The NFL season is in full swing as week two is in the books. Let’s see how active Tennessee players performed in the highest level of football in week two.
The second week of the season saw a pair of Vols find the end zone for the first time in the 2021 season while a beloved former Vol scored his first career touchdown.
VFL’s in the NFL — Week Two
New Orleans @ Carolina
Marquez Callaway — NO WR
- Receiving: 2 catches for 8 yards in the Saints 26-7 loss
- 73% of offensive snaps
Shy Tuttle — NO DT
- 2 total tackles
- 51% of defensive snaps, 24% of special teams stats
Alvin Kamara — NO RB
- Rushing: 8 carries for 5 yards
- Receiving: 4 catches for 25 yards
- 84% of offensive snaps
Tennessee @ Seattle
Darrell Taylor — SEA LB
- One total tackle in the Seahawks 33-30 loss
- 26% of defensive snaps, 56% of special teams stats
Morgan Cox — TEN LS
- 26% of special teams stats
Atlanta @ Tampa Bay
Cordarrelle Patterson — ATL RB
- Rushing: 7 carries for 11 yards and a touchdown in Atlanta’s 48-21 loss
- Receiving: 5 receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown
- 33% of offensive snaps, 37% of special teams snaps
GO FLASH GO ⚡️
📺: FOX | @ceeflashpee84 pic.twitter.com/5RMK9mo6GF
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) September 19, 2021
Oakland @ Pittsburgh
Cam Sutton — PIT DB
- 3 total tackles in Pittsburgh’s 26-17 loss
- 100% of defensive snaps, 36% of special teams snaps
San Francisco @ Philadelphia
Jauan Jennings — SF WR
- Receiving: 2 catches for 17 yards and his first career touchdown in the 49ers 17-11 win.
- 9% of offensive snaps, 14% of special teams snaps
First NFL catch is a TD for Jauan Jennings! 🙌
📺 #SFvsPHI on FOX pic.twitter.com/FRuu0EwiPe
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) September 19, 2021
Derek Barnett — PHI DE
- 3 total tackles.
- 64% of defensive snaps, 19% of special teams snaps
Buffalo @ Miami
Michael Palardi — MIA Punter
- 5 punts, 222 yards in 35-0 loss
Justin Coleman — MIA DB
- 3 total tackles
- 75% of defensive snaps, 36% of special teams snaps
Denver @ Jacksonville
Alexander Johnson — DEN LB
- 4 total tackles in 23-13 win
- 95% of defensive snaps, 16% of special teams stats
Houston @ Cleveland
Malik Jackson — CLE DT
- 4 total tackles in 31-21 win
- 75% of defensive snaps, 16% of special teams snaps
Patriots @ New York Jets
Jakob Johnson — NE FB
- 26% of offensive snaps, 28% of special teams snaps in a 25-6 win.
Kansas City @ Baltimore
Trey Smith — KC OG
- 100% of offensive snaps, 18% of special teams snaps in 36-35 loss
Detroit @ Green Bay
Jalen Reeves-Maybin — DET LB
- 2 tackles in 35-17 loss
- 5% of defensive snaps, 65% of special teams snaps
Dallas @ Los Angeles Chargers
Josh Palmer — LAC WR
- 2 catches for 21 yards in 20-17 loss
- 25% of offensive snaps
