There’s a strong history of former FCS players impacting the Super Bowl. Those on the rosters of the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks will seek to make their mark on Feb. 8.
You’ll surely see Jerry Rice during the buildup to Super Bowl 60, which will be held on Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California – home of the San Francisco 49ers.
It can serve as a reminder that former players from the so-called “small school” level of college football – the FCS, the lower half of Division I – are ready and willing to rise on football’s biggest stage.
A small, but solid group of FCS alumni are on the rosters of the AFC champion New England Patriots and NFC champion Seattle Seahawks, who will square off in Super Bowl 60.
Rice knows Seahawks wide receiver Cooper Kupp quite well. Long before Kupp was Super Bowl 56 MVP with the Los Angeles Rams, he received the 2013 Jerry Rice Award as the national freshman player of the year in FCS college football.
Former FCS Players on Super Bowl 60 Rosters
AFC Champion New England Patriots (15-3)
Active
LS Julian Ashby (Furman/Vanderbilt, No. 47) – rookie season; successfully executed 412 snaps as a four-year long snapper at Furman from 2020-23
WR Efton Chism III (Eastern Washington, No. 86) – rookie season; FCS record holder with a reception in 53 consecutive games had 10 catches, including three touchdowns, in the 2025 regular season
LB Christian Elliss (Idaho, No. 53) – fifth season; one of three sons of former Pro Bowl defensive lineman Luther Elliss playing in the NFL, he’s collected 150 of his 176 career tackles in the last two seasons
LB Jack Gibbens (Abilene Christian/Minnesota, No. 51) – fourth season; the Patriots’ fourth-leading tackler in the 2025 season (71) racked up 257 tackles, 22 TFLs and eight takeaways in 39 career games at ACU
LB Marte Mapu (Sacramento State, No. 15) – third season; the Big Sky Conference’s 2022 defensive player of the year has played in every game this season after posting 42 tackles in just 10 games in 2024
LB Elijah Ponder (Cal Poly, No. 91) – rookie season; collected four sacks in his rookie regular season and had a fumble recovery in the AFC championship game win at Denver
Reserve/Injured
RB Terrell Jennings (Florida A&M, No. 26) – second season
RB Lan Larison (UC Davis, No. 34) – rookie season
NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks (15-3)
Active
WR Cooper Kupp (Eastern Washington, No. 10) – ninth season; the FCS’ all-time leading receiver caught 47 passes and two TDs in his first season with the Seahawks, and he had a TD catch against his former Rams’ team in the NFC championship gamePK Jason Myers (Marist, No. 5) – 11th season; ranked No. 1 in the 2025 regular season in kicking points (171) and second in field goals made (41)
LB Patrick O’Connell (Montana, No. 52) – third season; the Big Sky Conference’s 2021 leader in sacks and TFLs has collected all of his NFL career tackles (10) and his lone sack this season
S Ty Okada (Montana State, No. 39) – third season; enjoyed a breakout in the 2025 regular season, collecting 64 tackles (tied for fifth on the Seahawks) and six passes defended
TE Eric Saubert (Drake, No. 81) – ninth season; has been a part of 11 different NFL franchises, playing for eight of them, with four receptions in his first campaign with the Seahawks
WR Rashid Shaheed (Weber State, No. 22) – fourth season; a two-time Pro Bowl kick returner (2023 and 2025) has 17 career TDs, including at least one on a rush, reception, kickoff return and punt return
C Jalen Sundell (North Dakota State, No. 61) – second season; a member of three NDSU national championship squads, Sundell made 13 starts in the 2025 regular season
OG Grey Zabel (North Dakota State, No. 76) – rookie season; the FCS level’s most-recent first-round draft pick has started every game this season
Practice Squad/Injured
RB Jacardia Wright (Missouri State, No. 31) – rookie season
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