Which state can claim the best high school football players? Here's a look at some of the all-stars that hail from No. 4 Ohio and No. 5 Pennsylvania. Vote for the best state here.
No. 4 seed Ohio
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Findlay's Ben Roethlisberger is the youngest QB to win a Super Bowl.
OL Dan Dierdorf (Glenwood, Canton)
WR Paul Warfield (Warren Harding, Harding)
HC Paul Brown (Washington, Massillon)
QB Len Dawson (Alliance)
WR Cris Carter (Middletown)
DL Alan Page (Central Catholic, Toledo)
QB Ben Roethlisberger (Findlay)
OL Orlando Pace (Sandusky)
QB Roger Staubach (Purcell, Cincinnati)
RB Ki-Jana Carter (South, Westerville)
RB Robert Smith (Euclid)
RB Larry Csonka (Stow)
RB Tom Matte (Shaw, East Cleveland)
FB/LB Marion Motley (McKinley, Canton)
LB Jack Lambert (Crestwood, Mantua)
RB Archie Griffin (Eastmoor, Columbus)
QB Troy Smith (Glenville, Cleveland)
DB Charles Woodson (Ross, Fremont)
WR/KR Desmond Howard (St. Joseph, Cleveland)
RB Howard "Hopalong" Cassady (Central, Columbus)
RB Dick Kazmaier (Maumee)
RB Vic Janowicz (Elyria)
QB/RB Les Horvath (Rhodes, Cleveland)
RB Frank Sinkwich (Chaney, Youngstown)
No. 5 seed Pennsylvania
QB Joe Montana (Ringgold, Monongahela)
QB Joe Namath (Beaver Falls)
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LaVar Arrington was the 1996 Parade National Player of the Year.
WR Lenny Moore (Reading)
OL Bill Fralic (Penn Hills, Pittsburgh)
QB Jim Kelly (East Brady)
LB Chuck Bednarik (Catholic, Bethlehem)
LB Jack Ham (Bishop McCourt, Johnston)
QB Dan Marino (Central Catholic, Pittsburgh)
RB Tony Dorsett (Hopewell, Aliquippa)
WR Fred Biletnikoff (Erie Tech, Erie)
K/QB George Blanda (Youngwood)
WR Andre Reed (Dieruff, Allentown)
QB Johnny Unitas (St. Justin, Pittsburgh)
RB John Cappelletti (Monsignor Bonner, Upper Darby)
RB Leroy Kelly (Simon Gratz, Philadelphia)
RB Mercury Morris (Avonworth, Pittsburgh)
OL Jim Covert (Freedom)
WR Gary Collins (Williamstown)
OL Russ Grimm (Southmoreland)
LB LaVar Arrington (North Hills, Pittsburgh)
DE Chris Doleman (William Penn, York)
WR Marvin Harrison (Roman Catholic, Philadelphia)
RB Larry Johnson (State College)
RB Curtis Martin (Taylor-Allderdice, Pittsburgh)
QB Rich Gannon (St. Joseph's Prep, Philadelphia)
LB Matt Millen (Whitehall)
DB Herb Adderley (Northeast, Philadelphia)
HC Marty Schottenheimer (Fort Cheery, McDonald)
RB Ricky Watters (Bishop McDevitt, Harrisburg)
TE/DE Leon Hart (Turtle Creek)
QB Johnny Lujack (Connellsville)
OL Mark Stepnoski (Cathedral Prep, Erie)
OL Mike Munchak (Central, Scranton)
DE Jason Taylor (Woodland Hills, Pittsburgh)
DB Ty Law (Aliquippa)
DB Bob Sanders (Cathedral Prep, Erie)
ATH Raghib Ismail (Meyers, Wilkes-Barre)
RB Chuck Muncie (Uniontown)
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