It might surprise a few people that there are as many undrafted free agents who will start in Sunday's as former first-round picks. looked at the projected starting lineups for the and (including the kickers and punters), and found that of those players, 12 were first-rounders and 12 were undrafted free agents, including one who began his career in the CFL. There also will be eight second-rounders, five fifth-rounders, three third-rounders, three fourth-rounders, three sixth-rounders and two seventh-rounders. Using current conference affiliations and not nece sarily the affiliation when the player was drafted, there are 10 starters who attended Pac-12 schools, with California, Oregon and Stanford having two each. Eight starters attended ACC schools, with North Carolina State having two. Seven starters attended SEC schools, with two from Alabama. Six went to Big Ten schools, including two from Purdue. Five went to Conference USA schools. All four who went to Big 12 schools were first-rounders. There are two starters each from the Mid-American and Mountain West conferences, as well as the FCS ranks. There also is one former Division II player, and one who played college ball in Canada. Of the 12 first-rounders in the game, two went to Alabama and two to Oklahoma State. There also are first-rounders from California, Colorado, Miami, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse, Texas and West Virginia. Both starting quarterbacks are from the Big Ten: Seattle's , from Wisconsin, was taken in the third round, and New England's , from Michigan, was taken in the sixth round. Both starting running backs are from Cal -- New England's , a second-round pick, and Seattle's , a first-rounder. And both Purdue alums are defensive ends -- New England's and Seattle's ; they were teammates at Purdue in 2004 and '05. Seattle is likely to start three wide receivers, all of whom were undrafted free agents. Of the 12 undrafted free agents in the game, seven play for the , including two starting defensive linemen, and five for the , including two starting offensive linemen. Here's a breakdown of the draft histories for each roster. NEW ENGLAND Offense RB College: California Draft status: 2nd round, 2011 WR College: Kent State Draft status: 7th round, 2009 (college QB) WR College: LSU Draft status: 3rd round, 2010 by Carolina (signed as free agent in 2014) TE College: Arizona Draft status: 2nd round, 2010 TE College: Illinois Draft status: 5th round, 2010 by St. Louis (cut by in 2012 and signed by ) LT College: Colorado Draft status: 1st round (17th overall), 2011 LG College: Southeast Mi souri State Draft status: Signed as undrafted free agent by Jacksonville in 2005 (cut by in 2007 and signed by ) C College: Florida State Draft status: 4th round, 2014 RG College: Fresno State Draft status: Signed as undrafted free agent by New England in 2008 RT College: Houston Draft status: 2nd round, 2009 Defense LE College: Purdue Draft status: 5th round, 2006 by New Orleans (cut by that season and signed by Miami; cut by Miami in 2008 and re-signed by New Orleans that season; cut by in 2009 and signed by ) DT College: Bowling Green Draft status: 6th round, 2013 by Houston (cut by in the preseason and signed by Tampa Bay; cut by Bucs two weeks later and signed by ) DT College: Miami Draft status: 1st round (21st overall), 2004 DE College Andrew Lentsch Jersey : Syracuse Draft status: 1st round (21st overall), 2012 LB College: Southern Mi s Draft status: 2nd round, 2013 LB College: Alabama Draft status: 1st round (25th overall), 2012 CB College: Hofstra Draft status: Signed as undrafted free agent by Philadelphia in 2008 (cut by that September and signed by Tampa Bay a few days later; played one game for Bucs in 2009 before being cut; signed by that season) CB College: Oregon State Draft status: Signed as undrafted free agent by Denver in 2005 (mi sed that season with an injury and was cut in July 2006; signed by CFL's Calgary Stampeders in 2006 and played with them through 2010; signed with Seattle in 2011 and was there three seasons; signed free-agent contract with New England in March 2014) CB College: Pitt Draft status: 1st round (14th overall), 2007 by the (traded to Tampa Bay in 2013; signed by New England as a free agent in 2014) S College: Oregon Draft status: 2nd round, 2009 S College: Rutgers Draft status: 1st round (27th overall), 2010 Specialists K College: Memphis Draft status: 4th round, 2006 P College: Louisiana Tech Draft status: Signed by New England as undrafted free agent in 2013 Take a look at the top 10 players from Wisconsin to play in the NFL. SEATTLE Offense QB College: Wisconsin Draft status: 3rd round, 2012 RB College: California Draft status: 1st round (12th overall) 2007 by Buffalo (traded to Seattle during 2010 season) WR College: Stanford Draft status: Signed by Seattle as undrafted free agent in 2011 WR College: Washington Draft status: Signed by Seattle as undrafted free agent in 2012 WR College: Fort Valley (Ga.) State Draft status: Signed by Seattle as undrafted free agent in 2011 TE College: Rice Draft status: 5th round, 2013 LT College: Oklahoma State Draft status: 1st round (6th overall), 2010 LG College: Alabama Draft status: 1st round (25th overall), 2011 C College: Oregon Draft status: 2nd round, 2009 RG College: North Carolina State Draft status: 7th round, 2012 RT College: Mi souri Draft status: 2nd round, 2014 Check out the best moves of college football cheerleaders during the 2014 season. Defense LE College: Texas A&M Draft status: Signed by Seattle as undrafted free agent in 2009 (cut that fall and signed by Tampa Bay; signed by Seattle as a free agent in 2013) DT College: Tenne see Draft status: Signed by Jacksonville as an undrafted free agent in 2006 (traded to Miami before the 2009 season; signed by Seattle as a free agent in 2013) DT College: Oklahoma State Draft status: 1st round (9th overall), 2003 by Minnesota (signed by Seattle as a free agent in 2014) RE College: Purdue Draft status: 3rd round, 2008 by Detroit (signed by Seattle as a free agent in 2013) OLB College: West Virginia Draft status: 1st round (15th overall), 2012 MLB College: Utah State Draft status: 2nd round, 2012 OLB College: Mi si sippi State Draft status: 4th round, 2011 CB College: Clemson Draft status: 6th round, 2011 CB College: Stanford Draft status: 5th round, 2011 FS College: Texas Draft status: 1st round (14th overall), 2010 SS College: Virginia Tech Draft status: 5th round, 2010 Specialists K College: North Carolina State (played one season as a graduate transfer after leaving Division III Middlebury College) Draft status: Signed by Minnesota as an undrafted free agent in 2008 but was cut in the preseason and signed by Baltimore (cut midway through 2009 season; signed with Atlanta and was cut in 2010; signed with Detroit and played in two preseason games in 2010 before being cut; played for the UFL's Las Vegas Locomotives that fall and was signed by Denver but cut in September 2011; signed by Seattle) P College: Regina (Canada) Draft status: Taken in the 3rd round of the 2004 CFL draft (he was not selected in the NFL draft and thus counts as an undrafted free agent for this list) and played two seasons in that league. 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