Super Bowl LVII: Where every player was rated coming out of high school

Jason Kelce, Haason Reddick, Lane Johnson among 23 players in Super Bowl LVII not rated coming out of high school.

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Feb 7, 2023, 11:00am

Looking back at the prep careers of the Eagles and Chiefs players.

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We are days away from Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. While there are plenty of former big-time high school recruits that will be featured in Sunday's clash, there are some big names who flew under the radar at the prep level.

Philadelphia's Jason Kelce, Lane Johnson and Haason Reddick were all selected to the 2022 All-Pro Team. What else do they have in common? They were all unrated (zero stars) recruits.

That trio is among 12 Eagles that were not rated coming out of high school. Kansas City has 11, most notably Jaylen Watson, Bryan Cook and Khalen Saunders, who all made an impact in the Chiefs 23-20 win over Cincinnati in the AFC Championship.

Travis Kelce, Joe Thuney and James Bradberry are among the 16 players that were two-star recruits. All three were selected on the 2022 All-Pro Team.

SUPER BOWL LVII: Where the Chiefs, Eagles played high school football

The Super Bowl will feature 11 former five-star recruits. Kansas City has six led by Chris Jones, Trey Smith and Juju Smith-Schuster. Brandon Graham, Miles Sanders and Josh Sweat headline the five for Philadelphia.

Some notable four-star recruits among the 14 on the Chiefs include Creed Humphrey, Willie Gay, George Karlaftis and Trent McDuffie. Philadelphia has 13 former four-stars led by Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, Fletcher Cox, Landon Dickerson, DeVonta Smith and C.J. Gardner-Johnson.

There are a combined 36 players that were three-stars coming out of high school. Patrick Mahomes, Orlando Brown Jr., Isiah Pacheco, Kadarius Toney, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Harrison Butker headline the 21 on Kansas City. Some notable three-stars among the 15 on Philadelphia include Darius Slay, Kenneth Gainwell and Jordan Davis.

SUPER BOWL HISTORY: Where every starting quarterback played high school football

The star rankings are based off of the 247Sports composite rankings. Players currently on injured reserve are not included.

Five-stars (11)

Kansas City Chiefs (6)

Carlos Dunlap, Fort Dorchester (North Charleston, S.C.)

Chad Henne, Wilson (West Lawn, Pa.)

Chris Jones, Houston (Miss.)

Joshua Kaindoh, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)

Juju Smith-Schuster, Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, Calif.)

Trey Smith, University School of Jackson (Jackson, Tenn.)

Philadelphia Eagles (5)

Nakobe Dean, Horn Lake (Miss.)

Brandon Graham, Crockett (Detroit)

Miles Sanders, Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh)

Isaac Seumalo, Corvallis (Ore.)

Josh Sweat, Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, Va.)

Four-stars (27)

Kansas City Chiefs (14)

Blake Bell, Bishop Carroll (Wichita, Kan.)

Shane Buechele, Lamar (Arlington, Texas)

Deon Bush, Columbus (Miami)

Willie Gay, Starkville (Miss.)

Malik Herring, Mary Persons (Forsyth, Ga.)

Creed Humphrey, Shawnee (Okla.)

Ronald Jones, McKinney North (McKinney, Texas)

George Karlaftis, West Lafayette (Ind.)

Darian Kinnard, St. Ignatius (Cleveland)

Chris Lammons, Plantation (Fla.)

Trent McDuffie, St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)

Derrick Nnadi, Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.)

John Ross, Jordan (Long Beach, Calif.)

Prince Tega Wanogho, Edgewood Academy (Elmore, Ala.)

Philadelphia Eagles (13)

A.J. Brown, Starkville (Miss.)

Grant Calcaterra, Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)

Fletcher Cox, Yazoo City (Miss.)

Landon Dickerson, South Caldwell (Hudson, N.C.)

C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Cocoa (Fla.)

Jalen Hurts, Channelview (Texas)

Josh Jobe, Cheshire Academy (Cheshire, Conn.)

Cam Jurgens, Beatrice (Neb.)

Zech McPhearson, Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro, Md.)

Robert Quinn, Fort Dorchester (North Charleston, S.C.)

Trey Sermon, Sprayberry (Marietta, Ga.)

DeVonta Smith, Amite (La.)

Ndamukong Suh, Grant (Portland, Ore.)

Three-stars (36)

Kansas City Chiefs (21)

Nick Allegretti, Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.)

Nick Bolton, Lone Star (Frisco, Texas)

Orlando Brown Jr., Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee, Ga.)

Harrison Butker, Westminster (Atlanta)

Leo Chenal, Grantsburg (Wis.)

Frank Clark, Glenville (Cleveland)

Mike Danna, De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, Mich.)

Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Catholic-B.R. (Baton Rouge)

Ty Fryfogle, George County (Lucedale, Miss.)

Noah Gray, Leominster (Mass.)

Patrick Mahomes, Whitehouse (Texas)

Jerick McKinnon, Sprayberry (Marietta, Ga.)

Skyy Moore, Shady Side Academy (Pittsburgh)

Lucas Niang, New Canaan (Conn.)

Isiah Pacheco, Vineland (N.J.)

Justin Reid, Dutchtown (Geismar, La.)

L'Jarius Sneed, Minden (La.)

Juan Thornhill, Altavista (Va.)

Kadarius Toney, Blount (Eight Mile, Ala.)

Tommy Townsend, Boone (Orlando, Fla.)

Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Lakewood (St. Petersburg, Fla.)

Philadelphia Eagles (15)

Reed Blankenship, West Limestone (Lester, Ala.)

Ian Book, Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills, Calif.)

Britain Covey, Timpview (Provo, Utah)

Jordan Davis, Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.)

Andre Dillard, Woodinville (Wash.)

Kenneth Gainwell, Yazoo County (Yazoo City, Miss.)

Julian Good-Jones, Washington (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)

Kyron Johnson, Lamar (Arlington, Texas)

Linval Joseph, Santa Fe (Alachua, Fla.)

Avonte Maddox, King (Detroit)

Gardner Minshew, Brandon (Miss.)

Josiah Scott, Fairfield (Ohio)

Darius Slay, Brunswick (Ga.)

Jack Stoll, Regis Jesuit (Aurora, Colo.)

K'Von Wallace, Highland Springs (Va.)

Two-stars (16)

Kansas City Chiefs (6)

Darius Harris, Horn Lake (Miss.)

Travis Kelce, Cleveland Heights (Ohio)

Marcus Kemp, Layton (Utah)

Austin Reiter, Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton, Fla.)

Joe Thuney, Archbishop Alter (Kettering, Ohio)

Andrew Wylie, Midland (Mich.)

Philadelphia Eagles (10)

James Bradberry, Pleasant Grove (Ala.)

Jack Driscoll, Hand (Madison, Conn.)

T.J. Edwards, Lakes (Lake Villa, Ill.)

Jake Elliott, Lyons (LaGrange, Ill.)

Christian Elliss, Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)

Patrick Johnson, Notre Dame (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

Tristin McCollum, Ball (Galveston, Texas)

Brett Toth, West Ashley (Charleston, S.C.)

Quez Watkins, Athens ( Ala.)

Milton Williams, Crowley (Texas)

Zero stars (23)

Kansas City Chiefs (11)

Michael Burton, West Morris Central (Chester, N.J.)

Jack Cochrane, Mt. Vernon ( Iowa)

Bryan Cook, Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati)

Jody Fortson, South Park (Buffalo, N.Y.)

Nazeeh Johnson, Millbrook (Winchester, Va.)

Khalen Saunders, Parkway Central (Chesterfield, Mo.)

Jaylen Watson, Laney (Augusta, Ga.)

Justin Watson, South Fayette (McDonald, Pa.)

Brandon Williams, Rockwood Summit (Fenton, Mo.)

Joshua Williams, Jack Britt (Fayetteville, N.C.)

James Winchester, Washington (Okla.)

Philadelphia Eagles (12)

Marcus Epps, Edison (Huntington Beach, Calif.)

Dallas Goedert, Britton-Hecla (Britton, S.D.)

Javon Hargrave, North Rowan (Spencer, N.C.)

Lane Johnson, Groveton (Texas)

Jason Kelce, Cleveland Heights (Ohio)

Brett Kern, Grand Island (N.Y.)

Rick Lovato, Middletown South (Middletown, N.J.)

Jordan Mailata, Condell Park (New South Wales, Australia)

Zach Pascal, Wise (Upper Marlboro, Md.)

Haason Reddick, Haddon Heights (N.J.)

Boston Scott, Zachary (La.)

Kyzir White, Emmaus (Pa.)

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