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 23 former Minnesota gridiron stars spread throughout the league.
Read on for the players and their high schools.
Apple ValleyTrey Pipkins III, LA Chargers
BeckerDillon Radunz, Tennessee
ChanhassenFrank Ragnow, Detroit
DenfeldC.J. Ham, Minnesota
Detroit Lakes
Adam Thielen, Minnesota
East RidgeJ.C. Hassenauer, Pittsburgh
Eden PrairieBlake Cashman, Houston
Carter Coughlin, New York Giants
Jermaine Johnson, New Yok Jets
EdinaTommy Doyle, Buffalo
Hawley,
Ben Ellefson, Minnesota
HopkinsBoye Mafe, Seattle
MarshallTrey Lance, San Francisco
Minneapolis SouthElerson Smith, New York Giants
Mound ViewBilly Turner, Denver
New London-SpicerShane Zylstra, Detroit
North CommunityTyler Johnson, Houston
Park CenterAmani Hooker, Tennessee
RocoriMatt Waletzko, Dallas
Roseville AreaJesper Horsted, Las Vegas
St. Paul CentralElijah Campbell, Miami
Totino-GraceLewis Kidd, New Orleans
WaconiaMaxx Williams, Arizona
** 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
