Super Bowl LVI pits the Cincinnati Bengals against the the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night in Southern California.

While the attention of the sports world will be on Joe Burrow, Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp and many others, the lacrosse community may shift its focus to some of its own.

As has become something of a tradition here at USA Lacrosse Magazine, we thought we’d walk through the former lacrosse players taking the field at SoFi Stadium on Sunday night. We’ve profiled Chris Hogan (New England), Solomon Thomas (San Francisco), Zach Triner (Tampa Bay) and plenty of others.

Without further adieu, here are the lacrosse players suiting up in Super LVI.

*This is a list of players to our knowledge, so if we missed a player with lacrosse roots, we will add them to the list. Please email Matt Hamilton at mhamilton@usalacrosse.com with updates.

CINCINNATI BENGALS

Sam Hubbard, Defensive End

Hubbard played lacrosse from the third grade into high school at Archbishop Moeller (Ohio), where he also starred in football. His size and skill stood out to Division I coaches, to the point that he committed to play with Kevin Corrigan and Notre Dame men’s lacrosse in 2012.

Then-assistant Gerry Byrne saw plenty of potential in the two-sport star.

“He was a string bean, and he would tell you that himself. I had no idea that this would happen,” Byrne told Barstool. “I didn’t know he was going to be a million-dollar thing, that would be an easy story. But he was a great lacrosse player, and he was going to be a great lacrosse player.”

Eventually, the pull from Urban Meyer and Ohio State was too strong for Hubbard, who tallied 116 total tackles, 17 sacks and three forced fumbles in three seasons in Columbus. 

Still, Hubbard, now a star on the defensive line for Cincinnati, believes his first sport might have been his best.

“I was a better lacrosse player than I was football for most of my life, and I think I had more fun playing lacrosse,” Hubbard told Barstool. “I credit a lot of my athletic development on the football field, hand-eye coordination, all that type of stuff, to playing lacrosse.”

LOS ANGELES RAMS

Troy Reeder, Linebacker

Reeder grew up in Hockessin, Delaware, playing both football and lacrosse, where he eventually became a multiple All-State selection in both sports while playing for Salesianum. As a 6-foot-3 midfielder, Reeder helped lead his school to three Delaware state championships.

Originally a North Carolina lacrosse commit, Reeder started to receive football interest from Division I schools during his junior year. Eventually, he de-committed and joined Penn State football (and later Delaware) for his college career.

Jalen Ramsey, Cornerback

Ramsey picked up a stick for one season at Brentwood Academy, where he quickly realized his athleticism stood out among his peers. At 5-foot-3, Ramsey sped past opposing defensemen and “ran circles around the competition,” according to ESPN’s Mina Kimes.

“There’s not a lot of Black people who do it,” he told Kimes in 2018.

Ramsey is now one of the top lockdown corners in football and was the No. 5 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He is a two-time Pro Bowler and was an All-Pro in 2017.