Editor’s note: This post has been updated since the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl win over the San Francisco 49ers.
Texas high school football talent was on full display during the 2020 Super Bowl.
Four Kansas City Chiefs players graduated from programs across Texas, including Whitehouse’s Patrick Mahomes -- the game’s Most Valuable Player -- and North Forney’s Armani Watts.
Eight San Francisco 49ers players did, too.
Here’s the full list of former Texas high school football players who played in Super Bowl LIV -- and the ones who played for the Tennessee Titans and Green Bay Packers in the AFC and NFC championships:
Kansas City Chiefs
| Player | Position | High School | Year in NFL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | QB | Whitehouse | 3rd |
| Emmanuel Ogbah | DE | Fort Bend Bush | 4th |
| Alex Okafor | DE | Pflugerville | 7th |
| Armani Watts | DB | North Forney | 2nd |
San Francisco 49ers
| Player | Position | High school | Year in NFL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquise Goodwin | WR | Rowlett | 7th |
| Earl Mitchell | DT | Galena Park North Shore | 10th |
| Damontre Moore | DE | Rowlett | 5th |
| Kyle Nelson | LS | China Spring | 8th |
| Weston Richburg | C | Bushland | 6th |
| Emmanuel Sanders | WR | Bellville | 10th |
| Solomon Thomas | DE | Coppell | 3rd |
| Jeff Wilson | RB | Elkhart | 2nd |
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Below are former Texas high school football players who participated in the 2020 AFC and NFC championship games, but fell short from making it to the Super Bowl.
Tennessee Titans
| Player | Position | High school | Year in NFL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Kalu | DB | Alief Taylor | 1st |
| Derick Roberson | LB | San Antonio Brennan | 1st |
| Ryan Tannehill | QB | Big Spring | 8th |
| Kenny Vaccaro | SS | Early | 7th |
Green Bay Packers
| Player | Position | High school | Year in NFL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Crosby | K | Georgetown | 13th |
| Ryan Grant | WR | Beaumont West Brook | 6th |
| Josh Jackson | CB | Lake Dallas | 2nd |
| Aaron Jones | RB | El Paso Burges | 3rd |
| Kingsley Keke | DT | Richmond George Ranch | 1st |
| Greg Roberts | LB | Nacogdoches | 1st |
| Ty Summer | LB | San Antonio Reagan | 1st |
| Lane Taylor | OG | Arlington Martin | 7th |
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