(HOUSTON, TEXAS) -- When the 2024 CFP National Championship game kicks off Monday Night in H Town between a battle of undefeated 14-0 teams (1) Michigan and (2) Washington, 8 former Florida gridiron players will represent their team on the quest to win college football's premier annual pinnacle and cement their legacy in the annals of history.


2023 College Football Playoff National Championship
Presented by AT&T
NRG Stadium
Houston, TX
Monday, January 8, 2024
7:30PM ET
TV: ESPN

#1 MICHIGAN WOLVERINES

Ann Arbor, Michigan
Head Coach Jim Harbaugh
BIG 10 Champions
14-0


#1 Ja'Den Burrows
Junior
DB
St. Thomas Aquinas
Fort Lauderdale, FL
2023 Stats: 5 solo tackles, 2 assists, 7 Total tackles. 1 INT

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#4 Micah Pollard
Sophomore
6'2", 221yds
LB
Bartram Trail
Jacksonville, FL
2023 Stats: 2 solo tackles, 4 assists, 6 Total Tackles.

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#32 Jaylen Harrell
Senior
EDGE
6'4", 242lbs.
Berkeley Prep
Tampa, FL
2023 Stats: 13 solo tackles, 15 assists, 28 total. 6.5 sacks, 2 Forced Fumbles, 1 PBU

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#34 Jaydon Hood
Junior
LB
6'2", 225lbs.
St. Thomas Aquinas
Fort Lauderdale, FL
2023 Stats: 3 solo tackles 10 assists, 13 Total Tackles. 1 Forced Fumble

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#70 Peter Simmons
Junior
DL
6'1", 283 lbs.
Bishop Verot High School
Fort Myers, FL

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#64 James Kavouklis
Sophomore
OL/LS
Berkeley Prep
Tampa, FL

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#39 Jack MacKinnon
Freshman
LB
Cardinal Mooney
Sarasota, FL

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Michigan Wolverines Full Official Roster

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#2 WASHINGTON HUSKIES

Seattle, Washington
Head Coach Kalen DeBoer
Big XII Champions
14-0




#9 Michael Penix Jr.
Senior
QB
Tampa Bay Tech HS
Tampa, FL
Transferred from Indiana

2023 Stats: Penix finished second in the Heisman behind LSU QB Jayden Daniels.
307/466, 4,218 yards, 33TD and 9INT

Penix had a monster game beating Texas in the College Football Playoff Semifinal and showed many that he was in fact snubbed for the Heisman Trophy. PENIX, JR. HAD 430 YARDS PASSING on 76.3% completion percentage and 2 Passing Touchdowns leading his Huskies into the National Championship with a 37-31 win over Texas. Now, after an illustrious career, Penix can go down in history as the one of the best to ever play the position on the collegiate level and lead his team Huskies back into prominence and into the cemented annals of College Football National Championship teams.

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Washington Huskies Full Official Roster