Hogs in the Super Bowl: Every former Arkansas football player to ever make it
Everyone who isn’t a Niners or Chiefs fan may be focused on Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl in Las Vegas on Sunday.
Unless you’re from Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Dre Greenlaw and Brandon Allen were All-SEC type of players during their time playing for the Arkansas football team in the late 2010s. Before that, they were all-class type of players during their playing time for the Fayetteville High School football team in the early 2010s.
If one believes that success breeds success, it’s fits for Greenlaw and Allen, both of whom will participate in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday when their team, the San Francisco 49ers, play the Kansas City Chiefs in Las Vegas.
That phrase, “success breeds success,” isn’t just about Greenlaw’s and Allen’s coincidental together-ness on the football field. It’s also about how Allen is now tied for the Super Bowl appearances for a former Arkansas player in history. And Greenlaw is one behind him, with Sunday’s game marking his second such.
For Allen, the third-string quarterback for the Niners, the game will be his third, but for three different teams. Both of Greenlaw’s trips to the Super Bowl have come with San Francisco. But besides them, who was the last former Razorbacks football player to play in the most famous individual game in the world?
Well, here is the complete list of former Arkansas players who have made it to the Super Bowl.
Brandon Allen - Quarterback
Super Bowl LIII – Los Angeles Rams
Super Bowl LVI – Cincinnati Bengals
Super Bowl LVII – San Francisco 49ers
Mike Cherry - Quarterback
Super Bowl XXXV – New York Giants
Tavaris Jackson - Quarterback
Super Bowl XLVIII – Seattle Seahawks
Ryan Mallett - Quarterback
Super Bowl XLVI – New England Patriots
Madre Hill - Running back
Super Bowl XXXVII – Oakland Raiders
Jim Lindsey - Running back
Super Bowl IV – Minnesota Vikings
Lance Alworth - Wide receiver
Super Bowl VI – Dallas Cowboys
Cody Hollister - Wide receiver
Super Bowl LII – New England Patriots
Super Bowl LIII – New England Patriots
Alvin Bailey - Offensive line
Super Bowl XLVIII – Seattle Seahawks
Super Bowl XLIX – Seattle Seahawks
Cameron Jefferson - Offensive line
Super Bowl 50 – Denver Broncos
Jason Peters - Offensive line
Super Bowl LII – Philadelphia Eagles
Mitch Petrus - Offensive line
Suepr Bowl XLVI – New York Giants
Dave Reavis - Offensive line
Happy BDAY tomorrow to former #Steelers OL Dave Reavis@SteelersUnite #HereWeGo pic.twitter.com/BeDP25lKCE
— Steelers Takeaways 🌗 (@PittsburghSport) June 18, 2020
Super Bowl IX – Pittsburgh Steelers
Super Bowl X – Pittsburgh Steelers
Dan Skipper - Offensive line
Super Bowl LIII – New England Patriots
R.C. Thielemann - Offensive line
Super Bowl XXII – Washington
Tony Ugoh - Offensive line
Super Bowl XLIV – Indianapolis Colts
Super Bowl XLVI – New York Giants
Bobbie Williams - Offensive line
Super Bowl XLVII – Baltimore Ravens
Jake Bequette - Defensive end
Super Bowl XLIX – New England Patriots
Trey Flowers - Defensive end
Super Bowl LI – New England Patriots
Super Bowl LII – New England Patriots
Super Bowl LIII – New England Patriots
Raylee Johnson - Defensive end
Super Bowl XXIX – San Diego Chargers
Jeremiah Ledbetter - Defensive end
Super Bowl LV – Tampa Bay Bucs
Brison Manor - Defensive end
Super Bowl XII – Denver Broncos
Deatrich Wise Jr. - Defensive end
Super Bowl LII – New England Patriots
Super Bowl LIII – New England Patriots
Henry Ford - Defensive tackle
Super Bowl XXXIV – Tennessee Titans
Ryan Hale - Defensive tackle
Super Bowl XXXV – New York Giants
Dan Hampton - Defensive tackle
Super Bowl XX – Chicago Bears
Billy Ray Smith - Defensive tackle
It's the birthday of Billy Ray Smith, defensive lineman of the Baltimore Colts for 10 of his 14 NFL seasons. Underrated (he did make 2nd team All-Pro in '68), he was a cog on some of the greatest defenses in NFL history. pic.twitter.com/hFkApRZ1Wz
— Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) January 27, 2023
Super Bowl III – Baltimore Colts
Super Bowl V – Baltimore Colts
Ravin Caldwell - Linebacer
Ravin Caldwell (1987-1992)
79 Games, 14 Starts
8.5 Sacks, Career High 4 in 1988
Recorded a Safety vs the Cardinals (1988)
Had 3 Sacks vs the Eagles (Dec 4, 1988)
Super Bowl XXII & XXVI Champ#HTTR #Redskins #NFL pic.twitter.com/0awAFRj7DR— Every Redskin Ever (@EveryRedskin) December 9, 2023
Super Bowl XXII – Washington
Super Bowl XXVI – Washington
Dre Greenlaw - Linebacker
Super Bowl LIV – San Francisco 49ers
Super Bowl ???? – San Francisco 49ers
Dennis Winston - Linebacker
Happy BDAY tomorrow to former @Steelers LB Dennis Winston
"I watched the other linebackers and knew they couldn’t play better or hit harder. They may have been more athletic but they couldn’t hit harder or be better football players than I was."#Steelers @SteelersUnite pic.twitter.com/QfsIJiQfT4— Steelers Takeaways 🌗 (@PittsburghSport) October 24, 2019
Super Bowl XIII – Pittsburgh Steelers
Super Bowl XIV – Pittsburgh Steelers
Steve Atwater - Safety
Super Bowl XXIV – Denver Broncos
Super Bowl XXXII – Denver Broncos
Super Bowl XXXIII – Denver Broncos
Greg Lasker - Safety
46 Days Until New York #Giants Football Returns With Former Safety, Greg Lasker! #TogetherBlue pic.twitter.com/hT5mOCu6nb
— The Giant Take Podcast (@TheGiantTakePod) July 27, 2022
Super Bowl XXI – New York Giants
Steve Cox - Punter
Super Bowl XXII – Washington
Brett Goode - Long-snapper
Super Bowl XLV – Green Bay Packers
