In a world where NFL players are all fast, DeSean Jackson turns cornerbacks and safeties into statues with blazing post routes and unparalleled speed, qualities that made him a three-time All-American at the University of California before his Pro Bowl NFL career. A maverick in a business where it's safer to be quiet than it is to speak your mind, Jackson has always created his own path. But where did Jackson start his rise? What, outside of his mind-blowing athletic ability, set him on his path to greatness? Take a look behind the scenes as DeSean tells his story, and shows current Long Beach Poly players what it takes to get to the next level.

Wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders was an AFC champion as a part of the "Young Money Family" trio with Mike Wallace and Antonio Brown in Pittsburgh. Known for his quick hands and even quicker feet, Sanders is a dangerous new cog in Denver’s high-powered offense. He’s a true professional with a flair for the dramatic that fans everywhere know and love. But where did Sanders find his personality, built his confidence and discover his path to success? Bellville, Texas, that's where. Watch the video and discover for yourself what happens when you take an NFL superstar home to get his troops — his Bellville "family" — ready for the famous Friday night lights of Texas football.

Mason Crosby is an NFL champion and one of the best kickers in the game. When a game hinges on a kick in the blustery weather of the NFC North, he stands out and is known for being cool in the clutch. For the last decade, Mason has kicked 60-yard-plus field goals in college and the pros, a career of power and precision. But where did Mason find his foot? In what hot, dry, and pressure packed environment did he learn to be cool? Texas, of course. Georgetown, Texas in fact. Watch Mason return home to show his high school football team how they can get to the next level.

It's not often you get two professional players from a single high school; it’s even rarer that those two players played together. And it's basically the great white buffalo situation where one of their fathers is the coach. But that's what you've got when you take a look at Ted Ginn, Jr. and Donte Whitner, two NFL stars who played together at Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio, under the tutelage of Ted Ginn, Sr. Watch as Ginn and Whitner return home and bring some NFL intensity to the battles between Glenville’s wide receivers and its secondary.

In just two NFL seasons, Coby Fleener has already established himself as a star tight end. With exceptional skills as both a blocker and pass-catcher, he’s representative of the hybrid generation of tight ends who are stretching seams and changing the game. But he wasn’t always linked up with Andrew Luck, his quarterback with both the Colts and his college days at Stanford. He got his start at Joliet High in Joliet, Illinois, a town best known for its oil refinery and its prison. Watch as Coby returns home to to guide his high school football team in grueling off-season workouts.

Ndamukong Suh is a Pro Bowl defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions who was selected with the second pick of the 2010 NFL draft. To say that he’s always been dominant would be a serious understatement: at both the professional and collegiate level, he has earned every accolade possible for a defensive lineman. But where did this dominance start? How did Ndamukong become such an incredible athlete? If you ask him, it all started at Grant High School in Portland, Oregon. Watch as he returns home to teach the next generation of Grant football players how to dominate the line of scrimmage.