13 Longhorns to take part in AFC and NFC Championship Games

AUSTIN, Texas – As the NFL Playoffs attain the AFC and NFC Championship Games, 13 former Longhorns are nonetheless part of the playoffs — probably the most of any faculty program. That whole consists of 10 lively gamers — which can be probably the most of any program — whereas two are on follow squads and one is out with an damage. The Denver Broncos have six former Longhorns on their lively roster, whereas the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks every have three, and the New England Patriots have one.

Most Active Players nonetheless in NFL Playoffs

10 – TEXAS

9 – Alabama

7 – LSU, Michigan, Ohio State

Most Players on NFL Playoff crew rosters (consists of follow squad/IR)

13 – TEXAS

10 – Ole Miss

9 – Alabama, Ohio State

8 – LSU

With no less than one participant on every of the 4 remaining groups, a former Longhorn is assured to be on each sidelines of Super Bowl, and it will likely be the twentieth time within the final 21 years for there to be no less than one within the sport. The Longhorns had a school-best streak of 17-straight years with a participant in The Big Game from 2006-22, and Super Bowl LX (Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, Calif.) will prolong UT’s present streak to 3 in a row. Taking it a step additional, with a participant assured to be on each Super Bowl squads, a Longhorn might be part of a Lombardi Trophy-winning squad for the third-consecutive 12 months, as nicely.

13 Longhorns Advance in NFL Playoffs

                                                       ACTIVE PLAYERS: 10

                                             PRACTICE SQUAD: 2 / INJURED: 1

 AFC Championship Game: New England Patriots at Denver Broncos (2 p.m. CT/CBS)

Denver Broncos

Jahdae Barron, DB

Sam Ehlinger, QB

Lil ‘Jordan Humphrey, WR

PJ Locke, DB

Malcolm Roach, DL

Brandon Jones, S (injured/out)

New England Patriots

Brenden Schooler, DB

NFC Championship Game: Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks (5:30 p.m. CT/FOX)

Los Angeles Rams

Poona Ford, DL

Jordan Whittington, WR

Bill Norton, DL (follow squad)

Seattle Seahawks

Michael Dickson, P

Byron Murphy II, DL

Quandre Diggs, DB (follow squad)