Top Hometowns, States, High Schools and Colleges for Super Bowl Players

After an emotional end to the National Football League season, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs have bested their playoff competitors to vie for the Super Bowl LVII ring.

BeenVerified analyzed the nearly 21,000 team members who have played since the first Big Game was held in the 1966-67 season to determine the top hometowns, states, high schools and colleges for future Super Bowl players and winners. All told, 4,451 players have made it to the Big Game at least once in their career.

We found that Los Angeles, Houston, Miami and Chicago are the top hometowns for future Super Bowl players, but Knoxville, Tennessee, leads cities that can claim 100% of their future Super Bowl players came home with a championship ring.

Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia is the top graduating high school for Super Bowl players, but there are plenty of bragging rights here—more than 3,100 high schools across the country have sent at least one alum to the Big Game.

And while the University of Miami in Florida has graduated the most future Super Bowl players, the University of Southern California has produced the most Super Bowl winners.

Top NFL teams

For the Kansas City Chiefs, this season marks the fifth Super Bowl appearance while the Philadelphia Eagles have appeared four times. The Chiefs have won two Super Bowls, the most recent in 2020. The Eagles won their sole championship five years ago.

But how does that stack up to other franchises?

The New England Patriots have the most Super Bowl appearances.

• Prior to 2001, the Patriots had only appeared in Super Bowls twice. Since then, they appeared in nine Super Bowls, for a record 11 times. Behind the Patriots are the Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers with eight appearances each.
• Next is the San Francisco 49ers with seven appearances and then a collection of teams with five appearances each: Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, the Raiders franchise (across its moves from Oakland to Los Angeles and now Las Vegas) and the Washington Commanders (formerly known as the Redskins).

The Patriots and Steelers lead the league with six Super Bowl wins each.

• The Patriots won three titles in the 2000s and three titles in the 2010s, winning 55% of the Super Bowls they played. The Steelers also have won six titles: four Super Bowls from 1975 through 1980, and then two more in the 2000s. They have won 75% of Super Bowl games they made.
• Behind them are the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers, who have each won five titles. The 49ers have won the Super Bowl 71% of the time they played in the game while the Dallas Cowboys won 63% of the time.

Four teams have never been to the Super Bowl.

• The Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars have never reached the title game.
• Meanwhile, the Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, San Diego (now Los Angeles) Chargers, and Tennessee Titans each have only one appearance in the Super Bowl. The Cardinals, Chargers and Titans have not won the Super Bowl.

Top Super Bowl hometowns

Here, we narrow our analysis to hometowns that have produced players that have gone on to play in at least one Super Bowl, compared to the numbers who have played for a winning team. A note on the numbers: For players who have had multiple Super Bowl appearances we count their hometown only once.

There are a total of 23 hometowns that have produced 20 or more Super Bowl-participating players. The number increases to 67 when including hometowns that produced just 10 or more.

Los Angeles is the top birthplace of future Super Bowl players.

• The City of Angels has a total of 80 players who would go on to compete in a Super Bowl. This is followed by Houston (70), Chicago and Miami (63 each) and New Orleans (59).
• Los Angeles also has the most Super Bowl players who have won with 45. This is followed very close behind by Houston (44), Chicago (35), Miami (32) and Dallas (29).

Of hometowns that have produced 20 or more Super Bowl-era players, Augusta, Georgia, has sent the highest percentage to the Big Game.

• Of the 28 NFL players that claim Augusta as their hometown since the 1966-67 season, 13 athletes—or 46.4%–played in the Super Bowl. That is followed by Hampton, Virginia (nine of 21 players, or 42.9%), Griffin, Georgia (eight of 21 players, or 38.1%) Columbia, South Carolina (15 of 41 players, or 36.6%) and Lincoln, Nebraska (eight of 23 players, or 34.8%).

Of hometowns that have produced 50 or more players, two cities named Columbus rank top for highest percentage of future Super Bowl players.

• Columbus, Georgia, is the hometown of 50 NFL players during the Super Bowl era, of which 15 have gone on to the Big Game (or 30%). Meanwhile, Columbus, Ohio, is the hometown to 90 NFL players, of which 26 (or 28.9%) played in the Super Bowl.
• That is followed closely behind by Cleveland (46 of 160 players, or 28.8%), Brooklyn, New York ( 19 of 67 players, or 28.4%) Sacramento, California (22 of 78 players, or 28.2%), and New Orleans (59 of 220 players, or 26.8%)

Looking at top Super Bowl hometowns in each state, Las Vegas has produced the highest percentage of players.

• Excluding New Hampshire and Vermont (who each had only a single player born to that state) as well as the District of Columbia, the highest concentration of Super Bowl players by state is in Las Vegas, hometown of 13 of Nevada’s 15 players that have gone on to play in the Big Game—or 87% of the state’s future NFL championship players.

Las Vegas is followed by Portland, Maine (67%), Anchorage, Alaska (60%), Denver, Colorado (58%) and Wilmington, Delaware (56%).

• In Mississippi, Jackson is hometown to nine of 121 native sons who have gone on to play in the Super Bowl, giving the city the lowest percentage qualifying as a top birthplace in each state (7.4%). That is followed by Charlotte, North Carolina, (10 of 129 state players who made the Super Bowl, or 7.8%), then Newark, New Jersey (11 of 139 players, or 7.9%), Dubuque, Iowa (seven of 57 players, or 12.3%) and Atlanta (29 of 217 players, or 13.4%).

Knoxville leads cities that can claim 100% of their Super Bowl players have won the Big Game.

• A total of nine players have played in the Super Bowl from Knoxville, Tennessee. All nine of them played on teams that won a ring.
• Joining Knoxville in the 100% club is Colorado Springs, Colorado, and White Plains, New York, with five players each. Following with four players each are Natchez, Mississippi; East Orange, New Jersey; Fort Dix, New Jersey; and Erie, Pennsylvania.

Related: Top States, Hometowns and High Schools Producing the Most NFL Players

Top NFL Super Bowl hometowns*

Below, we show how many players—including from this year’s Eagles and Chiefs teams—hailed from each hometown, and how many made the Big Game. We also include historical data on how many players from each city have played on winning and losing teams in previous Super Bowls.

Rank**	Hometown	Total NFL players since 1966-67	Total Super Bowl players	% on a Super Bowl team	Past losing team players	Past winning team players	Past % players on winning teams
1	Los Angeles	387	80	20.67%	35	45	56.25%
2	Houston	330	70	21.21%	25	44	63.77%
3	Miami	313	63	20.13%	29	32	52.46%
3	Chicago	279	63	22.58%	28	35	55.56%
4	New Orleans	220	59	26.82%	32	27	45.76%
5	Dallas	230	52	22.61%	23	29	55.77%
6	Detroit	226	50	22.12%	22	27	55.10%
7	Cleveland	160	46	28.75%	21	25	54.35%
8	Washington, D.C.	179	37	20.67%	19	18	48.65%
9	Philadelphia	156	35	22.44%	14	21	60.00%
10	Cincinnati	153	34	22.22%	16	17	51.52%
10	Pittsburgh	142	34	23.94%	13	20	60.61%
11	San Diego, CA	144	31	21.53%	16	15	48.39%
12	Atlanta, GA	169	29	17.16%	12	16	57.14%
13	St. Louis, MO	155	27	17.42%	12	15	55.56%
14	Baltimore, MD	106	26	24.53%	11	13	54.17%
14	Columbus, OH	90	26	28.89%	15	11	42.31%
15	Birmingham, AL	123	24	19.51%	15	9	37.50%
15	Baton Rouge, LA	105	24	22.86%	10	13	56.52%
16	Jacksonville, FL	133	22	16.54%	8	14	63.64%
16	Sacramento, CA	78	22	28.21%	14	8	36.36%
17	Memphis, TN	133	21	15.79%	9	12	57.14%
18	New York, NY	97	20	20.62%	9	11	55.00%
19	Tampa, FL	105	19	18.10%	8	11	57.89%
19	Denver, Colorado	76	19	25.00%	8	11	57.89%
19	Brooklyn, NY	67	19	28.36%	6	13	68.42%
20	Oakland, CA	79	18	22.78%	10	8	44.44%
20	Richmond, VA	69	18	26.09%	8	10	55.56%
21	San Antonio, TX	93	17	18.28%	11	6	35.29%
22	Fort Worth, TX	86	16	18.60%	5	11	68.75%
22	Louisville, KY	71	16	22.54%	7	9	56.25%
23	San Francisco, CA	91	15	16.48%	5	10	66.67%
23	Shreveport, LA	77	15	19.48%	5	10	66.67%
23	OKlahoma City, OK	64	15	23.44%	6	9	60.00%
23	Columbus, GA	50	15	30.00%	13	2	13.33%
23	Fresno, CA	48	15	31.25%	6	9	60.00%
23	Milwaukee, WI	47	15	31.91%	6	9	60.00%
23	San Jose, CA	46	15	32.61%	6	9	60.00%
23	Norfolk, VA	44	15	34.09%	7	8	53.33%
23	Columbia, SC	41	15	36.59%	8	7	46.67%
24	Fort Lauderdale, FL	91	14	15.38%	5	9	64.29%
24	Indianapolis	85	14	16.47%	9	5	35.71%
24	Minneapolis, MN	55	14	25.45%	8	6	42.86%
24	Savannah, GA	42	14	33.33%	9	5	35.71%
25	Long Beach, CA	75	13	17.33%	5	7	58.33%
25	Phoenix, AZ	72	13	18.06%	8	5	38.46%
25	Beaumont, TX	55	13	23.64%	5	8	61.54%
25	Galveston, TX	54	13	24.07%	7	6	46.15%
25	Las Vegas, NV	53	13	24.53%	6	7	53.85%
25	Augusta, GA	28	13	46.43%	4	8	66.67%
26	Mobile, AL	85	12	14.12%	6	5	45.45%
26	Kansas City, MO	60	12	20.00%	6	6	50.00%
26	Orlando, FL	59	12	20.34%	6	6	50.00%
26	Tulsa, OK	56	12	21.43%	3	9	75.00%
26	Youngstown, OH	51	12	23.53%	3	8	72.73%
27	Seattle, Washington	60	11	18.33%	5	6	54.55%
27	Toledo, OH	56	11	19.64%	6	5	45.45%
27	Dayton, OH	52	11	21.15%	9	2	18.18%
27	Little Rock, AR	49	11	22.45%	5	6	54.55%
27	Newark, NJ	46	11	23.91%	7	4	36.36%
27	Akron, OH	45	11	24.44%	5	6	54.55%
27	Flint, MI	35	11	31.43%	7	4	36.36%
28	Honolulu, HI	60	10	16.67%	4	6	60.00%
28	Portland, OR	58	10	17.24%	8	2	20.00%
28	Charlotte, NC	57	10	17.54%	6	3	33.33%
28	Stockton, CA	43	10	23.26%	5	5	50.00%
28	Harrisburg, PA	31	10	32.26%	4	6	60.00%
29	Nashville, TN	71	9	12.68%	3	6	66.67%
29	Jackson, MS	58	9	15.52%	4	5	55.56%
29	Omaha, NE	53	9	16.98%	7	2	22.22%
29	St. Petersburg, FL	39	9	23.08%	4	4	50.00%
29	San Bernardino, CA	33	9	27.27%	2	7	77.78%
29	Knoxville, TN	30	9	30.00%	0	9	100.00%
29	Hampton, VA	21	9	42.86%	4	5	55.56%
29	Pompano Beach, FL	19	9	47.37%	7	2	22.22%
30	Montgomery, AL	57	8	14.04%	2	6	75.00%
30	Boston, MA	47	8	17.02%	4	4	50.00%
30	Bakersfield, CA	45	8	17.78%	2	6	75.00%
30	Gainesville, FL	44	8	18.18%	4	4	50.00%
30	Salt Lake City, UT	42	8	19.05%	4	4	50.00%
30	Monroe, LA	41	8	19.51%	4	4	50.00%
30	Tyler, TX	32	8	25.00%	3	5	62.50%
30	Queens, NY	29	8	27.59%	3	5	62.50%
30	Charleston, SC	29	8	27.59%	1	6	85.71%
30	Torrance, CA	24	8	33.33%	4	4	50.00%
30	Lincoln, NE	23	8	34.78%	5	3	37.50%
30	Griffin, GA	21	8	38.10%	4	4	50.00%
30	Fort Myers, FL	18	8	44.44%	5	3	37.50%
30	New Brunswick, NJ	14	8	57.14%	6	2	25.00%
31	Austin, TX	46	7	15.22%	3	4	57.14%
31	Greensboro, NC	37	7	18.92%	4	3	42.86%
31	Pasadena, CA	36	7	19.44%	4	3	42.86%
31	Inglewood, CA	35	7	20.00%	2	5	71.43%
31	Grand Rapids, MI	32	7	21.88%	6	1	14.29%
31	St. Paul, MN	31	7	22.58%	3	4	57.14%
31	Gary, IN	28	7	25.00%	4	3	42.86%
31	Lakeland, FL	26	7	26.92%	4	3	42.86%
31	Fort Wayne, IN	26	7	26.92%	2	5	71.43%
31	Madison, WI	25	7	28.00%	4	3	42.86%
31	Rochester, NY	24	7	29.17%	2	5	71.43%
31	Hartford, CT	23	7	30.43%	4	3	42.86%
31	Bronx, NY	23	7	30.43%	3	4	57.14%
31	Port Arthur, TX	23	7	30.43%	3	4	57.14%
31	Albany, GA	22	7	31.82%	1	6	85.71%
31	High Point, NC	18	7	38.89%	5	2	28.57%
31	Topeka, KS	17	7	41.18%	4	3	42.86%
31	Paterson, NJ	16	7	43.75%	5	2	28.57%
31	Orange, CA	15	7	46.67%	2	5	71.43%
31	Pascagoula, MS	15	7	46.67%	2	5	71.43%
31	Dubuque, IA	8	7	87.50%	4	3	42.86%
32	Canton, OH	44	6	13.64%	3	3	50.00%
32	Buffalo, NY	36	6	16.67%	1	5	83.33%
32	Raleigh, NC	36	6	16.67%	2	4	66.67%
32	Pensacola, FL	35	6	17.14%	2	4	66.67%
32	Waco, TX	30	6	20.00%	2	4	66.67%
32	Longview, TX	28	6	21.43%	1	5	83.33%
32	Chattanooga, TN	27	6	22.22%	1	4	80.00%
32	Mesa, AZ	24	6	25.00%	3	3	50.00%
32	Daytona Beach, FL	24	6	25.00%	5	1	16.67%
32	Macon, GA	24	6	25.00%	4	2	33.33%
32	Greenville, MS	24	6	25.00%	2	4	66.67%
32	Fontana, CA	21	6	28.57%	3	3	50.00%
32	Pahokee, FL	21	6	28.57%	3	3	50.00%
32	Arlington, TX	21	6	28.57%	1	3	75.00%
32	Lubbock, TX	21	6	28.57%	1	5	83.33%
32	Jersey City, NJ	20	6	30.00%	4	2	33.33%
32	Pine Bluff, AR	19	6	31.58%	5	1	16.67%
32	Iowa City, IA	18	6	33.33%	2	4	66.67%
32	Chesapeake, VA	18	6	33.33%	2	3	60.00%
32	Syracuse, NY	17	6	35.29%	2	4	66.67%
32	Houma, LA	13	6	46.15%	2	4	66.67%
32	Greenwood, SC	13	6	46.15%	2	4	66.67%
32	York, PA	8	6	75.00%	4	2	33.33%
33	Tallahassee, FL	50	5	10.00%	2	2	50.00%
33	Camden, NJ	33	5	15.15%	4	0	0.00%
33	Tacoma, Washington	33	5	15.15%	2	3	60.00%
33	Lafayette, LA	32	5	15.63%	2	3	60.00%
33	Fayetteville, NC	31	5	16.13%	2	2	50.00%
33	West Palm Beach, FL	30	5	16.67%	1	4	80.00%
33	Compton, CA	28	5	17.86%	1	4	80.00%
33	Huntsville, AL	26	5	19.23%	2	3	60.00%
33	Riverside, CA	26	5	19.23%	1	4	80.00%
33	Greenville, SC	26	5	19.23%	3	2	40.00%
33	Lufkin, TX	22	5	22.73%	2	3	60.00%
33	Wilmington, DE	20	5	25.00%	2	3	60.00%
33	Sarasota, FL	20	5	25.00%	3	2	40.00%
33	Lexington, KY	19	5	26.32%	3	2	40.00%
33	Virginia Beach, VA	19	5	26.32%	3	2	40.00%
33	San Mateo, CA	17	5	29.41%	3	2	40.00%
33	Colorado Springs, Colorado	17	5	29.41%	0	5	100.00%
33	Des Moines, IA	17	5	29.41%	3	2	40.00%
33	Rock Hill, SC	17	5	29.41%	2	3	60.00%
33	Ann Arbor, MI	16	5	31.25%	1	4	80.00%
33	Santa Ana, CA	14	5	35.71%	2	3	60.00%
33	Northridge, CA	12	5	41.67%	1	4	80.00%
33	White Plains, NY	12	5	41.67%	0	5	100.00%
33	Roanoke, VA	12	5	41.67%	2	3	60.00%
33	Florence, SC	11	5	45.45%	2	3	60.00%
33	Mount Holly, NJ	9	5	55.56%	2	2	50.00%
33	Orange, TX	8	5	62.50%	2	3	60.00%

*Hometowns that have produced five or more Super Bowl players.**Rank based on total of future Super Bowl players.

Top Super Bowl hometown in each state

Below we show the top hometown for Super Bowl players in each state, including the total number of NFL players from each town since the 1966-67 season. Rank is based on the percentage of Super Bowl players from the city compared to the total number of players who went to the Big Game from the entire state.

State	Hometown	Total NFL players since 1966-67	# of Super Bowl players from city	# of Super Bowl players born in state	% from top hometown
New Hampshire	Exeter	2	1	1	100.00%
Vermont	Burlington	2	1	1	100.00%
Nevada	Las Vegas	53	13	15	86.67%
Maine	Portland	4	2	3	66.67%
Alaska	Anchorage	7	3	5	60.00%
Delaware	Wilmington	20	5	9	55.56%
Colorado	Denver	76	19	35	54.29%
Hawaii	Honolulu	60	10	19	52.63%
Rhode Island	Providence	9	3	6	50.00%
Maryland	Baltimore	106	26	60	43.33%
Missouri	St. Louis	155	27	63	42.86%
Illinois	Chicago	279	63	148	42.57%
Arizona	Phoenix	72	13	33	39.39%
Michigan	Detroit	226	50	127	39.37%
Oregon	Portland	58	10	26	38.46%
Kentucky	Louisville	71	16	43	37.21%
Utah	Salt Lake City	42	8	22	36.36%
North Dakota	Fargo	8	2	6	33.33%
Louisiana	New Orleans	220	59	185	31.89%
New Mexico	Albuquerque	14	3	10	30.00%
South Dakota	Sioux Falls	7	3	10	30.00%
Indiana	Indianapolis	85	14	48	29.17%
Minnesota	Minneapolis	55	14	49	28.57%
Nebraska	Omaha	53	9	32	28.13%
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	47	15	54	27.78%
Tennessee	Memphis	133	21	76	27.63%
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	64	15	59	25.42%
Arkansas	Little Rock	49	11	46	23.91%
Connecticut	Hartford	23	7	30	23.33%
Kansas	Topeka	17	7	35	20.00%
Montana	Bozeman	9	2	10	20.00%
Wyoming	Rock Springs	5	2	10	20.00%
Montana	Helena	3	2	10	20.00%
Wyoming	Casper	2	2	10	20.00%
Ohio	Cleveland	160	46	231	19.91%
Washington	Seattle	60	11	58	18.97%
Florida	Miami	313	63	333	18.92%
Alabama	Birmingham	123	24	127	18.90%
Massachusetts	Boston	47	8	44	18.18%
West Virginia	Charleston	15	3	18	16.67%
Idaho	Caldwell	6	2	12	16.67%
Idaho	Coeur d’Alene	2	2	12	16.67%
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	156	35	212	16.51%
California	Los Angeles	387	80	496	16.13%
Texas	Houston	330	70	451	15.52%
New York	New York	97	20	133	15.04%
Virginia	Richmond	69	18	122	14.75%
Georgia	Atlanta	169	29	217	13.36%
South Carolina	Columbia	41	15	115	13.04%
Iowa	Dubuque	8	7	57	12.28%
New Jersey	Newark	46	11	139	7.91%
North Carolina	Charlotte	57	10	129	7.75%
Mississippi	Jackson	58	9	121	7.44%

Top Super Bowl hometown states

California is the top birthplace state of future Super Bowl players.

• The Golden State has a total of 496 players who were born there and went on to play in a Super Bowl. Following California is Texas (451 players), Florida (333), Ohio (231), Georgia (217), Pennsylvania (212), Louisiana (185), Illinois (148), New Jersey (139) and New York (133).
• California also has the most hometowns (21) that have produced five or more Super Bowl players. This is followed by Florida (16), Texas (15), and a tie between New York and Ohio (8).

California also leads all states with the most Super Bowl-winning players.

• California has produced 266 Super Bowl-winning players. Followed close behind is Texas with 256 players, Florida (173), Pennsylvania (121) and Ohio (117).
• Idaho has the highest percentage of winning players with 83.3% of Idaho-born players winning the Super Bowl. This is followed by Illinois (67.4%) and a tie between Rhode Island and Maine (66.67%).

“Thirty-five states can claim over 50% of their Super Bowl players born there played on a winning team during at least one Super Bowl,” said Julianne Ohlander, data analyst for BeenVerified. “Fifteen states and Washington, D.C., saw less than half of their future Super Bowl players go on to win a Super Bowl. For example, New Jersey ranks 9th in total number of future Super Bowl players but 37th in percentage of players going on to win a Super Bowl (47% of the state-born players were on winning teams).”

For states that have produced 100 or more NFL players, South Carolina, Iowa and Virginia are home states where more than 25% of players got to the Super Bowl.

Of the 434 NFL players born in South Carolina who played since the 1966-67 season, 115 (or 26.5%) went on to the Super Bowl, followed closely by Iowa (57 of 221 players, or 25.8%), Virginia (122 of 478 players, or 25.5%), Pennsylvania (212 of 860, or 24.7%) and New Jersey (139 of 567, or 24.5%).

Mississippi leads the 50 states in number of players per 100,000 population.

• Mississippi has produced 4.6 Super Bowl-participating players per 100,000 population. That is followed by Louisiana (4.5), South Carolina (3.2),Georgia (3.09) and Alabama (3.07). If the District of Columbia were a state, the capital would have the most players per 100,000 population with 5.6 players.
• Looking at home states of Super Bowl winning players, Mississippi is again on top with 2.6 players per 100,000 population, followed by Louisiana (2.5), South Carolina (1.7), Georgia and Alabama (1.6 each). The District of Columbia has 2.7 players per 100,000 population.

New Hampshire and Vermont have the fewest number of Super Bowl players.

• The two neighboring states have only produced one player each that went on to play in a Super Bowl. Ahead of these two states is Maine with three players. After that is Alaska (five) and a tie between Rhode Island and North Dakota (six).

Top Super Bowl hometown states

Below, we rank the top states who have produced the most Super Bowl competing players, and what percentage of native sons have gone on to the Big Game since the 1966-67 season. We also include historical data on how many players from each state played on a losing or winning team.

Rank*	Birthplace state	Total NFL players since 1966-67	Total Super Bowl players	% on a Super Bowl team	Super Bowl players per 100,000 population	Past losing team players	Past winning team players	Past winners per 100,000 population
1	California	2333	496	21.26%	1.738	225	266	0.932
2	Texas	2192	451	20.57%	2.483	190	256	1.410
3	Florida	1692	333	19.68%	2.569	155	173	1.334
4	Ohio	1058	231	21.83%	2.108	110	117	1.068
5	Georgia	1004	217	21.61%	3.096	100	111	1.584
6	Pennsylvania	860	212	24.65%	1.749	89	121	0.998
7	Louisiana	880	185	21.02%	4.468	77	105	2.536
8	Illinois	704	148	21.02%	1.262	48	99	0.844
9	New Jersey	567	139	24.51%	1.775	71	63	0.804
10	New York	586	133	22.70%	0.721	53	79	0.428
12	North Carolina	616	129	20.94%	1.800	60	64	0.893
13	Alabama	683	127	18.59%	3.076	57	65	1.575
11	Michigan	605	127	20.99%	1.364	60	65	0.698
14	Virginia	478	122	25.52%	1.947	49	70	1.117
15	Mississippi	588	121	20.58%	4.638	49	68	2.606
16	South Carolina	434	115	26.50%	3.177	52	60	1.658
17	Tennessee	410	76	18.54%	1.482	26	48	0.936
18	Missouri	332	63	18.98%	1.199	28	34	0.647
20	Maryland	276	60	21.74%	1.262	28	29	0.610
19	Oklahoma	287	59	20.56%	1.859	25	33	1.040
20	Washington	275	58	21.09%	1.141	22	35	0.688
21	Iowa	221	57	25.79%	1.952	25	31	1.062
22	Wisconsin	239	54	22.59%	1.083	24	29	0.581
23	Minnesota	229	49	21.40%	1.085	23	26	0.576
24	Indiana	280	48	17.14%	0.835	25	23	0.400
25	Arkansas	221	46	20.81%	1.900	25	21	0.867
26	Massachusetts	225	44	19.56%	0.724	18	25	0.412
26	Kentucky	184	43	23.37%	1.136	22	21	0.555
27	District of Columbia	180	37	20.56%	5.595	19	18	2.722
29	Colorado	154	35	22.73%	0.970	13	20	0.554
28	Kansas	168	35	20.83%	1.381	21	14	0.552
29	Arizona	199	33	16.58%	0.821	19	14	0.348
30	Nebraska	155	32	20.65%	1.941	20	11	0.667
31	Connecticut	126	30	23.81%	0.931	14	14	0.435
32	Oregon	145	26	17.93%	0.874	14	11	0.370
33	Utah	117	22	18.80%	1.149	13	8	0.418
34	Hawaii	101	19	18.81%	1.773	9	10	0.933
35	West Virginia	79	18	22.78%	0.984	9	8	0.437
36	Nevada	72	15	20.83%	0.992	7	8	0.529
37	Idaho	53	12	22.64%	1.046	2	10	0.872
38	Montana	53	10	18.87%	1.180	6	4	0.472
38	New Mexico	35	10	28.57%	0.649	4	6	0.390
39	South Dakota	27	10	37.04%	1.349	4	5	0.675
38	Wyoming	32	10	31.25%	2.174	6	4	0.870
39	Delaware	36	9	25.00%	1.279	4	5	0.710
40	North Dakota	27	6	22.22%	0.906	6	0	0.000
40	Rhode Island	15	6	40.00%	0.604	2	4	0.403
41	Alaska	11	5	45.45%	0.986	2	3	0.592
42	Maine	19	3	15.79%	0.254	1	2	0.169
43	New Hampshire	12	1	8.33%	0.096	1	0	0.000
43	Vermont	4	1	25.00%	0.185	1	0	0.000

*Rank based on total of future Super Bowl players.

Top Super Bowl high schools

Many US high schools can claim at least one future Super Bowl player. We found that 2,258 high schools have graduated a single future NFL Super Bowl player.

Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia has graduated the most Super Bowl players and winners.

• The Virginia-based high school has graduated 13 students who went on to participate in the Super Bowl. Ten future Super Bowl players graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and St. Augustine in New Orleans. Right behind them is Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles (nine players).
• Fork Union Military Academy also leads all high schools in graduating future Super Bowl winners with eight. This is followed by Crenshaw High School at six players and a five-way tie right behind that with schools who graduated five players: Carol City High School in Miami Gardens, Florida; Carson High School in Carson, California; Miami Northwestern High School in Miami; Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery, Alabama; and Yates High School in Houston.

California high schools graduated the most future Super Bowl players.

• A total of 585 players attended and graduated from a California high school and went on to participate in the Big Game.
• Next is Texas with 494 players, followed by Florida (366), Ohio (228), Georgia (219) and Pennsylvania (206).
• California has had 12 cities from where at least 10 students graduated and went on to become Super Bowl participants. This is followed by six cities in Texas, five in Florida, and four in Ohio.

Houston high schools have graduated the most Super Bowl players.

• Houston has had 69 players graduate from high schools across the city, followed by Los Angeles (59), Dallas and Miami (40 each) and New Orleans (38).
• Houston also leads cities in total Super Bowl winners (45) that have graduated from high schools there. That is also followed by Los Angeles (33), Dallas (23), Miami (20) and 18 each for New Orleans, Detroit and Chicago.

Top high schools for future Super Bowl players*

Below, we rank the top high schools that have produced the most Super Bowl players, including this year’s teams. We also include historical data on how many players from each school played on a losing or winning team.

Rank**	High School	City and state	Total Super Bowl players	Past losing team players	Past winning team players
1	Fork Union Military Academy	Fork Union, VA	13	5	8
3	St. Augustine	New Orleans, LA	10	6	4
5	St. Thomas Aquinas	Fort Lauderdale, FL	10	6	4
5	Crenshaw	Los Angeles, CA	9	3	6
6	Long Beach Polytechnic	Long Beach, CA	8	3	4
6	Carol City	Miami Gardens, FL	7	2	5
6	Coral Gables	Coral Gables, FL	7	3	4
2	David W. Carter	Dallas, TX	7	5	2
2	De La Salle	Concord, CA	7	3	4
4	Miami Northwestern	Miami, FL	7	2	5
5	Susan Miller Dorsey	Los Angeles, CA	7	4	3
5	William M. Raines	Jacksonville, FL	7	5	2
6	Ball	Galveston, TX	6	3	3
6	Blanche Ely	Pompano Beach, FL	6	5	1
7	Carson	Carson, CA	6	1	5
8	Glenville	Cleveland, OH	6	5	1
8	Griffin	Griffin, GA	6	3	3
8	Helix	La Mesa, CA	6	5	1
5	Kathleen	Lakeland, FL	6	3	3
6	Lakewood	St. Petersburg, FL	6	3	2
6	Lincoln	Port Arthur, TX	6	2	4
6	Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	6	2	4
6	Miami Central	Miami, FL	6	5	1
6	Sidney Lanier	Montgomery, AL	6	1	5
7	West Brook	Beaumont, TX	6	3	3
7	Westlake	Atlanta, GA	6	3	3
7	Yates	Houston, TX	6	1	5
7	Abraham Lincoln	San Diego, CA	5	2	3
7	Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	5	3	2
7	Cleveland Heights	Cleveland Heights, OH	5	1	4
7	DeSoto	DeSoto, TX	5	3	2
8	Dillard	Fort Lauderdale, FL	5	2	3
8	Edison	Fresno, CA	5	2	3
8	Garland	Garland, TX	5	3	2
8	Hampton	Hampton, VA	5	4	1
8	Hargrave Military Academy	Chatham, VA	5	3	2
8	Iowa City	Iowa City, IA	5	2	3
8	John Tyler	Tyler, TX	5	3	2
8	Junipero Serra	Gardena, CA	5	4	1
8	Miami Beach	Miami Beach, FL	5	3	2
8	Mount Carmel	Chicago, IL	5	3	2
8	Neshaminy	Langhorne, PA	5	3	2
8	O. Perry Walker	New Orleans, LA	5	3	2
8	Pasadena	Pasadena, CA	5	2	3
8	Phineas Banning	Los Angeles, CA	5	5	0
5	Servite	Anaheim, CA	5	2	3
5	Willowridge	Houston, TX	5	2	3
6	Bellarmine Prep	San Jose, CA	4	1	3
7	Ben Davis	Indianapolis, IN	4	2	2
7	Bishop Amat	La Puente, CA	4	4	0
7	Booker T. Washington	Tulsa, OK	4	2	2
7	Boyd H. Anderson	Lauderdale Lakes, FL	4	2	2
7	Brenham	Brenham, TX	4	2	2
7	Carlsbad	Carlsbad, CA	4	1	3
7	Carver	Columbus, GA	4	4	0
7	Cathedral	Indianapolis, IN	4	2	2
7	Compton	Compton, CA	4	0	4
8	Corsicana	Corsicana, TX	4	2	2
8	Crespi Carmelite	Encino, CA	4	2	2
8	Cretin-Derham Hall	St. Paul, MN	4	1	3
8	East St. Louis	East St. Louis, IL	4	1	3
8	Eisenhower	Rialto, CA	4	1	3
8	Eleanor Roosevelt	Greenbelt, MD	4	3	1
8	Glades Central	Belle Glade, FL	4	2	2
8	Hillsborough	Tampa, FL	4	4	0
8	John Muir	Pasadena, CA	4	3	1
8	Kahuku	Kahuku, HI	4	2	2
8	Lincoln	Stockton, CA	4	2	2
8	Longview	Longview, TX	4	1	3
8	Lower Richland	Hopkins, SC	4	1	3
8	McKeesport	McKeesport, PA	4	2	2
8	Melrose	Memphis, TN	4	1	3
8	Norland	Miami, FL	4	0	4
6	Oak Grove	San Jose, CA	4	2	2
6	Pahokee	Pahokee, FL	4	1	3
6	Pearland	Pearland, TX	4	2	2
6	Phillis Wheatley	Houston, TX	4	2	2
7	Pine Bluff	Pine Bluff, AR	4	3	1
7	Plano	Plano, TX	4	1	3
8	Proviso East	Maywood, IL	4	2	2
8	Punahou School	Honolulu, HI	4	3	1
8	Richmond	Rockingham, NC	4	0	4
8	Skyline	Oakland, CA	4	1	3
8	Spring Valley	Columbia, SC	4	2	2
8	Tarpon Springs	Tarpon Springs, FL	4	1	3
8	Thornton Twp.	Harvey, IL	4	1	3
7	Valdosta	Valdosta, GA	4	3	1
8	Washington	Los Angeles, CA	4	3	1
8	Westlake	Austin, TX	4	1	3
8	Woodland Hills	Pittsburgh, PA	4	3	1

*High schools that have graduated five or more Super Bowl players. **Rank based on total of future Super Bowl players.

Top cities for Super Bowl high schools

Here we rank the top cities whose high schools graduated the most future Super Bowl players, including this year’s teams. We also include historical data on how many players who graduated from high schools in each city competed on a losing or winning team.

Rank*	High school city	Total Super Bowl players	Past losing team players	Past winning team players
1	Houston	69	24	45
2	Los Angeles	59	26	33
3	Miami	40	19	20
3	Dallas	40	17	23
4	New Orleans	38	20	18
5	Cincinnati	32	15	17
5	Detroit	32	13	18
6	Chicago	28	10	18
7	Atlanta	27	13	14
8	Pittsburgh	23	11	12
8	Washington, D.C.	23	12	11
9	Baton Rouge, LA	22	10	11
10	Cleveland	21	11	9
10	Jacksonville, FL	21	9	13
11	Philadelphia	19	9	10
11	Tampa, FL	19	9	10
12	Baltimore, MD	18	7	11
12	Fort Lauderdale, FL	18	9	9
12	Louisville, KY	18	8	10
12	Memphis, TN	18	8	10
12	San Diego, CA	18	8	10
12	San Jose, CA	18	6	12
13	Phoenix, AZ	17	8	9
14	Birmingham, AL	16	12	5
14	Charlotte, NC	16	5	11
14	Sacramento, CA	16	12	4
15	Fort Worth, TX	15	7	8
16	Beaumont, TX	14	5	9
16	Columbus, OH	14	10	4
16	Indianapolis, IN	14	7	7
17	Anaheim, CA	13	7	6
17	Fork Union, VA	13	5	8
17	San Antonio, TX	13	8	5
18	Columbus, GA	12	9	3
18	Concord, CA	12	5	7
18	Honolulu, HI	12	7	5
18	Long Beach, CA	12	4	7
18	Oakland, CA	12	4	8
18	Tulsa, OK	12	5	7
19	Bakersfield, CA	11	5	6
19	Fresno, CA	11	5	6
19	Pasadena, CA	11	5	6
19	Shreveport, LA	11	7	4
19	St. Louis, MO	11	6	5
20	Akron, OH	10	5	5
20	Compton, CA	10	2	8
20	Garland, TX	10	7	3
20	Knoxville, TN	10	1	9
20	Las Vegas, NV	10	3	7
20	Omaha, NE	10	7	3
20	Richmond, VA	10	3	7
20	Seattle, WA	10	4	6
20	Tallahassee, FL	10	1	9
21	Arlington, TX	9	3	4
21	Bradenton, FL	9	4	4
21	Brooklyn, NY	9	2	7
21	Dayton, OH	9	6	3
21	Flint, MI	9	4	5
21	Norfolk, VA	9	3	6
21	Toledo, OH	9	5	4
22	Albany, GA	8	2	6
22	Columbia, SC	8	5	3
22	Hampton, VA	8	4	4
22	Lakeland, FL	8	5	3
22	Miami Gardens, FL	8	2	6
22	Montgomery, AL	8	2	6
22	Oklahoma City, OK	8	4	4
22	Orlando, FL	8	4	4
22	Port Arthur, TX	8	3	4
22	Portland, OR	8	3	5
22	Salt Lake City, UT	8	4	4
22	Savannah, GA	8	6	2
22	St. Petersburg, FL	8	3	4
22	Tyler, TX	8	3	5
23	Austin, TX	7	4	3
23	Coral Gables, FL	7	3	4
23	Fayetteville, NC	7	1	5
23	Galveston, TX	7	4	3
23	Gardena, CA	7	5	2
23	Greensboro, NC	7	4	3
23	Griffin, GA	7	3	4
23	Harrisburg, PA	7	3	4
23	Huntsville, AL	7	3	3
23	Jackson, MS	7	2	5
23	Kansas City, MO	7	3	4
23	La Puente, CA	7	5	2
23	Little Rock, AR	7	4	3
23	Mobile, AL	7	5	2
23	Monroe, LA	7	2	5
23	Nashville, TN	7	3	4
23	St. Paul, MN	7	2	5
23	Staten Island, NY	7	2	5
23	Stockton, CA	7	2	5
23	Waco, TX	7	2	5
23	Wilmington, DE	7	3	4
24	Augusta, GA	6	1	4
24	Aurora, CO	6	2	3
24	Carson, CA	6	1	5
24	Chattanooga, TN	6	1	4
24	Colorado Springs, CO	6	3	3
24	Decatur, GA	6	3	3
24	East St. Louis, IL	6	1	5
24	High Point, NC	6	5	1
24	La Mesa, CA	6	5	1
24	Marrero, LA	6	2	4
24	Oceanside, CA	6	4	2
24	Pensacola, FL	6	1	5
24	Plano, TX	6	1	5
24	Pompano Beach, FL	6	5	1
24	Rock Hill, SC	6	2	3
24	San Francisco, CA	6	4	2
24	Sarasota, FL	6	2	4
24	Scottsdale, AZ	6	3	3
24	Syracuse, NY	6	1	5
24	Tacoma, WA	6	4	2
24	Tempe, AZ	6	5	1
24	Virginia Beach, VA	6	3	3
25	Alexandria, VA	5	3	2
25	Arlington, VA	5	2	3
25	Berkeley, CA	5	3	2
25	Boston, MA	5	2	3
25	Brentwood, TN	5	1	4
25	Buffalo, NY	5	0	5
25	Chatham, VA	5	3	2
25	Cleveland Heights, OH	5	1	4
25	College Park, GA	5	1	4
25	Davenport, IA	5	2	3
25	Daytona Beach, FL	5	5	0
25	Denver, CO	5	3	2
25	DeSoto, TX	5	3	2
25	Erie, PA	5	1	4
25	Falls Church, VA	5	3	2
25	Fort Myers, FL	5	3	2
25	Fort Wayne, IN	5	1	4
25	Fullerton, CA	5	2	3
25	Greenville, MS	5	2	3
25	Hialeah, FL	5	1	4
25	Homestead, FL	5	1	4
25	Hyattsville, MD	5	3	2
25	Iowa City, IA	5	2	3
25	Langhorne, PA	5	3	2
25	Lincoln, NE	5	3	2
25	Longview, TX	5	1	4
25	Macon, GA	5	4	1
25	Mesa, AZ	5	2	3
25	Miami Beach, FL	5	3	2
25	Milwaukee, WI	5	3	2
25	Pine Bluff, AR	5	4	1
25	Raleigh, NC	5	3	2
25	Richardson, TX	5	2	3
25	Riverside, CA	5	3	2
25	San Bernardino, CA	5	1	4
25	San Mateo, CA	5	2	3
25	Santa Ana, CA	5	2	3
25	Spartanburg, SC	5	3	2
25	Stone Mountain, GA	5	2	3
25	Tarpon Springs, FL	5	1	4
25	Tucson, AZ	5	4	1
25	Valdosta, GA	5	4	1
25	Ventura, CA	5	1	4
25	Whittier, CA	5	1	4

*Rank based on cities that have produced five or more future Super Bowl players.

Top Super Bowl colleges

A total of 26 colleges and universities have graduated 50 or more future Super Bowl players. The number goes up to 71 colleges and universities when factoring in those that have educated 20 or more.

University of Miami has educated the most future Super Bowl players.

• The University of Miami in Florida has produced a total of 88 Super Bowl-participating players. This is followed close behind by University of Southern California (86) and a tie between Penn State University and the University of Tennessee (79 players each).

But the University of Southern California (USC) matriculated the most Super Bowl winners.

• USC has seen 50 of its 84 Super Bowl players go on to win the Big Game.
• USC is followed by the University of Notre Dame and Penn State University with 46 players each. University of Miami and University of Tennessee are right behind with 45 future Super Bowl winners each.

Western Illinois University leads all colleges in having all of its Super Bowl participants win the Big Game.

• All eight Super Bowl players educated at Western Illinois University have gone on to win the Big Game.
• Other schools that can claim 100% of their future Super Bowl participants have won include California Polytechnic State University (six players), Hofstra University (five players), and Colgate University (four players).

Top colleges/universities for future Super Bowl players

Here we rank the top colleges and universities that have graduated the most future Super Bowl players, including this year’s teams. We also include historical data on how many players graduating from the school competed on a losing or winning team.

Rank*	College or University	Total Super Bowl players	Past losing team players	Past winning team players
1	University of Miami (Florida)	88	42	45
2	University of Southern California	86	34	50
3	Penn State University	79	32	46
3	University of Tennessee	79	33	45
4	University of Michigan	76	39	37
4	University of Notre Dame	76	29	46
5	University of Florida	75	40	32
6	Florida State University	74	31	40
7	Louisiana State University	73	32	41
7	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	73	38	33
8	The Ohio State University	71	32	38
9	University of California, Los Angeles	70	33	37
10	University of Georgia	69	28	38
11	The University of Alabama	65	26	36
11	The University of Oklahoma	65	30	32
12	University of Colorado Boulder	64	32	32
13	University of Washington	63	26	36
14	The University of Texas at Austin	59	32	27
15	Michigan State University	58	24	33
16	Clemson University	56	22	31
17	Texas A&M University-College Station	55	27	28
18	University of Iowa	53	27	26
19	University of California, Berkeley	51	24	27
19	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	51	21	29
19	Stanford University	51	24	26
20	Arizona State University	50	24	26
21	University of Pittsburgh	49	21	27
22	University of Oregon	48	18	30
22	Auburn University	48	23	22
23	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	42	15	27
23	Boston College	42	19	23
23	University of Virginia	42	22	19
24	University of Arkansas Pine Bluff	40	15	25
24	University of Maryland, College Park	40	19	21
24	Purdue University	40	14	25
25	University of Minnesota	39	19	20
26	Brigham Young University	37	14	23
26	University of Louisville	37	16	21
26	University of Wisconsin-Madison	37	16	19
27	University of South Carolina	35	17	18
27	University of Kansas	35	17	17
28	San Diego State University	34	14	20
29	Georgia Institute of Technology	33	15	18
29	Mississippi State University	33	13	19
29	University of Mississippi	33	15	17
29	The University of Utah	33	16	16
30	North Carolina State University	32	17	15
30	University of Arizona	32	20	12
31	Syracuse University	31	10	21
32	Oklahoma State University	30	16	13
33	Baylor University	29	13	16
33	Rutgers University–New Brunswick	29	11	16
34	Texas Christian University	28	8	19
34	Texas Tech University	28	11	16
34	West Virginia University	28	14	13
35	University of Kentucky	27	13	13
36	Oregon State University	26	17	9
37	University of Missouri	25	12	12
38	Washington State University	24	11	11
39	East Carolina University	23	8	15
39	Grambling State University	23	9	14
39	Virginia Tech	23	9	14
39	University of Cincinnati	23	5	17
40	Tulane University	22	12	9
40	Southern Methodist University	22	7	13
40	Temple University	22	7	13
41	University of Houston	21	10	11
41	Kansas State University	21	12	9
42	Indiana University Bloomington	20	8	12
42	Tennessee State University	20	9	11
42	University of Southern Mississippi	20	10	9

*Rank based on total of future Super Bowl players.

Methodology

BeenVerified analyzed historical data from 112 team rosters that competed in the first 56 Super Bowls, as well as the 56 teams crowned Super Bowl champions, from Pro Football Reference. We then collated those players by hometowns, hometown states, high schools and colleges or universities where they attended. In the event a player attends more than one high school or university, we only counted the school from which they graduated.

We checked information on hometowns and high schools against the record and corrected/replaced data where appropriate.

For more information, contact Kerry Sherin (kerry@beenverified.com) or Sydney Sims (ssims@beenverified.com).

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