From State to Sundays - Week 12 Update

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Week 12 of the NFL season has come to a close, and it is time to take a look at how the 14 former Bulldogs who have gone #FromStateToSundays fared.

Denico recorded a career-high two sacks in Oakland's 21-14 win on Sunday. His three sacks on the season ties a season-best, set in 2015, as the season has five more weeks left.

With 81 combined tackles so far this season, Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright is 16th in the league in the league for the category. Wright collected two more and knocked down a pass on Sunday as Seattle defeated San Francisco 24-13.

Last season, three former Bulldogs -- Fletcher Cox, Dak Prescott and K.J. Wright -- capped off great seasons by playing in the Pro Bowl. You can help send your favorite NFL Bulldogs to this year's Pro Bowl by voting here.

Below is a list of former Mississippi State student-athletes who are currently with NFL teams. Please use the link to view season and career statistics from NFL.com.

Bulldogs in the NFL

NAME	AT MSU	TEAM	YEARS IN LEAGUE	POS	SEASON STATS	LAST WEEK
Denico Autry	2012-13	Oakland Raiders	4	DE	11 G, 25 TKL, 15 TT, 10 AST, 3.0 SCK, 4 PBU	Collected three tackles and two sacks in 21-14 win against Denver.
Fletcher Cox^*	2009-11	Philadelphia Eagles	6	DE	9 G, 9 GS, 15 TKL, 10 TT, 5 AST, 5.5 SCK, 1 FF, 2 PBU	Collected a tackle and a sack in 31-3 win against Chicago.
Kaleb Eulls -- IR	2010-14	Los Angeles Chargers	3	DL	--	Inactive during Week 12.
Gabe Jackson*	2009-13	Oakland Raiders	4	G	10 G, 10 GS	Started in 21-14 win against Denver.
Chris Jones*	2013-15	Kansas City Chiefs	1	DL	11 G, 5 GS, 24 TKL, 15 TT, 9 AST, 3.5 SCK, 1 INT, 6 PBU, 3 FF	Collected two tackles and knocked down a pass against Buffalo.
Kyle Love	2006-09	Carolina Panthers	6	DL	11 G, 9 TKL, 4 TT, 5 AST, 1.5 SCK	Collected a tackle in 35-27 win at New York Jets.
Benardrick McKinney*	2011-14	Houston Texans	3	LB	11 G, 11 GS, 67 TKL, 46 TT, 21 AST, 2.0 SCK, 1 FF, 1 PBU	Collected five tackles at Baltimore.
Pernell McPhee*	2009-10	Chicago Bears	7	LB	11 G, 3 GS, 19 TKL, 19 TT, 4.0 SCK, 1 FF, 1 PBU	Collected two tackles at Philadelphia.
Dak Prescott^!	2011-15	Dallas Cowboys	1	QB	11 G, 11 GS, 221-347, 2,318 YDS, 16 TD, 9 INT, 87.6 QBR; 34 ATT, 247 YDS, 5 TD	Started and completed 20 of 27 pass attempts against Los Angeles Chargers.
Fred Ross -- IR	2013-16	Carolina Panthers	R	WR	--	Inactive during Week 12.
Deontae Skinner -- IR	2009-12	New York Giants	2	DE	3 G, 2 TKL, 2 TT	Saw action at Washington before leaving the game due to injury.
Darius Slay*	2011-12	Detroit Lions	5	CB	11 G, 11 GS, 38 TKL, 35 TT, 3 AST, 4 INT, 15 PBU	Started and collected three tackles against Minnesota.
Preston Smith*	2011-14	Washington Redskins	3	LB	11 G, 11 GS, 26 TKL, 20 TT, 6 AST, 4.5 SCK, 1 PBU	Started in 20-10 win against New York Giants.
K.J. Wright^*	2007-10	Seattle Seahawks	7	LB	11 G, 11 GS, 81 TKL, 55 TT, 26 AST, 4 PBU	Started, collected two tackles and knocked down a pass in 24-13 win at San Francisco.

* Regular Starter
^ 2017 Pro Bowl Selection
! 2017 NFL Rookie of the Year
IR Injured Reserve

Three former Bulldogs contribute to their organizations and look to make the active roster in the future by participating on practice squads.

NAME	AT MSU	TEAM	POS
Fred Brown	2012-14	Indianapolis Colts	WR
Johnathan Calvin	2015-16	Indianapolis Colts	LB
Blaine Clausell	2010-14	Carolina Panthers	OL
Will Redmond	2012-15	Kansas City Chiefs	DB
Dillon Day	2011-14	Denver Broncos	OL
Deontae Skinner	2009-12	Oakland Raiders	LB

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