These Football Players From NJ Made It To The Super Bowl

Some say it's the greatest stage in all of sports: The Super Bowl.

Seven native New Jerseyans will have the chance to play in the biggest game of their lives when the New England Patriots play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Here are players on the Patriots:

Chris Hogan/Steven Senne, Associated Press

Chris Hogan, wide receiver, high school: Ramapo in Franklin Lakes

2017 season stats: 34 receptions for 439 yards and five touchdowns

Hogan was signed by the Patriots as a free agent in 2016 and won a Super Bowl with the Patriots last season. He played in nine games this season, starting in seven.

Hogan earned three varsity letters as a wide receiver at Ramapo High School. He also earned all-state and all-league honors and left as the school's all-time learning receiver and receptions leader.

Photo: Devin McCourty/Steven Senne, Associated Press

Devin McCourty, defensive back, high school: St. Joseph's in Montvale

2017 season stats: 97 tackles, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery and 1 sack

McCourty is a seven-time defensive captain and was selected to the Pro Bowl last season.

He has recorded more than 630 tackles in his eight-year career, including nearly 500 solo, and 20 interceptions.

He and his brother Jason were inducted into St. Joseph's Hall of Fame in 2015. The brothers both played cornerback for St. Joseph's and Rutgers University.

Devin also lettered in basketball at St. Joseph's.

Here are Eagles' players:

Photo: Malcolm Jenkins/Matt Rourke, Associated Press

Malcolm Jenkins, safety, high school: Piscataway

2017 season stats: 76 tackles, 2 interceptions, 1 forced fumble and 1 sack

Jenkins is a dynamic playmaker. He signed with the Eagles in 2014 and was named to the Pro Bowl in 2016 and again this season. The New Orleans Saints drafted him in 2009.

He is only one of four NFL players to have six interceptions for touchdowns since 2009.

He credits his father Lee, high school football and track coach Larry Lester and college coach Jim Tressel with helping him get to where he is today.

"My father's best advice was, 'You don't know what you don't know,' meaning you constantly need to learn more," Jenkins said in the Philadelphia Eagles' media guide. "Larry Lester taught me how to prepare and how to train. We'd sometimes be the only two people on the field on a weekend, just trying to get myself better."

Photo: Rasul Douglas/Patrick Semansky, Associated Press

Rasul Douglas, cornerback, high school: East Orange

2017 season stats: 25 tackles and 2 interceptions

Rasul Douglas was selected by the Eagles in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

He played two years of college football at West Virginia and co-led the country with eight interceptions as a senior in 2017.

He is one of seven siblings raised by his grandmother. He took the bus to and from Nassau Community College and often went hungry.

He would wait until the end of the day to eat and often ordered off of the dollar menu at McDonald's, according to the Eagles' media guide.

"Every time I eat, I always think I'm making up a meal that I missed in junior college," Douglas said in the media guide. "It definitely fuels me all the time, just thinking about what I went through, practicing on an empty stomach, going to school on an empty stomach. You can't even focus. So that definitely makes me want to play all-out all the time."

Photo: Vinny Curry/Michael Ainsworth, Associated Press

Vinny Curry, defensive end, high school: Neptune

2017 season stats: 48 tackles, 3 sacks and 1 forced fumble

Curry was a standout player at Neptune High School. He was named all-state, all-shore, all-county and all-conference. He was also named team MVP and team captain.

A pass-rushing threat on the Eagles' defensive line, he signed a five-year deal with the Eagles that will keep him with the team through 2020.

Curry attended Marshall, where he was named 2011 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year after an 11-sack senior season.

Curry runs a program to help needy families called Thanksgiving Rush. He donated 200 Thanksgiving meals to families this season.

Photo: Rick Lovato/Associated Press photo

Rick Lovato, long snapper, high school: Middletown South

2017 season stats: 3 tackles

Lovato began long snapping as a high school freshman. He was named third team all-Mommouth County and all-conference as a senior in 2010.

He has played in 23 NFL games, including all 16 for the Eagles this season. He played two games for Green Bay in 2015 and two for the Redskins before joining the Eagles in 2016. He signed with the Eagles as a free agent in 2016.

Corey Clement, running back, high school: Glassboro

2017 stats: six touchdowns, 74 rushes for 321 yards and 10 receptions for 123 yards

Clement is the only undrafted rookie to make the Eagles opening day, 53-man roster.

He carried the ball 12 times for 51 yards and three touchdowns against Denver on Nov. 15.

Clement finished his high school career with 6,245 rushing yards and 90 touchdowns. He set the New Jersey state record with 479 yards in a game against Gloucester City, according to the Eagles' media guide.

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Lead photo: Philadelphia Eagles' Corey Clement runs during the first half of the NFL football NFC championship game against the Minnesota Vikings Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, in Philadelphia. Photo by Matt Slocum/Associated Press