All-Time Ohio High School Football Team

Charles Woodson and Cris Carter among prep greats from the Buckeye State.

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Apr 15, 2020, 3:00pm
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Ohio is a hotbed for high school football, producing elite talent moving on to the college and professional levels on an annual basis.

We selected 28 of the best ever to suit up in the Buckeye State, a group that has combined for 14 Super Bowl victories, 150 Pro Bowl selections and multiple MVP awards.

Fourteen of the 28 are already in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which happens to call Canton, Ohio home.

Quarterbacks

Roger Staubach, Purcell Marian (Cincinnati) - Class of 1960

Ben Roethlisberger, Findlay - Class of 2000

Len Dawson, Alliance - Class of 1953

Running Backs

Larry Csonka, Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow) - Class of 1964

Archie Griffin, Eastmoor Academy (Columbus) - Class of 1972

Marion Motley, McKinley (Canton) - Class of 1939

Wide Receivers

Cris Carter, Middletown - Class of 1984

Paul Warfield, Harding (Warren) - Class of 1960

Tight End

Travis Kelce, Cleveland Heights - Class of 2008

Offensive Line

Orlando Pace, Sandusky (Sandusky, Ohio) - Class of 1994

Dan Dierdoff, Glenwood (Canton) - Class of 1967

Nick Mangold, Archbishop Alter (Kettering) - Class of 2002

Tom Mack, Cleveland Heights - Class of 1961

Jim Parker, Scott (Toledo) - Class of 1953

Kicker

Lou Groza, Martins Ferry - Class of 1942

Defensive Line

Alan Page, Canton Central Catholic - Class of 1963

James Harrison, Coventry (Akron) - Class of 1999

Hugh Douglas, Mansfield Senior (Mansfield) - Class of 1990

Bob Willis, East (Columbus) - Class of 1939

Linebackers

Jack Lambert, Crestwood (Mantua) - Class of 1970

Luke Kuechly, St. Xavier (Cincinnati) - Class of 2009

Chris Spielman, Washington (Massillon) - Class of 1984

Randy Gradishar, Champion (Warren) - Class of 1970

Defensive Backs

Charles Woodson, Ross (Fremont) - Class of 1995

Marshon Lattimore, Glenville (Cleveland) - Class of 2014

Denzel Ward, Nordonia (Macedonia) - Class of 2015

Antoine Winfield, Garfield (Akron) - Class of 1995
Marshon Lattimore jumps in an attempt to block a kick at the 2014 Army All-American Bowl.
Marshon Lattimore jumps in an attempt to block a kick at the 2014 Army All-American Bowl.
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