The NFL season is in full swing as week three is nearly in the books. Let’s see how active Vols performed at the highest level of football in week three.
Two former Vols found the endzone, a pair of second year players shined and a veteran defensive back made his season debut.
* Derek Barnett and the Eagles play on Monday Night Football against the Cowboys
VFLs In The NFL — Week Three
Indianapolis @ Tennessee
Morgan Cox — TEN LS
- 22% of special teams snaps in 25-16 win
Chicago @ Cleveland
Malik Jackson — CLE DT
- Two tackles, one quarterback hit in 26-6 win
- 82% of defensive snaps, 7% of defensive snaps
Baltimore @ Detroit
Jalen Reeves-Maybin — DET LB/ST
- Four tackles, one tackle for loss, one quarterback hit in 19-17 loss
- 47% of defensive snaps, 29% of special teams stats
Los Angeles Chargers @ Kansas City
Trey Smith — KC OG
- 100% of offensive snaps, 17% of special teams stats
Josh Palmer — LAC WR
- No touches in the 30-24 win
- 15% of offensive snaps, 33% of special teams snaps
New Orleans @ New England
Alvin Kamara — NO RB
- 24 rushes for 89 yards in the 28-13 win
- Three receptions, 29 yards and a touchdown
- 84% of offensive snaps
AK all the way 🙌#Saints | 📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/ETfSfjd44n
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) September 26, 2021
Marquez Callaway — NO WR
- Four catches for 41 yards and his first career touchdown
- 61% of offensive snaps
First career TD for @CallawayMarquez 🙌#NOvsNE | 📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/z3qf4R2B5G
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) September 26, 2021
Shy Tuttle — NO DT
- Two tackles, one quarterback hit
- 28% of defensive snaps
Jakob Johnson — NE FB
- 12% of offensive snaps, 38% of special teams snaps
Atlanta @ New York Giants
Cordarrelle Patterson — ATL RB
- Seven rushes for 27 yards in 17-14 win
- Six catches for 82 yards
- 42% of offensive snaps, 30% of special teams snaps
Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh
Cameron Sutton — PIT CB
- Two tackles in 24-10 loss
- 100% of defensive snaps, 29% of special teams snaps
New York Jets @ Denver
Alexander Johnson — DEN LB
- Five tackles, two sacks, one pass breakup in 26-0 win
- 93% of defensive snaps
Miami @ Las Vegas
Michael Palardy — MIA Punter
- Four punts for 185 yards in 31-28 loss
Justin Coleman — MIA DB
- Three tackles
- 30% of defensive snaps, 24% of special teams snaps
Seattle @ Minnesota
Darrell Tayler — SEA OLB
- Six tackles, one sack, one forced fumble in 30-17 loss
- 49% of defensive snaps, 48% of special teams snaps
#FFIDP Darrell Taylor strip sack…stays with the play and gets arm in to get the strip when Cousins turns into him… pic.twitter.com/3CfFFiHSVW
— Mike Woellert (@Mike_Woellert) September 27, 2021
Green Bay @ San Franscico
Jauan Jennings — SF WR
- Zero targets in 30-28 loss
- 4% of offensive snaps, 4% of special teams snaps
Emmanuel Mosely — SF DB
- Six tackles and two pass breakups in his season debut
- 100% of defensive snaps, 11% of special teams snaps
