Gators in the NFL: Championship Sunday

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Four former Gators are headed to Super Bowl LIX. The Chief's Jawaan Taylor and DJ Humphries will take on the Eagle's C.J. Gardner-Johnson and Fred Johnson. The Gators streak of 23 consecutive years with a player in the Super Bowl is the third longest active streak for an SEC team.

Each week of the season, FloridaGators.com will cover all of the best moments from the NFL stars who made a name for themselves in Gainesville. Here is how the Orange and Blue fared on Championship Sunday:

Offensive Highlights

For the third consecutive year the Chiefs are going to the Super Bowl, and for the third straight year multiple Gators are going with them!

Super Bowl 59 (2025)	DJ Humphries (OL)
Super Bowl 59 (2025)	Jawaan Taylor (OL)
Super Bowl 58 (2024)	Tommy Townsend (P)
Super Bowl 58 (2024)	Kadarius Toney (WR)
Super Bowl 58 (2024)	Jawaan Taylor (OL)
Super Bowl 58 (2024)	La'Mical Perine (RB)
Super Bowl 58 (2024)	Trey Dean* (DB)
Super Bowl 57 (2023)	Tommy Townsend (P)
Super Bowl 57 (2023)	Kadarius Toney (WR)
Super Bowl 57 (2023)	Carlos Dunlap (DE)

Former Gator Jawaan Taylor, who won a ring with KC last season, is set make his second start at left tackle for the Chiefs. Taylor has been the Chiefs starting left tackle all season, playing a total of 1,209 offensive snaps.

"This is everything you dream of." - Jawaan Taylor #ChiefsKingdom @KSHB41 pic.twitter.com/y112x4uHRg
— McKenzie Nelson (@McKenzieMNelson) January 27, 2025

Defensive Highlights

Another former Gator who is not a stranger to the big stage, C.J. Gardner-Johnson is headed to his second Super Bowl in three years.

Super Bowl Bound #FlyEaglesFly
— C.J. Gardner-Johnson (@CGJXXIII) January 27, 2025

Gators going to the Super Bowl

DJ Humphries	Kansas City Chiefs
Jawaan Taylor	Kansas City Chiefs
C.J. Gardner-Johnson	Philadelphia Eagles
Fred Johnson	Philadelphia Eagles

Buffalo Bills (BUF 29-32 KC)
24 - Kaiir Elam - CB - 3rd year (3 Tackles, 2 Solo)
64 - O'Cyrus Torrence - OL - 2nd year
75 - Richard Gouraige* - OL - 2nd year (Practice squad)

Kansas City Chiefs (KC 32-29 BUF)
70 - DJ Humphries - OL - 10th year
74 - Jawaan Taylor - OL - 6th year

Philadelphia Eagles (PHI 55-23 WAS)
8 - C.J. Gardner-Johnson - S - 5th year (5 Tackles, 3 Solo)
74 - Fred Johnson - OL - 6th year

Washington Commanders (WAS 23-55 PHI)
68 - Dante Fowler Jr. - DE - 10th year (1 Tackle)

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