Super Bowl LVIII: Where every player was rated coming out of high school

The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers are five days away from facing off Sunday at Super Bowl LVIII on CBS. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The game will feature plenty of players that flew under the radar when it came to recruiting. There will be a combined 21 players from both teams that were not rated coming out of high school.

San Francisco has 13 players that had zero stars led by Brandon Aiyuk, Javon Hargrave, Kyle Juszcyzk and Charvarius Ward. All four are impact starters for the NFC champs. Richie James, Mike Pennel and Tershawn Wharton headline the eight on Kansas City.

There were also some blue-chip recruits and this game will feature seven former five-stars. Mecole Hardman, Chris Jones, Wanya Morris and Trey Smith are the four on the AFC champs. All three of the 49ers are starters on the defensive line in Arik Armstead, Nick Bosa and Chase Young.

Super Bowl LVIII will feature a combined 29 four-star recruits. Willie Gay, Creed Humphrey, George Karlaftis, Trent McDuffie and Donovan Smith headline the 15 on Kansas City. Aaron Banks, Jauan Jennings, Javon Kinlaw, Christian McCaffrey and Fred Warner are among the 14 on San Francisco.

There are 48 former three-star recruits and it includes both starting quarterbacks. Patrick Mahomes headlines the 25 on the Chiefs. Some other notable three-stars include Nick Bolton, Isiah Pacheco, Rashee Rice and L’Jarius Sneed. Brock Purdy is joined by Dre Greenlaw, George Kittle, Deebo Samuel and Trent Williams as one of 23 former three-stars on San Francisco.

Seven players were two-star recruits coming out of high school. Nine-time Pro Bowl tight end Travis Kelce headlines the four on Kansas City. Elijah Mitchell, Jaylon Moore and Willie Snead are the three on the 49ers.

The star rankings are based off 247Sports composite rankings. Players currently on injured reserve are not included.

Five-stars (7)

Kansas City Chiefs (4)
Mecole Hardman, Elbert County (Elberton, Ga.)
Chris Jones, Houston (Miss.)
Wanya Morris, Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Trey Smith, University School of Jackson (Jackson, Tenn.)

San Francisco 49ers (3)
Arik Armstead, Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove, Calif.)
Nick Bosa, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Chase Young, DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)

Four-stars (29)

Kansas City Chiefs (15)
Blake Bell, Bishop Carroll (Wichita, Kan.)
Deon Bush, Columbus (Miami)
Chamarri Conner, Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Matt Dickerson, Serra (San Mateo, Calif.)
Mike Edwards, Winton Woods (Cincinnati)
Blaine Gabbert, Parkway West (Ballwin, Mo.)
Willie Gay, Starkville (Miss.)
Malik Herring, Mary Persons (Forsyth, Ga.)
Creed Humphrey, Shawnee (Okla.)
George Karlaftis, West Lafayette (Ind.)
Trent McDuffie, St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Justyn Ross, Central (Phenix City, Ala.)
Donovan Smith, Owings Mills (Md.)
Drue Tranquill, Carroll (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Prince Tega Wanogho, Edgewood Academy (Elmore, Ala.)

San Francisco 49ers (14)
Aaron Banks, El Cerrito (Calif.)
Robert Beal, Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee, Ga.)
Chris Conley, North Paulding (Dallas, Ga.)
Sam Darnold, San Clemente (Calif.)
Jauan Jennings, Blackman (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
Javon Kinlaw, Goose Creek (S.C.)
Deommodore Lenoir, Salesian (Los Angeles)
Christian McCaffrey, Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
Ray-Ray McCloud, Sickles (Tampa, Fla.)
Curtis Robinson, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Logan Ryan, Eastern (Voorhees, N.J.)
Ambry Thomas, King (Detroit)
Fred Warner, Mission Hills (San Marcos, Calif.)
Charlie Woerner, Rabun County (Tiger, Ga.)

Three-stars (48)

Kansas City Chiefs (25)
Nick Allegretti, Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.)
Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Lee’s Summit (Mo.)
Nick Bolton, Lone Star (Frisco, Texas)
Ekow Boye-Doe, Lawrence (Kan.)
Harrison Butker, Westminster (Atlanta)
Mike Caliendo, Brookfield East (Brookfield, Wis.)
Leo Chenal, Grantsburg (Wis.)
Mike Danna, De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, Mich.)
Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Catholic-B.R. (Baton Rouge, La.)
Neil Farrell, Murphy (Mobile, Ala.)
Noah Gray, Leominster (Mass.)
Nic Jones, Southfield A&T (Southfield, Mich.)
Patrick Mahomes, Whitehouse (Texas)
Skyy Moore, Shady Side Academy (Pittsburgh)
Lucas Niang, New Canaan (New Canaan, Conn.)
Isiah Pacheco, Vineland (N.J.)
La’Mical Perine, Theodore (Ala.)
Justin Reid, Dutchtown (Geismar, La.)
Rashee Rice, Richland (North Richland Hills, Texas)
L’Jarius Sneed, Minden (La.)
Jawaan Taylor, Cocoa (Fla.)
B.J. Thompson, England (Ark.)
Kadarius Toney, Blount (Eight Mile, Ala.)
Tommy Townsend, Boone (Orlando, Fla.)
Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Lakewood (St. Petersburg, Fla.)

San Francisco 49ers (23)
Brandon Allen, Fayetteville (Ark.)
Ronnie Bell, Park Hill (Kansas City, Mo.)
Jake Brendel, Plano East (Plano, Texas)
Spencer Burford, Wagner (San Antonio, Texas)
Oren Burks, South County (Lorton, Va.)
Kalia Davis, West Florida (Pensacola, Fla.)
Jon Feliciano, Western (Davie, Fla.)
Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, Mountain View (Tucson, Ariz.)
Tashaun Gipson Jr., Kimball (Dallas)
Kevin Givens, Altoona (Pa.)
Jalen Graham, Cass Tech (Detroit)
Dre Greenlaw, Fayetteville (Ark.)
Randy Gregory, Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.)
Sebastian Joseph-Day, Stroudsburg (Pa.)
George Kittle, Norman (Okla.)
Jordan Mason, Gallatin (Tenn.)
Colton McKivitz, Union Local (Belmont, Ohio)
Isaiah Oliver, Brophy College Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Brock Purdy, Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.)
Deebo Samuel, Chapman (Inman, S.C.)
Trent Williams, Longview (Texas)
Brayden Willis, Martin (Arlington, Texas)
Dee Winters, Burton (Texas)

Two-stars (7)

Kansas City Chiefs (4)
Cole Christiansen, Nansemond-Suffolk Academy (Suffolk, Va.)
Darius Harris, Horn Lake (Miss.)
Travis Kelce, Cleveland Heights (Ohio)
Joe Thuney, Archbishop Alter (Kettering, Ohio)

San Francisco 49ers (3)
Elijah Mitchell, Erath (La.)
Jaylon Moore, Consortium College Prep (Detroit)
Willie Snead, Muskegon Heights (Mich.)

Unrated/Zero stars (21)

Kansas City Chiefs (8)
Jack Cochrane, Mt. Vernon (Iowa)
Richie James, Riverview Sarasota (Sarasota, Fla.)
Mike Pennel, Grandview (Aurora, Colo.)
Jaylen Watson, Laney (Augusta, Ga.)
Justin Watson, South Fayette (McDonald, Pa.)
Tershawn Wharton, University City (St. Louis)
Joshua Williams, Jack Britt (Fayetteville, N.C.)
James Winchester, Washington (Okla.)

San Francisco 49ers (13)
Brandon Aiyuk, McQueen (Reno, Nev.)
Ben Bartch, Blanchet Catholic (Salem, Ore.)
Ji’Ayir Brown, Trenton Central (Trenton, N.J.)
Javon Hargrave, North Rowan (Spencer, N.C.)
Kyle Juszczyk, Cloverleaf (Lodi, Ohio)
Darrell Luter Jr., Oak Grove (Hattiesburg, Miss.)
Jake Moody, Northville (Mich.)
George Odum, Millington Central (Millington, Tenn.)
Taybor Pepper, Saline (Mich.)
Matt Pryor, Lakewood (Calif.)
Charvarius Ward, McComb (Miss.)
Mitch Wishnowsky, Lumen Christi College (Australia)
Samuel Womack III, East English Village Prep (Detroit)