Super Bowl LIX rosters include six former Ohio high school football stars

Among the six players that hail from the Buckeye State includes former Cleveland Heights star Travis Kelce

Feb 3, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) during Super Bowl LIX Opening Night at Ceasars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

The state of Ohio will not lack for representation with Super Bowl LIX kicks off this Sunday at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Six players who played their high school football in the Buckeye State will be on the field between the rosters of the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. 

Among the biggest names you'll see on the list below of six players that come from Ohio are Philadelphia Eagles' offensive lineman Darian Kinnard (St. Ignatius) and Kansas City Chiefs' tight end Travis Kelce (Cleveland Heights), who is famously dating pop star Taylor Swift.

Take a look below at all the names of the players that will be playing in this Sunday’s Super Bowl LIX that come from the state of Ohio.

Kansas City Chiefs (4) 

Bryan Cook, Mt. Healthy 

Kareem Hunt, Willoughby South 

Joe Thuney, Archbishop Alter 

Travis Kelce, Cleveland Heights 

Philadelphia Eagles (2) 

Darian Kinnard, St. Ignatius

Parris Campbell, St. Vincent-St. Mary 

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