Five-star prospects
Jalen Brewster,
Jett Harrison,
Jaylen Addai and
Captain Munnerlyn Jr. are among the high school football players following their father's path of pursuing football. After a search spanning the length of the regular season, MaxPreps has identified more than 321 sons of NFL players making a name for themselves Friday nights.
NFL MVPs Shaun Alexander, Terrell Davis, Peyton Manning, Adrian Peterson and LaDainian Tomlinson all have sons playing high school football.
This list includes sons of four former No. 1 overall picks, three Super Bowl MVPs, three Defensive Player of the Year award winners and six players who have been on the cover of Madden.
In the senior, junior and sophomore classes, 11 players rated as five-stars are sons of former NFL players including
Brayley Manning and
Tramon Williams Jr. of
Episcopal (Bellaire, Texas).
D.J. Dockery,
Keaton Fields,
Pierce Buckey,
Grant Bowen and
Cooper Witten of
Liberty Christian (Argyle, Texas) round out the group.
The Class of 2030 has its share of power names in
Marshall Manning and
Adrian Peterson Jr. A pair of backs are making an impact in
Cooper Jones, who is coming off a three-touchdown performance at
Westlake (Austin, Texas), and
Bryn Davenport of
Carol City (Miami, Fla.), who totaled 135 yards in a win over nationally-ranked Miami Central.
Ranked No. 1 in this week's MaxPreps Top 25,
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) is the most well-represented school on the list with 15 sons of NFL players, including a pair of four-star prospects in wide receiver
Julius Jones Jr. and defensive end
Wyatt Smith.
No. 2
Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) is led at quarterback by junior
Fletch Palmer, whose father Carson Palmer is his head coach and a 15-year NFL veteran.
No. 3
Buford (Ga.) is paced on defense by
Jalen Brewster, son of former Dallas Cowboy Robert Brewster. No. 4
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) features
McCoy Browner, son of two-time Super Bowl champion Brandon Browner.
Donnie Avery Sr.
LeGarrette Blount Sr.
Dwayne Bowe Sr.
Kareem Brown Sr.
Dez Bryant Sr.
Correll Buckhalter Sr.
Antoine Cason Sr.
Chris Davis Jr.
D.J. Fluker
Robert Geathers Jr.
Leon Hall Sr.
James Harrison Jr.
James Harrison Jr.
Marvin Harrison Sr.
T.Y. Hilton
Justin Houston Sr.
Marvin Jones Jr.
Julius Jones Sr.
Julius Jones Sr.
Paris Lenon Sr.
Corey Liuget Sr.
Kamil Loud Sr.
Deuce Lutui Sr.
Mario Manningham Sr.
Marquand Manuel Sr.
Jerod Mayo Sr.
Mewelde Moore Sr.
Captain Munnerlyn Sr.
J.T. O'Sullivan
Brian Orakpo Sr.
Christian Peter Sr.
Adrian Peterson Sr. (Oklahoma)
Chilo Rachal Sr.
T.J. Rubley
Kevin Smith Sr.
Syd'Quan Thompson Sr.
Fui Vakapuna Sr.
DeMarcus Van Dyke Sr.
C.J. Wallace
DeMarcus Ware Sr.
Tramon Williams Sr.
Charles Woodson Sr.
Charles Woodson Sr.
Jarius Wynn Sr.
Scott Zolak