Where Super Bowl LX participants from the New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks played high school football

Nearly 40 players expected to take the field Sunday in Santa Clara are from California, Florida and Texas.

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Feb 2, 2026, 1:00pm
Super Bowl LX takes place Sunday in Santa Clara, Calif., as the New England Patriots face the Seattle Seahawks. In terms of tracking where this year's participants played high school football, Texas will be the best-represented state with 14 former players expected to take the field at Levi's Stadium. 

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Christian Gonzalez, Milton Williams and Byron Murphy II headline the players from the Lone Star State. 

Smith-Njigba finished his career third in state history in career receiving yards (5,414) and receiving touchdowns (63). He was a first team selection on the 2020 MaxPreps All-America Team after leading Rockwall to its first state semifinal appearance since 1987. He posted 109 catches for 2,161 yards and 34 touchdowns. 

California has the second-most players featured with 13 led by Sam Darnold. He was a two-sport standout in football and basketball. During his senior year he led San Clemente to a 12-2 record after accounting for 3,770 yards of total offense and 52 touchdowns. He led the Tritons in scoring (14.9 points per game) and rebounding (8.5) while leading them to a South Coast League title. 

Florida was the only other state that hit double-digits. Leonard Williams, Devon Witherspoon, Carlton Davis II and Andres Borregales headline the 10 players from the Sunshine State. 

St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) has the longest active streak of players in the Super Bowl as George Holani gives the Braves their fourth straight. Trent McDuffie played in the last three with the Kansas City Chiefs. 

Drew Lock gives Lee's Summit (Mo.) its third consecutive Super Bowl with a player included. He joins Felix Anudike-Uzomah, who played in the previous two Super Bowls with Kansas City. 

Crowley (Texas), Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) and North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.) were the only other schools that have players featured in the last two Super Bowls. 

In total, 30 different states have at least one participant in Super Bowl LX.
New England Patriots

Alabama (3)

Arkansas (1)

California (8)

Colorado (2)

Florida (6)
Andres Borregales, Champagnat Catholic (Hialeah)
Carlton Davis III, Norland (Miami)

Georgia (3)

Illinois (2)

Louisiana (2)

Maryland (2)

Michigan (2)
Mike Onwenu, Cass Tech (Detroit)

Mississippi (1)

Nevada (1)

New Jersey (2)

North Carolina (4)

Ohio (1)

Pennsylvania (2)

Texas (8)
Christian Gonzalez, The Colony
Milton Williams, Crowley

Utah (1)

Virginia (2)

Washington (2)

Seattle Seahawks

Alabama (3)

California (5)
Sam Darnold, San Clemente

Colorado (1)

Connecticut (1)

Florida (4)
Leonard Williams, Mainland (Daytona Beach)
Devon Witherspoon, Pine Forest (Pensacola)

Georgia (2)

Illinois (3)

Kansas (1)

Maryland (2)
Olu Oluwatimi, DeMatha (Hyattsville)

Massachusetts (1)

Michigan (1)

Minnesota (3)

Mississippi (3)

Missouri (2)
Drew Lock, Lee's Summit

North Carolina (3)

New Mexico (1)

Ohio (3)

Oregon (1)

South Carolina (3)

South Dakota (1)

Tennessee (1)

Texas (6)
Byron Murphy II, DeSoto
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Rockwall

Washington (2)

International (1)
Michael Dickson, Australia

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