With 75, Alabama had more of its former players appear in NFL games in 2024 than any other college program has had in any regular season in league history.

The Crimson Tide’s status as the premier supplier of pro talent continues in the postseason with 31 players who went directly from Alabama to the NFL on the active rosters of the 14 playoff teams. That number doesn’t include Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, who had one season at Oklahoma after three at Alabama, and Denver Broncos linebacker Drew Sanders, who had one season at Arkansas after two at Alabama.

But even with those two players included, Alabama isn’t assured of having a representative in Super Bowl LIX after the Crimson Tide missed Super Bowl LVIII.

Twelve of the postseason teams have former Alabama players on their active rosters – a better spread of alumni than any other college program. But because it’s six teams on each side of the bracket, it’s possible for Super Bowl LIX to go off without a former Crimson Tide player if the NFL championship game matches the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams.

Two college programs are assured of putting at least one player in Super Bowl LIX based on the current active rosters of the playoff teams – Florida and Michigan. The Gators sent 19 of the postseason active-roster players directly to the NFL, and the Wolverines have 13. But each program has at least one alumnus on the active roster of all seven teams in the NFC playoffs.

Georgia is the runner-up to Alabama for playoff players with 27. Notre Dame and Oklahoma have 20 apiece.

The Crimson Tide alumni are among the 65 players from Alabama high schools and colleges on the rosters of the 14 playoff teams. The players with Alabama football roots in the postseason include:

Baltimore Ravens

Reserve/injured: Jalyn Armour-Davis, cornerback, St. Paul’s Episcopal, Alabama

Practice squad: Malik Cunningham, wide receiver, Park Crossing

Practice squad: Darrian Dalcourt, guard, Alabama

Derrick Henry, running back, Alabama

Marlon Humphrey, cornerback, Hoover, Alabama

Michael Pierce, defensive tackle, Daphne, Samford

Buffalo Bills

Amari Cooper, wide receiver, Alabama

Tylan Grable, offensive tackle, Jacksonville State

Practice squad: Kareem Jackson, safety, Alabama

Practice squad: Tyrell Shavers, wide receiver, Alabama

Javon Solomon, edge, Troy

Denver Broncos

Kris Abrams-Draine, cornerback, Spanish Fort

Zach Cunningham, linebacker, Pinson Valley

Bo Nix, quarterback, Pinson Valley, Auburn

Drew Sanders, linebacker, Alabama

Tremon Smith, cornerback, Saks

Jarrett Stidham, quarterback, Auburn

Patrick Surtain II, cornerback, Alabama

Detroit Lions

Terrion Arnold, cornerback, Alabama

Brian Branch, defensive back, Alabama

Reserve/injured: Carlton Davis, cornerback, Auburn

Jahmyr Gibbs, running back, Alabama

Brodric Martin, defensive lineman, Northridge, North Alabama

Za’Darius Smith, defensive end, Greenville

Jameson Williams, wide receiver, Alabama

Green Bay Packers

Josh Jacobs, running back, Alabama

Xavier McKinney, safety, Alabama

Kadeem Telfort, offensive tackle, UAB

Malik Willis, quarterback, Auburn

Colby Wooden, defensive lineman, Auburn

Houston Texans

Will Anderson Jr., defensive end, Alabama

Practice squad: Anthony Averett, cornerback, Alabama

Nico Collins, wide receiver, Clay-Chalkville

Reserve/injured: Tank Dell, wide receiver, Alabama A&M

Christian Harris, linebacker, Alabama

Tytus Howard, offensive lineman, Monroe County, Alabama State

Kamari Lassiter, cornerback, American Christian

John Metchie III, wide receiver, Alabama

Irv Smith Jr., tight end, Alabama

Henry To’oTo’o, linebacker, Alabama

Reserve/injured: Jimmie Ward, safety, Davidson

Practice squad: Kilian Zierer, offensive tackle, Auburn

Kansas City Chiefs

Practice squad: Chris Oladokun, quarterback, Samford

Practice squad: Justyn Ross, wide receiver, Central-Phenix City

Practice squad: Montrell Washington, wide receiver, Samford

Los Angeles Chargers

Bradley Bozeman, center, Handley, Alabama

Justin Eboigbe, defensive lineman, Alabama

Josh Harris, long snapper, Auburn

Practice squad: Eddie Jackson, safety, Alabama

JK Scott, punter, Alabama

Kimani Vidal, running back, Troy

Los Angeles Rams

Darious Williams, cornerback, UAB

Minnesota Vikings

Practice squad: Travis Bell, defensive tackle, Jeff Davis

Practice squad: Bobby McCain, defensive back, Oxford

Nick Mullens, quarterback, Spain Park

Will Reichard, kicker, Hoover, Alabama

Cam Robinson, offensive tackle, Alabama

Dallas Turner, linebacker, Alabama

Philadelphia Eagles

Reed Blankenship, safety, West Limestone

Practice squad: Khari Blasingame, fullback, Buckhorn

Reserve/injured: James Bradberry, cornerback, Pleasant Grove, Samford

Landon Dickerson, guard, Alabama

Jack Driscoll, offensive lineman, Auburn

Bryce Huff, defensive end, St. Paul’s Episcopal

Jalen Hurts, quarterback, Alabama

Eli Ricks, cornerback, Alabama

DeVonta Smith, wide receiver, Alabama

Tyler Steen, offensive lineman, Alabama

Reserve/injured: C.J. Uzomah, tight end, Auburn

Reserve/injured: Byron Young, defensive tackle, Alabama

Pittsburgh Steelers

Montravius Adams, defensive tackle, Auburn

Minkah Fitzpatrick, safety, Alabama

Practice squad: Zyon Gilbert, cornerback, Jeff Davis

Practice squad: Eku Leota, linebacker, Auburn

Jeremiah Moon, linebacker, Hoover

Najee Harris, running back, Alabama

George Pickens, wide receiver, Hoover

Corliss Waitman, punter, South Alabama

Practice squad: Quez Watkins, wide receiver, Athens

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Practice squad: Marcus Banks, safety, Alabama

Chris Braswell, outside linebacker, Alabama

K.J. Britt, linebacker, Oxford, Auburn

Jamel Dean, cornerback, Auburn

Practice squad: D.J. Williams, running back, Auburn

Washington Commanders

Jonathan Allen, defensive tackle, Alabama

Noah Igbinoghene, cornerback, Hewitt-Trussville, Auburn

Daron Payne, defensive tackle, Shades Valley, Alabama

Jeremy Reaves, defensive back, South Alabama

Brian Robinson Jr., running back, Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Trent Scott, offensive lineman, Lee-Huntsville

Because of wildfires in California, the NFL on Thursday moved Monday night’s NFC first-round game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, to State Farm Stadium, the home of the Arizona Cardinals, in Glendale, Arizona.

The first round of the NFL playoffs looks like this now (with all times Central and point spreads from BetMGM):

Saturday, Jan. 11

AFC: No. 5 Los Angeles Chargers (11-6) at No. 4 Houston Texans (10-7), 3:30 p.m. (CBS) Line: Chargers by 3

AFC: No. 6 Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7) at No. 3 Baltimore Ravens (12-5), 7 p.m. (Prime Video) Line: Ravens by 10

Sunday, Jan. 12

AFC: No. 7 Denver Broncos (10-7) at No. 2 Buffalo Bills (14-3), noon (CBS) Line: Bills by 9

NFC: No. 7 Green Bay Packers (11-6) at No. 2 Philadelphia Eagles (14-3), 3:30 p.m. (FOX) Line: Eagles by 5

NFC: No. 6 Washington Commanders (12-5) at No. 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-7), 7 p.m. (NBC) Line: Buccaneers by 3

Monday, Jan. 13

NFC: No. 5 Minnesota Vikings (14-3) vs. No. 4 Los Angeles Rams (10-7) in Glendale, Arizona, 7 p.m. (ABC, ESPN) Line: Vikings by 2.5

Earning first-round byes as the No. 1 seeds for each conference were the Detroit Lions (15-2) in the NFC and the Kansas City Chiefs (15-2) in the AFC. The top two seeds in each conference begin postseason play in the Divisional Round on Jan. 18 and 19. The schedule for that round will be determined after Wild-Card Weekend.

The conference championship games will be played on Jan. 26.

Super Bowl LIX is scheduled be played at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. FOX will televise the game.

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