Dec. 21, 2016
Auburn Tigers in the National Football League ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Week 15
Cameron Artis-Payne (RB, Carolina Panthers)
Artis-Payne was inactive for the Panthers' 26-15 win over Washington. 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)
Saw the field, but did not record any stats in the Buccaneers' 26-20 loss to Dallas. Barber has 204 yards on 50 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)
Made two tackles in the Raiders' 19-16 win over San Diego. He has seven 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 36 tackles in his career.
Angelo Blackson (DL, Tennessee Titans)
Blackson did not see the field for the Titans' 19-17 win over Kansas City. He has nine tackles while appearing in 12 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 is currently on injured reserve. 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 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)
Tallied six total tackles in Detroit's 17-6 loss to the Giants. Bynes has recorded 33 tackles for the season. 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. He has 216 tackles (138 solo) for his career. Bynes finished with 238 tackles and 16.5 TFL in his four-year Auburn career from 2007-10.
Sammie Coates (WR, Pittsburgh Steelers)
Made a 10-yard reception, carried the ball twice for nine yards (long of 15) and returned a kick 44 yards in the Steelers' 24-20 win over Cincinnati. Coates has 21 receptions for 435 yards (average of 20.7 yards per catch) and two touchdowns this 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, which is tied for best 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 was inactive for the Browns' 33-13 loss to Buffalo. He has appeared in five games in his rookie season. 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.
Blake Countess (CB, Los Angeles Rams)
Saw the field, but did not record any stats in the Rams' 24-3 loss to Seattle. Countess was promoted from the Rams' practice squad on Nov. 18, and has appeared in three games. The Owings Mills, MD., native was selected in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft by Philadelphia. Countess tallied 71 tackles as a senior, his lone season, at Auburn in 2015.
Karlos Dansby (LB, Cincinnati Bengals)
Dansby tallied four total tackles in the Bengals' 24-20 loss to Pittsburgh. He has 93 tackles (58 solo) and one sack 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 1,301 tackles (988 solo), 42.0 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 for the Chargers in their 19-16 loss to Oakland. The Nashville, Tenn., native has started in 65 of his 98 games played in his nine-year career. Dunlap was at Auburn from 2003-2007, playing in 37 games over his career.
Nick Fairley (DL, New Orleans Saints)
Recorded two tackles in the Saints' 48-41 win over Arizona. Fairley has 38 tackles and 5.5 sacks for the year while starting all 14 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 165 tackles, four forced fumbles and 19.5 sacks in his six-year career.
Dee Ford (LB, Kansas City Chiefs)
Ford saw the field but did not record any statistics in the Chiefs' 19-17 loss to Tennessee. He is tied for 10th in the NFL with 10.0 sacks this season. For the season, Ford has 36 tackles (23 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 67 tackles in his career including 15.5 sacks.
Corey Grant (RB, Jacksonville Jaguars)
Saw the field, but did not record any stats in the Jaguars' 21-20 loss to Houston. Grant has five carries for 15 yards, one reception, which was a 15-yard touchdown, and has returned 13 kicks for 268 yards this season. 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)
Harris served as the Falcons' long snapper in their 41-13 win over San Francisco. The Carrolton, Ga., native, now in his fifth season, has served as Atlanta's long snapper in all 78 games of his NFL career.
Jonathan Jones (DB, New England Patriots)
Made the first start of his NFL career in the Patriots' 16-3 win over Denver. Jones made three total tackles in the contest. He has 12 tackles and a pass deflection 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' 16-3 win over Denver. He has nine tackles for the season. 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 (DL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Did not see the field in the Buccaneers' 26-20 loss to Dallas. He has appeared in nine games and started three times this season while posting 10 tackles and forcing a fumble. 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)
Made one tackle in the Chargers' 19-16 loss to Oakland. Landrum has four tackles and a sack for the season while appearing in eight games. Landrum played at Auburn from 2011-12 before transferring to Jacksonville State.
Corey Lemonier (LB, Detroit Lions)
Lemonier was signed by Detroit on December 15. He compiled nine tackles including two sacks and a forced fumble for the Cleveland Browns this season. 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 45 tackles (34 solo), two sacks and a safety in his NFL career.
Ricardo Louis (WR, Cleveland Browns)
Saw the field, but did not record any statistics in Cleveland's 33-13 loss to Buffalo. For the season, the rookie has caught 16 passes for 183 yards (11.4 yards per catch) while making two starts and appearing in every game. He also averaged 18.2 yards on nine kick returns. 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)
Recorded two tackles in the Jaguars' 21-20 loss to Houston. Marks has 19 tackles for the season including 3.0 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 202 tackles and 18.5 sacks.
Nick Marshall (DB, New York Jets)
Marshall recorded two tackles in the Jets' 34-13 loss to Miami. He has five tackles since joining the Jets during week six. 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 went 21-for-37 for 300 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Panthers to a 26-15 win over Washington on Monday Night Football. It is the 14th game of Newton's career that he has thrown for 300 yards. For the season, the reigning NFL MVP has passed for 3,074 yards and 17 touchdowns and rushed for 317 yards and five 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. In week 10, Newton set the Carolina's franchise record for rushing touchdowns in a career with 47. 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 21,337 yards through the air with 134 touchdowns and has 3,524 yards rushing with 48 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 went 2-for-2 on field goal attempts with a long of 40 yards, and made his lone extra point attempt in the Browns' 33-13 loss to Buffalo. For the season, the Jupiter, Fla., native has converted 17-of-21 field goals (87 percent) and is 15-for-16 on extra point attempts. He has not missed a field goal since week nine. 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)
Made five total tackles (four solo) and broke up a pass in the end zone on the final play of the game, a two-point conversion, to preserve the Ravens' 27-26 win over Philadelphia. Powers has 26 tackles and two interceptions on the year. Last season, he 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 ten games in his NFL career while compiling 406 tackles and 13 interceptions.
Jay Prosch (FB, Houston Texans)
Helped block for 387 yards of offense in the Texans' 21-20 win over Jacksonville. He has three carries for four 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.
Trovon Reed (CB, San Diego Chargers)
Earned the first start of his NFL career, posted five tackles and recorded an interception for the second-straight week as the Chargers fell to Oakland 19-16. Reed now has two interceptions in two career games. He has seven tackles, two PBUs and two interceptions this season. He was signed to the Chargers' active roster on November 22 off their practice squad. The second year man entered the league as an undrafted free agent last season. Reed played in 46 games in his Auburn career, playing both wide receiver and corner back.
Greg Robinson (OL, Los Angeles Rams)
Started at left tackle for the Rams in a 24-3 loss to Seattle. He has started 29 of 30 games over the last two seasons. 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 41 of his 45 games played in his career.
Pat Sims (DL, Cincinnati Bengals)
Tallied five total tackles in the Bengals' 24-20 loss to Pittsburgh. Sims has 33 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 266 tackles and eight sacks in his nine-year career.
Robenson Therezie (DB, Atlanta Falcons)
Did not see the field in the Falcons' 41-13 win over San Francisco. Therezie has three 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)
Made a solo stop and recovered a fumble in the Seahawks' 24-3 win over Los Angeles. He has 18 tackles for the season. Last season, Thorpe appeared in 14 games with two starts and compiled 40 tackles (37 solo), 6 PBUs and an interception. A key part of Auburn's 2010 National Championship team, Thorpe has made 71 tackles in his NFL career.
CJ Uzomah (TE, Cincinnati Bengals)
Did not see the field in the Bengals' 24-20 loss to Pittsburgh. 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 24-20 loss to the Steelers. 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.
Gabe Wright (DT, Cleveland Browns)
Wright was promoted from the Browns' practice squad prior to their 33-13 loss to Buffalo. He made one solo stop in the contest. Wright has made four total tackles and one PBU this season. The Columbus, Ga., native is in his second NFL season after being drafted in the fourth round of the 2015 draft by Detroit.
Other former Tigers on NFL practice squads: Cassanova McKinzy (Los Angeles), Chad Slade (Houston) and Jermaine Whitehead (Packers).
Report compiled by Auburn athletics communications student assistants Wes Costello and Matt Penland.