With 155 gamers representing 88 schools, this season’s Super Bowl lineups go from Alabama to Wisconsin with pit stops at North Carolina A&T, Weber State, Colorado and other programs off college football’s beaten course.
That might leave audiences with no rooting interest inbetween the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs with something – or somebody, more precisely – to cheer for when the 2 groups fulfill on Feb. 12 in Glendale, Arizona.
For example, Texas Tech fans can pull difficult for the Eagles and second-year cornerback and unique groups standout Zech McPhearson. The fan base might likewise root for Kansas City and quarterback Patrick Mahomes, I guess.
Georgia and LSU haveactually positioned at least one gamer in the Super Bowl for 22 years and counting, the longest active streaks in college football. The Tigers’ only representative is Kansas City running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who hasactually been on hurt reserve because November. Historically, the longest streak belongs to Nebraska, which had at least one previous gamer in 26 successive Super Bowls from 1993-2019.
Including those noted on hurt reserve or the practice team, 37 schools have at least 2 previous gamers on this year’s Super Bowl lineups and 15 have at least 3 agents, consistingof Auburn, Southern California and Washington State.
Then there’s the brief list of schools with at least 4 gamers on these 2 lineups. Regardless of who wins inbetween the Eagles and Chiefs, it’s shaping up to be a strong Super Bowl Sunday for these 7 programs.
Florida (7)
Kansas City: DE Carlos Dunlap, WR Kadarius Toney, P Tommy Townsend, RB La’Mical Perine.
Philadelphia: WR Tyrie Cleveland, S C.J. Gardner-Johnson, OT Fred Johnson.
Dunlap signedupwith Kansas City in the offseason and broke in 4 sacks as part of the Chiefs’ defensive line rotation. Toney hurt his ankle in the AFC champion videogame win versus Cincinnati however oughtto be prepared for the Super Bowl. For the Eagles, Gardner-Johnson connected for the league lead with 6 interceptions after being traded by New Orleans in the preseason amidst a agreement conflict.
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Oklahoma (7)
Kansas City: TE Blake Bell, OT Orlando Brown, C Creed Humphrey, LS James Winchester.
Philadelphia: QB Jalen Hurts, OT Lane Johnson, OG Tyrese Robinson.
The Sooners are well-represented on both sides with anumberof gamers set to play a substantial part in choosing the Super Bowl. That consistsof Pro Bowl choices Brown and Humphrey for Kansas City and, throughout the sideline, Hurts. (He might likewise be counted with Alabama, where he invested his veryfirst 3 college seasons, which would offer the Crimson Tide 4 Super Bowl agents.) Johnson is one of the most accomplished linemen in franchise history – not bad for the previous Kilgore College backup quarterback.
Florida State (6)
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