The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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156 ■ THE WOLFPACKER ■ PACK PROS Former Wolfpackers In The NFL Name Pos. Years In NFL Current Team Garrett Bradbury OL R Minnesota Vikings The consensus All-American was selected 18th overall in the 2019 NFL Draft. Jacoby Brissett QB 3 Indianapolis Colts Played in four contests off the bench for the 10-6 Colts, who made the playoffs as a wild card. Completed 2 of 4 passes for two yards on the year. Juston Burris CB 3 Cleveland Browns Played in four games off the bench for both the 4-12 Jets and 7-8-1 Browns , and totaled two tackles. Bradley Chubb OLB 1 Denver Broncos The fifth overall selection in the 2018 NFL Draft started every game and broke the fran - chise rookie record, previously held by All-Pro Von Miller, with 12 sacks, which tied for 14th in the league. Also forced two fumbles and tallied 60 stops for the 6-10 Broncos. Matt Dayes RB 2 New Orleans Saints* Appeared in seven contests for the 4-12 San Francisco 49ers, returned one kickoff for 17 yards and made two special teams tackles. Ryan Finley QB R Cincinnati Bengals The fourth-round selection was taken with the 104th overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. Mike Glennon QB 6 Oakland Raiders* Played in a pair of contests for the 3-13 Arizona Cardinals and went 15-of-21 passing for 174 yards with one touchdown and passer rating of 112.0. Kelvin Harmon WR R Washington Redskins The sixth-round choice was drafted with pick No. 206 in 2019. Stephen Hauschka K 11 Buffalo Bills Went 22 of 28 on field goals (78.6 percent) with a long of 54 yards and 25 of 26 on extra points (96.2 percent) for the 6-10 Bills. B.J. Hill DE 1 New York Giants The third-round rookie started 12 times and appeared in every contest for the 5-11 Gi - ants. He posted 48 tackles, 5.5 sacks and two passes broken up. Nyheim Hines RB 1 Indianapolis Colts The fourth-round rookie saw time in every game for the 10-6 Colts and started four times, rushed 85 times for 314 yards and two scores, and caught 63 passes for 425 yards and two touchdowns. He ranked third in receptions among all NFL rookies. Dontae Johnson CB 5 San Francisco 49ers* Spent time on the rosters of both the 3-13 Cardinals and 6-10 Bills, but only saw time in one game (with the Bills) and did not record any statistics. In the offseason, signed with San Francisco, which originally drafted him and where he spent 2014-17. Josh Jones S 2 Green Bay Packers Started five times and appeared in 13 games for 6-9-1 Green Bay. Notched 55 tackles with one sack and two passes broken up. Justin Jones DT 1 Los Angeles Chargers The third-round rookie came off the bench in 15 regular-season games for the 12-4 Chargers and recorded 17 tackles with 0.5 sacks. He then started both playoff contests and tallied six additional tackles with a sack. Ted Larsen OL 9 Chicago Bears* Started 13 games and appeared in 15 at left guard for the 7-9 Dolphins. T.Y. McGill DT 4 Los Angeles Chargers Totaled six appearances and five stops for the 12-4 Chargers and 9-7 Eagles, who both made the playoffs as wild card teams. Saw action in the Chargers' 23-17 win over the Ravens in the first round of the postseason and assisted on a tackle. Pharoah McKever^ TE 1 Green Bay Packers* After being among the Pittsburgh Steelers' final cuts last preseason, he spent time with the practice squads of both the Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars. Germaine Pratt LB R Cincinnati Bengals The third-round pick was selected 72nd overall in the 2019 NFL Draft. Will Richardson OL 1 Jacksonville Jaguars The fourth-round rookie was not active for the first six games of the season and then wound up on injured reserve. Philip Rivers QB 15 Los Angeles Chargers Started all 16 games for the 13th straight campaign and led the 12-4 Chargers back to the playoffs for the first time since the 2013 season. Went 347-of-508 passing for 4,308 yards with 32 touchdowns and 12 interceptions for a passer rating of 105.5. Among quarterbacks with at least 100 attempts, he finished fifth in the league for passer rat - ing, tied for sixth in touchdown throws, and was eighth in completion percentage and passing yards. Jaylen Samuels RB 1 Pittsburgh Steelers The fifth-round rookie played in 14 games with three starts for the 9-6-1 Steelers and rushed 56 times for 256 yards, and also snared 26 receptions for 199 yards and three touchdowns. Kentavius Street DL 1 San Francisco 49ers The fourth-round rookie missed the entire campaign after tearing his ACL in a pre-draft workout. J.R. Sweezy OL 7 Arizona Cardinals* Played on both the left and right sides, but started at guard in all 15 appearances he made for the 10-6 Seattle Seahawks. Also started in the team's lone playoff contest. Joe Thuney OL 3 New England Patriots Started all 19 regular-season and playoff games for the third straight season at left guard for the Super Bowl champions, and has now won two championships in his three professional seasons. Marquez Valdes-Scantling^ WR 1 Green Bay Packers The fifth-round pick appeared in every game for the 6-9-1 Packers, made 10 starts and hauled in 38 passes for 581 yards and two scores. Ranked seventh among rookies in receiving yards. Russell Wilson^ QB 7 Seattle Seahawks Started every game for the seventh straight campaign and went 280-of-427 passing (65.6 percent) for 3,448 yards with 35 touchdowns and just seven interceptions for a quarterback rating of 110.9. He also rushed 67 times for 376 yards and led the 10-6 Se - ahawks back to the playoffs for the sixth time in his seven professional seasons. Among qualified passers in the regular season, he ranked third in the league for passer rating and tied for third in touchdown throws. * Has changed teams since the end of last year ^ Finished his college career at a school other than NC State Free agents who played in 2018 (team last year): CB David Amerson (Ari- zona Cardinals), TE David Grinnage (Jacksonville Jaguars) and S Jack Tocho (Minnesota Vikings) Undrafted free agent rookies on rosters as of June 25: OL Tyler Jones (New York Jets), WR Stephen Louis (Houston Texans) and WR Jakobi Meyers (New England Patriots) New England Patriots left guard Joe Thuney played every snap of his team's 19 games during the 2018 campaign and became just the second Wolfpacker to win a pair of Super Bowls as a player. PHOTO COURTESY NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS/DAVID SILVERMAN