Auburn in the NFL: Week 10 recap

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Rookie running back Kerryon Johnson scored two touchdowns for the Lions this week.

AUBURN, Ala. – Here's a look at how the 25 former Auburn players on active NFL rosters fared this past weekend in week 10 of the NFL season.
 
BEST OF WEEK 10
 
Dee Ford, LB, Kansas City Chiefs
After a quiet week last week, Ford could not be contained Sunday. The former first-round pick finished with six tackles, three tackles for loss and a sack in a 26-14 win over the Arizona Cardinals. He also had eight quarterback hurries and four quarterback hits on the day. Ford now has nine sacks on the season, one shy of his career high he set in 2016, and he tops all edge rushers with a PFF pass rush grade of 91.7.
 


 
Kerryon Johnson, RB, Detroit Lions
Playing through pain was something Auburn fans grew accustomed to from Johnson. Battling an ankle injury this week, the rookie running back finished with 51 yards rushing, 38 yards receiving and scored two touchdowns in a 34-22 loss to the Chicago Bears. It was the first career multi-touchdown game for Johnson, who has 757 total yards on offense and is averaging 5.7 yards per touch this season.
 


 
C.J. Uzomah, TE, Cincinnati Bengals
Uzomah earned his eighth start of the season and caught three passes for 23 yards, averaging 7.67 yards per reception, in a 51-14 loss to the New Orleans Saints. The fourth-year pro, who has now started in all but one game this season, is nearing his career highs for a season with 20 receptions and 207 yards receiving through the first nine games. He's also caught a pair of touchdowns.
 
OTHER TIGERS IN THE NFL
 
Montravius Adams, DT, Green Bay Packers
Now in his second year in the NFL, Adams recorded his first career sack in a 31-12 win over the Miami Dolphins. It was the lone tackle for the former third-round pick, who has seen his snap count rise over the last couple weeks. He played 12 snaps on defense this past week.
 
Cameron Artis-Payne, RB, Carolina Panthers
Artis-Payne was active but didn't see the field in Thursday's loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
 
Peyton Barber, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Barber rushed 13 times for 61 yards and also caught one pass for five yards in a 16-3 loss to the Washington Redskins. The third-year player has started every game at running back this season and currently leads the Buccaneers in rushing attempts (117) and rushing yards (437).
 
Daren Bates, LB, Tennessee Titans
Bates recorded two tackles in a 34-10 win over the New England Patriots. The Titans' special teams captain has already matched the number of tackles (8) he had all of last year.  
 
Angelo Blackson, DE, Houston Texans
With the Texans on bye, Blackson did not play this week.
 
Josh Bynes, LB, Arizona Cardinals
Coming off the open week, Bynes returned to form with three tackles, one sack and one pass deflection in a 26-14 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. It was the second sack of the season for Bynes, who remains one of the NFL's top linebackers against the run. The eighth-year pro is fifth at his position with PFF run defense grade of 82.3.
 
Daniel Carlson, K, Oakland Raiders
Carlson converted both of his field-goal attempts, including a 46-yarder, in a 20-6 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. The rookie kicker has now made 3 of 4 field goals and all 4 PAT attempts in three games since joining the Raiders.  
 
Sammie Coates, WR, Houston Texans
With the Texans on bye, Coates did not play this week.
 
Shon Coleman, OL, San Francisco 49ers
Coleman did not play in Week 10. The former third-round pick was traded from the Cleveland Browns to the 49ers prior to the season. 
 
Blake Countess, DB, Los Angeles Rams
In a 36-31 win over the Seattle Seahawks, Countess returned one kick for 19 yards. The third-year player is being featured primarily on the special team unit for the Rams this season.
 
Carlton Davis, CB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Davis recorded five tackles for the second straight week and also added a tackle for loss in a 16-3 loss to the Washington Redskins. The rookie cornerback has now started all but one game this season and has 30 tackles to go along with three passes defended and a fumble recovery.  
 
Rudy Ford, DB, Arizona Cardinals
Ford didn't record any stats but played 19 snaps on special teams in a 26-14 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The second-year pro has eight tackles on the season.
 
Josh Harris, LS, Atlanta Falcons
Harris served as the team's long snapper in a 28-16 loss to the Cleveland Browns.  
 
Jonathan Jones, CB, New England Patriots
Jones recorded one tackle in a 34-10 loss to the Tennessee Titans. The third-year player now has 38 tackles and six passes defended through the team's first 10 games.
 
Brandon King, LB, New England Patriots
King saw 21 snaps on special teams and finished with one tackle in a 34-10 loss to the Tennessee Titans. It was the sixth straight game with a tackle for King. 
 
Cassanova McKinzy, LB, Washington Redskins
McKinzy, who has bounced around practice teams the past three seasons, made his NFL debut with the Redskins on Sunday and finished with one tackle (a tackle for loss) in a 16-3 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He saw 24 snaps on defense and 13 on special teams.
 
Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers
Newton was efficient this past week, completing 23 of his 29 passes (79 percent) for 193 yards and two touchdowns. He also added 10 yards rushing on two carries in a 52-21 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday Night Football. The former league MVP is completing 68.5 percent of his passes this season and has accounted for 21 total touchdowns.
 
Cody Parkey, K, Chicago Bears
A week after making all of his kicks (2 field goals, 5 PATs), Parkey saw four kicks go off the upright in a 34-22 win over the Detroit Lions. He did convert two extra points, and the Bears have said the fifth-year pro will remain their kicking going forward.
 
Greg Robinson, OL, Cleveland Browns
Robinson earned his second straight start at left tackle and played all 53 snaps on offense in a 28-16 win over the Atlanta Falcons. The former No. 2 overall pick didn't allow a sack for the second straight week and helped pave the way for 427 yards of total offense.
 
Braden Smith, OL, Indianapolis Colts
It was another impressive performance by Smith and the Colts OL as they kept quarterback Andrew Luck upright and helped produce 366 yards of offense in a 29-26 win over the Jacksonville Jagaurs. The second-round pick has now started in five straight games at right tackle.
 
Neiko Thorpe, CB, Seattle Seahawks
Thorpe missed his third straight game with a groin injury. The eighth-year pro plays primarily on special teams and has three tackles on the season.
 
Jermaine Whitehead, S, Cleveland Browns
Making his first appearance with the Browns, Whitehead played 10 snaps on special and finished with one tackle in a 28-16 win over the Atlanta Falcons. The fourth-year pro played the first nine weeks of the season with the Green Bay Packers.
 
DNP (Reserve/Injured or Practice Squad)
Corey Grant, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars
Jeff Holland, LB, Denver Broncos
Joshua Holsey, CB, Washington Redskins
Devaroe Lawrence, DL, Cleveland Browns
Carl Lawson, DE, Cincinnati Bengals
Ricardo Louis, WR, Cleveland Browns
Tray Matthews, DB, Indianpolis Colts
Jonathon Mincy, CB, Chicago Bears
Chad Slade, OL, Houston Texans
Gabe Wright, DT, Oakland Raiders