Former Clemson Tigers Getting Early Shot at Super Bowl Ring

It may have been a down year for the Clemson football team compared to recent history but not when it comes to former Tigers in the NFL.

That continues headed into the league’s biggest game which is set to kick off at 6:30 p.m. on February 13 in SoFi Stadium.

Four Clemson players will be taking their shot at a Super Bowl ring. Three of those former Tigers (Tee Higgins, D.J. Reader, and Jackson Carman) were not expected to even be in this position and open up as an underdog once again. They play for the Cincinnati Bengals while Tremayne Anchrum Jr heads into the Super bowl with the Los Angeles Rams.

Higgins has followed up his huge season with a big postseason, that continued with 6 catches for 103 yards in the Bengals come-from-behind win over the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game.

Meanwhile, Carman is a rotation offensive lineman for the Bengals. He’s made six starts this season for his hometown team who has now beaten the top two seeds (No. 1 Tennessee and No. 2 Kansas City) to get to this game.

Reader is also in his second season with the Bengals and is in his sixth NFL season overall. He also is making Clemson history in more ways than the others though. He is just the second former Tiger baseball player to make the Super Bowl.

Congrats to @Djread98 on his Super Bowl appearance with the @Bengals! 🏈

D.J. becomes the second former @ClemsonBaseball player to make a Super Bowl, joining Dexter McCleon! @NFL #ClemsonFamily pic.twitter.com/wY1DpXnq2k

— Clemson Baseball (@ClemsonBaseball) January 30, 2022

Anchrum is a reserve offensive lineman for the Rams and has yet to play in a game this season. He’s in his second season after being picked in the 7th round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Another unique tidbit about three of these Tigers is that each, outside of Reader, are going to the Super bowl very early in their careers.