AUBURN, Ala. – Here's a look at how the 27 former Auburn players on active NFL rosters fared this past weekend in week four of the NFL season.
BEST OF WEEK 4
Dee Ford, LB, Kansas City Chiefs
Playing on Monday Night Football, Ford finished with three tackles and a sack to help the Chiefs beat the Denver Broncos, 27-23. The former first-round pick now has a sack in three of the team's first four games this season and has an overall defensive PFF grade of 79.8 -- tied for 11th among all edge rushers in the NFL.
Kerryon Johnson, RB, Detroit Lions
How do you top the first 100-yard performance by a Lions running back since 2013? How about scoring your first NFL touchdown? Johnson did not reach the century mark again – he finished with nine carries for 55 yards in a 26-24 loss to the Dallas Cowboys – but he did score a touchdown on an 8-yard run where he ran over a defensive back on his way to the end zone. The rookie is averaging 5.7 yards per carry through his first four games.
.@AyeyoKEJO's first @NFL touchdown! 💪😤#OnePride | #DETvsDAL pic.twitter.com/F1z2WEBJYe
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) September 30, 2018
Jonathan Jones, CB, New England Patriots
It was quite the productive day for Jones in a dominant 38-7 win over the Miami Dolphins. The third-year pro led the team in tackles with eight – five of them being solo tackles – and he also had a pass defended. Jones now leads the Patriots with four passes defended and is second on the team with 19 tackles. He has an overall defensive PFF grade of 74.5, which puts him among the top 20 cornerbacks in the NFL.
OTHER TIGERS IN THE NFL
Montravius Adams, DT, Green Bay Packers
Adams, entering his second season with the Packers, saw limited action on defense in a 22-0 win over the Buffalo Bills.
Cameron Artis-Payne, RB, Carolina Panthers
With the Panthers on bye, Artis-Payne did not play this week.
Peyton Barber, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Barber earned his fourth consecutive start for the Buccaneers. The third-year running back rushed for 24 yards on seven carries and caught one pass for six yards in a 48-10 loss to the Chicago Bears.
Daren Bates, LB, Tennessee Titans
Bates, the special teams captain, played 25 snaps on special teams and two on defense but did not record any stats in a 26-23 win over the Philadelphia Eagles.
Angelo Blackson, DE, Houston Texans
A week after picking up his first sack, Blackson earned his first start of the season for the Texans and played 38 snaps in a 37-34 win over the Indianapolis Colts.
Josh Bynes, LB, Arizona Cardinals
Bynes, now in his seventh year in the league, recorded five tackles in a 20-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. He now shares the team lead with 32 tackles through the first four games, and his overall defensive PFF grade of 82.4 is sixth among all NFL linebackers.
Sammie Coates, WR, Houston Texans
Coates returned to the field after a two-week absence due to a hamstring injury and caught his first pass as a Texan. The reception, a 12-yard pick-up, came in overtime and helped set up one of the two field goals that the Texans used to beat the Indianapolis Colts, 37-34.
Shon Coleman, OL, San Francisco 49ers
Coleman did not play again in week four. The third-year player was traded from the Cleveland Browns to the 49ers at the end of August.
Blake Countess, DB, Los Angeles Rams
Last week, Countess recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown. This week, the third-year pro had two kick returns for 52 yards in a 38-31 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday Night Football.
Carlton Davis, CB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Davis finished with four tackles in a 48-10 loss to the Chicago Bears. The rookie cornerback has seen action in each of his first four games, recording 16 tackles, a pass deflection and a fumble recovery. He's played a total of 245 snaps in his young NFL career.
Casey Dunn, C, Washington Redskins
Dunn did not play in a week three win over the Green Bay Packers. The rookie center made the 53-man roster after signing with the Redskins as an undrafted free agent in the offseason.
Rudy Ford, DB, Arizona Cardinals
Ford didn't record any stats but played 22 snaps on special teams in a 20-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. The second-year player has three tackles on the season.
Corey Grant, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars
Grant collected two catches for 12 yards and added one carry for five yards on the ground in a 31-12 win over the New York Jets. Grant, who is second among all NFL running backs with a receiving PFF grade of 87.0, has now recorded a catch in three straight games.
Josh Harris, LS, Atlanta Falcons
Harris served as the team's long snapper in their 37-36 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
Brandon King, LB, New England Patriots
King was active but did not record any stats. The fourth-year pro, who plays primarily on special teams, has two tackles on the season.
Devaroe Lawrence, DL, Cleveland Browns
Lawrence, who is in his first season with the Browns after being traded over from the Saints, had no stats in a 45-42 loss to the Oakland Raiders.
Carl Lawson, DE, Cincinnati Bengals
The second-year pro out of Stone Mountain, Georgia, recorded a key sack late that helped the Bengals beat the Atlanta Falcons, 37-36. It was Lawson's first sack in 2018 after leading all rookies with 8.5 sacks in 2017. He also had two quarterback hits in Sunday's win.
Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers
With the Panthers on bye, Newton did not play this week.
Cody Parkey, K, Chicago Bears
Parkey made both of his field-goal attempts, including a season-long of 50 yards, in a 48-10 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The other kick was from 46 yards out. The fifth-year player also made all six of his extra point attempts. Parkey has now made nine of his 10 field-goal attempts this season and is one off the league lead.
Greg Robinson, OL, Cleveland Browns
For the fourth straight week, Robinson – the No. 2 pick in the NFL draft – did not play. He signed with the Browns this offseason after spending his first four seasons in the Rams organization.
Braden Smith, OL, Indianapolis Colts
Smith saw four snaps in a 37-34 loss the Houston Texans. The rookie offensive lineman was taken in the second round, No. 37 overall, in April's NFL draft.
Neiko Thorpe, CB, Seattle Seahawks
Thorpe saw action on special teams in a 20-17 win over the Cardinals. A former safety at Auburn, Thorpe is featured mainly on the Seahawks' special teams units.
C.J. Uzomah, TE, Cincinnati Bengals
Uzomah collected one reception for six yards in a 37-36 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. The fourth-year tight end has now extended his reception streak to four games to open up the 2018 campaign and could play a bigger role moving forward with the injury to Tyler Eifert.
Jermaine Whitehead, S Green Bay Packers
In a 22-0 shutout win over the Buffalo Bills, Whitehead recorded one of the seven sacks by the Packers on the day. It was the first sack of the season for Whitehead, who played a season-high 39 snaps. The fourth-year player has an overall defensive PFF grade of 76.6.
DNP (Reserve/Injured or Practice Squad)
Jeff Holland, LB, Denver Broncos
Joshua Holsey, CB, Washington Redskins
Ricardo Louis, WR, Cleveland Browns
Tray Matthews, DB, Minnesota Vikings
Cassanova McKinzy, LB, Washington Redskins
Jonathon Mincy, CB, Chicago Bears
Chad Slade, OL, Houston Texans
Robinson Therezie, S, Indianapolis Colts