Former Kansas State football players in the Super Bowl

It is officially Super Bowl week and NFL fans everywhere are gearing up to watch the Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Fransisco 49ers in Las Vegas. A couple of former Wildcats made the trip with the Chiefs to Vegas.

The Kansas City Chiefs took down the one-seed Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship game back in January. The Chiefs beat the Ravens 17-10 in a game where the offense ran the show in the first half and the defense took over in the second half.

Former Kansas State Wildcats Felix Anudike-Uzomah and Ekow Boye-Doe did not play in the championship game, but they are on the active roster for the Chiefs, so they did make the trip to Las Vegas. There is a chance we could see them on the field against the 49ers.

Anudike-Uzomah was the 31st overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft for the Kansas City Chiefs. The Kansas City native grew up a Chiefs fan and chose to attend Kansas State University just a couple hours away from his hometown. In his first season with the Chiefs, Anudike-Uzomah played in every regular season game and recorded seven solo tackles, a half-sack, and one forced fumble.

With the injury to defensive end Charles Omenihu, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo mentioned Anudike-Uzomah as one player that could step up in the Super Bowl.

Boye-Doe also joined the Chiefs in 2023, but not as a drafted player, but as an undrafted free agent. Spending the majority of the season on the practice squad, Boye-Doe was brought up later in the year and played mostly on special teams.