ARLINGTON, Texas – The divisional round of the 2022-23 National Football League playoffs is slated to feature 37 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic alumni across the active rosters of the eight participating teams.
The Cincinnati Bengals with seven and Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles each with six lead the way featuring the most Cotton Bowl Classic alums. Each of the eight teams still alive in the NFL playoffs boasts at one Classic alum on its active roster.
Among the alums set to be on the field and sidelines this weekend are Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, who starred for Nebraska in the 71st Classic in 2007 and four who earned Classic Most Valuable Player honors. Clemson's Trevor Lawrence (83rd Classic in 2018) earned the J. Curtis Sanford Trophy as Offensive MVP. The two Felix R. McKnight Trophy recipients as Defensive MVP are going to be on opposite sides of the same field when Penn State's Micah Parsons (84th Classic in 2019) and the Dallas Cowboys take on Fumagalli, Alabama's DeMeco Ryans (70th Classic in 2006), in his sixth season with the franchise and second as defensive coordinator, and the San Francisco 49ers.
The AFC and NFC Championship games are scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 29. Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., is set for Sunday, Feb. 12 on FOX.
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GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC ALUMS IN THE 2022-23 NFL PLAYOFFS DIVISIONAL ROUND
Buffalo Bills
Kaiir Elam, Florida
Von Miller, Texas A&M*
Mitch Morse, Missouri
Baylon Spector, Clemson
Cincinnati Bengals
Brandon Allen, Arkansas***
Nick Bowers, Penn State**
Joe Burrow, Ohio State
Jackson Carman, Clemson
Zachary Carter, Florida
Drue Chrisman, Ohio State
Tee Higgins, Clemson
Sam Hubbard, Ohio State
Evan McPherson, Florida
Isaiah Prince, Ohio State**
Marvell Tell III, Southern California**
Zac Taylor, Nebraska (Head Coach)
Jay Tufele, Southern California***
Dallas Cowboys
Tyler Biadasz, Wisconsin***
Malik Davis, Florida
Trayvon Mullen, Clemson
Micah Parsons, Penn State
Jason Peters, Arkansas
Kendall Sheffield, Ohio State**
Jacksonville Jaguars
Chris Claybrooks, Memphis
Travis Etienne Jr., Clemson
Luke Farrell, Ohio State
DaVon Hamilton, Ohio State
Trevor Lawrence, Clemson
Riley Patterson, Memphis
Cam Robinson, Alabama*
Deionte Thompson, Alabama***
Kansas City Chiefs
Blake Bell, Oklahoma
Bryan Cook, Cincinnati
Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma
Ronald Jones, Southern California
Justyn Ross, Clemson*
New York Giants
Darrian Beavers, Cincinnati*
Cam Brown, Penn State
Wyatt Davis, Ohio State***
Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma
Julian Love, Notre Dame
Evan Neal, Alabama
Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma*
Philadelphia Eagles
Ian Book, Notre Dame
T.J. Edwards, Wisconsin
Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis
Mario Goodrich, Clemson**
Josh Jobe, Alabama^
Lane Johnson, Oklahoma
Tyrese Robinson, Oklahoma**
Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
K'Von Wallace, Clemson
Marlon Tuipulotu, Southern California* ***
San Francisco 49ers
Aaron Banks, Notre Dame
Nick Bosa, Ohio State
Jaylon Moore, Western Michigan***
Taybor Pepper, Michigan State
DeMeco Ryans, Alabama (Defensive Coordinator)
*Reserve/Injured list
**Practice squad
***Was a redshirt when his team played in the Cotton Bowl Classic
^Was injured and did not play in the Cotton Bowl Classic
