Penn State Sports Magazine
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Will Fries (2017-20), OL, Indianapolis Colts: Fries was placed on injured reserve Oct. 7 after his right tibia was fractured against Jacksonville. Carted off the field with his leg in an air cast, Fries underwent surgery that same night. Before getting hurt, he had started four games at right guard for the Colts. Mike Gesicki (2014-17), TE, Cincinnati Bengals: Playing his first season in Cincinnati, Gesicki is third on the team with 34 catches for 383 yards and 2 touchdowns. Blake Gillikin (2016-19), P, Arizona Cardinals: Gillikin's average of 49.1 yards on 30 punts ranks 12th in the NFL. Kevin Givens (2016-18), DT, San Francisco 49ers: Givens has been slowed by a groin injury that forced him to miss midseason games against Dallas, Tampa Bay and Seattle. He had 3.5 sacks and 2 tackles for loss before getting hurt. Chris Godwin (2014-16), WR, Tampa Bay Bucca- neers: Godwin underwent surgery in late October to repair a dislocated left ankle. Expected to miss the rest of the season, Godwin was injured on what was later deemed by the league to be an illegal hip-drop tackle by Baltimore linebacker Roquan Smith. Yetur Gross-Matos (2017-19), DE, San Francisco 49ers: After missing six games with a knee injury, Gross-Matos was activated ahead of San Francisco's game with Seattle in Week 11 and finished with a sack and a tackle for loss. KJ Hamler (2017-2019), WR, Buffalo Bills: Hamler is on Buffalo's practice squad. Daequan Hardy (2019-23), CB, Buffalo Bills: Hardy is on Buffalo's practice squad. Adisa Isaac (2019-23), LB, Baltimore Ravens: Isaac has played in only two games so far this sea- son, totaling 3 tackles, including 1 for loss. Curtis Jacobs (2020-23), LB, New England Patri- ots: Jacobs has played in nine games for the Patri- ots, making 4 tackles. Austin Johnson (2013-15), DT, Buffalo Bills: Buf- falo's second-team right defensive tackle, Johnson has 13 stops and 2 interceptions in 10 games. Theo Johnson (2020-23), TE, New York Giants: Johnson has 21 catches for 238 yards and a touch- down so far this season. He's caught at least 3 passes in each of the Giants' last three games and is starting to take on a bigger role in the offense. DaQuan Jones (2010-13), DL, Buffalo Bills: Listed as Buffalo's starting left defensive tackle, Jones has 2 sacks and 3 tackles for loss among his 15 total stops. Kalen King (2021-23), CB, Green Bay Packers: King is on Green Bay's practice squad. Jesse Luketa (2018-21), LB, Arizona Cardinals: Luketa is seeing a majority of his reps on special teams. However, he also has a rotational role in the defense. To date, he has 23 tackles, 2 sacks and a forced fumble. Connor McGovern (2016-18), OL, Buffalo Bills: Buffalo's starting center, McGovern played 667 snaps in Buffalo's first 11 games and earned a 71.6 blocking grade from PFF. PJ Mustipher (2018-22), DL, Arizona Cardinals: Mustipher is on Arizona's practice squad. Hunter Nourzad (2022-23), OL, Kansas City Chiefs: Nourzad is listed as Creed Humphrey's backup at center, but all of his 45 snaps have been on special teams. Amani Oruwariye (2015-18), CB, Dallas Cow- boys: Oruwariye had totaled 20 tackles, 3 passes defended and an interception in four games before being placed on injured reserve Oct. 30 with a back problem. Odafe Oweh (2019-20), LB, Baltimore Ravens: Oweh is tied for first on the Ravens with 7 sacks and is third with 6 tackles for loss among his 30 total stops. Joey Porter Jr. (2019-22), CB, Pittsburgh Steelers: In his second season with the Steelers, Porter is tied for fifth on the team with 39 tackles and has 5 passes defended plus an interception. Chop Robinson (2022-23), LB, Miami Dolphins: Listed as Miami's starting strong-side linebacker, the rookie has 2 sacks and 4 tackles for loss through 10 games. Allen Robinson II (2011-13), WR, Detroit Lions: Robinson has played in six games for the first-place Lions, totaling 2 catches for 9 yards. Miles Sanders (2016-18), RB, Carolina Panthers: Sanders was carted off during the team's Week 10 clash with the Giants in Germany. While many feared it would end his season, the NFL Network reports that he is considered day-to-day. It's unclear if he will return to play again this year, but there's at least a chance that he will. Before the injury, he had just 38 carries for 139 yards and a touchdown. Nick Scott (2015-18), S, Carolina Panthers: Scott was having a productive season before a hamstring injury put him on the injured reserve in late Octo- ber. Prior to the setback, he netted 28 tackles and 2 pass breakups. Juice Scruggs (2018-22), OL, Houston Texans: Scruggs began the season as the Texans' starting center but has been moved to left guard due to injuries on the team's offensive line. Brandon Smith (2019-21), LB, New York Jets: Smith was cut by Philadelphia in September and has since landed on the Jets' practice squad. Chris Stoll (2017-22), LS, Seattle Seahawks: Stoll continues to serve as the Seahawks' starting long snapper. Jordan Stout (2019-21), P, Baltimore Ravens: Stout has averaged 47.3 yards on 35 punts, with 14 landing inside the opponent's 20-yard line. Brenton Strange (2019-22), TE, Jacksonville Jag- uars: Strange has 21 catches for 221 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Jaguars. Mitchell Tinsley (2022), WR, Washington Com- manders: Tinsley is on the Commanders' practice squad. Rasheed Walker (2019-21), OL, Green Bay Pack- ers: Walker continues to start at left tackle for the Packers and has an 81.2 pass-blocking grade from PFF, third-highest among Green Bay's offensive line- men. Caedan Wallace (2019-23), OL, New England Patriots: Wallace was placed on injured reserve Oct. 4 after injuring his ankle in a loss to San Francisco in Week 4. Parker Washington (2020-22), WR, Jacksonville Jaguars: Washington has caught 10 passes for 118 yards, but his biggest impact has been on special teams. He has averaged 24.4 yards on 5 kickoff returns and 24 yards on 6 punt returns, including a 96-yard touchdown against New England in Week 7. D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 4 6 3 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M Pat Freiermuth is the Pittsburgh Steelers' second-leading receiver with 31 catches for 295 yards and 3 touchdowns. PHOTO COURTESY PITTSBURGH STEELERS