By SuperWest Sports Staff
February 9, 2024
The Super Bowl showcases the NFL’s best teams but it also affords players with opportunities to represent their colleges.
A total of 14 former SuperWest college football players are active and available to play in Super Bowl LVIII for either the San Francisco 49ers or the Kansas City Chiefs.
Below you’ll find a list of those players followed by a breakdown by program and by conference.
Oregon and Stanford lead the way with two players each while the SEC and Big Ten lead all other conferences with 19 and 23, respectively.
Active SuperWest Players in Super Bowl
| Position | Player | Team | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| LB | Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles | 49ers | Arizona |
| WR | Brandon Aiyuk | 49ers | ASU |
| LB | Fred Warner | 49ers | BYU |
| CB | Isaiah Oliver | 49ers | Colorado |
| DL | Arik Armstead | 49ers | Oregon |
| DB | Deommodore Lenoir | 49ers | Oregon |
| S | Justin Reid | Chiefs | Stanford |
| RB | Christian McCaffrey | 49ers | Stanford |
| OL | Jake Brendel | 49ers | UCLA |
| QB | Sam Darnold | 49ers | USC |
| P | Mitch Wishnowsky | 49ers | Utah |
| CB | Trent McDuffie | Chiefs | Washington |
| CB | Jaylen Watson | Chiefs | WSU |
| S | Tashaun Gipson Sr. | 49ers | Wyoming |
Active Players by Program
| Program | Total | 49ers | Chiefs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Stanford | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| BYU | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| UCLA | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| USC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Utah | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Washington | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Washington State | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Active Players by Conference
| Conference | Total | 49ers | Chiefs |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 23 | 9 | 14 |
| Big Ten | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| Big 12 | 17 | 7 | 10 |
| Pac-12 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| ACC | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| C-USA | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| FCS | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| MAC | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| American | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Independent | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Division II | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sun Belt | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ivy | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Division III | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mountain West | 1 | 1 | 0 |