Talented players come from all levels of college football. While many in the NFL are from Power Four programs, the FCS and the Group of Six are still producing pro-level players even in the transfer portal era.
Look no further than the Super Bowl this Sunday. Here’s the lists of players who are on the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots who don’t have P4 teams listed as the college they’re from, including injured reserve and practice squads:
Small School Players With The Seahawks
| Name | Pos. | College |
| Christian Haynes | OL | UConn |
| George Holani | RB | Boise State |
| Tyrice Knight | LB | UTEP |
| Cooper Kupp | WR | Eastern Washington |
| DeMarcus Lawrence | LB | Boise State |
| Abraham Lucas | OL | Washington State |
| Jason Myers | K | Marist |
| Patrick O’Connell | LB | Montana |
| Ty Okada | DB | Montana State |
| Eric Saubert | TE | Drake |
| Rashid Shaheed | WR | Weber State |
| Jalen Sundell | OL | North Dakota State |
| Riq Woolen | DB | UTSA |
| Dareke Young | WR | Lenoir Rhyne |
| Grey Zabel | OL | North Dakota State |
| Tory Horton | WR | Colorado State |
| Tyler Hall | DB | Wyoming |
| Maxen Hook | DB | Toledo |
| Courtney Jackson | WR | Arkansas State |
| Shemar Jean-Charles | DB | App State |
| Federico Maranges | OL | FAU |
| Jamie Sheriff | LB | South Alabama |
| Bubba Thomas | DL | South Alabama |
| Ricky White III | WR | UNLV |
| Jacardia Wright | RB | Missouri State |
Small School Players With The Patriots
| Name | Pos. | College |
| Alex Austin | DB | Oregon State |
| Efton Chism III | WR | Eastern Washington |
| DeMario Douglas | WR | Liberty |
| Christian Elliss | LB | Idaho |
| Marte Mapu | LB | Sacramento State |
| Kobee Minor | DB | Memphis |
| Chad Muma | LB | Wyoming |
| Dell Pettus | DB | Troy |
| Elijah Ponder | LB | Cal Poly |
| Robert Spillane | LB | Western Michigan |
| Jahlani Tavai | LB | Hawaii |
| Kyle Williams | WR | Washington State |
| Milton Williams | DL | Louisiana Tech |
| Antonio Gibson | RB | Memphis |
| Terrell Jennings | RB | Florida A&M |
| Brock Lampe | FB | Northern Illinois |
| Lan Larison | RB | UC Davis |
| Mehki Butler | OL | Arkansas State |
| John Jiles | WR | West Florida |
| D’Ernest Johnson | RB | USF |
| Patrick Johnson | LB | Tulane |
| Jeremiah Pharms Jr. | DT | Friends |
| Andrew Rupcich | OL | Culver-Stockton College |
| Jeremiah Webb | WR | South Alabama |
| Darius Harris | LB | Middle Tennessee |
| Thomas Odukoya | TE | Eastern Michigan |
| Craig Reynolds | RB | Kutztown |
