Pretty interesting article written by Nick Suss (beat writer for Ole Miss). I saw this on twitter and thought it was a good read. There has been a lot of NFL talent to come out of Mississippi. This list includes players that either played high school or college ball in Mississippi.

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QB:
Starter: Brett Favre (Hancock North Central, Southern Miss)

Backups: Eli Manning (Ole Miss), Steve McNair (Mount Olive, Alcorn State)

RB:
Starter: Walter Payton (Columbia, Jackson State)

Backups: Wilbert Montgomery (Greenville, Jackson State), Deuce McAllister (Morton, Ole Miss), Fred McAfee (Philadelphia, Mississippi College)

WR:
Starters: Jerry Rice (B.L. Moor, Mississippi Valley State), Lance Alworth (Brookhaven), Harold Jackson (Rowan, Jackson State)

Backups: Donald Driver (Alcorn State), Eric Moulds (George County, Mississippi State), Joe Horn (Itawamba JC)

TE:
Tight ends
Starter: Jackie Smith (Columbia)

Backups: Wesley Walls (Pontotoc, Ole Miss), Jimmie Giles (Greenville, Alcorn State)

OL:
Starters: Bruiser Kinard (Central, Ole Miss), Jackie Slater (Wingfield, Jackson State), Gene Hickerson (Ole Miss), Billy Shaw (Carr Central), Kent Hull (Greenwood, Mississippi State)

Backups: Leon Gray (East Side, Jackson State), Tom Neville (Mississippi State), Randy Thomas (Mississippi State), John Jerry (South Panola, Ole Miss), Tom Goode (West Point, Mississippi State)

DL:
Starters: Deacon Jones (Mississippi Valley State), L.C. Greenwood (Roger), Fletcher Cox (Yazoo City, Mississippi State), Jim Dunaway (Columbia, Ole Miss)

Backups: Coy Bacon (Jackson State), Verlon Biggs (Moss Point, Jackson State), Jim Poole (Crosby, Ole Miss), Tim Bowens (Okolona, Ole Miss), Tommy Kelly (Provine, Mississippi State)

LB:
Starters: Patrick Willis (Ole Miss), Robert Brazile (Jackson State), Larry Grantham (Crystal Springs, Ole Miss)

Backups: Joe Fortunato (Mississippi State), D.D. Lewis (Mississippi State), Adalius Thomas (Southern Miss), Carlos Emmons (Greenwood)

DB:
Starters: Willie Brown (Yazoo Training), Lem Barney (33rd Avenue, Jackson State), Jimmy Patton (E.E. Bass, Ole Miss), Steve Freeman (Mississippi State)

Backups: Hanford Dixon (Southern Miss), Patrick Surtain (Southern Miss), Darius Slay (Mississippi State), Dexter McCleon (Meridian)

K/P:
Kicker: Stephen Gostkowski (Madison Central)

Punter: Ray Guy (Southern Miss)