2023-10-26 20:04:37
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NEW ORLEANS – For the second-straight week, South Alabama alumnus Gerald Everett—a tight end for the Los Angeles Chargers—caught a touchdown pass to headline the Sun Belt alumni performances in Week 7 of the 2023 National Football League (NFL) season.
Everett hauled in three passes for 26 yards, including the 18th touchdown reception of his seven-year NFL career.
Atlanta Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo out of Georgia Southern nailed a 51-yard field goal as time expired to lift the club to a 16-13 win over the Buccaneers. Georgia State alumnus Wil Lutz of the Denver Broncos connected on the week’s longest field goal at 52 yards, as the Sun Belt’s kicking quartet combined to go 11-for-13 on field goal attempts and 5-for-5 on extra-point tries. Koo and Lutz were both perfect on the week.
Sam Martin of the Buffalo Bills via App State had one punt for 55 yards, while fellow App State alum Darrynton Evans—a running back for the Chicago Bears—accumulated 54 yards on 14 carries and one reception.
Kansas City Chiefs running back Jerick McKinnon out of Georgia Southern (26 yards) and Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Tim Jones out of Southern Miss (17 yards) also amassed double-digit yardage on the offensive side of the ball.
James Madison alumnus Dean Marlowe led the way defensively, with a season-high 12 tackles in his third-straight start for the Los Angeles Chargers. With 11 tackles for the Washington Commanders, David Mayo out of Texas State also carded a season-best performance.
Five other Sun Belt alumni had multi-tackle performances in Week 7—Tracy Walker III (Louisiana, Detroit Lions) with a season-high seven tackles, Tre Hawkins (Old Dominion, New York Giants) with four tackles and a pass defended, Demario Davis (Arkansas State, New Orleans Saints) with four tackles, Darrell Baker Jr. (Georgia Southern, Indianapolis Colts) with three tackles and a pass defended and Percy Butler (Louisiana, Washington Commanders) with three tackles.
Eighty-seven Sun Belt alumni earned NFL roster spots entering the 2023 season, with 46 on active rosters, 25 on practice squads and 10 on injured or other reserve lists in Week 7. Thirty-five saw game action, with 17 earning a start.
Sun Belt football alumni dot 29-of-32 NFL rosters.
App State
Akeem Davis-Gaither – LB, Cincinnati Bengals (Bye Week)
Darrynton Evans – RB, Chicago Bears (1 G, 14 Rushes, 48 Yards, 1 Reception, 6 Yards)
Nick Hampton – LB, Los Angeles Rams (DNP)
* Tae Hayes – CB, New York Jets
^ Cooper Hodges – OL, Jacksonville Jaguars
D’Marco Jackson – LB, New Orleans Saints (1 G)
Shemar Jean-Charles – CB, San Francisco 49ers (1 G)
* Shaun Jolly – CB, Los Angeles Rams
Kendall Lamm – OL, Miami Dolphins (1 G, 1 GS)
Sam Martin – P, Buffalo Bills (1 G, 1 GS, 1 Punt, 55 Yards)
Ryan Neuzil – OL, Atlanta Falcons (1 G)
* Henry Pearson – FB, Green Bay Packers
^ Jalen Virgil – WR, Denver Broncos
Arkansas State
Demario Davis – LB, New Orleans Saints (1 G, 1 GS, 4 Tackles)
Blake Grupe – K, New Orleans Saints (1 G, 1 GS, 3-for-4 FG, 1-for-1 XP)
Coastal Carolina
* Lance Boykin – CB, Seattle Seahawks
* C.J. Brewer – DL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
* Jerrod Clark – DL, Los Angeles Chargers
* Jeff Gunter – DL, Cincinnati Bengals
* Tarron Jackson – DL, Philadelphia Eagles
Isaiah Likely – TE, Baltimore Ravens (1 G, 1 GS)
* Josh Norman – CB, Buffalo Bills
Georgia Southern
Darrell Baker Jr. – CB, Indianapolis Colts (1 G, 3 Tackles, 1 Pass Defended)
Tyler Bass – K, Buffalo Bills (1 G, 1 GS, 1-for-2 FG, 2-for-2 XP)
Matt Breida – RB, New York Giants (1 G, 3 Rushes, 4 Yards, 1 Reception, 5 Yards, 1 Tackle)
* Raymond Johnson III – DL, Detroit Lions
Younghoe Koo – K, Atlanta Falcons (1 G, 1 GS, 3-for-3 FG, 1-for-1 XP)
Jerick McKinnon – RB, Kansas City Chiefs (1 G, 2 Receptions, 24 Yards, 2 Rushes, 2 Yards)
Najee Thompson – CB, Minnesota Vikings (DNP)
* Kindle Vildor – DB, Philadelphia Eagles
Georgia State
Wil Lutz – K, Denver Broncos (1 G, 1 GS, 4-for-4 FG, 1-for-1 XP)
Chandon Sullivan – CB, Pittsburgh Steelers (1 G, 1 GS, 1 Tackle)
* Quavian White – CB, Arizona Cardinals
James Madison
* Ben DiNucci – QB, Denver Broncos
Mike Greene – DL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1 G)
Dean Marlowe – S, Los Angeles Chargers (1 G, 1 GS, 12 Tackles)
Aaron Stinnie – OL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1 G)
Louisiana
Percy Butler – S, Washington Commanders (1 G, 1 GS, 3 Tackles)
Kevin Dotson – OL, Los Angeles Rams (1 G, 1 GS)
* Eric Garror – DB, Tennessee Titans
Robert Hunt – OL, Miami Dolphins (1 G, 1 GS)
Andre Jones Jr. – DL, Washington Commanders (1 G)
Elijah Mitchell – RB, San Francisco 49ers (1 G, 1 Rush)
Max Mitchell – OL, New York Jets (Bye Week)
^ John Stephens Jr. – WR, Dallas Cowboys
Tracy Walker III – S, Detroit Lions (1 G, 1 GS, 7 Tackles)
ULM
* Derrick Gore – RB, Washington Commanders
* Josh Pederson – TE, Jacksonville Jaguars
* Ty Shelby – DL, Los Angeles Chargers
Marshall
^ Josh Ball – OL, Dallas Cowboys
Steven Gilmore – CB, Detroit Lions (1 G)
Neville Hewitt – LB, Houston Texans (Bye Week)
^ Nazeeh Johnson – S, Kansas City Chiefs
Old Dominion
Tre Hawkins III – CB, New York Giants (1 G, 1 GS, 4 Tackles, 1 Pass Defended)
* Marcus Haynes – LB, Denver Broncos
Taylor Heinicke – QB, Atlanta Falcons (DNP)
* Zack Kuntz – TE, New York Jets
Rick Lovato – LS, Philadelphia Eagles (1 G, 1 GS)
Zach Pascal – WR, Arizona Cardinals (DNP)
Nick Saldiveri – OL, New Orleans Saints (1 G)
Stone Smartt – TE, Los Angeles Chargers (1 G, 1 Reception, 5 Yards)
* Oshane Ximines – LB, New York Giants
South Alabama
Gerald Everett – TE, Los Angeles Chargers (1 G, 1 GS, 3 Receptions, 26 Yards, 1 Touchdown)
^ Darrell Luter Jr. – CB, San Francisco 49ers
^ Jeremy Reaves – S, Washington Commanders
Jalen Tolbert – WR, Dallas Cowboys (Bye Week)
Southern Miss
* Cornell Armstrong – DB, Oakland Raiders
* Natrone Brooks – CB, Atlanta Falcons
Jason Brownlee – WR, New York Jets (Bye Week)
* TyKeem Doss – OL, Baltimore Ravens
Tim Jones – WR, Jacksonville Jaguars (1 G, 2 Receptions, 17 Yards)
^ Nick Mullens – QB, Minnesota Vikings
Rakeem Nunez-Roches – DL, New York Giants (1 G)
Eric Scott Jr. – CB, Dallas Cowboys (Bye Week)
^ Quez Watkins – WR, Philadelphia Eagles
Texas State
* Levi Bell – DL, Seattle Seahawks
Aaron Brewer – OL, Tennessee Titans (Bye Week)
David Mayo – LB, Washington Commanders (1 G, 11 Tackles)
* Ty Nsekhe – OL, Cleveland Browns
Troy
Jake Andrews – OL, New England Patriots (1 G)
^ Shakel Brown – DL, Tennessee Titans
* Practice Squad
^ Injured & Other Reserve
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