Former SuperWest CFB Players in NFL Super Bowl LVIII

14 players are active and available to play in biggest game of the year on Sunday

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Posted on February 9, 2024


  By SuperWest Sports Staff

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