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Nearly 200 SEC players to wear graduation patch

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SEC Staff
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Dec. 22, 2023) --- A total of 190 Southeastern Conference football student-athletes are eligible to wear the SEC Graduation Patch in postseason bowl games, signifying that they have earned their college degrees.

The SEC introduced the patch for student-athletes in all sports who have already earned their degree, but have not exhausted their eligibility. The SEC logo patch on their uniforms is replaced with a special patch with the word "Graduate" underneath the conference logo. The patch is similar in design for all conference schools, but it is school-specific in color.

The 190 football student-athletes from the nine SEC schools that have qualified for postseason play will be participating in bowl games beginning December 27 with Texas A&M's appearance in the TaxAct Texas Bowl.

Following is a complete list of SEC football student-athletes who are slated to wear the patch in postseason bowl games:

2023 SEC Graduate Patches in Bowl Games
Bowl Team Student-Athletes
Texas A&M
TaxAct Texas Bowl, Dec. 27
David Bailey, Jr.
Israel Benjamin
Nik Constantinou
Earnest Crownover
Jurriente Davis
Josh DeBerry
Fadil Diggs
Finn Dirstine
Derek Ferraro
Jerry Johnson III
Sam Matthews
Micaiah Overton
Isaiah Raikes
Demani Richardson
Layden Robinson
Chris Russell Jr.
John Sabra
Ainias Smith
Will Smoot
Garrett Townsend
Kason Tullos
Max Wright
Blair Zepeda
Alex Zettler
Kentucky
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, Dec. 29
Brenden Bates
Isaiah Beasley
Michael Bernard
Tanner Bowles
Jase Bruner
Eli Cox
Marques Cox
Ray Davis
Justice Dingle
Ron Gaines
Kenneth Horsey
D'Eryk Jackson
Ramon Jefferson
Devin Leary
Clay Perry
Dru Phillips
Chance Poore
Alex Raynor
Tayvion Robinson
Jack Varga
J.J. Weaver
Missouri
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Dec. 29
Chad Bailey
Devyn Butler
Joseph Charleston
Brady Cook
Mookie Cooper
Xavier Delgado
Trey Flint
Javon Foster
Realus George Jr.
Chuck Hicks
Peanut Houston
Jay Jernigan
Cam'Ron Johnson
Marcellus Johnson
Joshua Landry
Harrison Mevis
Joe Moore III
Nathanial Peat
Bence Polgar
Darius Robinson
Cody Schrader
Andrew Serrano
Tyler Stephens
Ben Straatmann
Theo Wease Jr.
Kristian Williams
Riley Williams
Ole Miss
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Dec. 30
Eli Acker
Daijahn Anthony
Ashanti Cistrunk
Victor Curne
Caden Davis
DeShawn Gaddie
Jamond Gordon
Jeremy James
Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste
Jalen Knox
Jared Lawrence
Fraser Masin
Monty Montgomery
Caden Prieskorn
Isaac Ukwu
Zamari Walton
Caleb Warren
Stephon Wynn
Teja Young
Auburn
TransPerfect Music City Bowl, Dec. 30
Eugene Asante
Jackson Billings
Hayden Brice
Gunner Britton
Luke Deal
Brandon Frazier
Shane Hooks
Marcus Harris
Reed Hughes
Jalil Irvin
Lawrence Johnson
Tate Johnson
Avery Jones
Nick Mardner
Trent Mason
Elijah McAllister
Mosiah Nasili‐Kite
Larry Nixon III
Nehemiah Pritchett
Zion Puckett
Jacob Quattlebaum
Griffin Speaks
Kam Stutts
Payton Thorne
Garrison Walker
Kassidy Woods
Georgia
Capital One Orange Bowl, Dec. 30
Warren Brinson
Sevaugh Clark
Graham Collins
Joseph Daniels
Dan Jackson
Collin Lark
Charles Lindberg
Zion Logue
Ladd McConkey
Micah Morris
William Mote
Kendall Milton
Drew Sheehan
Tykee Smith
Xavier Truss
Tramel Walthour
Jared Zirkel
LSU
ReliaQuest Bowl, Jan. 1
Jay Bramblett
Noah Cain
Jonathan Ferguson
Mason Lunsford
Ovie Oghoufo
Andre Sam
Paris Shand
Omar Speights
Charles Turner
Josh Williams
Tennessee
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, Jan. 1
Aaron Beasley
Michael Bittner
Charles Campbell
John Campbell, Jr.
McCallan Castles
Jeremiah Crawford
Dayne Davis
Kurott Garland
Isaac Green
Kamal Hadden
Roman Harrison
Gabe Jeudy‐Lally
Ramel Keyton
Jackson Lampley
Ollie Lane
Austin Lewis
Jaylen McCollough
Joe Milton III
Keenan Pili
Matthew Salansky
Hunter Salmon
Elijah Simmons
Javontez Spraggins
Jacob Warren
Alabama
CFP Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game Pres. by Prudential, Jan. 1
Chris Braswell
James Brockermeyer
James Burnip
Darrian Dalcourt
Justin Eboigbe
Terrence Ferguson II
Kyle Flood Jr.
Kneeland Hibbett
Jaylen Key
Jah-Marien Latham
Trezmen Marshall
Jase McClellan
Kool-Aid McKinstry
Seth McLaughlin
Jalen Milroe
Malachi Moore
Will Reichard
Tim Smith
Kristian Story
Adam Thorsland
Bennett Whisenhunt
Roydell Williams