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Which Power 5 conference has the most players in the Super Bowl? Here’s where the B1G ranks

Spenser Davis

By Spenser Davis

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The Big Ten will be represented by an impressive 20 players at the Super Bowl on Sunday.

That’s second-most of all the Power 5 conferences, behind only the SEC (24). The Big Ten’s 20 players doubles up the next best conference.

Here’s a look at the data, provided by FOX:

The Big Ten has 11 players on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and nine players on the Kansas City Chiefs.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

  • QB Tom Brady, Michigan
  • LB Lavonte David, Nebraska
  • DL Khalil Davis, Nebraska
  • DL William Gholston, Michigan State
  • WR Chris Godwin, Penn State
  • WR Tyler Johnson, Minnesota
  • LB Anthony Nelson, Iowa
  • OL Donovan Smith, Penn State
  • DL Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
  • S Antoine Winfield Jr., Minnesota
  • OL Tristan Wirfs, Iowa

Kansas City Chiefs

  • OL Nick Allegretti, Illinois
  • RB Le’Veon Bell, Michigan State
  • DE Frank Clark, Michigan
  • DE Mike Danna, Michigan
  • QB Chad Henne, Michigan
  • LB Anthony Hitchens, Iowa
  • LB Ben Niemann, Iowa
  • LB Damien Wilson, Minnesota
  • OL Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State

There will be seven Big Ten teams represented: Michigan, Nebraska, Michigan State, Penn State, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois. Notably, Ohio State will not have a player represented in the Super Bowl.

Kick off is at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Spenser Davis

Spenser is the news manager at Saturday Road and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.