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We watched QB Jalen Hurts (2) of the Eagles lead Bama to a CFP win over Washington in 2017. Then we saw him sit the bench when Taglavoilia led The Tide past the Sooners in the CFP in 2018. Look who’s winning at the next level.Penn State’s Miles Sanders (24) bursts through Maryland Terrapin line for a gain in the Nittany Lions 38-3 win one season after he replaced Saquon Barkley as top RB in Happy Valley.He now soars with the Eagles.James Madison Safety Raven Greene breaks up pass intended for South Dakota State Jack Rabbit TE Dallas Goedert in 2016 FCS playoffs. JMU got the best of SDSU in the FCS, 51-16, but Goedert made it to the Eagles and a second Super Bowl since.Wisconsin LB TJ Edwards (#53) stops Penn State QB Trace McSorely behind the line of scrimmage on 2018.He’ll be called on to do the same against QB Patrick Mahomes on February 12 in Glendale, Arizona.Alabama WRDavonta Smith hauls in Tua Tagovailoa’s fourth TD pass of CFP game against Oklahoma in 2018. The former Heisman winner continues to shine with former Bama QB Jalen Hurts for the Eagles. Old DominionMonarchWR Zach Pascal hauled in game-winning TD pass for 35-34 victory in Norfolk, VA over Charlotte in 2017.Auburn RT Jack Driscoll (71) protects QB Jarrett Stidham tossing a 74-yard bomb against Purdue in the 2018 Music City Bowl. Auburn destroyed the Boilermakers taking a 56-7 halftime lead. Expect the Eagles and Chiefs to come down to the last minute in Arizona.Tulane Green Wave DE Patrick Johnson (7) stands his ground to cover Navy option play in 2019. Johnson converted to Linebacker with Philly. Navy won in a comeback, 41-38. Johnson was battle-tested before joining the Eagles. Another Eagle LB got tested against Navy. In the AAC 2017 championship, Haason Reddick (7) of Temple won a title in this one and looks to win another against the Chiefs.Middle Tennessee S Reed Blankenship chases down WR Jerreth Sterns of Western Kentucky in 2021. WKU triumphed over the Blue Raiders in this one. Both signed as undrafted free agents in 2022. Sterns looks to still play with the LA Rams. Blankenship got called in to some Eagle games late in the season and performed impressively to earn a spot on the Super Bowl roster.
Rutgers RB Isaiah Pacheco (1) fights for yardage against Boston College in 2019. Now he’s a key RB as a rookie for the Chiefs heading into the Super Bowl. Georgia Tech’s Harrison Butker , now with the Chiefs, kicked a 35-yard field goal with 54 seconds left to tie FSU, 16-16, in 2015. Tech went on to win this game on the return of a missed FG to pull the upset on the final play. We hope this year’s Super Bowl is as exciting!S Brian Cook (6) roamed the secondary for the Cincinnati Bearcats last season in the AAC Championship. Now he’ll be covering receivers against the Eagles in the Super Bowl.Kentucky OT Darian Kinnard, 2021 Consensus All American, looked likely to move to OG in the NFL. At 6’5″ 322 lbs., he posted 46 starts, 39 in row for Kentucky. Seen here vs. South Carolina in 2020, the Chiefs selected him to protect Patrick Mahomes in Round 5.S Justin Reid of Stanford (8) seen here against Cal in 2016 joined brother Eric of the 49ers at the next level. However, he’ll be playing for the Chiefs now in the Super Bowl this season.Opposite Auburn RT Jack Driscoll (71) now with the Eagles protects LT Auburn LT Prince Tega Wanogho (76) of the Chiefs for QB Jarrett Stidham tossing a 74-yard bomb to Darius Slayton against Purdue in the 2018 Music City Bowl.S Juan Thornhill (21) of Virginia in a crushing 49-7 Military Bowl loss against Navy in 2017. That won’t happen to the Chiefs against the Eagles on February 12.
