Out of the 12 competing teams in the NFL’s Super Wild Card Weekend, 10 have current roster members who previously played high school football in North Carolina.

The Miami Dolphins and Detroit Lions are tied for the most players from North Carolina, with six each.

There are no players from North Carolina on the Cleveland Browns or Houston Texans teams. This could potentially lead to the first 0-0 overtime game in NFL playoff history between these two teams.

High school students from North Carolina who are part of the Buffalo Bills team.

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#0 Nyheim Hines (Garner High School | Garner, N.C.)

• Position: RB
• Height: 5-9
• Weight: 196
• High School Class: 2015
• College: NC State
• Draft Year: 2018

• Selection in the Draft: 104th (4th Round)

• Authored by: Indianapolis Colts

High school students from North Carolina who play for the Cleveland Browns.

There are currently no players from North Carolina high schools on the roster of the Cleveland Browns.

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High school students from North Carolina who are fans of the Dallas Cowboys.

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#83 Jalen Brooks (Hickory Ridge High School | Harrisburg, N.C.)

• Position: WR
• Height: 6-2
• Weight: 205
• High School Class: 2018

• University: Wingate/South Carolina

• Draft Year: 2023

• 244th overall pick in the 7th round

• Authored By: Dallas Cowboys

Number 23, Rico Dowdle Jr. from A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville, North Carolina.

• Position: RB
• Height: 6-0
• Weight: 215
• High School Class: 2016
• College: South Carolina
• Draft Year: 2020
• Draft Pick: Undrafted

• The Dallas Cowboys signed an undrafted free agent.

#67 Brock Hoffman (Statesville High School | Statesville, N.C.)

• Position: C
• Height: 6-4
• Weight: 302
• High School Class: 2017
• College: Virginia Tech
• Draft Year: 2022
• Draft Pick: Undrafted

• Written by: Undrafted free agent who has signed with the Cleveland Browns.

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High school students from North Carolina who play for the Detroit Lions.

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#12 Hendon Hooker (Dudley High School | Greensboro, N.C.)

• Position: QB
• Height: 6-4
• Weight: 218
• High School Class: 2017

• University: Virginia Tech/Tennessee

• Draft Year: 2023

• The 68th draft pick was in the 3rd round.

• This information was created by the Detroit Lions.

Player #54, Alim McNeill, attends Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina.

• Position: NT
• Height: 6-2
• Weight: 330
• High School Class: 2018
• College: NC State
• Draft Year: 2021
• Draft Pick: 72nd (3rd Rd)

• Created by: Detroit Lions

#99 Julian Okwara (Ardrey Kell High School | Charlotte, N.C.)

• Position: OLB
• Height: 6-4
• Weight: 245
• High School Class: 2016
• College: Notre Dame
• Draft Year: 2020

• Selection: 67th overall (3rd round)

• Written by the Detroit Lions

#95 Romeo Okwara (Ardrey Kell High School | Charlotte, N.C.)

• Position: DE
• Height: 6-4
• Weight: 255
• High School Class: 2012
• College: Notre Dame
• Draft Year: 2016
• Draft Pick: Undrafted

• Signed as an undrafted free agent, this player will be joining the New York Giants.

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#28 Zonovan Knight (Southern Nash High School | Stanhope, N.C.)

• Position: RB
• Height: 5-11
• Weight: 210
• High School Class: 2019
• College: NC State
• Draft Year: 2022
• Draft Pick: Undrafted

• This document was written by an undrafted free agent who signed with the New York Jets.

Number 4 Emmanuel Moseley attended Dudley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina.

• Position: DB
• Height: 5-11
• Weight: 190
• High School Class: 2014
• College: Tennessee
• Draft Year: 2018
• Draft Pick: Undrafted
• Drafted By: UDFA signing with San Francisco 49ers

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The high schools in North Carolina that produce players for the Green Bay Packers.

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Jaire Alexander, a student at Rocky River High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, is number 23.

• Position: CB
• Height: 5-10
• Weight: 196
• High School Class: 2015
• College: Louisville
• Draft Year: 2018
• Draft Pick: 18th (1st Rd)

• Created By: Green Bay Packers

31st place: Emanuel Wilson from North Mecklenburg High School in Huntersville, North Carolina.

• Position: RB
• Height: 6-1
• Weight: 220
• High School Class: 2018
• College: Johnson C. Smith; Fort Valley State
• Draft Year: 2023
• Draft Pick: Undrafted

• Written by: Undrafted free agent who signed with the Denver Broncos.

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High school students from North Carolina who are members of the Houston Texans.

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High school students from North Carolina who are members of the Kansas City Chiefs.

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#2 Joshua Williams (Jack Britt High School | Fayetteville, N.C.)

• Position: CB
• Height: 6-3
• Weight: 197
• High School Class: 2017
• College: Fayetteville State
• Draft Year: 2022
• Draft Pick: 135th (4th Rd)

• Written By: The Kansas City Chiefs

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Number 14, Cornell Powell, attended J.H. Rose High School in Greenville, North Carolina.

• Position: WR
• Height: 6-0
• Weight: 205
• High School Class: 2016
• College: Clemson
• Draft Year: 2021

• Selection: 181st overall (5th round)

• Drafted By: Kansas City Chiefs

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The Los Angeles Rams are comprised of players who graduated from high schools in North Carolina.

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#42 Ethan Evans (North Surry High School | Mt. Airy, N.C.)

• Position: P
• Height: 6-4
• Weight: 235
• High School Class: 2019
• College: Wingate
• Draft Year: 2023

• Selection in Draft: 223rd overall (7th round)

• The author of this document is the Los Angeles Rams.

Player #52 Larrell Murchison attended East Bladen High School in Elizabethtown, North Carolina.

• Position: DE
• Height: 6-2
• Weight: 297
• High School Class: 2017
• College: NC State
• Draft Year: 2020

• Pick in the Draft: 174th (Round 5)

• Written by: Tennessee Titans

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High school students from North Carolina who are part of the Miami Dolphins team.

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#0 Braxton Berrios (Leesville Road High School | Raleigh, N.C.)

• Position: WR
• Height: 5-9
• Weight: 190
• High School Class: 2014
• College: Miami
• Draft Year: 2018

• Selection: 210th overall (6th round)

• Drafted By: New England Patriots

#89 Julian Hill (Pine Forest High School | Fayetteville, N.C.)

• Position: TE
• Height: 6-4
• Weight: 250
• High School Class: 2018
• College: Campbell
• Draft Year: 2023
• Draft Pick: Undrafted

• Written by: Undrafted free agent who signed with the Miami Dolphins

Number 9 Melvin Ingram attended Richmond Senior High School in Rockingham, North Carolina.

• Position: LB
• Height: 6-2
• Weight: 250
• High School Class: 2007
• College: South Carolina
• Draft Year: 2012

• First round draft pick, 18th overall selection.

• Created by: San Diego Chargers

#70 Kendall Lamm (Butler High School | Matthews, N.C.)

• Position: OT
• Height: 6-5
• Weight: 310
• High School Class: 2010
• College: Appalachian State
• Draft Year: 2015
• Draft Pick: Undrafted

• Written by: Undrafted free agent agrees to contract with Houston Texans.

#71 Kion Smith (Lumberton High School | Lumberton, N.C.)

• Position: OT
• Height: 6-5
• Weight: 305
• High School Class: 2016
• College: Fayetteville State
• Draft Year: 2023
• Draft Pick: Undrafted
• Drafted By: UDFA signing with Miami Dolphins

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#27 Keion Crossen (Northampton County High School | Gaston, N.C.)

• Position: CB
• Height: 5-10
• Weight: 185
• High School Class: 2014
• College: Western Carolina
• Draft Year: 2018
• Draft Pick: 243rd (7th Rd)

• This was created by the New England Patriots.

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High school students from North Carolina who are part of the Philadelphia Eagles team.

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#90 Jordan Davis (Mallard Creek High School | Charlotte, N.C.)

• Position: DT
• Height: 6-foot-6
• Weight: 340
• High School Class: 2018
• College: Georgia
• Draft Year: 2022

• Selection in Draft: 13th (1st Round)

• Created by: Philadelphia Eagles

Player number 69, Landon Dickerson, is from South Caldwell High School in Hudson, North Carolina.

• Position: OG
• Height: 6-6
• Weight: 333
• High School Class: 2016
• College: Alabama
• Draft Year: 2021

• 37th pick in the draft, also known as the second round.

• Written By: Philadelphia Eagles

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Pittsburgh Steelers from North Carolina high schools

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Alex Highsmith, a student at Ashley High School in Wilmington, North Carolina, is number 56.

• Position: OLB
• Height: 6-4
• Weight: 242
• High School Class: 2015
• College: UNC-Charlotte
• Draft Year: 2020

• Selection in Draft: 102nd overall (3rd round)

• Written by: The Pittsburgh Steelers

#99 Larry Ogunjobi (Ragsdale High School | Jamestown, N.C.)

• Position: DT
• Height: 6-3
• Weight: 305
• High School Class: 2012
• College: UNC-Charlotte
• Draft Year: 2017

• Selection: 65th overall pick (3rd round)

• Drafted By: Cleveland Browns

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High school students from North Carolina who make up the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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#60 Nick Leverett (Concord High School | Concord, N.C.)

• Position: OG
• Height: 6-4
• Weight: 310
• High School Class: 2015
• College: Rice
• Draft Year: 2020
• Draft Pick: Undrafted

• Drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent signing.

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Source: highschoolot.com