Auburn Made: Week 9 NFL rundown

by Estela Padgett
Auburn Made: Week 9 NFL rundownAuburn Made: Week 9 NFL rundown

Getting to the quarterback was a theme in Week 9 for Auburn’s pro contingent as Carl Lawson and Jamien Sherwood tallied two sacks apiece in their respective games. 

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

BEST OF WEEK 9

Carlton Davis, CB, Detroit Lions

It was another solid performance for Davis on Sunday afternoon against division rival Green Bay. The former Buccaneer finished with seven tackles and two pass break-ups in a 24-14 victory. Davis earned the third-highest PFF grade (78.5) on the Lions’ defense, and with 81 pass break-ups since 2018, including eight in his last five games, he now ranks third among all NFL players during that span. 

Carl Lawson, DE, Dallas Cowboys

With pass-rushers Micah Parsons and DeMarcus Lawrence still unavailable for the Cowboys, Lawson stepped up in a big way Sunday with a two-sack performance against the Atlanta Falcons. He forced a fumble on one of his sacks that was recovered by teammate Donovan Wilson. Lawson’s PFF grade of 78. 3 was second-highest on the team. He now has 29.5 career sacks through his first seven NFL seasons. 

Jamien Sherwood, LB, New York Jets 

Sherwood continued to impress Thursday night against Houston as he recorded seven tackles and two sacks and played a key role in holding the Texans to just 13 points in a 21-13 win for the Jets. One sack came on a critical third-down play during the quarter where Sherwood swallowed up quarterback C.J. Stroud for a loss of 11 yards. The two sacks were his first of what has been a breakout season for Sherwood. 

Other Tigers in the NFL
Tank Bigsby, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars
K.J. Britt, LB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Anders Carlson, K, San Francisco 49ers
Daniel Carlson, K, Las Vegas Raiders
Byron Cowart, DL, Chicago Bears*
Derick Hall, LB, Seattle Seahawks
Josh Harris, LS, Los Angeles Chargers
Noah Igbinoghene, CB, Washington Commanders
Jonathan Jones, CB, New England Patriots 
Roger McCreary, CB, Tennessee Titans  
Bo Nix, QB, Denver Broncos*
Owen Pappoe, LB, Arizona Cardinals
Nehemiah Pritchett, CB, Seattle Seahawks
John Samuel Shenker, TE, Las Vegas Raiders
Darius Slayton, WR, New York Giants
Braden Smith, OT, Indianapolis Colts
Jarrett Stidham, QB, Denver Broncs
Daniel Thomas, S, Jacksonville Jaguars 
Colby Wooden, DL, Green Bay Packers

DNP (Reserve/Injured)
Montravius Adams, DT, Pittsburgh Steelers (IR)
Angelo Blackson, DL, Arizona Cardinals (IR)
Derrick Brown, DE, Carolina Panthers (IR)
Marlon Davidson, DT, Tennessee Titans (IR)
Jamel Dean, CB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (IR)
Anthony Schwartz, WR, Miami Dolphins (IR)

Practice Squad
Jack Driscoll, OL, Philadelphia Eagles
Marcus Harris, DT, New England Patriots 
Shedrick Jackson, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
D.J. James, CB New England Patriots 
Eku Leota, LB, Pittsburgh Steelers
Tashawn Manning, OG, Cincinnati Bengals*
Justin Rogers, DT, Cincinnati Bengals
Jaylin Simpson, CB, Indianapolis Colts
C.J. Uzomah, TE, Philadelphia Eagles
Seth Williams, WR, Dallas Cowboys
Chandler Wooten, LB, Carolina Panthers
Kilian Zierer, OT, Houston Texans

*Graduated from Auburn