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

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 74 former Ohio gridiron stars spread throughout the league. Only California, Texas, Florida and Georgia have more current alumni on NFL rosters.

Two Ohio schools - Glenville (Cleveland) and St. Ignatius (Cleveland) - have four graduates on NFL Rosters. Whitmer (Toledo) has three. There are nine Ohio high schools with two players.

Read on for the players and their high schools.

Anderson (Cincinnati)
Andrew Norwell, Washington Redskins
 
Archbishop Alter (Kettering)
Joe Thuney, Kansas City Chiefs
 
Archbishop McNicholas (Cincinnati)
Kevin Huber, Cincinnati Bengals
 
Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati)
Sam Hubbard, Cincinnati Bengals
 
Athens (The Plains)
Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
 
Barberton
John Cominsky, Detroit Lions
 
Bedford
Rodger Saffold, Buffalo Bills
Marquise Copeland, Los Angeles
 
Benedictine (Cleveland)
Justin Layne, New York Giants
Jerome Baker, Miami Dolphins
 
Boardman (Youngstown)
Corey Linsley, LA Chargers
 
Brecksville-Broadview Heights
Nick Zakelj, San Francisco 49ers
 
Brush (Lyndhurst)
Pharaoh Brown, Houston Texans
 
Butler (Vandalia)
Taylor Decker, Detroit Lions
 
McKinley (Canton)
Dominique Robinson, Chicago Bears
 
Centerville
Ifeadi Odenigbo, Indianapolis Colts
 
Central Catholic (Toledo)
James Hudson III, Cleveland Browns
 
Cleveland Heights
Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Jason Kelce, Philadelphia Eagles
 
Cloverleaf (Lodi)
Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco 49ers
 
Elder (Cincinnati)
Tommy Kraemer, Detroit Lions
Kyle Rudolph, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 
Fairfield
Jackson Carman, Cincinnati Bengals
Josiah Scott, Philadelphia
 
Fostoria
Micah Hyde, Buffalo Bills
 
Genoa Area
Michael Deiter, Miami Dolphins
 
Glenville (Cleveland)
Frank Clark, Kansas City Chiefs
Coby Bryant, Seattle Seahawks
Justin Hardee, New Yok Jets
Marshon Lattimore, New Orleans Saints
 
Groveport-Madison
Dawuane Smoot, Jacksonville Jaguars
 
Harding (Warren)
James Daniels, Pittsburgh Steelers
 
Hilliard Davidson
Markus Bailey, Cincinnati Bengals
 
Lakota West (West Chester)
Ryan Kelly, Indianapolis Colts
Jordan Hicks, Minnesota Vikings
 
Lincoln (Gahanna)
Jonathon Cooper, Denver Broncos
Camaron Cheeseman, Washington Redskins
 
Loveland
Giovanni Ricci, Carolina Panthers
 
Washington (Massillon)
Thayer Munford Jr., Las Vegas
 
Mayfield
Andy Isabella, Arizona Cardinals
 
Meadowbrook (Byesville)
Josh Sills, Philadelphia Eagles
 
Meadowdale (Dayton)
Aaron Patrick, Denver Broncos
 
Mentor
Mitch Trubisky, Pittsburgh Steelers
 
Miamisburg
Josh Myers, Green Bay Packers
 
Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati)
David Montgomery, Chicago Bears
Bryan Cook, Kansas City Chiefs
 
Nordonia (Macedonia)
Denzel Ward, Cleveland Browns
 
Oakwood (Dayton)
Michael Hoecht, Los Angeles Rams
 
Perry
Luke Farrell, Jacksonville Jaguars
 
Pickerington Central
DaVon Hamilton, Jacksonville Jaguars
 
Pickerington North
Pat Elflein, Carolina Panthers
 
Reynoldsburg
Ashton Dulin, Indianapolis Colts
 
St. Ignatius (Cleveland)
Dre'Mont Jones, Denver Broncos
Darian Kinnard, Kansas City Chiefs
Liam Eichenberg, Miami Dolphins
Brian Hoyer, New England Patriots
 
South (Willoughby)
Kareem Hunt, Cleveland Browns
 
St. Edward (Lakewood)
Andrew Dowell, New Orleans Saints
 
St. Francis DeSales (Columbus)
Brian Asamoah II, Minnesota Vikings
 
St. John's Jesuit (Toledo)
Tycen Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals
 
St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron)
Parris Campbell, Indianapolis Colts
 
Northview (Sylvania)
Luke Fortner, Jacksonville Jaguars
 
Union Local (Belmont)
Colton McKivitz, San Francisco 49ers
 
Walnut Ridge (Columbus)
Malik Harrison, Baltimore Ravens
Darrick Forrest, Washington Redskins
 
Westerville Central
Nick Vannett, New Orleans Saints
Benny Snell Jr., Pittsburgh Steelers
 
Westland (Galloway)
Reggie Gilliam, Buffalo Bills
 
Whitmer (Toledo)
Phil Hoskins, Carolina Panthers
Storm Norton, LA Chargers
Chris Wormley, Pittsburgh Steelers
 
Winton Woods (Cincinnati)
Mike Edwards, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
David Long, Jr., Tennessee Titans
 
Worthington Kilbourne (Columbus)
Liam McCullough, Atlanta Falcons