All the players who will be a part of Super Bowl XL on Sunday have been college players at one point in their careers, and they were certainly very good, given that they are playing in the NFL right now. However, which schools did some of the biggest stars from the Seattle Seahawks or the New England Patriots play for?
Alabama certainly has the most stars playing on either roster at seven, followed by LSU at five and Michigan at four. However, the biggest stars for either team actually come from other schools, though most were from the SEC and the Big Ten. Here are the biggest stars from either squad, and which colleges they came from:
Which Schools Do Super Bowl LX Stars Come From?
New England Patriots
- QB Drake Maye: North Carolina Tar Heels
- RB Rhamondre Stevenson: Oklahoma Sooners
- WR Stefon Diggs: Maryland Terrapins
- WR DeMario Douglas: Liberty Flames
- TE Hunter Henry: Arkansas Razorbacks
- CB Christian Gonzalez: Colorado Buffaloes
- LB Anfernee Jennings: Alabama Crimson Tide
- RG Mike Onwenu: Michigan Wolverines
- OL Will Campbell: LSU Tigers
- CB Carlton Davis III: Auburn Tigers
Seattle Seahawks
- QB Sam Darnold: USC Trojans
- RB Kenneth Walker III: Michigan State Spartans
- WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba: Ohio State Buckeyes
- WR Cooper Kupp: Eastern Washington Eagles
- WR Rashid Shaheed: Weber State Wildcats
- TE AJ Barner: Michigan Wolverines
- DT Leonard Williams: USC Trojans
- LB Ernest Jones IV: South Carolina Gamecocks
- S Julian Love: Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- NB Nick Emmanwori: South Carolina Gamecocks
College Football Presence During Super Bowl LX By The Numbers
Most Super Bowl LX Players By College Football Conference
- SEC: 30 players
- Big Ten: 25 players
- ACC: 14
- Non-FBS: 13
- Big 12: 7
- Mountain West: 4
- Conference USA: 3
- Independent: 3
- Pac-12: 3
- American: 2
- Sun Belt: 1
- MAC: 1
Top 10 Most Players by Each School
- Alabama: 7
- LSU: 5
- Michigan: 4
- USC: 4
- Illinois: 3
- Minnesota: 3
- NC State: 3
- Ohio State: 3
- Texas: 3
How To Watch Super Bowl LX
Super Bowl LX will be held at the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Kickoff time is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, with NBC exclusively broadcasting the game live with Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth as the announce team, Peacock will handle the streaming.
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