NFL FLAG Girls High School Showcase rosters revealed for 2026 game

The NFL FLAG Girls High School Showcase rosters have been revealed for Year 2 of the game.

The showcase, which will take place as part of the Pro Bowl festivities in the days leading up to the Super Bowl, features 32 high school athletes from around the country, squaring off on all-star teams styled as the AFC and the NFC.

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The game is slated to kick off on February 3, 2026, in Santa Clara, California. Flag football fans can watch the game on ESPN.

Roster selection included input from the expansive USA TODAY Sports Network, from outlets like  Montgomery Advertiser, The Arizona Republic, Gadsden Times, The Augusta Chronicle, plus editorial teams California and Florida and beyond. It's a continuation of an NFL partnership with USA TODAY Sports that began in 2024 with the first-ever Super 25 flag football rankings.

Since then, the sport has continued to blossom, with the NFL Flag Showcase serving as a celebration of the talented athletes from across the map, while recognizing teams that finished in the USA TODAY Sports national rankings.

Following another successful year of growth in flag football, the roster selections were not an easy task.

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"The Selection Committee reviewed an impressive number of highly qualified athletes submitted by Clubs," the NFL said in an email statement. "The tremendous growth of girls’ high school flag football nationwide, combined with the addition of piloting states this year, expanded the candidate pool significantly." As a result, the selection process was extremely competitive, and not every Club’s nomination could be chosen."

Here are the rosters and coaches:

NFC

Ariana Akey — QB, Mountain Vista High School (Colorado)

Victoria Brady — Snapper, Staley High School (Missouri)

Kami Bauer — RB, Penn High School (Indiana)

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Lucy Thompson — WR, Legend High School (Colorado)

Peyton Barbarick — RB, Ravenwood High School (Tennessee)

Jazlyn Ruiz — WR, Seminole Ridge High School (Florida)

Kelsey Quinn — WR, Leander High School (Texas)

Kirsten Gudmalin — WR, Sandalwood High School (Florida)

Ciara Taggart — Rusher, Tottenville High School (New York)

Avery Bratton — LB/DB, Creek Wood High School (Tennessee)

Emma Rascoe — LB/DB (QB2), Webster Schroeder High School (New York)

Julia Oberholtzer — LB/DB, Orange Lutheran High School (California)

Mya De Jesus — LB/DB, Harrison High School (New Jersey)

Jaylani Palmer — LB/DB, Shadow Ridge High School (Nevada)

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Olivia Lafrate — LB/DB, Johnston High School (Rhode Island)

Cherrish Huggins — LB/DB, Western High School (Florida)

Coaches

Garrett Looney, Mountain Vista High School (Colorado)

Kenny Ortega, Mountain Vista High School (Colorado)

AFC

Daisy Throckmorton — QB, McClatchy High School (California)

Aribella Spandiary — QB2, Maine South High School (Illinois)

Makaila Ritter — Snapper, Hickory Ridge High School (North Carolina)

Jillian Weaver — RB, Brighton High School (Michigan)

Colby Cook — WR, Central Phenix City High School (Alabama)

Samaya Taylor-Jenkins — WR, Hamilton High School (Arizona)

Mya “Smitty” Smith — WR, Camarillo High School (California)

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Shur'Kiyah "KK" Jackson — WR, St. Anne Pacelli High School (Georgia)

Ava Klene — Rusher, Red Mountain High School (Arizona)

Isabella Jubrey — LB / DB, East Windsor High School (Connecticut)

Leah Loane — LB / DB, South Salem High School (Oregon)

Lanieya Page — LB / DB, Prattville High School (Alabama)

Bella Long — LB / DB, Stadium High School (Washington)

Alana Calhoun — LB / DB, Milton High School (Georgia)

Nina Lloyd — LB / DB, Whitney Young High School (Illinois)

Keira Quinn — LB / DB, Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School (Pennsylvania)

Coaches

John Avery, McClatchy High School (California)

Jeremy Griggs, McClatchy High School (California)

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY High School Sports Wire: Rosters announced for 2026 NFL FLAG Girls Showcase