Cornerback Darious Williams became the first UAB alumnus to play for the winning team in the Super Bowl when the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in last year’s NFL championship game.

This year’s Super Bowl could produce the first Samford alumnus to play for the winning team.

Philadelphia cornerback James Bradberry will become the third Samford alumnus to play in the Super Bowl when the Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs at 5:30 p.m. CST Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

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While Alabama has had 45 alumni play in the Super Bowl and Auburn has had 37, 27 players from other Alabama colleges have played in the Super Bowl, including one who did something no former Alabama or Auburn player has done in the Super Bowl — score a touchdown. Former Alabama A&M star John Stallworth caught three touchdown passes while earning four Super Bowl rings with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s.

The 27 players appeared in 44 Super Bowls.

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The former players from Alabama’s colleges other than Alabama and Auburn who have played in the Super Bowl include:

ALABAMA A&M

Howard Ballard, an offensive tackle, started in four Super Bowls, all lost by the Bills – 20-19 to the Giants in Suepr Bowl XXV on Jan. 27, 1991; 37-24 to the Redskins in Super Bowl XXVI on Jan. 26, 1992; 52-17 to the Cowboys in Super Bowl XXVII on Jan. 31, 1993; and 30-13 to the Cowboys in Super Bowl XXVIII on Jan. 30, 1994.

Mike Hegman, a linebacker, made three tackles and broke up a pass in the Cowboys’ 27-10 victory over the Broncos in Super Bowl XII on Jan. 15, 1978; and played in the Cowboys’ 35-21 loss to the Steelers in Super Bowl XIII on Jan. 21, 1979.

Robert Mathis, a defensive end, started and made two tackles in the Colts’ 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI on Feb. 4, 2007; and started in the Colts’ 31-17 loss to the Saints in Super Bowl XLIV on Feb. 7, 2010.

John Stallworth, a wide receiver, played in four Super Bowl victories for the Steelers, catching 11 passes for 268 yards and three touchdowns as Pittsburgh beat the Vikings 16-6 in Super Bowl IX on Jan. 12, 1975; the Cowboys 21-17 in Super Bowl X on Jan. 18, 1976; the Cowboys 35-31 in Super Bowl XIII on Jan. 21, 1979; and the Rams 31-19 in Super Bowl XIV on Jan. 20, 1980.

ALABAMA STATE

Tarvaris Jackson, a quarterback, came in to take the final snaps and throw an incomplete pass in the Seahawks’ 43-8 victory over the Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII on Feb. 2, 2014. Jackson also was on the Seahawks when they lost to the Patriots 28-24 in Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1, 2015, but he did not play in the game.

JACKSONVILLE STATE

Eric Davis, a cornerback, started, made six tackles, intercepted a pass and broke up two more in the 49ers’ 49-26 victory over the Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX on Jan. 29, 1995.

Keith McKeller, a tight end, caught six passes for 53 yards in four Super Bowl losses by the Bills – 20-19 to the Giants in Super Bowl XXV on Jan. 27, 1991; 37-24 to the Redskins in Super Bowl XXVI on Jan. 26, 1992; 52-17 to the Cowboys in Super Bowl XXVII on Jan. 31, 1993; and 30-13 to the Cowboys in Super Bowl XXVIII on Jan. 30, 1994.

NORTH ALABAMA

Lewis Billups, a cornerback, started in the Bengals’ 20-16 loss to the 49ers in Super Bowl XXIII on Jan. 22, 1989. He made five tackles and broke up a pass.

SAMFORD

Cortland Finnegan, a cornerback, played his final NFL game in Super Bowl 50 in the Panthers’ 24-10 loss to the Broncos on Feb. 7, 2016. He made four tackles.

Jaquiski Tartt, a safety, played all 79 of the 49ers’ defensive snaps in a 31-20 loss to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2, 2020. Tartt made five tackles, including a sack.

SOUTH ALABAMA

Gerald Everett, a tight end, played 44 offensive snaps in the Rams’ 13-3 loss to the Patriots in Super Bowl LIII on Feb. 3, 2019, but was thrown to only once and did not have a reception. Everett started his college career at UAB and transferred when the Blazers shuttered their program.

TROY

Mario Addison, a defensive end, made a special-teams tackle in the Panthers’ 24-10 loss to the Broncos in Super Bowl 50 on Feb. 7, 2016.

Kerry Jenkins, a guard, started in the Buccaneers’ 48-21 victory over the Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII on Jan. 26, 2003.

Jerrel Jernigan, a wide receiver, returned three kickoffs for 71 yards in the Giants’ 21-17 victory over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5, 2012.

Virgil Seay, a wide receiver, played in the Redskins’ 27-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII on Jan. 30, 1983.

Lawrence Tynes, a place-kicker, made a 32-yard field goal and two extra points in the Giants’ 17-14 victory over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII on Feb. 3, 2008, and made field goals of 33 and 38 yards and an extra point in the Giants’ 21-17 victory over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5, 2012.

Osi Umenyiora, a defensive end, made four tackles and recovered a fumble in the Giants’ 17-14 victory over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII on Feb. 3, 2008, and had a tackle and two quarterback hits in the Giants’ 21-17 victory over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5, 2012.

DeMarcus Ware, an outside linebacker, had five tackles, two sacks and four quarterback hits in the Broncos’ 24-10 victory over the Panthers in Super Bowl 50 on Feb. 7, 2016.

Steve McLendon, a defensive tackle, had one tackle and registered a quarterback hit in the Buccaneers’ 31-9 victory over the Chiefs in Super Bowl LV on Feb. 7, 2021.

TUSKEGEE

Anthony Mitchell, a safety, played in the Ravens’ 34-7 victory over the Giants in Super Bowl XXXV on Jan. 28, 2001.

Ken Woodard, a linebacker, made 11 tackles, including a sack, in the Broncos’ 39-20 loss to the Giants in Super Bowl XXI on Jan. 25, 1987.

UAB

Josh Evans, a defensive tackle, made three tackles in the Titans’ 23-16 loss to the Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV on Jan. 30, 2000.

Dainon Sidney, a cornerback, made five tackles in the Titans’ 23-16 loss to the Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV on Jan. 30, 2000.

Joe Webb, a quarterback, had a 24-yard kickoff return in the Panthers’ 24-10 loss to the Broncos in Super Bowl 50 on Feb. 7, 2016.

Darious Williams, a cornerback, led Los Angeles with a career-high eight tackles and broke up a pass in the Rams’ 23-20 victory over the Bengals in Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13, 2022.

WEST ALABAMA

Malcolm Butler, a cornerback, took the field as the Patriots’ third cornerback in the second half and sealed a 28-24 victory over the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1, 2015, by intercepting a pass at the goal line on the Seahawks’ final snap of the game. Butler played every defensive snap and made two tackles in the Patriots’ 34-28 overtime victory against the Falcons in Super Bowl LI on Feb. 5, 2017. In the Patriots’ 41-33 loss to the Eagles in Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4, 2018, Butler’s action was limited to one special-teams play after he took more defensive snaps than any other New England player during the regular season.

Tyreek Hill, a wide receiver, caught nine passes for 105 yards in the Chiefs’ 31-20 victory over the 49ers in Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2, 2020. Hill’s receptions included a 44-yard reception on a third-and-15 pass that advanced Kansas City to the San Francisco 21-yard line. Four snaps later, the Chiefs scored a touchdown that cut the 49ers’ lead to 20-17 with 6:13 left to play, the first of three straight TD series for Kansas City. In Super Bowl LV on Feb. 7, 2021, Hill caught seven passes for 73 yards and had a 5-yard rushing attempt in the Chiefs’ 31-9 loss to the Buccaneers.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.