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Super Bowl 2022 Teams: These Are The 18 Players With Florida Ties
Florida football fans may see some familiar faces when the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals square off in Super Bowl LVI.

FLORIDA — Florida football fans may see some familiar names on the team rosters when the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals square off in Super Bowl LVI, the biggest game of the NFL season, to be played at 5:30 p.m. Central on Sunday in SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
Eleven players on the Los Angeles Rams and seven on the Cincinnati Bengals went to high school or played college football in Florida.
Between these players, the 2022 Super Bowl teams have 107 former college football players, according to the NCAA. Together, the SEC and Big Ten are sending the most players to the game, with 46 players. NCAA Division I FCS and Division II schools are also represented.
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Florida and LSU have the greatest representation in the 56th annual Super Bowl, with five each, the NCAA reports.
Washington, Georgia, Ohio State, Clemson and Oklahoma each have four players on the teams' Super Bowl rosters.
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Alabama, Texas A&M and Purdue have three representatives each.
And two players each come from Wake Forest, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Michigan, Michigan State, Maryland, Florida Atlantic, Delaware, Cincinnati, Florida State, Iowa, Penn State, TCU, Utah, Wisconsin, Stanford, Colorado and North Carolina State.
Here's a closer look at the Florida players that make up the Bengals' roster:
Vernon Hargreaves III (Hometown: Tampa)

Position: Cornerback
Number: No. 29
Experience: 6 years
Age: 26
College: Florida
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 204 lbs
Trey Hendrickson (Hometown: Orlando)

Position: Defensive End
Number: No. 91
Experience: 5 years
Age: 27
College: Florida Atlantic
Height: 6'4''
Weight: 270 lbs
Fred Johnson (Hometown: West Palm Beach)

Position: Offensive Tackle
Number: No. 74
Experience: 3 years
Age: 24
College: Florida
Height: 6'7''
Weight: 326 lbs
Evan McPherson (Hometown: Fort Payne, AL)

Position: Placekicker
Number: No. 2
Age: 21
College: Florida
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 185 lbs
Mitchell Wilcox (Hometown: Largo)

Position: Tight End
Number: No. 84
Experience: 1 year
Age: 25
College: South Florida
Height: 6'4''
Weight: 247 lbs
Wyatt Ray (Hometown: Boca Raton)

Position: Defensive End
Number: No. 93
Experience: 2 years
Age: 25
College: Boston College
Height: 6'4''
Weight: 250 lbs
Auden Tate (Hometown: Irmo, SC)

Position: Wide Receiver
Number: No. 19
Experience: 4 years
Age: 25
College: Florida
Height: 6'5''
Weight: 228 lbs
Here's a closer look at the Florida players that make up the Rams' roster:
Cam Akers (Hometown: Jackson, MS)

Position: Running Back
Number: No. 23
Experience: 2 years
Age: 22
College: Florida State
Height: 5'10''
Weight: 217 lbs
Buddy Howell (Hometown: Coconut Grove)
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Position: Running Back
Number: No. 38
Experience: 4 years
Age: 25
College: Florida Atlantic
Height: 6'1''
Weight: 225 lbs
Brandon Powell (Hometown: Deerfield Beach)

Position: Wide Receiver
Number: No. 19
Experience: 4 years
Age: 26
College: Florida
Height: 5'8''
Weight: 181 lbs
Jalen Ramsey (Hometown: Smyrna, TN)

Position: Defensive Back
Number: No. 5
Experience: 6 years
Age: 27
College: Florida State
Height: 6'2''
Weight: 208 lbs
Tutu Atwell (Hometown: Miami)

Position: Wide Receiver
Number: No. 15
Age: 22
College: Louisville
Height: 5'9''
Weight: 165 lbs
Jacob Harris (Hometown: Palm Harbor)

Position: Tight End
Number: No. 87
Age: 24
College: UCF
Height: 6'5''
Weight: 211 lbs
Van Jefferson (Hometown: Jacksonville)

Position: Wide Receiver
Number: No. 12
Experience: 2 years
Age: 25
College: Florida
Height: 6'1''
Weight: 200 lbs
Sony Michel (Hometown: Orlando)

Position: Running Back
Number: No. 25
Experience: 4 years
Age: 26
College: Georgia
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 215 lbs
Sharrod Neasman (Hometown: Sarasota)

Position: Defensive Back
Number: No. 41
Experience: 6 years
Age: 30
College: Florida Atlantic
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 213 lbs
Matthew Stafford (Hometown: Tampa)
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Position: Quarterback
Number: No. 9
Experience: 13 years
Age: 34
College: Georgia
Height: 6'3''
Weight: 220 lbs
John Wolford (Hometown: Jacksonville)

Position: Quarterback
Number: No. 13
Experience: 2 years
Age: 26
College: Wake Forest
Height: 6'1''
Weight: 216 lbs
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