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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:
There's a whole lotta @bigten and @SEC players in the Super Bowl this season 💪 pic.twitter.com/xi5XumIpso
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) February 6, 2021
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 is the news manager at Saturday Road and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.