NEW ORLEANS, La. (WIAT) — Super Bowl LIX will kickoff Sunday between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, and the Alabama Crimson Tide will be well represented.
The 59th Super Bowl will feature seven former Crimson Tide players. Kansas City doesn’t have any former Alabama players while the Eagles feature Jalen Hurts, DeVonta Smith, Eli Ricks, Landon Dickerson, Byron Young, Cameron Latu, and Tyler Steen.
- Hurts was the first freshman to start at quarterback in Nick Saban’s career. He led the Crimson Tide to the 2016-17 national championship game where the Crimson Tide lost to Clemson. Following his junior season in 2018, he transferred to Oklahoma. He was selected with the 53rd pick in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
- Smith is arguably the best wide receiver to ever put on an Alabama jersey. His historic 2020 campaign which ended with 1,856 receiving yards and 23 touchdowns earned him the Heisman trophy and led Alabama to a national championship win over Ohio State. He was selected with the 10th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
- Ricks transferred to the Capstone after two seasons at LSU. He appeared in 10 games, recording 13 tackles and four pass breakups.
- Dickerson spent three years at Florida State before transferring to Alabama. He was apart of the 2020 national championship team and won the Rimington Trophy, which is presented to the best center in the country. He was also a first-team All-American. He was selected with the 37th pick in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
- Young spent four seasons at Alabama as a defensive tackle. He finished his Alabama career with 132 tackles and 3.5 sacks. He was selected with the 70th pick in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
- Latu spent five seasons at Alabama and played a major role in his final two seasons. He finished his Crimson Tide career with 787 yards and 12 touchdowns. In 2021, he surpassed Irv Smith Jr’s. record of touchdown passes by a tight end with eight. He was selected with the 101st pick of the third round in the 2023 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers.
Steen arrived to Alabama in 2022 after four season at Vanderbilt. He started all 13 games at left tackles and earned second team All-SEC recognition from coaches. He was drafted with the 65th pick in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
