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Lebanon, TN – Players in this year’s Super Bowl for both the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles competed in many key games attended by collegefootballfan.com over the years. We always have fun sharing pictures taken. In many cases, we knew we would see some of these former college stars making it big in at the professional level. What’s even more intriguing? Capturing a game played and a picture taken on a guy few expected to see playing on Sunday. Great satisfaction also occurs when we find good pictures of linemen in action who we caught, to be honest, randomly.
This year’s Super Memories Pictorial provides us with instances of all these categories. We like showing off our photos of players who will participate in Super Bowl LIX. Going through our extensive library of photos indicates that we chose games to attend with some of the best talent ever seen on their way to the next level. Among all our pics, we choose only players who are active entering the upcoming title game. Enjoy the memories shared here. We look forward to more seasons of recording more great college football talent. Below, we display our Philadelphia Eagles contingent. This group looks hard to top. Our Kansas City Chief roster will follow shortly.
Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LIX offensive players in action
Saquon Barkley (26) took this leap for Penn State against Michigan State for a TD in 2016. Now, he just hurdles defenders for the Philadelphia Eagles to set records and get them to the Super Bowl. We watched Jalen Hurts (2) lead Bama to a 24-7 CFP semifinal win over Washington in 2017. They fell to Clemson in the final. Hurts looks to get the win back for the loss to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII. South Dakota State TE Dallas Goedert (86) goes down in a pass break up by James Madsion S Raven Greene in a 2017 FCS playoff game. Never knew we were watching a player in this game make it to the Super Bowl, but he played in it last year as well as this year.Alabama WR Devonta Smith (6) on the end of a 50-yard reception from Tua Tagovailoa in their first drive against Oklahoma in The Orange Bowl victory in 2019 before they fell to Clemson in the National Championship.PSU WR Jahan Dotson dives for a TD pass to take an early 7-0 lead over the Buffalo Bulls in 2019. He hopes to see some action against Kansas City this weekend.Louisville’s Mekhi Becton (73) seals off Wake Forest defense in 2017 as Lamar Jackson used him to his advantage to turn up field here. Now, he blocks for Jalen Hurts in the Super Bowl.He must be doing the right things for the Philadelphia Eagles as he did for the Louisville Cardinals.When the Philadelphia Eagles got tired of bolstering their defense, they bulked up their offensive line with Alabama’s No. 54 Tyler Steen. Shown here in The Tide’s opener against Utah State, Steen landed at No. 65 in the draft. In 2018, as a freshman, we found him as a freshman on the roster for Vanderbilt. That’s quite a transfer.In 2016, Army LT Brett Toth blocked against Temple in a 28-13 victory at Lincoln Financial in Philly. The Philadelphia Eagles reactivated him recently so the US Army Veteran will suit up for the Super Bowl.Kentucky RT Darian Kinnard blocks against South Carolina in 2020. He’s blocking up front now to protect Jalen Hurts and open holes for Saquon Barkley.
Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LIX defensive players in action
Georgia DT Jalen Carter (88) leads Dawgs against Kentucky for short gain in 2023. The Philadelphia Eagles like to draft these Georgia Bulldawg defenders. It looks like a very smart strategy. Wisconsin LB Zach Baun (56) pursued Penn State QB Trace McSorley in this 2018 Big Ten battle. Now he leads the Eagle defense as their top tackler heading into Super Bowl LIX.Middle Tennessee State Safety Reed Blankenship (12) chases down Western Kentucky’s Jerreth Sterns in 2021 game won by the WKU Hilltoppers, 48-21. Blankenship now plays for the Philadelphia Eagles in his second Super Bowl.In 2023, we watched Toledo DB Quinyon Mitchell (27) lay a lick on a Bowling Green WR in his Rockets’ 32-31 comeback victory. At the end of the 2024 season, he rockets into the Super Bowl with the Eagles of Philadelphia.Georgia Safety Kelee Ringo (5) hauled in this underthrown Kentucky pass by Will Levis who’s not going to the Super Bowl. He turned and raced downfield toe spot the ball on the 47 in UGA’s 16-7 win. The Philadelphia Eagles selected Ringo at No. 105 in 2023. Georgia seems to be the “AAA football team” for Philly. Great strategy! Going to Super Bowl LIX.UMass DB Isaiah Rodgers (9) defends against Liberty WR in their 2018 62-59 victory we attended. Never know where we’ll find future Super Bowl players. UMass? Even here they allowed 59 points!Music City 2022 Bowl MVP and Iowa DB Cooper DeJean (3) makes one of his eight stops. He also returned a pick six for the Hawkeyes to defeat Kentucky, 21-0. Maybe we should scout defensive backs for the Philadelphia Eagles. They must follow us around knowing the players we will watch. No, not really!But, maybe the Giants and the Titans should!
Edited by Steve Koreivo – Blogger of this site, member of Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), and Author of Fifty Years of Tailgate Tales: The Good, the Fun and the Ugly. Click on the title to purchase your copy today on Amazon. And please, submit your review after you’re finished. You can’t find another lifelong adventure like this one anywhere. Thanks!
