All-Time Texas High School Football Team

Patrick Mahomes and Earl Campbell lead the list of talent from the Lone Star State.

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Apr 15, 2020, 4:00pm
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Super Bowl MVP in action during his days at Whitehouse High School.

Texas is a high school football hotbed, producing elite talent moving on the college and professional levels on an annual basis. 

We selected 20 of the best players to ever take the field in the Lone Star State, a group that has combined for 16 Super Bowl victories, 122 Pro Bowl selections and three MVP awards.

Eight of the 20 selected are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame while several others are likely to be measured for a gold jacket in the near future.

Quarterbacks

Patrick Mahomes, Whitehouse - Class of 2014

Drew Brees, Westlake (Austin) - Class of 1997

Running Backs

Earl Campbell, John Tyler (Tyler) - Class of 1974

Adrian Peterson, Palestine - Class of 2004

Wide Receivers

Tim Brown, Wilson (Dallas) - Class of 1984

Mike Evans, Ball (Galveston) - Class of 2011

Tight End

Martellus Bennett, Alief Taylor (Houston) - Class of 2005

Offensive Line

Gene Upshaw, Robstown - Class of 1963

Jason Peters, Queen City - Class of 2000

Jake Matthews, Fort Bend Elkins (Missouri City) - Class of 2010

Defensive Line

Michael Strahan, Westbury (Houston) - Class of 1989

John Randle, Hearne - Class of 1986

Joe Greene, Dunbar (Fort Worth) - Class of 1965

Linebackers

Mike Singletary, Worthing (Houston) - Class of 1977

Von Miller, DeSoto - Class of 2007

Zach Thomas, Pampa - Class of 1992

Defensive Backs

Darrell Green, Jones (Houston) - Class of 1978

Earl Thomas, West Orange-Stark (Orange) - Class of 2007

Jamal Adams, Hebron (Carrollton) - Class of 2014

Michael Griffin, Bowie (Austin) - Class of 2003
Current New York Jets safety Jamal Adams of Hebron in action during a 2012 playoff game against Denton Ryan.
Current New York Jets safety Jamal Adams of Hebron in action during a 2012 playoff game against Denton Ryan.
Photo by Keith Owens

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