From State to Sundays - Week Two Update

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Week Two of the NFL season has come to a close, and it is time to take a look at how the 17 former Bulldogs who have gone #FromStateToSundays fared.

Chris Jones earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors after he had a dominant performance against Philadelphia on Sunday, recording three sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception. Jones is just the second player in NFL history to record those numbers after James Harrison in 1994. The second-year lineman also collected four tackles and knocked down a pass in the Kansas City win.

Benardrick McKinney also recorded multiple sacks, leading the Houston defense to allow just nine points in their win against Cincinnati. McKinney became just the fifth player in Texans history to record six tackles, three tackles-for-loss and 2.0 sacks in a game. Denico Autry, Fletcher Cox and Preston Smith also brought down their opposing quarterbacks in Week Two.

With his first two pass attempts on Sunday, Dak Prescott became the only quarterback to have fewer than five interceptions in his first 500 pass attempts. Prescott went on to complete 30 of 50 attempts against a stout Denver defense.

On September 12, Indianapolis signed linebacker Johnathan Calvin to their practice squad. Calvin joins receiver Fred Brown on the Colts practice squad, and both are first-year players.

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	2 G, 4 TKL, 1 TT, 3 AST, 0.5 SCK, 1 PBU	Collected three tackles, 0.5 sacks and knocked down a pass in 45-20 win against New York Jets.
Fletcher Cox^*	2009-11	Philadelphia Eagles	6	DE	2 G, 2 GS, 3 TKL, 3 TT, 2.0 SCK, 1 FF	Started, collected two tackles and a sack at Kansas City.
Kaleb Eulls -- IR	2010-14	Los Angeles Chargers	3	DL	--	Inactive during Week Two.
Gabe Jackson*	2009-13	Oakland Raiders	4	G	2 G, 2 GS	Started in in 45-20 win against New York Jets.
Chris Jones*	2013-15	Kansas City Chiefs	1	DL	2 G, 1 GS, 4 TKL, 4 TT, 3.0 SCK, 1 INT, 1 PBU, 2 FF	Collected four tackles and three sacks and caught an interception, knocked a pass down and forced two fumbles in 27-20 win against Philadelphia.
Kyle Love	2006-09	Carolina Panthers	6	DL	2 G, 2 TKL, 1 TT, 1 AST	Collected a tackled in 9-3 win against Buffalo.
Benardrick McKinney*	2011-14	Houston Texans	3	LB	2 G, 2 GS, 17 TKL, 8 TT, 9 AST, 2.0 SCK, 1 FF	Started, collected six tackles and two sacks in 13-9 win at Cincinnati.
Pernell McPhee*	2009-10	Chicago Bears	7	LB	2 G, 2 TKL, 2 TT, 1 FF	Collected two tackles and forced a fumble at Tampa Bay.
Dak Prescott^!	2011-15	Dallas Cowboys	1	QB	2 G, 2 GS, 54-89, 506 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT, 78.2 QBR; 6 ATT, 48 YDS	Completed 30 of 50 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns at Denver.
Will Redmond -- IR	2012-15	San Francisco 49ers	1	CB	--	Inactive during Week Two.
Fred Ross -- IR	2013-16	Carolina Panthers	R	WR	--	Inactive during Week Two.
Darius Slay*	2011-12	Detroit Lions	5	CB	2 G, 2 GS, 9 TKL, 7 TT, 2 AST, 3 PBU	Started, collected eight tackles, and knocked down two passes in 24-10 win at New York Giants.
Preston Smith*	2011-14	Washington Redskins	3	LB	2 G, 2 GS, 7 TKL, 6 TT, 1 AST, 2.0 SCK	Started, collected three tackles and a sack in 27-20 win at Los Angeles Rams.
K.J. Wright^*	2007-10	Seattle Seahawks	7	LB	2 G, 2 GS, 17 TKL, 12 TT, 5 AST, 1 PBU	Started, collected eight tackles and knocked down a pass in 12-9 win against San Francisco.

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

Three former Bulldogs will 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
Dillon Day	2011-14	Denver Broncos	OL

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