Vols In The League: How Former VFLs Fared In NFL Week 6
Image: Abigail Dean/LA Rams
By Aidan Sidoti
Week 6 of the NFL season featured standout performances from several former Vols.
Here’s how Tennessee’s finest performed this week.
James Pearce (Atlanta Falcons DE)
Pearce and the Falcons face Buffalo on Monday Night Football at 7:15 p.m. ET.
Joshua Palmer (Buffalo Bills WR)
On the road at Atlanta tonight at 7:15 p.m. ET
Cade Mays (Carolina Panthers OL)
Mays logged all 67 offensive snaps at center and did not allow a sack in Carolina’s 30-27 win against Dallas.
Darnell Wright (Chicago Bears OL)
Wright and the Bears face off against Washington tonight at 8:15 p.m. ET on ABC.
Dylan Sampson (Cleveland Browns RB)
Sampson carried the ball three times for 12 yards and caught two passes for 12 yards in Cleveland’s 23-9 loss to Pittsburgh.
Cedric Tillman (Cleveland Browns WR)
Tillman did not see any game action in Cleveland’s loss.
Joe Milton III (Dallas Cowboys QB)
Milton did not see any game action in the Cowboys’ 30-27 loss against Carolina.
Kamal Hadden (Green Bay Packers CB)
Hadden was inactive for the Packers’ 27-18 win over Cincinnati.
Derek Barnett (Houston Texans DE)
Barnett and the Texans were on a bye this week.
Darrell Taylor (Houston Texans DE)
Taylor and the Texans were on a bye this week.
Jakob Johnson (Houston Texans FB)
Johnson was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.
Omarr Norman-Lott (Kansas City Chiefs DT)
Played eleven snaps and did not record any stats in Kansas City’s 30-17 win over Detroit.
Trey Smith (Kansas City Chiefs OL)
Played all 64 offensive snaps and didn’t allow a sack in the Chiefs’ win.
Jaylen McCollough (Los Angeles Rams SAF)
Recorded two solo tackles in the Rams’ win against Baltimore.
Byron Young (Los Angeles Rams LB)
Young’s breakout season continued with two more sacks and eight tackles in the Rams’ 17-3 win over Baltimore.
Dont’e Thornton Jr. (Las Vegas Raiders WR)
Did not record a target in Vegas’ win over Tennessee.
Matthew Butler (Miami Dolphins DE)
Recorded one tackle in Miami’s loss to the Chargers.
Jaylen Wright (Miami Dolphins RB)
Wright was inactive for the Dolphins’ loss.
Theo Jackson (Minnesota Vikings SAF)
Jackson and the Vikings were on a bye this week.
Joshua Dobbs (New England Patriots Quarterback)
Dobbs did not see any playing time in New England’s 25-19 win over New Orleans.
Alontae Taylor (New Orleans Saints Cornerback)
Recorded five tackles in New Orleans’ loss against New England.
Velus Jones Jr. (New Orleans Saints RB)
Jones did not record any game stats in the Saints’ loss.
Alvin Kamara (New Orleans Saints RB)
Kamara rushed for 31 yards on 10 carries and added five receptions for 45 yards in the Saints’ 25-19 loss against New England.
Jalin Hyatt (New York Giants WR)
Hyatt hauled in three passes for 17 yards in New York’s win over Philadelphia Thursday night.
Jauan Jennings (San Francisco 49ers WR)
Jennings caught one pass for seven yards in San Fran’s 30-19 loss to Tampa.
Morgan Cox (Tennessee Titans LS)
Started at long snapper for the Titans’ 20-10 loss against Vegas.
Shy Tuttle (Tennessee Titans DT)
Recorded three tackles including a tackle for loss as Tennessee fell to Vegas.
