Nov. 16, 2016
Auburn Tigers in the National Football League ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Week 10
Cameron Artis-Payne (RB, Carolina Panthers)
Artis-Payne did not play in Carolina's 20-17 loss to the Chiefs. He has started three games this season rushing for 144 yards on 36 carries and has scored two touchdowns. The second-year man out of Harrisburg, Pa., rushed for 183 yards and a touchdown and caught five passes for 58 yards in seven games as a rookie. Artis-Payne became the 34th Auburn running back drafted in the common draft era when he was selected by the Panthers in the fifth round of the 2015 draft.
Peyton Barber (RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Carried the ball 12 times for 38 yards in the Buccaneers 36-10 win over Chicago. Barber has 160 yards on 39 attempts and a touchdown this season. In week seven, he rushed for 84 yards on 12 carries and added his first NFL touchdown, a 44-yard scamper late in the fourth quarter to secure the victory for the Bucs against San Francisco. Barber made the Buccaneers' 53-man roster after going undrafted in 2016. The Alpharetta, Ga., product rushed for 1,017 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2015 for the Tigers.
Daren Bates (LB, Oakland Raiders)
Bates and the Raiders were one bye for Week 10. He has six tackles for the season. A special teams captain, Bates appeared in 15 games with the Rams in 2015. The undrafted third-year man out of Memphis, Tenn., has compiled 31 tackles in his career.
Angelo Blackson (DL, Tennessee Titans)
Saw the field but did not record any stats in the Titans' 47-25 win over Green Bay. Blackson has eight tackles while appearing in all 10 games this season. The second-year man out of Wilmington, Del., appeared in all 16 games as a rookie totaling 15 tackles, 2.5 sacks with one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
Quan Bray (WR, Indianapolis Colts)
Bray and the Colts were off this week. He has appeared in six games this season, but has been inactive since week six due to an ankle injury. Bray is averaging 25.7 yards on nine kick returns and 8.3 yards on seven punt returns this season. He is tied for 12th in the NFL with seven returns of over 20 yards. He has also caught three passes for 36 yards and has seven yards rushing on one attempt. As a rookie, the LaGrange, Ga., native returned 21 kicks for 570 yards (27.1 avg.) with a long of 60 and returned 21 punts for 166 yards (7.9 avg.) with a long of 33.
Josh Bynes (LB, Detroit Lions)
Bynes had a bye for Week 10. Bynes was re-signed by the Lions on October 25. Since joining Detroit, he has recorded nine tackles as a reserve. Bynes was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Ravens in 2011. He played parts of three seasons with the Ravens including a win in Super Bowl XLVII. Bynes also played the 2014-15 seasons with Detroit including making 11 starts and recording 82 tackles in 2015. Bynes finished with 238 tackles and 16.5 TFL in his four-year Auburn career from 2007-10.
Sammie Coates (WR, Pittsburgh Steelers)
Saw little playing time due to a finger injury in the Steelers' 35-30 loss to Dallas. Coates has 20 receptions for 425 yards (average of 21.3 yards per catch) and two touchdowns eight games into the season. His 21.3 yard average ranks 14th overall in the NFL this season. Coates has six catches this season of at least 40 yards, more than anyone else in the NFL. The second-year man from Leroy, Ala., appeared in six games as a rookie, and has 21 catches for 436 yards and two touchdowns in his young career. Coates became the first Auburn wide receiver drafted since 2007 when the Steelers selected him in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
Shon Coleman (OT, Cleveland Browns)
Coleman did not play in Cleveland's Thursday night 28-7 loss to the Ravens. Coleman was the first Tiger taken off the board in the 2016 NFL Draft, going 76th overall in the third round. The Olive Branch, Miss., native started 25 games in his career as a Tiger and was a second-team All-SEC selection as a senior.
Karlos Dansby (LB, Cincinnati Bengals)
Dansby tallied four tackles in the Bengals' 21-20 loss to the New York Giants. He has 58 tackles (36 solo) for the season. The 13-year veteran led the Cleveland Browns last season with 108 tackles (62 solo) and three interceptions, including two pick-sixes. He also forced two fumbles while starting all 16 games. The former All-SEC linebacker is the only active player in the NFL with at least 40 sacks and 15 interceptions, and with one more interception he will become only the fifth player in NFL history with 40 sacks and 20 interceptions. The Birmingham, Ala. native has racked up 1,249 tackles (951 solo), 41.0 sacks, 19 interceptions (six returned for touchdowns) and 18 forced fumbles during his time with the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals.
Chris Davis (CB, San Francisco)
Davis is on the 49ers injured reserve list after tearing his ACL. Prior to the injury, he was averaging 21.5 yards on six kick returns this season while compiling three tackles including 0.5 sacks on defense. The third year man from Birmingham, Ala., has 19 tackles in his career after going undrafted in 2014.
King Dunlap (OL, San Diego Chargers)
Dunlap got the start at left tackle for the Chargers in their 31-24 loss to Miami, as part of an offensive line unit that blocked for 379 yards of offense. The Nashville, Tenn., native has started in 61 of his 94 games played in his nine-year career.
Nick Fairley (DL, New Orleans Saints)
Started at defensive tackle in the Saints' 25-23 loss to Denver. In the game, he recorded four tackles and one sack. Fairley has 25 tackles and 4.5 sacks for the year while starting all nine games in his first season with New Orleans. The former first round draft pick and Lombardi Award winner had 29 tackles and 0.5 sacks last season as a member of the St. Louis Rams. The Mobile, Ala., native has 152 tackles, four forced fumbles and 18.5 sacks in his six-year career.
Dee Ford (LB, Kansas City Chiefs)
Ford started his ninth game of the season for the Chiefs in their 20-17 win over Carolina. Ford recorded three tackles on the game, including a sack. He is tied for first in the NFL with 10.0 sacks this season. For the season, Ford has 31 tackles (21 solo). The Odenville, Ala., native had 23 tackles and 4.0 sacks last season. Ford became the highest-drafted Auburn defensive end since Gerald Robinson in 1986 when the Chiefs selected him 23rd overall in the 2014 draft. He has 62 tackles in his career including 15.5 sacks.
Corey Grant (RB, Jacksonville Jaguars)
Grant returned to the field for Jacksonville after missing last week with an injury. In Sunday's 24-21 loss to the Texans, Grant recorded 8 rushes for 62 yards (7.8 per carry), and hauled in a 7-yard reception. Grant is averaging 21.3 yards on 12 returns this season with a long of 32, and has two receptions, including a 15-yard touchdown. The second-year man from Opelika, Ala., finished his rookie season with six carries for two yards, two receptions for 13 yards and eight kick returns for 220 yards (team-best 27.5 yards per average) with a long of 42 yards.
Josh Harris (LS, Atlanta Falcons)
Served as the Falcon's long snapper in their 25-14 loss to Philadelphia. The Carrolton, Ga., native, now in his fifth season, has served as Atlanta's long snapper in all 74 games of his NFL career.
Jonathan Jones (DB, New England Patriots)
Saw the field but did not record any stats in the Patriots' 31-24 loss to Seattle. Jones has two tackles on the season. The Carrolton, Ga., native made the Patriots' 53-man roster after going undrafted in 2016. The All-SEC selection tallied 129 tackles in his career at Auburn with seven interceptions.
Brandon King (DB, New England Patriots)
Saw the field but did not record any stats in the Patriots' 31-24 loss to Seattle. King compiled 12 tackles, forced a fumble and appeared on special teams in 13 games as a rookie. The Alabaster, Ala. native was picked up by New England after going undrafted in 2015.
DaVonte Lambert (DE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Lambert saw the field but did not record any stats in the Buccaneers' 36-10 victory over Chicago. Lambert was part of the Tampa defensive line that held the Bears to just 122 yards rushing. He has appeared in eight games and started three times this season while posting ten tackles. Lambert made the Buccaneers' 53-man roster after not being drafted in 2016. The Keysville, Ga., native had 48 career tackles at Auburn.
Chris Landrum (LB, San Diego Chargers)
Saw the field but did not record any stats in the Chargers' 31-24 loss to Miami. He has played in four games this season. Landrum played at Auburn from 2011-12 before transferring to Jacksonville State.
Corey Lemonier (LB, Cleveland Browns)
Did not play in the Browns' 28-7 loss to Baltimore on Thursday. For the season, he has eight tackles including a sack and a forced fumble. Lemonier had 12 tackles last season with the San Francisco 49ers appearing in 10 games with two starts. A third-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Miami, Fla. native has compiled 41 tackles (31 solo), two sacks and a safety in his NFL career.
Ricardo Louis (WR, Cleveland Browns)
Played, but did not record any stats, in Cleveland's 28-7 loss to the Ravens Thursday night. For the season, the rookie has caught 16 passes for 183 yards (11.4 yards per catch) while making two starts. The Browns selected Louis in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Louis and Sammie Coates (2015 third round selection of the Pittsburgh Steelers) were the first pair of Auburn wide receivers to be drafted in consecutive years since Ben Obamanu (2006), Devin Aromashodu (2006) and Courtney Taylor (2007).
Sen'Derrick Marks (DL, Jacksonville Jaguars)
Saw the field in the Jaguars' 24-21 loss to Houston, but did not record any stats. Marks has ten tackles for the season including 2.0 sacks. The eighth-year veteran had six tackles and three PBUs last season in four games (two starts). The Mobile, Ala., native had his best season in 2014 as he set career highs in tackles (44) and sacks (8.5). Marks was ranked the 78th best player in the NFL on the player-voted NFL Top 100 Players of 2015 list. For his career, he has 193 tackles and 17.5 sacks.
Nick Marshall (DB, New York Jets)
Marshall recorded one tackle and returned a punt in the Jets' 9-6 loss to Los Angeles. As a rookie with the Jaguars, he compiled 13 tackles, averaged six yards on five punt returns and returned 13 kicks for 346 yards (26.6 avg.) ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" second behind Corey Grant for best on the team. The Pineview, Ga. native was signed as an undrafted free agent.
Cam Newton (QB, Carolina Panthers)
Newton started Sunday in the Panthers' 20-17 loss to Kansas City. He completed 23-of-38 passes for 261 yards with a touchdown, and rushed for another 54 yards and a touchdown. With this rushing touchdown, Newton set the Carolina's franchise record for rushing touchdowns in a career with 47. For the season, the reigning NFL MVP has passed for 1,994 yards and ten touchdowns and rushed for 261 yards and four more scores. Since 2011, he has the most rushing touchdowns in the NFL among active players and second only to Marshawn Lynch (51) for most overall. He is the first player in Panthers history with 12 300-yard games and became the Panthers career leader with 122 touchdown passes in week two. Newton is the only player in the NFL with at least four passing touchdowns in four different games since the beginning of the 2015 season. In week one, he scored the 44th rushing touchdown of his career, passing Steve Young for the most by a quarterback in NFL history. The week one performance was also the 32nd time in his career that Newton rushed and passed for a touchdown in the same game, breaking a tie with Steve Young for the most in NFL history. Last season, the College Park, Ga., native became the first player in NFL history to pass for 30 touchdowns and rush for 10 touchdowns in a single season. He finished the season with 3,837 passing yards and 35 touchdowns (second most in the NFL) and 636 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns. He is the first player in NFL history to start his career with five consecutive seasons with over 3,000 passing yards and 500 yards rushing. In his career, Newton has compiled 20,257 yards through the air with 127 touchdowns and has 3,468 yards rushing with 47 touchdowns. The 2010 Heisman Trophy winner became Auburn's fourth No. 1 overall pick when Carolina selected him in the 2011 draft.
Cody Parkey (PK, Cleveland Browns)
Parkey was successful on his lone extra point attempt in Cleveland's 28-7 loss to the Ravens. For the season, the Jupiter, Fla., native has converted 11-of-15 field goals and is a perfect 12-for-12 on extra point attempts. Parkey missed the majority of the 2015 season with an injury. Prior to the injury, he was 3-for-4 on field goal attempts and went 7-for-7 on extra points. He also averaged 60.9 yards per kickoff with three touchbacks. Parkey had one of the best rookie seasons by a kicker in NFL history in 2014 as he set the NFL rookie scoring record with 150 points and was named to the 2015 Pro Bowl.
Jerraud Powers (CB, Baltimore Ravens)
Powers got his second start of the season for the Ravens in their 28-7 victory over Cleveland. He broke up two passes, and recorded his first interception of the season. Powers has eight tackles on the year. Last season, Powers compiled 52 tackles (46 solo), nine pass deflections, a sack, an interception and returned a fumble for a touchdown while starting in 13 games for Arizona. The Decatur, Ala., native has started in all but nine games in his NFL career while compiling 388 tackles and 12 interceptions.
Jay Prosch (FB, Houston Texans)
Helped pave the way for 181 rushing yards in the Texans' 24-21 victory over Jacksonville. He has two carries for two yards and one catch for six yards for the season. Prosch started every game at fullback for the Texans last season with six carries for 33 yards and racked up nine tackles on special teams. The Saraland, Ala. native was a sixth-round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.
Greg Robinson (OL, Los Angeles Rams)
Got the start for the Rams in their 9-6 win over New York. He has started every game over the last two seasons, 25 in total. The Thibodaux, La., native was drafted second overall in the 2014 NFL Draft, the highest-drafted offensive lineman in Auburn history. He played in all 16 games of his rookie season with 12 starts. He has started in 37 of his 41 games played in his career.
Pat Sims (DL, Cincinnati Bengals)
Sims recorded two tackles in Cincinnati's 21-20 loss to the Giants. Sims has 20 tackles and one sack for the year. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native had 16 tackles last season. A third-round pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, Sims has compiled 253 tackles and eight sacks in his nine-year career.
Robenson Therezie (DB, Atlanta Falcons)
Saw the field but did not record any stats in the Falcons' 24-15 loss to the Eagles. Therezie has two tackles for the season. The second-year man from Miami, Fla., appeared in 13 games as a rookie with two starts while recording 33 tackles (27 solo) and an interception.
Neiko Thorpe (DB, Seattle Seahawks)
Saw the field but did not record any stats in the Seahawks' 31-24 win over New England. He has four tackles for the season. Last season, Thorpe appeared in 14 games, starting two, and compiled 40 tackles (37 solo), 6 PBUs and an interception. A key part of Auburn's 2010 National Championship team, Thorpe has made 55 tackles in his NFL career.
CJ Uzomah (TE, Cincinnati Bengals)
Played Monday night in Cincinnati's 21-20 loss to the Giants, but did not record any stats. Uzomah has 17 receptions for 193 yards (average of 11.4 per catch) for the season with a long of 54. The Suwanee, Ga., native became the first Auburn tight end drafted since Walter Reeves (1989) when the Bengals selected him in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
Christian Westerman (OG, Cincinnati Bengals)
Was inactive for Cincinnati's 21-20 loss to the Giants. The Chandler, Ariz., native was picked up in the fifth round (No. 161 overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. He played at Auburn from 2011-12 before transferring to Arizona State.
Other former Tigers on NFL practice squads: Blake Countess (Los Angeles), Trovon Reed (Chargers), Chad Slade (Houston), Jermaine Whitehead (Packers) and Gabe Wright (Browns).
Report compiled by Auburn athletics communications student assistants Wes Costello and Matt Penland.