With the Kansas City Chiefs on the precipice of NFL history, it’s worth wondering which of the team’s players are homegrown, with the Show-Me State being one of the top producers of professional football talent over the decades in the 32-team league.
This year, two players from the state of Missouri (Felix Anudike-Uzomah and Tershawn Wharton) hail from the state, with both suiting up for the two-time defending champs from Kansas City, with Anudike-Uzomah playing as a defensive end while Wharton is a defensive tackle.
As for the Big Game itself, oddsmakers from DraftKings Sportsbook currently have the Chiefs down as a -130 moneyline favorite in Super Bowl LIX, with K.C. listed as a 1.5-point spread favorite right now, with an over/under of 49.5 in the Big Easy.
Utilizing SportsIllustrated.com’s official active roster for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, we took a break from Missouri sports betting updates to determine the states that will be represented in Super Bowl LIX. 97 players were on both active rosters.
States With Most Super Bowl LIX Players
Rank | State | # of Players | % of Players |
1 | California | 12 | 12.4% |
2 | Florida | 10 | 10.3% |
T-3 | Georgia | 7 | 7.2% |
T-3 | Texas | 7 | 7.2% |
T-5 | New Jersey | 5 | 5.2% |
T-5 | North Carolina | 5 | 5.2% |
T-5 | Ohio | 5 | 5.2% |
T-5 | Virginia | 5 | 5.2% |
T-9 | Indiana | 3 | 3.1% |
T-9 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3.1% |
T-11 | Alabama | 2 | 2.1% |
T-11 | Illinois | 2 | 2.1% |
T-11 | Michigan | 2 | 2.1% |
T-11 | Mississippi | 2 | 2.1% |
T-11 | Missouri | 2 | 2.1% |
T-11 | Nevada | 2 | 2.1% |
T-11 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2.1% |
T-11 | Pennsylvania | 2 | 2.1% |
T-11 | South Carolina | 2 | 2.1% |
T-11 | Tennessee | 2 | 2.1% |
T-21 | Iowa | 1 | 1.0% |
T-21 | Kansas | 1 | 1.0% |
T-21 | Kentucky | 1 | 1.0% |
T-21 | Louisiana | 1 | 1.0% |
T-21 | Maryland | 1 | 1.0% |
T-21 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1.0% |
T-21 | Nebraska | 1 | 1.0% |
T-21 | New York | 1 | 1.0% |
T-21 | North Dakota | 1 | 1.0% |
qT-21 | South Dakota | 1 | 1.0% |
T-21 | Utah | 1 | 1.0% |
T-21 | Washington | 1 | 1.0% |
T-33 | Alaska | 0 | 0.0% |
T-33 | Arizona | 0 | 0.0% |
T-33 | Arkansas | 0 | 0.0% |
T-33 | Colorado | 0 | 0.0% |
T-33 | Connecticut | 0 | 0.0% |
T-33 | Delaware | 0 | 0.0% |
T-33 | Hawaii | 0 | 0.0% |
T-33 | Idaho | 0 | 0.0% |
T-33 | Maine | 0 | 0.0% |
T-33 | Minnesota | 0 | 0.0% |
T-33 | Montana | 0 | 0.0% |
T-33 | New Hampshire | 0 | 0.0% |
T-33 | New Mexico | 0 | 0.0% |
T-33 | Oregon | 0 | 0.0% |
T-33 | Rhode Island | 0 | 0.0% |
T-33 | Vermont | 0 | 0.0% |
T-33 | West Virginia | 0 | 0.0% |
T-33 | Wyoming | 0 | 0.0% |
Where Does Missouri Rank
A total of 2.1% of all players in Super Bowl LIX were born in Missouri, putting the Show-Me State in a tie with a host of other states for the 11th most players on the rosters of the Chiefs and Eagles, ranking well behind leaders like California (12 players), Florida (10 players), Georgia and Texas (seven players each).
Conversely, 18 states have zero players on either team's roster, speaking to the concentrated parts of America that are capable of producing players that are NFL quality, with Missouri being one of the best overall in the art of pumping out top-notch gridiron talent.
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Author
Christopher Boan is a lead writer for BetMissouri.com, specializing in covering state issues. He has covered sports and sports betting in Arizona for more than seven years, including stops at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.
