In the event you’re searching for an unsung participant (or two) to have an effect in Tremendous Bowl 58, there might not be a greater place to start out than with the previous FCS standouts who will take part in soccer’s largest recreation.
There’s a wonderful Tremendous Bowl historical past for gamers from the decrease half of Division I school soccer.
This season, a small, however stable group of FCS alumni are on the rosters of the AFC champion Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and NFL champion San Francisco 49ers, who will meet on Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
The Chiefs are in search of to win a second consecutive Tremendous Bowl championship and third in 5 seasons. They defeated the 49ers 31-20 in Tremendous Bowl 54 on Feb. 2, 2020.
FCS on Tremendous Bowl Rosters
Sunday, Feb. 11 (6:30 p.m. EST, CBS/Paramount+)
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (14-6)
Lively
LB Jack Cochrane, South Dakota (second season; 23 tackles, with excessive of eight towards Los Angeles Chargers on Jan. 7; had one sort out in Chiefs’ Tremendous Bowl 57 win over Philadelphia Eagles)
DE BJ Thompson, Stephen F. Austin (first season; Chiefs’ fifth-round draft choose in 2023 had two tackles in regular-season finale towards Chargers on Jan. 7)
WR Justin Watson, Penn (sixth season; set profession highs this season with 27 receptions, 460 receiving yards and three TD catches; had two receptions in Chiefs’ Tremendous Bowl 57 win)
Reserve/Injured
RB Jerick McKinnon, Georgia Southern
Follow Squad
DE Truman Jones, Harvard
QB Chris Oladokun, South Dakota State
WR Montrell Washington, Samford
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (14-5)
Lively
DT Javon Hargrave, South Carolina State (eighth season; 44 tackles and 7 sacks in second Professional Bowl marketing campaign; performed in Tremendous Bowl 57 with Philadelphia)
FB Kyle Juszczyk, Harvard (eleventh season; voted to an eighth straight Professional Bowl; caught three passes, together with a landing, in 49ers’ Tremendous Bowl 54 loss to Kansas Metropolis)
S/ST George Odum, Central Arkansas (sixth season; activated on Jan. 20 after stint on injured reserve; 76 particular groups tackles since 2018 are probably the most within the NFL)
Reserve/Injured
TE Ross Dwelley, San Diego
OT Nick Zakelj, Fordham
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DE Spencer Waege, North Dakota State
