Tremendous Bowl LVIII kicks off Sunday with the San Francisco 49ers squaring off towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The 2 groups are led by standout quarterbacks with second-year sensation Brock Purdy hoping to cap a breakout yr by serving to the 49ers to the NFL’s most illustrious achievement, whereas Kansas Metropolis’s Patrick Mahomes goes for a second straight Tremendous Bowl win and third up to now six years. 

Regardless of what some may anticipate, neither Purdy nor Mahomes have been nationally-sought-after recruits once they have been signing out of highschool. Each ranked as three-star prospects as Purdy sat exterior the highest 800 recruits nationally whereas Mahomes reported affords from simply three faculties. However these two are emblematic of their groups. Of twenty-two listed offensive starters for the Tremendous Bowl, 17 have been both three-star prospects or decrease out of highschool. A handful have been utterly unranked. 

Comparatively, the protection reads like a highschool All-American group — particularly alongside the line of defense. Three of San Francisco’s beginning defensive linemen have been five-star prospects. Three of Kansas Metropolis’s starters within the trenches ranked inside the highest 100 nationally of their respective lessons. 

With a lot fascinating information to dive into, it felt applicable to interrupt down how every anticipated starter ranked popping out of highschool. Here is a take a look at the 49ers’ beginning offense primarily based on the group’s official depth chart (all are highschool rankings courtesy of the 247Sports Composite): 

Now for the 49ers’ protection: 

Let’s pivot to Kansas Metropolis and see how its offense stacks up utilizing the group’s official depth chart:

And this is a breakdown of the Chiefs’ protection: