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VFLs In NFL: Second Year Players Shine Week Three

Photo by Derick E. Hingle / USA Today

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

Marquez Callaway — NO WR

  • Four catches for 41 yards and his first career touchdown
  • 61% of offensive snaps

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

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

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