Auburn Made: Week 3 NFL rundown

Auburn Made: Week 3 NFL rundownAuburn Made: Week 3 NFL rundown

Tank Bigsby found the end zone again while Derrick Brown and Rudy Ford both posted the highest PFF grades on their respective defenses this week. 

That and more in this week's Auburn Made NFL rundown. 

BEST OF WEEK 3

Tank Bigsby, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars
Bigsby found the end zone again Sunday, scoring a touchdown for the second time in his first three games in the NFL. The rookie running back powered his way in from a yard out to put the Jaguars on the scoreboard. He finished with 10 yards rushing on two carries. Though Jacksonville took the loss, Bigsby continued to carve out a role.  


Derrick Brown, DT, Carolina Panthers
With a PFF grade of 89.9 in Week 3, Brown had another standout performance against the Seattle Seahawks and graded out the highest of anybody on the team. He finished his day with five tackles and two quarterback hits. He now has 20 tackles on the season and is the highest-graded Panther through the first three weeks at 85.3. 


Anders Carlson, K, Green Bay Packers
With the game tied and just under three minutes remaining, Carlson proved clutch with the go-ahead extra point to give the Packers an 18-17 lead – capping a wild fourth quarter comeback vs. the New Orleans Saints. It was Carlson who started the comeback earlier in the fourth with a 38-yard field goal to put Green Bay on the board. The rookie kicker is still perfect on the season, going 3 of 3 on field goals and 9 of 9 on extra points. 

Rudy Ford, S, Green Bay Packers
Carlson wasn't the only former Auburn player to make an impact in Green Bay's comeback Sunday. Ford showed out on the defensive side, leading the Packers with a PFF grade of 88.2 against the Saints. The seventh-year safety finished with seven tackles and also broke up two passes while allowing just one catch for four yards on four targets. 

Roger McCreary, CB, Tennessee Titans  
Add another first for McCreary this week as the second-year cornerback picked up his first career sack in the NFL. McCreary blitzed up the middle, side-stepped an offensive lineman and took down Browns QB Deshaun Watson for an 8-yard loss. It was one of 10 tackles on the day for McCreary who had the second-most on the team. 

Other Tigers in the NFL
Montravius Adams, DT, Pittsburgh Steelers
Angelo Blackson, DL, Jacksonville Jaguars 
K.J. Britt, LB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Daniel Carlson, K, Las Vegas Raiders
Carlton Davis, CB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 
Jamel Dean, CB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jack Driscoll, OL, Philadelphia Eagles
Derick Hall, LB, Seattle Seahawks
Josh Harris, LS, Los Angeles Chargers
Noah Igbinoghene, CB, Dallas Cowboys
Jonathan Jones, CB, New England Patriots 
Carl Lawson, DE, New York Jets 
Owen Pappoe, LB, Arizona Cardinals
Jamien Sherwood, LB, New York Jets 
Darius Slayton, WR, New York Giants
Braden Smith, OT, Indianapolis Colts
Jarrett Stidham, QB, Denver Broncs
Daniel Thomas, S, Jacksonville Jaguars 
C.J. Uzomah, TE, New York Jets
Prince Tega Wanogho, OT, Kansas City Chiefs
Colby Wooden, DL, Green Bay Packers
Chandler Wooten, LB, Carolina Panthers

DNP (Reserve/Injured)
Kilian Zierer, OT, Houston Texans (IR)

Practice Squad
Marlon Davidson, DL, San Francisco 49ers
Shedrick Jackson, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
Eku Leota, LB, Carolina Panthers
John Samuel Shenker, TE, Las Vegas Raiders
Seth Williams, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars