NEW ORLEANS – For the second-straight year, Georgia Southern alumnus running back Jerick McKinnon and Marshall product safety Nazeeh Johnson earned Super Bowl rings as members of the Kansas City Chiefs. 
 
The Sun Belt was represented on the game’s biggest stage for the sixth-straight season, with four players competing for either the Kansas City Chiefs or San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. 
 
McKinnon had two receptions for 15 yards in his first appearance since Week 15, after returning from the injured reserve list. One of McKinnon’s two catches came on the Chiefs game-tying drive with less than two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Johnson remained on the Chiefs injured reserve list for the Super Bowl.  

Louisiana alumnus running back Elijah Mitchell carried the ball three times for eight yards for the 49ers, while South Alabama alum Darrell Luter Jr. contributed on special teams.
 
Eighty-seven Sun Belt alumni earned NFL roster spots entering the 2023 season, with 33 advancing to the NFL playoffs and four appearing in Super Bowl LVIII. The Sun Belt was represented on all 14 playoff rosters.
 
Georgia Southern 
Jerick McKinnon – RB, Kansas City Chiefs (1 G, 2 Receptions, 15 Yards)
 
Louisiana 
Elijah Mitchell – RB, San Francisco 49ers (1 G, 3 Rushes, 8 Yards)
 
Marshall
^ Nazeeh Johnson – S, Kansas City Chiefs
 
South Alabama 
Darrell Luter Jr. – CB, San Francisco 49ers (1 G) 
 
* Practice Squad
^ Injured & Other Reserve