Super Bowl LVIII: How the game’s biggest players were recruited in high school

Patrick Mahomes has the Chiefs back in the Super Bowl, but colleges didn’t think too much of him as a high school quarterback at Whitehouse High School in Texas.

None of the major programs in Texas or the Midwest offered, so he ended up at Texas Tech.

He’s not the only player in Super Bowl LVIII who went under the radar during the recruiting process.

The game’s two star tight ends — Kansas City’s Travis Kelce and San Francisco’s George Kittle — both were two-star recruits in high school.

Before he was Mr. Irrelevant, 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy was a three-star recruit at Perry High School in Arizona.

Of course, not everyone was overlooked. 49ers defensive ends Nick Bosa and Chase Young, San Francisco running back Christian McCaffrey, Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones and Kansas City center Creed Humphry all were among the top players in the nation at their respective positions during their senior year of high school.

Here’s a look at how some of the Super Bowl’s top players were recruited in high school.

49ers

TE George Kittle

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 20: George Kittle #85 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after scoring a 32-yard touchdown during the second quarter against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional Playoffs. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

The five-time Pro Bowl selection was ranked just a two-star recruit and the No. 235 receiver in the nation by 247Sports as a senior at Norman (Oklahoma) in 2012. Kittle opted to sign with Iowa — his father’s alma mater — over Air Force, Navy and others. Kittle was drafted by San Francisco in the fifth round in 2017.

RB Christian McCaffrey

49ers running back Christian McCaffrey runs the ball in for a touchdown in the third quarter of the Lions’ 34-31 loss in the NFC championship game in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday, Jan. 28,…

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Publish date : 2024-02-09 14:35:59

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