Once upon a time, long before they donned the Burgundy and Gold and played in FedEx Field, Redskins players were high schoolers just like everyone else.

Sure, it may be hard to imagine now, but these guys once had lockers, fell asleep in sixth period and wandered the halls with their buddies, too. And, since Wednesday is National Signing Day, the folks over at Redskins.com decided to create a gallery featuring dozens of priceless throwback pictures showing what Washington's stars looked like back then.

Ryan Kerrigan, for one, is easy to recognize:

Here's Brandon Scherff, meanwhile, who apparently developed his, "Are there any offensive linemen I can smash hanging around, by chance?" face as a teenager:

A young Kirk Cousins closely resembles today's Kirk Cousins (but a young Kirk Cousins definitely didn't know how often he'd break the Internet once he grew up):

Oh, sorry, how'd this photo of Jamison Crowder from yesterday get in here? Hang on, nevermind, this actually is a snapshot of Crowder from high school, though it's hard to believe since he looks EXACTLY THE SAME:

DeSean Jackson may be the only player in the NFL who can make the case that he slimmed down after high school; look at those 'ceps:

Speaking of slimming down, what was Rob Kelley known as before college? Skinny Rob? Totally Normal Body For His Age Rob?:

And, finally, here's Ricky Jean-Francois, sans the well-known Ricky Jean-Francois hair:

For photos of the rest of the roster, click on this link here.

(H/T to Rivals.com and Stephen Czarda)

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