Former Briar Woods and current Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley is one of a large number of D.M.V. natives playing in a bowl game this season. (Photo by Richard A. Lipski/The Washington Post).
Some D.M.V. natives, like Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley or Clemson linebacker Dorian Daniel, are among the most recognizable figures in college football. Others, like Utah State linemen McCord and Connor Meyers, are not so well-known.
Nevertheless, if you sit down to watch a bowl game over the next couple of weeks, chances are a local player is suited up. If you find yourself wondering if that cornerback from Oklahoma is the same one you watched in the Turkey Bowl a few years back, let this list reassure you — that is H.D. Woodson alum Parnell Motley playing for the Sooners.
Out of the 80 teams playing in a bowl game, 49 have a player from The Post’s coverage area: Montgomery, Howard, Prince George’s, Anne Arundel, Charles, St. Mary’s and Calvert Counties in Maryland, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Arlington Counties in Virginia, including cities of Falls Church and Alexandria, and all of the District of Columbia. DeMatha leads the way with 14 players on the list.
These are the players participating in a bowl game with a local high school listed on their college athletic department’s roster. All stats are from the 2017 season.
-DECEMBER 16-
Celebration Bowl, noon on ABC
North Carolina A&T
Turner Echols, DT, RS-Jr., Gonzaga, 22 tackles and two sacks in 11 games.
Grambling State
None
New Orleans Bowl, 1 p.m. on ESPN
Troy
Sam Lebbie, LB, Sr., DeMatha, 51 tackles in 10 games.
North Texas
Julius Combes, WR, RS-So., DeMatha
Cure Bowl, 2:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network
Georgia State
None
Western Kentucky
None
Las Vegas Bowl, 3:30 p.m. on ABC
Oregon
Keith Simms, LB, So., Landon, 10 tackles in eight games.
No. 25 Boise State
None
New Mexico Bowl, 4:30 p.m. on ESPN
Marshall
Nick Matthews, WR, Jr., Patriot
Trent Wilderbraithwaite, WR, Jr., Potomac (Va.)
Malik Gant, S, RS-So., H.D. Woodson, 96 tackles in 11 games.
Colorado State
None
Camellia Bowl, 8 p.m. on ESPN
Middle Tennessee
None
Arkansas State
Nour-Eddine Seidnaly, OL, Jr., Bethesda-Chevy Chase
-DECEMBER 19-
Boca Raton Bowl, 7 p.m. on ESPN
Akron
Nick Johns, QB, RS-So., Gonzaga, four passing yards in one game.
Trevor Brown, OL, So., Wise, played in 12 games.
Florida Atlantic
None
-DECEMBER 20-
Frisco Bowl, 8 p.m. ET on ESPN
SMU
None
Louisiana Tech
None
-DECEMBER 21-
Gasparilla Bowl, 8 p.m. on ESPN
Temple
Malik Burns, DL, Fr., Lackey
William Kwenkeu, LB, So., St. Charles, 28 tackles in 12 games.
Carrington Jones, DL, Fr., St. Mary’s Ryken
Ty Mason, DB, Fr., Blake
DeAndre Kelly, DL, RS-So., DeMatha, seven tackles in nine games.
Arnold Ebiketie, DL, Fr., Einstein, played in one game.
Christian Braswell, DB, Fr., Friendship Collegiate
Florida International
None
-DECEMBER 22-
Bahamas Bowl, 12:30 p.m. on ESPN
UAB
Jonathan Haden, WR, RS-Jr., Friendship Collegiate, 14 rush for 67 yards, 13 catches for 102 yards.
Mar’Sean Diggs, CB, RS-Jr., Friendship Collegiate, 35 tackles and one interception.
Fitzgerald Mofor, LB, RS-So., Sherwood, 68 tackles, one interception and one sack in 12 games.
Ohio
Kevin Robbins, DL, RS-Sr., McNamara, 30 tackles in 11 games.
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, 4 p.m. on ESPN
Wyoming
None
Central Michigan
Darwyn Kelly, DB, Sr., H.D. Woodson, 75 tackles, one interception, three passes broken up.
Birmingham Bowl, 12 p.m. ET on ESPN
-DECEMBER 23-
Texas Tech
None
South Florida
None
Armed Forces Bowl, 3:30 p.m. on ESPN
Army
James Gibson, DB, Jr., Westfield, 43 tackles in 12 games.
David Cooper, K, So. Bishop Ireton
Will Huff, TE, So., Meade
Donovan Franklin, RB, So., Old Mill, one carry for seven yards.
San Diego State
None
Dollar General Bowl, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN
Appalachian State
None
Toledo
Yazeed Atariwa, OL, Jr., Dominion, played in five games.
Jordan Fisher, TE, RS-So. Tuscarora, 18 catches for 266 yards.
Josh Teachey, S, Jr., McDonough, 52 tackles.
-DECEMBER 24-
Hawai’i Bowl, 8:30 p.m. on ESPN
Fresno State
Malik Forrester, DT, Sr., Glen Burnie, 34 tackles, 5 sacks, one forced fumble.
Houston
Na’Ty Rodgers, OL, Sr., McDonough, 11 starts at right tackles.
-DECEMBER 26-
Heart of Dallas Bowl, 1:20 p.m. on ESPN
Utah
Ali’i Niumatalolo, LB, Fr., Broadneck, one tackle in 11 games.
West Virginia
Marcus Simms, WR, So., Sherwood, 32 catches for 630 yards and five touchdowns.
Quick Lane Bowl, 5:15 p.m. ET on ESPN
Duke
Axel Nyembwe, DL, Fr., Avalon, one tackle.
Damani Neal, S, Fr., Bullis
Matt Clayton, WR, Fr., Whitman
Derrick Tangleo, DL, Fr., Bullis, five tackles.
Myles Hudzick, CB, RS-Fr., O’Connell
Mark Birmingham, TE, RS-Fr., Briar Woods
Collin Wareham, K, Sr., St. Albans
Northern Illinois
None
Cactus Bowl, 10 p.m. on ESPN
Kansas State
Breontae Matthews, OL, RS-Jr., Suitland, played in 12 games.
UCLA
None
-DECEMBER 27-
Independence Bowl, 1:30 p.m. on ESPN
Florida State
David Robbins, OL, RS-So., Glenelg
Brock Ruble, OL, RS-Jr., DeMatha
Jauan Williams, OL, RS-Fr., Carroll
Southern Miss
None
Pinstripe Bowl, 5:15 p.m. ET on ESPN
Boston College
Kamrin Moore, DB, Sr., O’Connell, 50 tackles.
Travis Levy, RB, Fr., Sherwood, 21 carries for 54 yards.
Elijah Johnson, OL, So., DeMatha
Tanner Karafa, DL, RS-So., Stone Bridge, 15 tackles.
Iowa
Miles Taylor, S, Sr., Gonzaga, 47 tackles.
Kyle Taylor, LB, RS-Fr., Gonzaga,
Marcel Joly, RB, RS-So., Forestville
Devonte Young, WR, So., North Point
Foster Farms Bowl, 8:30 p.m. on FOX
Arizona
Sammy Morrison, CB, RS-So., Gonzaga, four tackles.
Purdue
Cole Herdman, TE, RS-Jr., Flint Hill, 19 catches, 316 yards and three touchdowns.
Ja’Whaun Bentley, LB, Sr., DeMatha, 89 tackles, one interception
Sam Loebig, OL, RS-Fr., Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Texas Bowl, 9 p.m. on ESPN
Texas
None
Missouri
None
-DECEMBER 28-
Military Bowl, 1:30 p.m. on ESPN
Virginia
Chuck Davis, DB, RS-Fr., Broad Run
Lamont Atkins, RB, Fr., Lake Braddock, six tackles in 12 games.
Chirs Moore, OLB, So., Broad Run, 38 tackles in 11 games.
Braedon Urie, WR, Jr., Woodgrove, played in five games.
Brian Delaney, K, Fr., Westfield, 20 touchbacks on 54 kickoffs.
A.J. Mejia, K, Fr., Paul VI, made eight of 11 field goal attempts.
Christian Brooks, DE, RS-Fr., Centreville
Tommy Christ, DL, Fr., Dominion
Zain Khokhar, DB, Jr., Wakefield
Kirk Garner, DB, Sr., Good Counsel
Andre Levrone, WR, Sr., Good Counsel, 31 catches for 662 yards and seven touchdowns.
Brenton Nelson, FS, RS-Fr., DeMatha, 58 tackles, four interceptions, named ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Charles Snowden, LB, Fr., St. Albans, 11 tackles in nine games.
Elliott Brown, LB, Fr., C.H. Flowers, two tackles in nine games.
Darnell Pratt, WR, Fr., Good Counsel
Donovan Rolle, DB, Fr., St. Albans
Navy
Evan Fochtman, QB, Fr., Spalding
Jarid Ryan, S, Jr., Glen Burnie, 42 tackles in 12 games.
Emmett Davis, QB, Fr., Broadneck
Zach Abey, QB, Jr., Spalding, completed 31 of 71 passing attempts with seven touchdowns and seven interceptions and had 280 carries for 1,435 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Jonnie Lee, FB, RS-Fr., Riverdale Baptist
Austin Talbert-Loving, OLB, Fr., St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes
Monte Armstrong, OLB, Jr., Quince Orchard
Jordan Pittman, WR, Sr., DeMatha
Jake Hawk, OT, Jr., Meade, 11 starts at left tackle.
David Forney, C, So., Georgetown Prep, started one game and played in 12.
Hudson Sullivan, LB, Jr., Bishop Ireton, 40 tackles and one sack in six games.
Joe Goff, DE, So., Episcopal
Camping World Bowl, 5:15 p.m. on ESPN
No. 19 Oklahoma State
None
No. 22 Virginia Tech
Brian Johnson, K, RS-Fr., made five extra points and three of four field goal attempts in five games.
Sean Savoy, WR, Fr., Wilson, 23 rushes for 115 yards and two touchdowns with 39 catches for 454 yards and four touchdowns.
Greg Stroman, DB, Sr., Stonewall Jackson, 12 games played.
Tim Settle, DT, RS-So., Stonewall Jackson, 36 tackles, four sacks and one blocked kick in 12 games.
Reggie Floyd, S, So., Stonewall Jackson, 65 tackles and three interceptions in 11 starts.
Justin Hairston, WR, Fr., Osbourn Park
Ishmiel Seisay, DB, RS-So., St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes
Devante Smith, DB, Fr., Stonewall Jackson
John Jennings, DB, So. Centreville
Sean Huelskamp, LB, Sr., Chantilly, seven tackles in 12 games.
Silas Dzansi, OL, Fr., Hylton
Joe Koshuta, DL, RS-So., Madison
Matt Christ, OL, RS-So., Dominion
Eric Kumah, WR, So., Forest Park, 23 catches for 252 yards and one touchdown.
Nicolas Conforti, WR, Fr., Madison
Peter Muskett, QB, Fr., West Springfield
Cam Phillips, WR, Sr., DeMatha, 71 catches for 964 yards and seven touchdowns.
Darius Fullwood, DT, RS-So., Good Counsel, played in 11 games.
Aiden Brown, OL, Fr., Bullis
Nathan Proctor, DE, Fr., Lackey
C.J. Carroll, WR, RS-Jr., Good Counsel, 12 catches for 136 yards and one touchdown.
Alamo Bowl, 9 p.m. on ESPN
No. 13 Stanford
Ryan Burns, QB, RS-Sr., Stone Bridge, completed five of seven passes for 57 yards and one touchdown in seven games.
Alameen Murphy, CB, Sr., Friendly, 43 tackles in 12 games.
No. 15 TCU
None
Holiday Bowl, 9 p.m. ET on FOX
No. 16 Michigan State
None
No. 18 Washington State
Nnamdi Oguayo, DL, RS-So., High Point, 29 tackles and four sacks in 10 games.
-DECEMBER 29-
Belk Bowl, 1 p.m. on ESPN
Wake Forest
Justin Bartee, DB, RS-Fr., Oakton
Goran Jovanovic, OL, Fr., Paul VI
Cam Serigne, TE, RS-Sr., Briar Woods, 35 catches for 444 yards and eight touchdowns.
Coby Davis, DB, Fr., Maret, seven tackles in 12 games.
Loic Nya, OL, Fr., Springbrook
Justin Herron, OL, RS-Jr., Bullis
Ben Brown, K, RS-So., Bullis
Scotty Washington, RS-So., St. John’s, 36 catches for 573 yards and two touchdowns.
Texas A&M
Tyree Johnson, DL, Fr., St. John’s
Aaron Hansford, WR, Fr., St. John’s, three catches for 39 yards.
Sun Bowl, 2 p.m. on CBS
No. 24 NC State
Deonte Holden, DE, RS-Jr., DeMatha, one tackles in two games.
Max Fisher, WR, Fr., Gonzaga
Arizona State
None
Music City Bowl, 4:30 p.m. on ESPN
Kentucky
Joshua Paschal, DL, Fr., Good Counsel, 14 tackles and 2.5 sacks in 12 games.
Naasir Watkins, OL, Fr., Good Counsel
Jamar Watson, LB, RS-Fr., McNamara, seven tackles and two sacks in 10 games.
No. 21 Northwestern
Jesse Meyler, OL, RS-Fr., Episcopal
Solomon Vault, WR, Sr., Gaithersburg
Arizona Bowl, 5:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network
Utah State
McCord Meyers, OL, Fr., McLean
Connor Meyers, DL, RS-Fr., McLean
New Mexico State
None
Cotton Bowl, 8:30 p.m. on ESPN
No. 8 USC
Richie Wenzel, C, RS-Jr., Good Counsel, played in two games.
No. 5 Ohio State
Chase Young, DE, Fr., DeMatha, 18 tackles and 2.5 sacks in nine games.
Dwayne Haskins, QB, RS-Fr., Bullis, completed 40 of 57 passing attempts for 565 yards, four touchdowns and one interception.
Keandre Jones, LB, So. Good Counsel, 15 tackles in 11 games.
Isaiah Prince, OL, Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt, named third-team all Big Ten.
Matthew Burrell, OL, RS-So., Hylton
A.J. Alexander, TE, RS-So., Lake Braddock
-DECEMBER 30-
Taxslayer Bowl, noon on ESPN
Louisville
None
No. 23 Mississippi State
None
Liberty Bowl, 12:30 p.m. on ABC
Iowa State
D’Andre Payne, DB, RS-Jr., H.D. Woodson, 46 tackles and one interception in 11 games.
Charles Peeler, DB, Fr., H.D. Woodson
Evrett Edwards, DB, RS-Sr., Woodbridge, 51 tackles and one forced fumble in 12 games.
No. 20 Memphis
Michael Joseph, OL, Fr., Quince Orchard
Fiesta Bowl, 4 p.m. on ESPN
No. 11 Washington
Ezekiel Turner, DB, Sr., Glen Burnie, 52 tackles and one interception in 12 games.
No. 9 Penn State
Mark Allen, RB, Jr., DeMatha, nine carries for 38 yards in five games.
Marcus Allen, S, Sr., Wise, 65 tackles, two forced fumbles and one interception.
Cam Brown, LB, So., Bullis, 28 tackles in 11 games.
Tariq Castro-Fields, CB, Fr., Riverdale Baptist, played in 10 games.
Jonathan Holland, TE, RS-So., Bullis, three catches for 16 yards in 11 games.
Josh McPhearson, RB, RS-Sr., Annapolis-Area Christian, 11 tackles in 11 games.
Zech McPhearson, CB, RS-Fr., Riverdale Baptist, eight tackles in 10 games.
Ayron Monroe, S, RS-So., St. John’s, 18 tackles in 10 games.
Shane Simmons, DE, RS-Fr., DeMatha, 14 tackles and one sack in 12 games.
Cam Sullivan-Brown, WR, Fr., Pallotti
Brailyn Franklin, LB, Fr., Battlefield
Trace McSorley, QB, Sr., Briar Woods, completed 252 of 386 passes for 3,228 yards and 26 touchdowns with eight interceptions and 11 rushing touchdowns.
Brandon Polk, WR, Jr., Briar Woods, three catches for 60 yards in 12 games.
Nick Scott, S, RS-Jr., Fairfax, 31 tackles in 12 games.
Jonathan Sutherland, S, Fr., Episcopal
Orange Bowl, 8 p.m. on ESPN
No. 6 Wisconsin
Patrick Johnson, S, So., Bullis, played in four games.
Rachid Ibrahim, RB, Sr., Avalon, 27 carries for 129 yards.
Nick Nelson, CB, Jr., Suitland, 22 punts returns for 186 yards and one touchdown.
Taiwan Deal, RB, Jr., DeMatha
No. 10 Miami
None
-JANUARY 1-
Outback Bowl, noon on ESPN2
Michigan
Luiji Vilain, DL, Fr., Episcopal,
Andrew Vastardis, OL, So., Stone Bridge, played in one game.
South Carolina
A.J. Turner, RB, RS-So., Centreville, 92 carries for 530 yards and three touchdowns in 12 games.
Peach Bowl, 12:30 p.m. on ESPN
No. 7 Auburn
None
No. 12 UCF
None
Citrus Bowl, 1 p.m. on ABC
No. 14 Notre Dame
Temitope Agoro, CB, So. Parkdale
Sam Mustipher, C, Sr., Good Counsel, played in 12 games.
No. 17 LSU
None
Rose Bowl, semifinal, 5 p.m. on ESPN
No. 2 Oklahoma
Parnell Motley, CB, So., H.D. Woodson, 57 tackles and two interceptions in 12 starts.
Tylon Lynch, CB, RS-Jr., Stone Bridge
No. 3 Georgia
Cameron Nizialek, P, G-Sr., Freedom-South Riding, 49 punts and three touchbacks in 13 games.
Sugar Bowl, semifinal, 8:45 p.m. ET on ESPN
No. 1 Clemson
Dorian O’Daniel, LB, RS-Sr., Good Counsel, 66 tackles in 13 games.
Connor Sekas, LB, Sr., Madison
Chad Smith, LB, RS-So., Dominion, 19 tackles in 11 games.
No. 4 Alabama
Da’Shawn Hand, DL, Sr., Woodbridge, 21 tackles and two sacks in nine games.
Kyle Edwards, QB, So. Lake Braddock
Richie Pettibon, OL, RS-So., Gonzaga, played in four games.
Trevon Diggs, DB, So., Avalon, 10 punt returns for 86 yards.