2/3/2018 football Edit

How were the players in the Super Bowl rated as high school recruits?

New England Patriots star tight end Rob Gronkowski (Getty Images)

Adam Friedman • Rivals.com

National Recruiting Analyst

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Before the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles suit up for the Super Bowl on Sunday, let's take a look at how each of the expected starters and key backups were rated as high school recruits.

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2018 Super Bowl Offenses

Rank	New England	Philadelphia
		Nelson Agholor
	Brandin Cooks Rob Gronkowski Rex Burkhead Dwayne Allen	Alshon Jeffery Stefen Wisniewski LeGarrette Blount Corey Clement
	Dion Lewis Danny Amendola Nate Solder Joe Thuney David Andrews Shaq Mason Cameron Fleming Brian Hoyer James White Phillip Dorsett	Nick Foles Jay Ajayi Torrey Smith Zach Ertz Halapoulivaati Vaitai Brandon Brooks Nathan Sudfeld Marcus Johnson
	Chris Hogan	Brent Celek
	James Develin	Jason Kelce Lane Johnson Mack Hollins

Pre-Rivals: Tom Brady, Patriots

2018 Super Bowl Defenses

Rank	New England	Philadelphia
	Malcom Brown	Brandon Graham Nigel Bradham
	Lawrence Guy Ricky Jean Francois Kyle Van Noy Stephon Gilmore Marquis Flowers	Fletcher Cox Timmy Jernigan Ronald Darby Patrick Robinson Chris Long Derek Barnett Dannell Ellerbe
	Trey Flowers Eric Lee Eric Rowe Duron Harmon	Mychal Kendricks Jalen Mills Rodney McLeod Malcolm Jenkins
	Devin McCourty Patrick Chung	Vinny Curry
	Elandon Roberts Malcolm Butler	Corey Graham

Pre-Rivals: James Harrison, Patriots