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 21 former Wisconsin gridiron stars spread throughout the league.
Read on for the players and their high schools.
Amherst
Tyler Biadasz, Dallas
Arrowhead
Ben Bredeson, New York Giants
Bay Port
Cole Van Lanen, Jacksonville
Alec Ingold, Miami
Bradford
Melvin Gordon III, Denver
Brown Deer
Zack Baun, New Orleans
Grantsburg
Leo Chenal, Kansas City
Hartford Union
Quinn Meinerz, Denver
Homestead
Shelby Harris, Seattle
Indian Trail
Daviyon Nixon, Carolina
Iola-Scandinavia
Kristian Welch, Baltimore
Marquette
Dare Ogunbowale, Houston
Menomonee Falls
Matt Henningsen, Denver
Pewaukee
J.J. Watt, Arizona
Derek Watt, Pittsburgh
T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh
Riverside University
Eric Murray, Houston
Stevens Point Area
Ryan Ramczyk, New Orleans
Valders
Luke Goedeke, Tampa Bay
Whitefish Bay
Nick Bellore, Seattle
Wisconsin Lutheran
Kevin Zeitler, Baltimore
** 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
