#FromStateToSundays: Week 9 Update

STARKVILLE – Denico Autry continues to deliver on the Tennessee Titans' defensive line.

Autry notched a pair of third down sacks during the Titans' overtime loss at the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night, marking his 10^th career multi-sack game.

The former Mississippi State standout leads Tennessee with seven sacks on the season and has at least one sack in five of his last six games. Autry now has 46.5 sacks across his nine-year NFL career.

#Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes is sacked by #Titans defensive lineman Denico Autry on 3rd down. pic.twitter.com/Ql6r6dnKIM
— Devon Clements (@DevclemNFL) November 7, 2022

In that same game, Chris Jones provided the Chiefs with a half-sack during the final drive of overtime and cracked the franchise's top five list with 55 career sacks. Jones received a 79 pass rush grade from Pro Football Focus (PFF), which led Kansas City during Week 9.

Jones currently has the second-best overall defensive grade in the NFL this season at 92.8 and ranked third in pass rush (92.4).

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Starkville native Willie Gay Jr. finished tied for second on the Chiefs with five tackles.

Darius Slay and Fletcher Cox both did their part to help the Philadelphia Eagles remain the NFL's only undefeated team at 8-0. Slay and Cox each tallied four tackles apiece with Cox recording one of his stops behind the line of scrimmage.

Slay also sports the league's lowest passer rating against at 35.3.

Montez Sweat received the highest defensive grade for the Washington Commanders during Week 9 with an 83. PFF credited Sweat with six pressures against the Minnesota Vikings and is now tied for second in the NFL with 19 hits on the quarterback this year.

Kylin Hill made his long-awaited return for the Green Bay Packers. Hill, who had been recovering from a 2021 season-ending knee injury, rushed one for a 7-yard gain and also logged three snaps on special teams against the Detroit Lions.

Hill's former teammate from the Golden Triangle, Kobe Jones, was signed to the Carolina Panthers' practice squad on Nov. 7.

In a surprising move, the Las Vegas Raiders released former first round pick Johnathan Abram on Nov. 8. Abram notched six tackles and received the Raiders' highest tackling grade during Week 9.

Abram had started six of eight games this season and was the team's second-leading tackler.

JOHNATHAN ABRAM | FREE AGENT – S | AT MSU: 2017-18
Season: 8 G, 6 GS, 35 TKL, 13 AST, 48 TT, 2 QBH, 1 PD
Last Week: 1 G, 5 TKL, 1 AST, 6 TT at Jacksonville Jaguars (L, 20-27)

Turned in Las Vegas' highest tackling grade (79.2) in Week 9 per PFF
Four of his six tackles were labeled "stops" by PFF, which are tackles that constitute a failure for the offense

DENICO AUTRY | TENNESSEE TITANS – DT/DE | AT MSU: 2012-13
Season: 8 G, 4 GS, 11 TKL, 7 AST, 18 TT, 7.0 SK, 6.0 TFL, 13 QBH, 2 PD, 1 FF
Last Week: 1 GS, 3 TKL, 2.0 SK, 2 TFL, 3 QBH at Kansas City Chiefs (L, 17-20)

Graded out at 78.0 overall and totaled eight pressures per PFF
Totaled 2.0 sacks to help Tennessee record its fifth straight game with three or more sacks (4), which is the Titans' longest streak since 2017
Both sacks came on third down to end Kansas City drives and marked his 10th career multi-sack game
Leads Tennessee and is tied for seventh in the NFL with 7.0 sacks, giving him three straight seasons with at least seven sacks

LOGAN COOKE | JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS – P | AT MSU: 2014-17
Season: 9 G, 29 Punts, 1,460 YDS, 50.3 AVG, LONG 63, 2 TB, 9 In-20, 44.3 NET AVG
Last Week: 3 Punts, 163 YDS, 54.3 AVG, LONG 60 vs. Las Vegas Raiders (W, 27-20)

Booted a 60-yard punt
Holds the No. 5 career net punting average in NFL history since 1976 at 45.4 yards

FLETCHER COX | PHILADELPHIA EAGLES – DT | AT MSU: 2009-11
Season: 8 G, 8 GS, 8 TKL, 12 AST, 20 TT, 3.0 SK, 2 TFL, 7 QBH, 1 FF, 1 FR
Last Week: 1 GS, 2 TKL, 2 AST, 4 TT, 1.0 TFL at Houston Texans (W, 29-17)

Philadelphia remains the only undefeated team in the NFL as it is the franchise's first 8-0 start
Part of an Eagles defense that has made the team the first to post a positive turnover differential in each of its first eight games since the 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers
Philadelphia's 18 turnovers are the most for the franchise through eight games since the 2015 season
His 164 career regular season games are the fourth-most by a defensive player in Eagles history (2nd – 169 games)

CHARLES CROSS | SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – OT | AT MSU: 2020-21
Season: 9 G, 9 GS, 25 Pressures Allowed, 1 FR
Last Week: 1 GS, 6 Pressures Allowed at Arizona Cardinals (W, 31-21)

CAMERON DANTZLER | MINNESOTA VIKINGS – CB | AT MSU: 2016-19
Season: 8 G, 8 GS, 41 TKL, 4 AST, 45 TT, 2.0 TFL, 4 PD, 1 FF, 1 FR
Last Week: 1 GS, 1 TKL, 2 AST, 2 TT at Washington Commanders (W, 20-17)

Minnesota has now won six games in a row, its longest streak since an eight-game run in 2017
The Vikings' 7-1 start is the franchise's best since 2009 when they reached the NFC Championship

GREG EILAND (PS) | SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – OT | AT MSU: 2016-20
Season: Practice Squad
Last Week: DNP at Arizona Cardinals (W, 31-21)

MARTIN EMERSON JR. | CLEVELAND BROWNS – CB | AT MSU: 2019-21
Season: 8 G, 3 GS, 32 TKL, 4 AST, 36 TT, 1.0 SK, 1.0 TFL, 1 QBH, 6 PD
Last Week: BYE

WILLIE GAY JR. | KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – LB | AT MSU: 2017-19
Season: 4 G, 4 GS, 15 TKL, 14 AST, 29 TT, 0.5 SK, 2.0 TFL, 2 QBH, 2 PD
Last Week: 1 GS, 3 TKL, 2 AST, 5 TT vs. Tennessee Titans (W, 20-17)

Part of a Kansas City defense that allowed just five pass completions, which is tied for the eighth-fewest in franchise history and the team's fewest since the 2011 season
Tied for second on team in tackles in Week 9

J.T. GRAY | NEW ORLEANS SAINTS – DB | AT MSU: 2014-17
Season: 9 G, 1 TKL, 2 AST, 3 TT, 1.5 SK, 1 QBH, 7 ST TKL
Last Week: 1 G vs. Baltimore Ravens (L, 13-27)

Played 23 snaps on special teams

GERRI GREEN (PS) | CHICAGO BEARS – DE | AT MSU: 2014-18
Season: Practice Squad
Last Week: DNP vs. Miami Dolphins (L, 32-35)

KYLIN HILL | GREEN BAY PACKERS – RB | AT MSU: 2017-20
Season: 1 G, 1 RUSH, 7 YDS, LONG 7
Last Week: 1 RUSH, 7 YDS, LONG 7 at Detroit Lions (L, 9-15)

Returned from injury to make his season debut
Ran for seven yards in the fourth quarter and played three special teams snaps

GABE JACKSON | SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – OG | AT MSU 2009-13
Season: 7 G, 7 GS, 18 Pressures Allowed
Last Week: 1 GS, 3 Pressures Allowed at Arizona Cardinals (W, 31-21)

ELGTON JENKINS | GREEN BAY PACKERS – OG | AT MSU: 2014-18
Season: 6 G, 6 GS, 13 Pressures Allowed
Last Week: 1 GS. 1 Pressure Allowed at Detroit Lions (L, 9-15)

Posted Green Bay's No. 2 overall offensive grade (78.2) and pass blocking grade (82.2) in Week 9 per PFF

CHRIS JONES | KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – DT | AT MSU: 2013-15
Season: 8 G, 8 GS, 10 TKL, 5 AST, 15 TT, 5.5 SK, 6.0 TFL, 9 QBH, 3 PD, 2 FF, 1 FR
Last Week: 1 GS, 2 AST, 2 TT, 0.5 SK, 1 QBH vs. Tennessee Titans (W, 20-17)

Turned in a 79.0 pass rush grade per PFF, which led Kansas City in Week 9
Totaled four pressures
Split a sack on the final drive of overtime and now ranks fifth in Chiefs' franchise history with 55.0 career sacks
Part of a Kansas City defense that allowed just five pass completions, which is tied for the eighth-fewest in franchise history and the team's fewest since the 2011 season
Holds the NFL's No. 2 overall defensive grade (92.8) and No. 3 pass rush grade (92.4) this season per PFF

KOBE JONES (PS) | CAROLINA PANTHERS – LB | AT MSU: 2016-20
Season: 1 G
Last Week: N/A

TYRE PHILLIPS | NEW YORK GIANTS – OG | AT MSU: 2017-19
Season: 2 G, 1 GS, 6 Pressures Allowed
Last Week: BYE

MAKAI POLK (PS)| NEW YORK GIANTS – WR | AT MSU: 2021
Season: Practice Squad
Last Week: BYE

DAK PRESCOTT | DALLAS COWBOYS – QB | AT MSU: 2011-2015
Season: 3 G, 3 GS, 54-81, 591 YDS, 3 TD, 90.1 QBR, 10 RUSH, 45 YDS, LONG 25
Last Week: BYE

JEFFERY SIMMONS | TENNESSEE TITANS – DL | AT MSU: 2016-18
Season: 8 G, 8 GS, 16 TKL, 14 AST, 30 TT, 5.5 SK, 6.0 TFL, 9 QBH, 4 PD, 1 FF
Last Week: 1 GS, 3 TKL, 1 AST, 4 TT, 1 PD at Kansas City Chiefs (L, 17-20)

Ranks No. 13 in overall defensive grade (89.9) and pass rush grade (90.2) this season per PFF

DARIUS SLAY | PHILADELPHIA EAGLES – CB | AT MSU: 2011-12
Season: 8 G, 8 GS, 17 TKL, 8 AST, 25 TT, 3 IN, 8 PD
Last Week: 1 GS, 2 TKL, 2 AST, 4 TT at Houston Texans (W, 29-17)

Recorded a game-high 80.5 coverage grade from PFF in Week 9
Leads all NFL players with 127 pass defenses since 2013 and leads the league this year with a 35.3 passer rating against
Philadelphia remains the only undefeated team in the NFL as it is the franchise's first 8-0 start
Part of an Eagles defense that has made the team the first to post a positive turnover differential in each of its first eight games since the 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers
Philadelphia's 18 turnovers are the most for the franchise through eight games since the 2015 season

PRESTON SMITH | GREEN BAY PACKERS – LB | AT MSU: 2011-14
Season: 9 G, 9 GS, 18 TKL, 11 AST, 29 TT, 3.5 SK, 5.0 TFL, 9 QBH, 1 PD
Last Week: 1 GS, 1 AST, 1 TT, 1 PD at Detroit Lions (L, 9-15)

MONTEZ SWEAT | WASHINGTON COMMANDERS – DE | AT MSU: 2017-18
Season: 9 G, 9 GS, 16 TKL, 11 AST, 27 TT, 3.0 SK, 6.0 TFL, 19 QBH, 2 PD
Last Week: 1 GS, 1 AST, 1 TT, 3 QBH, 1 PD vs. Minnesota Vikings (W, 17-16)

Had the highest overall defensive grade (83.0) and No. 3 pass rush grade (82.8) for the Commanders in Week 9 per PFF
Totaled six pressures per PFF, including three hits
Tied for second in the NFL with 19 QB hits this season
Ranks No. 15 in overall defensive grade (89.6) and run defense grade (86.2) this season per PFF

DARRYL WILLIAMS (PS) | JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS – OL | AT MSU: 2015-19
Season: Practice Squad
Last Week: DNP vs. Las Vegas Raiders (W, 27-20)

ISAIAH ZUBER (PS) | LAS VEGAS RAIDERS – WR | AT MSU: 2019
Season: Practice Squad
Last Week: DNP at Jacksonville Jaguars (L, 20-27)

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