ARLINGTON, Texas – The AFC and NFC championship games of the 2025-26 National Football League playoffs are slated to feature 21 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic alumni across the active rosters of the four participating teams.
 
The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks lead the way with seven Cotton Bowl Classic alums each, followed by the New England Patriots with four and Los Angeles Rams with three, giving the Classic at least one alum on its active roster of all four teams vying for a chance to play in the Super Bowl.
 
Ohio State and Southern California pace the list of Classic alums with four each, followed by Oklahoma with three. Former Sooner standout Rhamondre Stevenson earned the J. Curtis Sanford Trophy as the Offensive Most Valuable Player in the 85th Classic in 2020, rushing for a career-high 186 yards on 18 carries and one touchdown in an offensive explosion that saw Oklahoma amass a Cotton Bowl record 684 total yards of total offense.
 
Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., is set for Sunday, Feb. 8 on NBC and Peacock.
 
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GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC ALUMS IN THE 2025-26 NFL PLAYOFFS CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
 
Denver Broncos (7)
Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri  
Jahdae Barron, Texas
Nik Bonitto, Oklahoma
Jonathon Cooper, Ohio State
Jeremy Crawshaw, Florida
Michael Deiter, Wisconsin**
J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State* 
Marvin Mims Jr., Oklahoma
Sam Mustipher, Notre Dame
Que Robinson, Alabama^
Cody Schrader, Missouri**
Delarrin Turner-Yell, Oklahoma* **  
Johnny Walker, Missouri*
 
Los Angeles Rams (3) 
Justin Dedich, Southern California
Ty Hamilton, Ohio State
Jesse Luketa, Penn State**
Harrison Mevis, Missouri
Bill Norton, Texas**
Tyler Scott, Cincinnati**
 
New England Patriots (4)
Antonio Gibson, Memphis* 
TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
Lorenz Metz, Cincinnati**
Thayer Munford Jr., Ohio State
Robert Spillane, Western Michigan
Rhamondre Stevenson, Oklahoma 
Caedan Wallace, Penn State*** 
 
Seattle Seahawks (7) 
Coby Bryant, Cincinnati
Sam Darnold, Southern California
Josh Jobe, Alabama^
Julian Love, Notre Dame
Jalen Milroe, Alabama*** 
Uchenna Nwosu, Southern California 
Robbie Ouzts, Alabama^
Brandon Pili, Southern California
Jarran Reed, Alabama 
Chris Stoll, Penn State
 
*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