Auburn in the National Football League - Week 8

Auburn in the National Football League - Week 8Auburn in the National Football League - Week 8

Nov. 2, 2016

Auburn Tigers in the National Football League ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Week 8

Cameron Artis-Payne (RB, Carolina Panthers)
Artis-Payne was inactive for Carolina's 30-20 win against the Cardinals. 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 once in the Buccaneers' 30-24 loss to Oakland. Barber has 91 yards on 16 attempts and a touchdown this season. In week 7, he rushed for 84 yards on 12 carries and added his first NFL touchdown, a 44 yard scamper late in the 4th 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)
Saw the field but did not record any stats in the Raiders' 30-24 win over Tampa Bay. He has five 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 30 tackles in his career.

Angelo Blackson (DL, Tennessee Titans)
Recorded one tackle and one pass deflection in the Titans' 36-22 win over Jacksonville. Blackson has six tackles for the season. The second-year man out of Wilmington, Del., appeared in all 16 games as a rookie totaling 15 tackles, 2.5 sacks and forced and recovered a fumble.

Quan Bray (WR, Indianapolis Colts)
Missed the Colts' 34-26 win over Tennessee due to injury. Bray is averaging 25.7 yards on nine kick returns, 16th best in the NFL this season and 8.3 yards on seven punt returns this season. He is tied for third 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.

Sammie Coates (WR, Pittsburgh Steelers)
Coates and the Steelers were on a bye in week eight. He has 20 receptions for 425 yards (average of 21.3 yards per catch) and two touchdowns seven games into the season. His 21.3 yard average ranks 16th overall and is the best among all players with at least 20 catches. 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 20 catches for 432 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)
Got the third start of his NFL career in Cleveland's 31-28 loss to the Jets as part of an offensive line unit that blocked for 407 yards of offense on Sunday. 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 six tackles in the Bengals' 27-27 tie with Washington. He has 54 tackles (34 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 1,245 tackles (949 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 where he helped block for 369 yards of offense the Chargers fell to Denver 27-19. The Nashville, Tenn., native has started in 59 of his 92 games played in his nine-year career.

Nick Fairley (DL, New Orleans Saints)
Made the start at defensive tackle where he assisted on two tackles in the Saints' 25-20 win over Seattle. Fairley has 21 tackles and 3.5 sacks for the year while starting all five games in his first season as a Saint. 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 148 tackles, four forced fumbles and 17.5 sacks in his six-year career.

Dee Ford (LB, Kansas City Chiefs)
Ford had a monster day for the Chiefs in their 30-14 win over Indianapolis, compiling a career-high 3.5 sacks as part of five total tackles. He ranks fifth in the NFL with seven sacks this season. For the season, Ford has 25 tackles (16 solo) and seven sacks. The Odenville, Ala., native had 23 tackles and four 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 56 tackles in his career including 12.5 sacks.

Corey Grant (RB, Jacksonville Jaguars)
Missed the Jaguars' 36-22 loss to Tennessee due to injury. Grant is averaging 21.3 yards on 12 returns this season with a long of 32, and has one reception for a 15 yard touchdown. He is tied for third in the NFL with seven kick returns of over 20 yards. 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 33-32 win over Green Bay. The Carrolton, Ga., native, now in his fifth season, has served as Atlanta's long snapper in all 72 games of his NFL career.

Jonathan Jones (DB, New England Patriots)
Did not play in the Patriots' 41-25 win over Buffalo. 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)
Recorded two tackles in New England's 41-25 win over the Bills. 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' 30-24 loss to Oakland. Lambert was part of the Tampa Defensive line that held the 49ers to just 160 yards rushing. He has appeared in five games and started three time this season while making seven 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 as the Chargers fell 27-19 to Denver. Landrum played at Auburn from 2011-12 before completing his career at Jacksonville State.

Corey Lemonier (LB, Cleveland Browns)
Did not play in the Browns' 31-28 loss to New York. 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)
Hauled in two receptions for 32 yards in the Browns' 31-28 loss to New York. 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 Obomanu (2006), Devin Aromashodu (2006) and Courtney Taylor (2007).

Sen'Derrick Marks (DL, Jacksonville Jaguars)
Had one solo stop as well as two assisted stops in the Jaguars' 36-22 loss to Tennessee. Marks has nine tackles for the season including a sack. 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 192 tackles and 16.5 sacks.

Nick Marshall (DB, New York Jets)
Marshall recorded his first tackle of the season in the Jets' 31-28 win against the Browns. 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 led the way for the Panthers as they ended a four game losing skid this week, defeating Arizona, 30-20. Newton completed 14-of-27 passes for 212 yards, and rushed for another 43 yards. For the season, Newton has passed for 1,508 yards and eight touchdowns and rushed for 191 yards and three 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. For the season, the reigning NFL MVP has thrown for 974 yards and six touchdowns and rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns. 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 19,559 yards through the air with 125 touchdowns and has 3,355 yards rushing with 46 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 2-for-2 on field goal attempts with a long of 41, and successful on both extra point attempts in Cleveland's 31-28 loss to the Jets. For the season, the Jupiter, Fla., native has converted 10-of-13 FG attempts and is 10-for-10 on extra points. 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 and the Ravens were on a bye in week eight. He has seven tackles on the season. 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. The Decatur, Ala., native has started in all but eight games in his NFL career while compiling 387 tackles and 11 interceptions.

Jay Prosch (FB, Houston Texans)
Got the start for Houston in their 20-13 win over Detroit, but did not record any stats. 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)
Robinson and the Rams were on a bye in week eight. He has started every game since the beginning of 2015. 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 35 of his 39 games played in his career.

Pat Sims (DL, Cincinnati Bengals)
Played but did not record any stats in the Bengals' 27-27 tie with Washington. Sims has 18 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 251 tackles and eight sacks in his nine-year career.

Robenson Therezie (DB, Atlanta Falcons)
Saw the field but did not record any stats as Atlanta defeated the Packers, 33-32. 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' 25-20 loss to New Orleans. He has two 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)
Did not see the field in the Bengal's 27-27 tie with the Washington. 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)
Did not see the field in Cincinnati's 27-27 tie with the Redskins. 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.

Jermaine Whitehead (DB, Green Bay Packers)
Saw the field in his first game as a Packer in Green Bay's 33-32 loss to the Falcons, however he did not record any stats. Whitehead was signed from the Packers' practice squad on Oct. 24. He spent his rookie season with the Ravens and 49ers but did not see the field for either team.

Other former Tigers on NFL practice squads and inactive lists: Blake Countess (Los Angeles), Tre Mason (Los Angeles), Trovon Reed (San Diego), Chad Slade (Houston), Gabe Wright (Cleveland) and Avery Young (New Orleans)

Report compiled by Auburn athletics communications student assistants Wes Costello and Matt Penland.