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

Zach Martin, Terry McLaurin, Jessie Bates headline list of alumni from Indiana.

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Sep 8, 2022, 9:10am
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 22 former Indiana gridiron stars spread throughout the league.

Read on for the players and their high schools.

Ben Davis
Chris Evans, Cincinnati
Esezi Otomewo, Minnesota
 
Bishop Chatard
Zack Martin, Dallas
 
Bluffton
Dee Eskridge, Seattle
 
Carroll
Drue Tranquill, LA Chargers
 
Cathedral
Ted Karras, Cincinnati
Pete Werner, New Orleans
Terry McLaurin, Washington
 
Center Grove
Russ Yeast, Los Angeles
 
Fishers
Jeremy Chinn, Carolina
 
Hamilton Heights
Sterling Weatherford, Chicago
 
Hamilton Southeastern
Randy Gregory, Denver
 
Homestead
Ben Skowronek, Los Angeles
 
John Adams
Danny Pinter, Indianapolis
 
Merrillvile
Ryan Neal, Seattle
 
Mishawaka Marian
Zander Horvath, LA Chargers
 
Plainfield
James Hurst, New Orleans
 
Snider
Jessie Bates III, Cincinnati
 
Tri-West
Peyton Hendershot, Dallas
 
Warren Central
David Bell, Cleveland
 
West Lafayette
George Karlaftis, Kansas City
 
West Side
Lonnie Johnson, Tennessee

** 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

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