Cornell
Dane Jackson, Buffalo
 
Council Rock South
Justin Pugh, Arizona
 
Downingtown East
Tyler Kroft, San Francisco
 
Downingtown West
Elijah Wilkinson, Atlanta
 
Edward W. Bok Technical
Jihad Ward, New York Giants
 
Emmaus
Kyzir White, Philadelphia
 
G.A.R Memorial
Mark Glowinski, New York Giants
 
Gateway
Jaquan Brisker, Chicago
 
Great Valley
Nasir Adderley, LA Chargers
 
Harrisburg
Micah Parsons, Dallas
 
Hollidaysburg
Luke Rhodes, Indianapolis
 
Imhotep Charter
Shaka Toney, Washington
DJ Moore, Carolina
 
La Salle College
Zaire Franklin, Indianapolis
 
Lake-Lehman
Connor McGovern, Dallas
 
Lampeter-Strasburg
Matt Feiler, LA Chargers
 
Malvern Prep
Carl Nassib, Tampa Bay
 
McDowell
James Conner, Arizona
 
Nazareth Area
Jahan Dotson, Washington
 
Neumann-Goretti
Christian Barmore, New England
 
New Castle
Geno Stone, Baltimore
Malik Hooker, Dallas
 
New Oxford
Erik Harris, Atlanta
 
North Penn
Brandon McManus, Denver
 
Penn Hills
Aaron Donald, Los Angeles
 
Penncrest
Jonah Jackson, Detroit
 
Saint Joseph's Prep
D'Andre Swift, Detroit
Olamide Zaccheaus, Atlanta
Jon Runyan, Green Bay
 
Shady Side Academy
Skyy Moore, Kansas City
 
South Fayette
Justin Watson, Kansas City
 
Stroudsburg
Sebastian Joseph-Day, LA Chargers
 
Thomas Jefferson
Chase Winovich, Cleveland
 
West Philadelphia
Teair Tart, Tennessee
 
Whitehall
Saquon Barkley, New York Giants
 
William Penn Charter
Matt Ryan, Indianapolis
Mike McGlinchey, San Francisco
 
Wilson
Chad Henne, Kansas City
 
Wissahickon
Tanoh Kpassagnon, New Orleans
 
Woodland Hills
Miles Sanders, Philadelphia
Quinton Jefferson, Seattle
 
Wyomissing Area
Alex Anzalone, Detroit

** 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

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