Joseph Lee Burrow (born December 10, 1996) is an American football quarterback for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals (NFL). Burrow transferred from Ohio State to LSU, where he won the Heisman Trophy and the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship as a senior. The Bengals selected him first overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Burrow rebounded from an injury-plagued rookie season by leading the Bengals to their first playoff win since 1990, ending the longest active drought in the four major North American sports, and an appearance in Super Bowl LVI. Burrow threw for 250 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception in the AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs. He holds the Bengals franchise records for passer rating, completion percentage, and single-game passing yards, and he shares the most playoff wins with Boomer Esiason.

Devin Marcel White (born February 17, 1998) is a National Football League linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL). He attended LSU and was drafted fifth overall by the Buccaneers in the 2019 NFL Draft. He won a Super Bowl championship in 2021, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 in Super Bowl LV.

On July 20, 2019, the Buccaneers signed White to a four-year, $29.32 million contract with a $19.34 million signing bonus. White made his postseason debut against the New Orleans Saints in the Divisional Round in 2020. During the game, White led the Buccaneers with 11 tackles (10 solos), deflected one pass, recovered a fumble forced by teammate Antoine Winfield Jr., and intercepted Drew Brees' pass. White led the Buccaneers with 15 tackles (nine solos) and recovered a fumble forced by teammate Jordan Whitehead in the NFC Championship against the Green Bay Packers, which the Buccaneers won 31-26 to advance to Super Bowl LV. In the Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs, White recorded 12 tackles, two tackles for loss, and the game-sealing interception off a pass thrown by Patrick Mahomes in the end zone to secure a 31–9 victory for the Buccaneers.

Ja'Marr Anthony Chase (born March 1, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU, where he won the Fred Biletnikoff Award and the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship as a sophomore. Selected fifth overall by the Bengals in the 2021 NFL Draft, Chase was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year after setting rookie records for single-year and single-game receiving yards en route to an appearance in Super Bowl LVI.

Chase played his first career regular season game on September 12, 2021, against the Minnesota Vikings, finishing with 101 receiving yards and a touchdown as the Bengals won 27–24 in overtime. Chase caught an additional three touchdown passes over his next two games, making him the youngest player in NFL history to catch four touchdown passes in his first three career games. In the Wild Card Game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Chase had nine receptions for 116 receiving yards and three carries for 23 yards, helping the Bengals win their first playoff game since the 1990 season. In the Divisional Round against the Tennessee Titans, Chase recorded five receptions for 109 receiving yards, making him the youngest player in NFL history to record multiple 100-yard receiving games in a single postseason.

Tyrann Devine Mathieu (born May 13, 1992) is an American football safety for the National Football League's New Orleans Saints (NFL). He was a Louisiana State University football player (LSU). In college, he was known for forcing turnovers, setting a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record with 11 careers forced fumbles, and earning the moniker "the Honey Badger" after the mammal of the same name. In his sophomore season, he has named a consensus All-American, won the Chuck Bednarik Award as college football's best defensive player, and was a Heisman Trophy finalist.

After taking a year off in 2012, he was drafted in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals, reuniting him in the defensive backfield with former college teammate Patrick Peterson. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team as a rookie and has since earned three Pro Bowl invitations and three first-team All-Pro team selections. Mathieu has also played for the Houston Texans and the Kansas City Chiefs, where he was a member of the Super Bowl LIV-winning team.

Patrick De'mon Peterson Jr. (born July 11, 1990) is an American football cornerback for the National Football League's Minnesota Vikings (NFL). He attended Louisiana State University (LSU), where he won the Chuck Bednarik Award as the best defensive player in the country, the Jim Thorpe Award as the best defensive back, and was named an All-American unanimously. The Arizona Cardinals selected him fifth overall in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Peterson was selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first eight NFL seasons. After ten seasons with Arizona, he signed as a free agent with the Vikings in 2021.

In week 15 of 2019, against the Cleveland Browns, Peterson had seven tackles, three passes defended, and intercepted a pass thrown by Baker Mayfield intended for Odell Beckham Jr., earning him NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. During a 31-21 loss to the Carolina Panthers in Week 4, 2020, Peterson recorded his first interception of the season off a pass thrown by Teddy Bridgewater. During the 37-34 overtime win over the Seattle Seahawks in Week 7, Peterson recorded an interception off a pass thrown by Russell Wilson.