Where every starting quarterback in Super Bowl history played high school football

When Super Bowl LX takes place on Sunday at Levi's Stadium it will feature the 14th California quarterback to start in the NFL's biggest game. Seattle's Sam Darnold graduated from San Clemente (Calif.) in 2015. 

Other notable quarterbacks to start a Super Bowl from the Golden State include Tom Brady, John Elway, Aaron Rodgers, Jim Plunkett and Jared Goff. 

Drake Maye will join Brad Johnson as the only other quarterback to start a Super Bowl from North Carolina. The former four-star recruit graduated from Myers Park (Charlotte) in 2021. He threw for 6,713 yards and 86 touchdowns during his sophomore and junior year while leading the Mustangs to a 25-3 record. He didn't play as a senior because North Carolina moved the season to the spring.

Pennsylvania has had the second-most quarterbacks start a Super Bowl with nine. Jim Kelly, Dan Marino, Joe Montana, Joe Namath and Johnny Unitas headline the list. All five are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 

Louisiana has produced the third-most with seven led by Peyton Manning, Terry Bradshaw and Eli Manning. 

Texas was the only other state that has had five quarterbacks start a Super Bowl in Patrick Mahomes, Drew Brees, Matthew Stafford, Jalen Hurts and Nick Foles. 

Brees and Foles both graduated from Westlake (Austin, Texas), making it one of two schools to produce more than one quarterback to start a Super Bowl. Newman (New Orleans, La.) is the only other one with the Manning brothers.

In total, 23 different states have had at least one quarterback start a Super Bowl. Alabama (2)

Ken Stabler, Foley: Super Bowl XI

Bart Starr, Lanier (Montgomery): I, II

Brock Purdy, Perry (Gilbert): LVIII

Tom Brady, Serra (San Mateo): XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII, XLVI, XLIX, LI, LII, LIII, LV

Trent Dilfer, Aptos: XXXV

Tony Eason, Delta (Clarksburg): XX

John Elway, Granada Hills Charter (Granada Hills): XXI, XXII, XIV, XXXII, XXXIII

Vince Ferragamo, Banning (Wilmington): XIV

Jared Goff, Marin Catholic (Kentfield): LIII

Colin Kaepernick, Pitman (Turlock): XLVII

Joe Kapp, Hart (Newhall, Calif.): IV

Billy Kilmer, Citrus Union (Azusa): VII

Daryle Lamonica, Clovis: II

Craig Morton, Campbell: V, XII

Jim Plunkett, James Lick (San Jose): XV, XVIII

Aaron Rodgers, Pleasant Valley (Chico): XLV

Steve Young, Greenwich: XXIX

Cam Newton, Westlake (Atlanta): 50

Fran Tarkenton, Athens: VIII, IX, XI

Ken Anderson, Batavia: XVI

Jimmy Garoppolo, Rolling Meadows: LIV

Donovan McNabb, Chicago Mt. Carmel (Chicago): XXXIX

Bob Griese, Rex Mundi (Evansville): VI, VII, VIII

Rex Grossman, Bloomington South (Bloomington): XLI

Kurt Warner, Regis (Cedar Rapids): XXXIV, XXXVI, XLIII

Phil Simms, Southern (Louisville): XXI

Terry Bradshaw, Woodlawn (Shreveport): IX, X, XIII, XIV

Jake Delhomme, Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette): XXXVIII

Stan Humphries, Southwood (Shreveport): XXIX

Eli Manning, Newman (New Orleans): XLII, XLVI

Peyton Manning, Newman: XLI, XLIV, XLVIII, 50

Doug Williams, Chaneyville (Zachary): XXII

David Woodley, Byrd (Shreveport): XVII

Matt Hasselbeck, Xaverian Brothers (Westwood): XL

Earl Morrall, Muskegon: III

Brett Favre, Hancock (Kiln): XXXI, XXXII

Steve McNair, Mount Olive: XXXIV

Joe Flacco, Audubon: XLVII

Neil O'Donnell, Madison: XXX

Joe Theismann, South River: XVII, XVIII

Boomer Esiason, East Islip: XXIII

Ron Jaworski, Lackawanna: XV

Brad Johnson, Owen (Black Mountain): XXXVII

Joe Burrow, Athens (The Plains): LVI

Len Dawson, Alliance: I, IV

Ben Roethlisberger, Findlay: XL, XLIII, XLV

Roger Staubach, Purcell Marian (Cincinnati): VI, X, XII, XIII

Troy Aikman, Henryetta: XXVII, XXVIII, XXX

Kerry Collins, Wilson (West Lawn): XXXV

Rich Gannon, St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia): XXXVII

Jeff Hostetler, Conemaugh Township (Davidsville): XXV 

Jim Kelly, East Brady: XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII

Dan Marino, Central Catholic (Pittsburgh): XIX

Joe Montana, Ringgold (Monongahela): XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV

Joe Namath, Beaver Falls: III

Matt Ryan, William Penn Charter (Philadelphia): LI

Johnny Unitas, St. Justin's (Pittsburgh): V

Drew Brees, Westlake (Austin): XLIV

Nick Foles, Westlake: LII

Jalen Hurts, Channelview: LVII, LIX

Patrick Mahomes, Whitehouse: LIV, LV, LVII, LVIII, LIX

Matthew Stafford, Highland Park (Dallas): LVI

Jim McMahon, Roy: XX

Russell Wilson, Collegiate (Richmond, Va.): XLVIII, XLIX

Drew Bledsoe, Walla Walla: XXXI

Chris Chandler, Everett: XXXIII

Mark Rypien, Shadle Park (Spokane) XXVI