As usual, this year’s Super Bowl will have a good share of former Texas high school football players. Here are the ones in this year’s matchup:

PATRIOTS

#61 Marcus Cannon – T Odessa High, Odessa, TX

#15 Ryan Mallett – QB Texas High, Texarkana, TX

#41 Malcom Williams – DB South Grand Prairie High, Grand Prarie, TX

# 69 Kyle Hix – OL Aledo High, Aledo, TX

GIANTS

#95 Rocky Bernard – DT Sterling High, Sterling, TX

#31 Aaron Ross – CB John Tyler High, Tyler, TX

#70 Tony Ugoh – T Westfield High, Spring, TX