All-Time California High School Football Team

Tom Brady and Ronnie Lott lead the list of talent from the Golden State.

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Apr 15, 2020, 4:00pm
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Six-time Super Bowl champ in action at Serra during high school days.

California is a hotbed for high school football, producing elite talent moving on to the college and professional level on an annual basis.

We selected 20 of the best players to take the field in the Golden State, a group that has combined for 18 Super Bowls victories, 141 Pro Bowl selections and six MVP awards.

Eight of the 20 selected have already been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and expect some current NFL players to add to that list once they retire.

Quarterbacks

Tom Brady, Serra (San Mateo) - Class of 1995

John Elway, Granada Hills Charter - Class of 1979

Running Backs

Marcus Allen, Lincoln (San Diego) - Class 1978

O.J. Simpson, Galileo (San Francisco) - Class of 1965

Wide Receivers

Lynn Swann, Serra (San Mateo) - Class of 1970

Michael Thomas, Taft (Woodland Hills) - Class of 2011

Tight End

Tony Gonzalez, Huntington Beach - Class of 1994

Offensive Line

Anthony Munoz, Chaffey (Ontario) - Class of 1976

Bruce Matthews, Arcadia - Class of 1979

Tyron Smith, Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley) - Class of 2008

Defensive Line

Willie McGinest, Long Beach Poly (Long Beach) - Class of 1990

Jared Allen, Los Gatos - Class of 2000

La'Roi Glover, Point Loma (San Diego) - Class of 1992

Linebackers

Junior Seau, Oceanside - Class of 1987

Bobby Wagner, Colony (Ontario) - Class of 2008

D.J. Williams, De La Salle (Concord) - Class of 2000

Defensive Backs

Ronnie Lott, Eisenhower (Rialto, Calif.) - Class of 1977

Richard Sherman, Dominguez (Compton) - Class of 2006

Eric Weddle, Alta Loma (Rancho Cucamonga) - Class of 2003

Marcus Peters, McClymonds (Oakland) - Class of 2011
Record breaking receiver Michael Thomas of the New Orleans Saints prepped at Taft in Woodland Hills.
Record breaking receiver Michael Thomas of the New Orleans Saints prepped at Taft in Woodland Hills.
Photo by Anthony Watson

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