A solid group of former FCS players are knocking on the front door of Super Bowl 58 – only one win away from it opening to football’s biggest game.
Next Sunday, players on the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game and the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship Game will have a shot at advancing to the Super Bowl, Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Ivy League power Harvard is the common FCS denominator, with one player on each of the four rosters.
FCS on AFC Championship Game Rosters
Sunday, Jan. 28 (3 p.m. EST, CBS)
No. 1 Seed Baltimore Ravens (14-4)
Active
QB Josh Johnson, San Diego
LS Tyler Ott, Harvard
NT Michael Pierce, Samford
FB Patrick Ricard, Maine
CB Rock Ya-Sin, Presbyterian/Temple
Reserve/Injured
OLB Malik Hamm, Lafayette
Practice Squad
DT Rayshad Nichols, Stephen F. Austin
OL Josh Wells, James Madison
RB Owen Wright, Monmouth
No. 3 Seed Kansas City Chiefs (13-6)
Active
LB Jack Cochrane, South Dakota
DE B.J. Thompson, Stephen F. Austin
WR Justin Watson, Penn
Reserve/Injured
RB Jerick McKinnon, Georgia Southern
Practice Squad
DE Truman Jones, Harvard
QB Chris Oladokun, South Dakota State
WR Montrell Washington, Samford
FCS on NFC Championship Game Rosters
Sunday, Jan. 28 (6:30 p.m. EST, Fox)
No. 1 Seed San Francisco 49ers (13-5)
Active
DT Javon Hargrave, South Carolina State
FB Kyle Juszczyk, Harvard
S/ST George Odum, Central Arkansas
Reserve/Injured
TE Ross Dwelley, San Diego
OT Nick Zakelj, Fordham
Practice Squad
DE Spencer Waege, North Dakota State
No. 3 Seed Detroit Lions (14-5)
Active
DB Khalil Dorsey, Northern Arizona
TE Anthony Firkser, Harvard
LB James Houston, Jackson State
WR Kalif Raymond, Holy Cross
OG Colby Sorsdal, William & Mary
Practice Squad
WR Daurice Fountain, Northern Iowa
DB Craig James, Southern Illinois
WR Tom Kennedy, Bryant
OL Michael Niese, Dayton/Temple
DT Chris Smith, Harvard/Notre Dame