When Super Bowl LVIII kicks off on Sunday, February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, the rosters of the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will feature 20 players that have played in or been on the roster of a team that played in the Rose Bowl Game.
 
The 20 players represent 14 different universities, led by three players from Georgia and Oregon. There is at least one player from 10 of the last 12 editions of The Granddaddy of Them All, with the 2018 game between Georgia and Oklahoma leading the way with four players from the only Rose Bowl Game to go to double overtime.
 
The 49ers have 13 players that played in Pasadena as part of America's New Years Celebration, headlined by three former Players of the Game, Christian McCaffrey (2016, Stanford), Sam Darnold (2017, USC) and Ji'Ayir Brown (Penn State, 2023). Other key players with Rose Bowl Games ties include tight end George Kittle (Iowa, 2016) and defensive ends Chase Young (Ohio State, 2019) and Arik Armstead (Oregon, 2015).
 
On the Chiefs sidelines, you will find seven players who are alumni of the Rose Bowl Game. Pro Bowl center Creed Humphrey was a key cog in Oklahoma's offensive line in the 2018 game, while Mecole Hardman (Georgia, 2018), Justin Reid (Stanford, 2016) and Leo Chenal (Wisconsin, 2020) were key members of their teams in the game.
 
Below is a complete list of the players on the 49ers and Chiefs rosters that have played in the Rose Bowl Game, including their school and year in the game:

49ers
Arik Armstead (Oregon, 2015)
Aaron Banks (Notre Dame, 2021)
Ji'Ayir Brown (Penn State, 2023)
Sam Darnold (USC, 2017)
Kevin Givens (Penn State, 2017)
George Kittle (Iowa, 2016)
Cameron Latu (Alabama, 2021)
Deommodore Lenoir (Oregon, 2020)
Christian McCaffrey (Stanford, 2016)
Terrance Mitchell (Oregon, 2012)
Taybor Pepper (Michigan State, 2014)
Charlie Woerner (Georgia, 2018)
Chase Young (Ohio State, 2019)

Chiefs
Leo Chenal (Wisconsin, 2020)
Mecole Hardman (Georgia, 2018)
Malik Herring (Georgia, 2018)
Creed Humphrey (Oklahoma, 2018)
Derrick Nnadi (Florida State, 2015)
Justin Reid (Stanford, 2016)
Keith Taylor (Washington, 2019)