Super Bowl History: How Many Former Ole Miss Players Have Seen Football's Biggest Stage?

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Feb. 11, 2024, marks Super Bowl LVIII in the National Football League, and while no former Ole Miss Rebels are set to take the field on Sunday, the program has plenty of history on the sport's biggest stage.
Former Ole Miss players have appeared in 23 installments of the Super Bowl, and one player has brought home a pair of MVP trophies from the event. You can view an entire list of Rebel participants below.
I Allen Brown, TE, Green Bay
II Allen Brown, TE, Green Bay
III Larry Grantham, LB, New York Jets
VII Jim Dunaway, DT, Miami
XII Norris Weese, QB, Denver
XVI Paul Hofer, RB, San Francisco; Jim Miller, P, San Francisco
XXII Barry Wilburn, DB, Washington; Andre Townsend, DT, Denver
XXIV Wesley Walls, TE, San Francisco; Andre Townsend, DT, Denver
XXX Alundis Brice, DB, Dallas
XXXII Willie Green, WR, Denver
XXXIII Willie Green, WR, Denver; Nate Wayne, LB, Denver
XXXVIII Kris Mangum, TE, Carolina; Tutan Reyes, OG, Carolina
XXXVIII Derrick Burgess, DL, Philadelphia; Nate Wayne, LB, Philadelphia
XL Chris Spencer, C, Seattle
XLI Terrence Metcalf, OL, Chicago
XLII Eli Manning, QB, New York Giants (MVP)
XLV Mike Wallace, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
XLVI Eli Manning, QB, New York Giants (MVP); BenJarvus Green-Ellis, RB, New England Patriots
XLVII Michael Oher, OT, Baltimore Ravens; Patrick Willis, LB, San Francisco 49ers
XLIX Brandon Bolden, RB, New England Patriots
LI Brandon Bolden, RB, New England Patriots
LVI Mike Hilton, DB, Cincinnati Bengals
LVII A.J. Brown, WR, Philadelphia Eagles
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Eli Manning won two Super Bowl MVP awards during his time with the New York Giants, the only former Rebel to win the honor. Other recent Ole Miss participants in Super Bowls include Terrence Metcalf, Brandon Bolden, Mike Wallace, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Michael Oher, Patrick Willis, Mike Hilton and A.J. Brown.
Sunday's game between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs is set for 5:30 p.m. CT, and the game will be televised on CBS.

John Macon Gillespie has a journalism background spanning 10 years and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism from the University of Mississippi in 2020 and 2022, respectively. His experience in the field includes work on the Ole Miss beat for nine years and high school sports coverage in the state of Mississippi for the Calhoun County Journal. He is currently a columnist for Ole Miss On SI and a high school journalism teacher in North Mississippi.
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