Vols In The League: How Former VFLs Fared In NFL Week 12
Image: Matt Starkey/Cleveland Browns
By Aidan Sidoti
Former Vols turned heads across the league in Week 12.
Here’s a look at how Tennessee’s finest played this week.
James Pearce (Atlanta Falcons DE)
Pearce notched 1.5 sacks and had two QB hits in Atlanta’s 24-10 win over New Orleans.
Joshua Palmer (Buffalo Bills WR)
Palmer and Buffalo were on a bye this week.
Cade Mays (Carolina Panthers OL)
Mays and the Panthers are on the road facing San Francisco at 7:15 p.m. ET.
Darnell Wright (Chicago Bears OL)
Wright played all 65 offensive snaps without allowing a sack as Chicago defeated Pittsburgh 31-28.
Dylan Sampson (Cleveland Browns RB)
Sampson logged seven carries for 23 yards and added two receptions for a career-high 59 yards, highlighted by a 66-yard touchdown in Cleveland’s 24–10 win over Las Vegas.
Cedric Tillman (Cleveland Browns WR)
Recorded one reception for five yards as Cleveland defeated Vegas.
Joe Milton III (Dallas Cowboys QB)
Milton didn’t see the field in Dallas’ 24-21 win over Philadelphia.
Kamal Hadden (Green Bay Packers CB)
Hadden totaled four tackles in Green Bay’s win over Minnesota.
Derek Barnett (Houston Texans DE)
Recorded one tackle and a sack in Houston’s 23-19 win against Buffalo on Thursday night.
Darrell Taylor (Houston Texans DE)
Taylor was placed on injured reserve.
Jakob Johnson (Houston Texans FB)
Johnson was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.
Omarr Norman-Lott (Kansas City Chiefs DT)
Norman-Lott is out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL.
Trey Smith (Kansas City Chiefs OL)
Left Kansas City’s win with an ankle injury.
Jaylen McCollough (Los Angeles Rams SAF)
Recorded three tackles and a pass broken up in the Rams’ 34-7 win over Tampa Bay.
Byron Young (Los Angeles Rams LB)
Logged two tackles in Los Angeles’ 34-7 win over the Buccaneers.
Dont’e Thornton Jr. (Las Vegas Raiders WR)
Thornton did not record any stats in Las Vegas’ 24-10 loss to Cleveland.
Matthew Butler (Miami Dolphins DE)
Butler and the Dolphins were on a bye this week.
Jaylen Wright (Miami Dolphins RB)
Wright and the Dolphins were on a bye this week.
Theo Jackson (Minnesota Vikings SAF)
Recorded six tackles and a tackle for loss as Minnesota fell to Green Bay.
Joshua Dobbs (New England Patriots Quarterback)
Dobbs did not see any playing time in New England’s 26-20 victory over the Bengals.
Alontae Taylor (New Orleans Saints Cornerback)
Logged six tackles in New Orleans’ 24-10 loss against Atlanta.
Alvin Kamara (New Orleans Saints RB)
Kamara rushed the ball three times for eleven yards and caught two passes for four yards in New Orleans’ loss.
Jalin Hyatt (New York Giants WR)
Hyatt did not record any stats in New York’s 34-27 overtime loss to Detroit on the road.
Jauan Jennings (San Francisco 49ers WR)
Jennings and the 49ers face Carolina tonight at 7:15 p.m. ET.
Morgan Cox (Tennessee Titans LS)
Cox started at long snapper as the Titans fell 30-24 to Seattle.
Shy Tuttle (Tennessee Titans DT)
Tuttle did not record any stats in Tennessee’s loss.
