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#FromStateToSundays: Week 1 Update
September 13, 2022 | Football
STARKVILLE โย Former Mississippi State standout Jeffery Simmons picked things up right where he left off from his stellar Pro Bowl showing in 2021.
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Simmons stacked up six tackles, two sacks and forced a fumble for the Tennessee Titans. It was the third time Simmons has made multiple sacks in a regular season game during his career and has six sacks over his last three contests dating back to the AFC Playoffs last year.
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The Macon native led the Titans with a 93 overall defensive grade from Pro Football Focus (PFF) and also received a 92.3 pass rush grade, both of which ranked third across the NFL during Week 1. His six quarterback pressures were tied for the second-most in the league.
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Fellow former Bulldog Chris Jones also applied six pressures according to PFF and led the Kansas City Chiefs with a 92.4 overall defensive grade and a 92.5 run defense grade. Jones also forced a fumble in the Chiefs win over the Arizona Cardinals.
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Fletcher Cox was credited with a half-sack and now has 58.5 for his career, which if the fifth-most in Philadelphia Eagles history.
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Jonathan Abram not only led the Las Vegas Raiders with a dozen tackles in the 2022 opener but also recorded his 200th career stop in the process. Abram is only the second Raider since 1987 to reach that milestone in his first 30 games and the first safety in franchise history to do so.
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Other notable defensive performances on Sunday include Montez Sweat leading the newly named Washington Commanders with five pressures according to PFF and Preston Smith splitting a tackle for loss for the Green Bay Packers.
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Charles Cross and Martin Emerson both made their NFL debuts during Week 1. Cross started at left tackle for the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football and even recovered a fumble while Emerson notched five tackles for the Cleveland Browns.
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Logan Cooke averaged an even 50 yards on his three punts for the Jacksonville Jaguars, which included a 61-yarder.
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Dak Prescott threw for 134 yards in the Dallas Cowboys' opener but left the game late with an injured right thumb. Prescott underwent successful surgery on Monday and is expected to miss several weeks of action but will not be placed on injured reserve.
Newly retired linebacker K.J. Wright also served as the flag raiser at the Seattle Seahawks game on Monday. Wright played 10 of his 11 seasons with the Seahawks and helped them win Super Bowl XLVIII.ย
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JOHNATHAN ABRAMย | LAS VEGAS RAIDERS โ S | AT MSU:ย 2017-18
Season:ย 1 G,ย 1 GS, 12 TKL (9 SOLO, 3 AST)
Lastย Week:ย 1 GS, 12 TKL (9 SOLO, 3 AST) at Los Angeles Chargers (L, 19-24)
Season:ย 1 G, 4 TKL (2 SOLO, 2 AST), 1 QBH
Lastย Week:ย 4 TKL (2 SOLO, 2 AST), 1 QBH vs. New York Giants (L, 20-21)
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LOGAN COOKEย |ย JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS โ P | AT MSU:ย 2014-17
Season:ย 1 G, 3 Punts, 150 YDS, 50.0 AVG, LONG 61, 1 In-20, 42.7 NET AVG
Lastย Week:ย 3 Punts, 150 YDS, 50.0 AVG, LONG 61, 1 In-20, 42.7 NET AVG at Washington Commanders (L, 22-28)
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FLETCHER COXย | PHILADELPHIA EAGLES โ DT | AT MSU:ย 2009-11
Season:ย 1 G, 1 GS, 2 TKL (1 SOLO, 1 AST), 0.5 SK, 2 QBH
Lastย Week: 1 GS, 2 TKL (1 SOLO, 1 AST), 0.5 SK, 2 QBH at Detroit Lions (W, 38-35)
Season: 1 G, 1 GS, 4 Pressures Allowed, 1 FR
Lastย Week: 1 GS, 4 Pressures Allowed, 1 FR vs. Denver Broncos (W, 17-16)
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CAMERON DANTZLERย | MINNESOTA VIKINGS โ CB | AT MSU: 2016-19
Season: 1ย G, 1 GS, 5 SOLO TKL
Lastย Week:ย 1 GS, 5 SOLO TKL vs. Green Bay Packers (W, 23-7)
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GREG EILANDย (PS) | SEATTLE SEAHAWKS โ OT | AT MSU:ย 2016-20
Season:ย Practice Squadย
Lastย Week:ย DNPย vs. Denver Broncos (W, 17-16)
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MARTIN EMERSON JR. | CLEVELAND BROWNS โ CB | AT MSU:ย 2019-21
Season: 1G, 5 TKL (4 SOLO, 1 AST)
Lastย Week: 5 TKL (4 SOLO, 1 AST) at Carolina Panthers (W, 26-24)
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WILLIE GAY JR.ย | KANSAS CITY CHIEFS โ LB | AT MSU:ย 2017-19
Season: 1 G, 1 GS, 4 TKL (2 SOLO, 2 AST)
Lastย Week:ย 1 GS, 4 TKL (2 SOLO, 2 AST) at Arizona Cardinals (W, 44-21)
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J.T. GRAYย | NEW ORLEANS SAINTS โ DB | AT MSU: 2014-17
Season:ย 1ย G, 2 TKL (1 ST. SOLO, 1 ST. AST)
Lastย Week:ย 2 TKL (1 ST. SOLO, 1 ST. AST) at Atlanta Falcons (W, 27-26)
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KYLIN HILLย (IR) | GREEN BAY PACKERS โ RB | AT MSU: 2017-20
Season:ย Currently on PUP list
Lastย Week:ย DNP at Minnesota Vikings (L, 7-23)
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GABE JACKSONย | SEATTLE SEAHAWKS โ OG | AT MSUย 2009-13
Season:ย 1 G,ย 1 GS, 3 Pressures Allowed
Lastย Week: 1 GS, 3 Pressures Allowed vs. Denver Broncos (W, 17-16)
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ELGTON JENKINS | GREEN BAY PACKERS โ OG | AT MSU: 2014-18
Season:ย DNP
Lastย Week:ย DNP at Minnesota Vikings (L, 7-23)
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CHRIS JONESย | KANSAS CITYย CHIEFS โย DT | AT MSU:ย 2013-15
Season:ย 1 G,ย 1 GS, 1 SOLO TKL, 1 PD, 1 FF
Lastย Week:ย 1 GS, 1 SOLO TKL, 1 PD, 1 FF at Arizona Cardinals (W, 44-21)
Season: Practice Squad
Lastย Week: DNP at Minnesota Vikings (L, 7-23)
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TYRE PHILLIPS | NEW YORK GIANTS โ OG | AT MSU: 2017-19
Season:ย DNP
Lastย Week:ย DNP at Tennessee Titans (W, 21-20)
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MAKAI POLK (PS) | BALTIMORE RAVENS โ WR | AT MSU: 2021
Season: Practice Squad
Lastย Week:ย DNP at New York Jets (W, 24-9)
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DAK PRESCOTTย | DALLASย COWBOYS โ QB | AT MSU:ย 2011-2015
Season:ย 1 G,ย 1ย GS, 14-29, 134 YDS, 47.2ย QBR, 2 RUSH, 11 YDS, LONG 12
Lastย Week:ย 1ย GS, 14-29, 134 YDS, 47.2ย QBR, 2 RUSH, 11 YDS, LONG 12 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (L, 3-19)
Season:ย Practice Squad
Lastย Week:ย DNP at Houston Texans (T, 20-20)
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JEFFERY SIMMONSย | TENNESSEE TITANS โ DL | AT MSU:ย 2016-18
Season:ย 1 G, 1 GS, 6 TKL (4 SOLO, 2 AST), 2.0 SK, 2.0 TFL, 2 QBH, 1 FF
Lastย Week:ย 1 GS, 6 TKL (4 SOLO, 2 AST), 2.0 SK, 2.0 TFL, 2 QBH, 1 FF vs. New York Giants (L, 20-21)
Season:ย 1 G, 1 GS, 6 TKL (4 SOLO, 2 AST)
Lastย Week:ย 1 GS, 4 TKL, 2 AST, 6 TT at Detroit Lions (W, 38-35)
Season:ย 1 G, 1 GS, 6 TKL (4 SOLO, 2 AST), 2 QBH
Lastย Week:ย 1 GS, 6 TKL (4 SOLO, 2 AST), 2 QBH at Minnesota Vikings (L, 7-23)
Season:ย 1 G,ย 1 GS, 3 SOLO TKL, 3 QBH, 1 PD
Lastย Week:ย 1 GS, 3 SOLO TKL, 3 QBH, 1 PD vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (W, 28-22)
Season:ย Practice Squad
Lastย Week:ย DNP at Washington Commanders (L, 22-28)
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ISAIAH ZUBERย (PS) | LAS VEGAS RAIDERS โ WR | AT MSU:ย 2019
Season:ย Practice Squad
Lastย Week:ย DNP at Los Angeles Chargers (L, 19-24)
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Simmons stacked up six tackles, two sacks and forced a fumble for the Tennessee Titans. It was the third time Simmons has made multiple sacks in a regular season game during his career and has six sacks over his last three contests dating back to the AFC Playoffs last year.
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The Macon native led the Titans with a 93 overall defensive grade from Pro Football Focus (PFF) and also received a 92.3 pass rush grade, both of which ranked third across the NFL during Week 1. His six quarterback pressures were tied for the second-most in the league.
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๐ @GrindSimmons94
โ Tennessee Titans (@Titans) September 11, 2022
๐บ: Watch #NYGvsTEN on @NFLonFOX pic.twitter.com/IQWyVjMLCn
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Fellow former Bulldog Chris Jones also applied six pressures according to PFF and led the Kansas City Chiefs with a 92.4 overall defensive grade and a 92.5 run defense grade. Jones also forced a fumble in the Chiefs win over the Arizona Cardinals.
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Fletcher Cox was credited with a half-sack and now has 58.5 for his career, which if the fifth-most in Philadelphia Eagles history.
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The vet still causing wreck.
โ Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) September 11, 2022
๐บ: #PHIvsDET on FOX pic.twitter.com/NktbKN6pCr
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Jonathan Abram not only led the Las Vegas Raiders with a dozen tackles in the 2022 opener but also recorded his 200th career stop in the process. Abram is only the second Raider since 1987 to reach that milestone in his first 30 games and the first safety in franchise history to do so.
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Other notable defensive performances on Sunday include Montez Sweat leading the newly named Washington Commanders with five pressures according to PFF and Preston Smith splitting a tackle for loss for the Green Bay Packers.
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This defense is SWARMING! @Bud_Dupree x @GrindSimmons94
โ Tennessee Titans (@Titans) September 11, 2022
๐บ: Watch #NYGvsTEN on @NFLonFOX pic.twitter.com/QBUITLaxYO
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Charles Cross and Martin Emerson both made their NFL debuts during Week 1. Cross started at left tackle for the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football and even recovered a fumble while Emerson notched five tackles for the Cleveland Browns.
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Logan Cooke averaged an even 50 yards on his three punts for the Jacksonville Jaguars, which included a 61-yarder.
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Dak Prescott threw for 134 yards in the Dallas Cowboys' opener but left the game late with an injured right thumb. Prescott underwent successful surgery on Monday and is expected to miss several weeks of action but will not be placed on injured reserve.
Newly retired linebacker K.J. Wright also served as the flag raiser at the Seattle Seahawks game on Monday. Wright played 10 of his 11 seasons with the Seahawks and helped them win Super Bowl XLVIII.ย
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Just what we needed tonight. @KJ_WRIGHT34 ๐ค pic.twitter.com/xYBuKThp7t
โ Seahawks Legends (@SeahawksLegends) September 13, 2022
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JOHNATHAN ABRAMย | LAS VEGAS RAIDERS โ S | AT MSU:ย 2017-18
Season:ย 1 G,ย 1 GS, 12 TKL (9 SOLO, 3 AST)
Lastย Week:ย 1 GS, 12 TKL (9 SOLO, 3 AST) at Los Angeles Chargers (L, 19-24)
- Made his 200th career tackles, becoming the first safety and second Raiders defender since 1987 to reach 200 tackles in 30 career games or fewer
- Part of a Raiders defense that allowed just one third-down conversion in seven attempts
- Led the Raiders in tacklesย
Season:ย 1 G, 4 TKL (2 SOLO, 2 AST), 1 QBH
Lastย Week:ย 4 TKL (2 SOLO, 2 AST), 1 QBH vs. New York Giants (L, 20-21)
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LOGAN COOKEย |ย JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS โ P | AT MSU:ย 2014-17
Season:ย 1 G, 3 Punts, 150 YDS, 50.0 AVG, LONG 61, 1 In-20, 42.7 NET AVG
Lastย Week:ย 3 Punts, 150 YDS, 50.0 AVG, LONG 61, 1 In-20, 42.7 NET AVG at Washington Commanders (L, 22-28)
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FLETCHER COXย | PHILADELPHIA EAGLES โ DT | AT MSU:ย 2009-11
Season:ย 1 G, 1 GS, 2 TKL (1 SOLO, 1 AST), 0.5 SK, 2 QBH
Lastย Week: 1 GS, 2 TKL (1 SOLO, 1 AST), 0.5 SK, 2 QBH at Detroit Lions (W, 38-35)
- Recorded a half sack with 11:30 to play in the fourth quarter
- Sack gives him 58.5 for his career, which is fifth in Philadelphia franchise history
- Totaled two pressures per PFF
Season: 1 G, 1 GS, 4 Pressures Allowed, 1 FR
Lastย Week: 1 GS, 4 Pressures Allowed, 1 FR vs. Denver Broncos (W, 17-16)
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CAMERON DANTZLERย | MINNESOTA VIKINGS โ CB | AT MSU: 2016-19
Season: 1ย G, 1 GS, 5 SOLO TKL
Lastย Week:ย 1 GS, 5 SOLO TKL vs. Green Bay Packers (W, 23-7)
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GREG EILANDย (PS) | SEATTLE SEAHAWKS โ OT | AT MSU:ย 2016-20
Season:ย Practice Squadย
Lastย Week:ย DNPย vs. Denver Broncos (W, 17-16)
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MARTIN EMERSON JR. | CLEVELAND BROWNS โ CB | AT MSU:ย 2019-21
Season: 1G, 5 TKL (4 SOLO, 1 AST)
Lastย Week: 5 TKL (4 SOLO, 1 AST) at Carolina Panthers (W, 26-24)
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WILLIE GAY JR.ย | KANSAS CITY CHIEFS โ LB | AT MSU:ย 2017-19
Season: 1 G, 1 GS, 4 TKL (2 SOLO, 2 AST)
Lastย Week:ย 1 GS, 4 TKL (2 SOLO, 2 AST) at Arizona Cardinals (W, 44-21)
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J.T. GRAYย | NEW ORLEANS SAINTS โ DB | AT MSU: 2014-17
Season:ย 1ย G, 2 TKL (1 ST. SOLO, 1 ST. AST)
Lastย Week:ย 2 TKL (1 ST. SOLO, 1 ST. AST) at Atlanta Falcons (W, 27-26)
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KYLIN HILLย (IR) | GREEN BAY PACKERS โ RB | AT MSU: 2017-20
Season:ย Currently on PUP list
Lastย Week:ย DNP at Minnesota Vikings (L, 7-23)
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GABE JACKSONย | SEATTLE SEAHAWKS โ OG | AT MSUย 2009-13
Season:ย 1 G,ย 1 GS, 3 Pressures Allowed
Lastย Week: 1 GS, 3 Pressures Allowed vs. Denver Broncos (W, 17-16)
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ELGTON JENKINS | GREEN BAY PACKERS โ OG | AT MSU: 2014-18
Season:ย DNP
Lastย Week:ย DNP at Minnesota Vikings (L, 7-23)
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CHRIS JONESย | KANSAS CITYย CHIEFS โย DT | AT MSU:ย 2013-15
Season:ย 1 G,ย 1 GS, 1 SOLO TKL, 1 PD, 1 FF
Lastย Week:ย 1 GS, 1 SOLO TKL, 1 PD, 1 FF at Arizona Cardinals (W, 44-21)
- Led Kansas City with a 92.4 overall defense grade and a 92.5 run defense grade from PFF
- Run defense grade was tied for the fourth-highest in the NFL in Week 1 and overall grade was fifth
- Totaled six pressures per PFF, which was tied for second in the NFL in Week 1ย
Season: Practice Squad
Lastย Week: DNP at Minnesota Vikings (L, 7-23)
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TYRE PHILLIPS | NEW YORK GIANTS โ OG | AT MSU: 2017-19
Season:ย DNP
Lastย Week:ย DNP at Tennessee Titans (W, 21-20)
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MAKAI POLK (PS) | BALTIMORE RAVENS โ WR | AT MSU: 2021
Season: Practice Squad
Lastย Week:ย DNP at New York Jets (W, 24-9)
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DAK PRESCOTTย | DALLASย COWBOYS โ QB | AT MSU:ย 2011-2015
Season:ย 1 G,ย 1ย GS, 14-29, 134 YDS, 47.2ย QBR, 2 RUSH, 11 YDS, LONG 12
Lastย Week:ย 1ย GS, 14-29, 134 YDS, 47.2ย QBR, 2 RUSH, 11 YDS, LONG 12 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (L, 3-19)
- Was injured in the fourth quarter and will miss multiple weeks
Season:ย Practice Squad
Lastย Week:ย DNP at Houston Texans (T, 20-20)
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JEFFERY SIMMONSย | TENNESSEE TITANS โ DL | AT MSU:ย 2016-18
Season:ย 1 G, 1 GS, 6 TKL (4 SOLO, 2 AST), 2.0 SK, 2.0 TFL, 2 QBH, 1 FF
Lastย Week:ย 1 GS, 6 TKL (4 SOLO, 2 AST), 2.0 SK, 2.0 TFL, 2 QBH, 1 FF vs. New York Giants (L, 20-21)
- Led Tennessee with a 93.0 overall defensive grade and 92.3 pass rush grade from PFF
- Both grades ranked third in the NFL in Week 1
- Totaled six pressures per PFF, which was tied for second in the NFL in Week 1
- Recorded a five-yard sack in the first quarter
- Registered a strip-sack in the second quarter, which led to a Titans field goal
- It was the first strip-sack of his career and the second forced fumble
- Ranks second in the NFL in sack yardage (19)
- Registered his third career regular-season game with multiple sacks, in addition to one multi-sack performance in the postseason and improved his career total to 15.5 sacks.
- Including the 2021 regular-season finale at Houston (1.0) and the team's postseason game against Cincinnati (3.0), has notched a total of six sacks in a three-game period.
Season:ย 1 G, 1 GS, 6 TKL (4 SOLO, 2 AST)
Lastย Week:ย 1 GS, 4 TKL, 2 AST, 6 TT at Detroit Lions (W, 38-35)
- Turned in a 75.3 coverage grade, which was Philadelphia's second-highest, per PFFย
Season:ย 1 G, 1 GS, 6 TKL (4 SOLO, 2 AST), 2 QBH
Lastย Week:ย 1 GS, 6 TKL (4 SOLO, 2 AST), 2 QBH at Minnesota Vikings (L, 7-23)
- Recorded five total pressures per PFF
- Led Green Bay's outside linebackers with 53 total snaps
- Split a tackle for a one-yard loss in the fourth quarter
Season:ย 1 G,ย 1 GS, 3 SOLO TKL, 3 QBH, 1 PD
Lastย Week:ย 1 GS, 3 SOLO TKL, 3 QBH, 1 PD vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (W, 28-22)
- Tied his career high with three QB hits
- Totaled a team-leading five pressures per PFF
Season:ย Practice Squad
Lastย Week:ย DNP at Washington Commanders (L, 22-28)
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ISAIAH ZUBERย (PS) | LAS VEGAS RAIDERS โ WR | AT MSU:ย 2019
Season:ย Practice Squad
Lastย Week:ย DNP at Los Angeles Chargers (L, 19-24)
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