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Former Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightower, who currently plays for the Patriots, is one of 25 SEC players that will be represented in the matchup between New England and the Seattle Seahawks for Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1. / AP Photo

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Twenty five players will represent the SEC in Super Bowl XLIX.

Ten of the conference's former athletes are on the New England Patriots active, injured reserve or practice roster. The remaining 15 players are part of the Seattle Seahawks organization that is looking to win back-to-back Super Bowl championships on Feb. 1 in Glendale, Arizona.

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Thirteen of the SEC's 14 programs are represented on the two rosters, with Auburn being the lone program without a player tied to the Super Bowl matchup.

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Alabama and Texas A&M each have an SEC-leading four players on the two rosters. LSU and Mississippi State have three apiece, while Tennessee and Arkansas each have two.

Here is a look at all the SEC talent on the Seahawks and Patriots' rosters:

Seattle Seahawks

Alvin Bailey - OT, Arkansas

Michael Bennett - DE, Texas A&M

Justin Britt - OT, Missouri

James Carpenter - OG, Alabama

Demarcus Dobbs - DE, Georgia

Lemuel Jeanpierre - OL, South Carolina

Patrick Lewis - C, Texas A&M

Chris Matthews - WR, Kentucky

Tony McDaniel - DT, Tennessee

Christine Michael - RB, Texas A&M

Kevin Norwood - WR, Alabama

Tharold Simon - CB, LSU

Steven Terrell - S, Texas A&M

Jesse Williams* - DT, Alabama

K.J. Wright - LB, Mississippi State

New England Patriots

Jake Bequette** - DE, Arkansas

Brandon Bolden - RB, Ole Miss

Dominique Easley* - DL, Florida

Dont'a Hightower - LB, Alabama

Jonathan Krause** - WR, Vanderbilt

Brandon LaFell - WR, LSU

Jerod Mayo* - LB, Tennessee

Stevan Ridley* - RB, LSU

Deontae Skinner** - LB, Mississippi State

Chris White - LB, Mississippi State



*- Injured reserve

** - Practice squad