The Southeastern Conference will be represented well in Super Bowl XLVIII on Feb. 2, as both the Broncos and the Seahawks have 12 former SEC players on their rosters.
Denver return specialist Trindon Holliday will be the sole former Tiger to see the field in the Super Bowl, as Seattle rookies Spencer Ware and Tharold Simon are on the Seahawks’ injured reserve and physically unable to perform lists, respectively.
The University of Tennessee is the most represented team, with five players between the two rosters, most notably Denver quarterback Peyton Manning.
The high number of SEC players in the Super Bowl should come as no surprise, as more than 26 percent of first round draft picks since 2006 played in the conference.
And if the 2013 NFL Draft is any indicator, this trend can be expected to continue, as an unprecedented 63 SEC players were selected, more than double the number of any other participating conference.