December 22, 2024

Vols in the pros: Week 2

Tennessee fans love their former Vols, so lets take a look at how they performed in Week 2 of the NFL season.

Raiders and Jets

Oakland Raiders' Cordarrelle Patterson (84) scores on a 43-yard rushing touchdown against the New York Jets in the third quarter of their NFL game at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

With six players drafted in the 2017 NFL Draft, the contingent of former Vols in the league grew significantly. Let’s take a look at how former Tennessee stars performed during Week 2 of the NFL season.

Baltimore Ravens

Morgan Cox: Cox contributed to the Ravens beating the Browns 24-10.

Carolina Panthers

Michael Palardy: Palardy punted the ball six times for an average of 41.4 yards in the Panthers 9-3 win over the Bills.

Cincinnati Bengals

Josh Malone: Malone was inactive in the Bengals loss to the Texans on Thursday Night Football.

Cleveland Browns

Britton Colquitt: In the Browns 24-10 loss to the Ravens, Colquitt punted four times for an average of 52.3 yards.

Dallas Cowboys

Jason Witten: With 10 catches for 97 yards and a touchdown, Witten was the only bright spot in Dallas’ 42-17 loss to the Broncos.

Detroit Lions

Jalen Reeves-Maybin: On Monday Night Football, Reeves-Maybin finished with two tackles in the Lions 24-10 win over the Giants.

Houston Texans

LaTroy Lewis: Lewis is currently on the Texans practice squad.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Malik Jackson: Jackson recorded two tackles in the Jaguars 37-16 loss to the Titans.

Mychal Rivera: Rivera is on the injured reserve list with a wrist injury.

Kansas City Chiefs

Tyler Bray: Bray was inactive in the Chiefs win over the Eagles.

Eric Berry: Berry is out for the season after he ruptured his Achilles tendon in the Chiefs Week 1 win over the Patriots.

Zach Fulton: Came off the bench to play in the Chiefs’ win.

Dustin Colquitt: Punted five times for an average of 45.4 yards in the Chiefs 27-20 win over the Eagles.

Miami Dolphins

Ja’Wuan James: Starts at tackle for the Dolphins in their 19-17 win over the Chargers.

New Orleans Saints

Alvin Kamara: Had three catches for 51 yards while receiving one carry for 3-yards in the Saints 36-20 loss to the Patriots.

New York Giants

Jordan Williams: Williams is currently on the Giants practice squad.

Oakland Raiders

Cordarrelle Patterson: In the Raiders 45-20 win over the Jets, Patterson ran for a 43-yard touchdown. Patterson finished with 63 total yards on seven touches.

James Stone: Stone is currently on the Raiders practice squad

Philadelphia Eagles

Derek Barnett: In his second career game, Barnett recorded just one tackle in the Eagles’ 27-20 loss to the Chiefs.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Joshua Dobbs: Dobbs was inactive Sunday afternoon for Pittsburgh’s 26-9 win over the Vikings.

Ramon Foster: Started at left guard and helped the Steelers defeat the Vikings 26-9.

Justin Hunter: Hunter was inactive Sunday afternoon for Pittsburgh’s 26-9 win over the Vikings.

Daniel McCullers: McCullers was active on Sunday as the Steelers beat the Vikings, but he did not record any stats in limited playing time.

Cam Sutton: Sutton is on the injured reserve list with a hamstring injury.

Seattle Seahawks

Justin Coleman: Registered just one assisted tackle in the Seahawks 12-9 win over the 49ers.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Robert Ayers: In Tampa’s 29-7 win over the Bears, Ayers was active, but he did not start. He didn’t record any stats.

Austin Johnson: Johnson is currently on the Bucs practice squad.

Luke Stocker: Stocker was active in the Bucs win over the Bears, but did not record any stats.

 

Feature image courtesy of Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group