Through the first six weeks of the NFL season, two players are at the top of the league with three fumble recoveries. T.J. Watt and former Auburn defensive lineman Angelo Blackson. The latter picked up his third this past weekend in the Jaguars' win over the Colts.
That and more in this week's Auburn Made NFL rundown.
BEST OF WEEK 6
Angelo Blackson, DL, Jacksonville Jaguars
If there's a loose football, chances are Blackson is ending up with it. For the third time in six games, the veteran defensive tackle recovered a fumble in Sunday's win over the Indianapolis Colts. Teammate Josh Allen sacked quarterback Gardner Minshew, forcing the ball out, and Blackson was there to pounce on it. With the recovery, he joined T.J. Watt as the only two players in the NFL with three fumble recoveries on the season.
The only defenders in the NFL with 3 fumble recoveries:
— John Shipley (@_John_Shipley) October 15, 2023
TJ Watt
Angelo Blackson
Daniel Carlson, K, Las Vegas Raiders
Scoring 13 of the Raiders' 21 points on Sunday, Carlson played a key role in his team's 21-17 victory over the Patriots. He converted all four of his attempted field goals (25, 37, 30, 24), including one in the fourth quarter that made it a two-possession game. Carlson is still 100 percent on extra points this season (9-9) and has scored 36 total points.
Jamel Dean, CB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
After missing last week due to injury, Dean returned to the starting lineup Sunday against the Detroit Lions and earned the second highest PFF grade on the Bucs' defense at 75.2. He played all 70 defensive snaps and registered six tackles, one of which was a key third-down stop early in the second quarter. On 3rd-and-8, Dean brought down Amon-Ra St. Brown shy of the first down marker and forced the Lions to punt backed up in their own zone.
Darius Slayton, WR, New York Giants
Slayton was a bright spot for New York's offense on Sunday night, leading the team with 69 yards receiving on four receptions against the Buffalo Bills. It was a season-high in receiving yards for the fifth year wideout. Two of Slayton's four catches came on third down and helped the Giants move the chains, including a 31-yard grab – his long of the game. He earned a grade of 65.8 from PFF, the fifth highest on the offense.
Tyrod Taylor found Darius Slayton for 31 yards on 3rd down
— Nick Falato (@nickfalato) October 16, 2023
Good split release to the outside w/ speed by Slayton to give Tyrod ample space for delivery pic.twitter.com/caCpmWE66N
Other Tigers in the NFL
Montravius Adams, DT, Pittsburgh Steelers
Tank Bigsby, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars
K.J. Britt, LB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Derrick Brown, DT, Carolina Panthers
Anders Carlson, K, Green Bay Packers
Carlton Davis, CB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jack Driscoll, OL, Philadelphia Eagles
Rudy Ford, S, Green Bay Packers
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
Roger McCreary, CB, Tennessee Titans
Owen Pappoe, LB, Arizona Cardinals
Jamien Sherwood, LB, New York Jets
Braden Smith, OT, Indianapolis Colts
Jarrett Stidham, QB, Denver Broncs
Daniel Thomas, S, Jacksonville Jaguars
C.J. Uzomah, TE, New York Jets
Colby Wooden, DL, Green Bay Packers
Chandler Wooten, LB, Carolina Panthers
DNP (Reserve/Injured)
Prince Tega Wanogho, OT, Kansas City Chiefs (IR)
Kilian Zierer, OT, Houston Texans (IR)
Practice Squad
Shedrick Jackson, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
Eku Leota, LB, Carolina Panthers
John Samuel Shenker, TE, Las Vegas Raiders
Seth Williams, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars