Penn State Sports Magazine
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NAVORRO BOWMAN LB // San Francisco 49ers // sixth season Bowman missed the 49ers' last 12 games with a torn Achilles tendon. For his career, he has 671 tackles, 12.5 sacks, seven forced fumbles, four interceptions and a touchdown. KYLE CARTER TE // Minnesota Vikings // rookie An undrafted free agent, Carter spent the year on the Vikings' practice squad. JACK CRAWFORD DE // Dallas Cowboys // fifth season Crawford made a career-high 25 tackles in 10 starts for the Cowboys. He had one assisted tackle in their 34-31 loss to Green Bay in the playoffs. Drafted by the Raiders in 2012, Crawford has played in 57 NFL games and has 72 total tackles, including nine sacks. GARRY GILLIAM OT // Seattle Seahawks // third season Gilliam appeared in 14 games at right tackle, including 13 starts, following a sophomore NFL season in which he started all 16. ROBBIE GOULD PK // New York Giants // 12th season After 11 seasons with the Bears, Gould was unsigned to begin the year. The Gi- ants signed him in week seven, and he went on to convert all 12 of his field goal attempts, including two in the playoffs. He also made 22 of 25 extra points. For his career, Gould has converted 85.9 percent of his field goal attempts, one of the best rates in league history, and 98.3 percent of his PATs. CHRISTIAN HACKENBERG QB // New York Jets // rookie After being drafted in the second round, Hackenberg was inactive for the entire season until the Jets' last game. He suited up for the first time in week 17 but did not play. TAMBA HALI DE // Kansas City Chiefs // 11th season Hali appeared in all 16 regular-season games for the AFC West champions and made two starts. He totaled 24 tackles and 3.5 sacks. Hali, who earned five con- secutive Pro Bowl invitations from 2011- 15, has played in 15 or more games in every season of his career. He's totaled 587 tackles, including 89.5 sacks and a safety. He also has two interceptions, including one he returned for a TD. JORDAN HILL DT // Jacksonville Jaguars // fourth season After spending his first three years with the Seattle Seahawks, playing in 27 games, Hill signed with Jacksonville in 2016 and appeared in four games for the Jaguars. GERALD HODGES LB // San Francisco 49ers // fifth season After being traded from Minnesota to San Francisco in 2015, Hodges produced the best season of his career in 2016. He played in a career-high 15 games and also set personal bests for starts (12), tackles (83), sacks (three) and interceptions (two). He's totaled 224 tackles in his ca- reer and tallied 3.5 sacks. He also has three interceptions and 10 pass deflec- tions. MIKE HULL LB // Miami Dolphins // second season Hull appeared in all 16 games and made one start. He finished the year with 33 tackles and one interception, seeing ac- tion on both defense and special teams. Hull tallied one tackle in Miami's playoff loss to Pittsburgh. JESSE JAMES TE // Pittsburgh Steelers // second season Appearing in every game, James fin- ished the regular season with career- highs in all categories, making 39 receptions for 338 yards and three TDs. He added 11 catches for 137 yards in the playoffs. AUSTIN JOHNSON DT // Tennessee Titans // rookie Johnson made a pair of tackles in a 24- 17 victory over the Texans in the final week of the regular season. He appeared in 10 games in his rookie season, making 14 tackles and assisting on a sack. DaQUAN JONES DE // Tennessee Titans // third season Jones proved to be a big factor for the Titans, as his fumble recovery in the end zone for a TD gave them a lead they would not relinquish in a seven-point win over Houston. It was Jones' first career TD. He finished his third NFL season with 26 tackles and 1.5 sacks after starting all 16 games for a second consecutive year. SEAN LEE LB // Dallas Cowboys // seventh season Lee finished the regular season tied for fourth in the league with 145 tackles. He returned for the playoffs after sitting out the regular-season finale and tallied eight stops in the Cowboys' playoff loss to Green Bay. After battling injuries for a large portion of his pro career, it was his first postseason outing. Lee originally was left off the list of Pro Bowl selections but was later added to the NFC roster. JORDAN LUCAS CB // Miami Dolphins // rookie Lucas finished the year with eight ap- pearances and two tackles. MICHAEL MAUTI LB // New Orleans Saints // fourth season Mauti made nine tackles and one sack in eight games after seeing time on defense and special teams but was placed on the nonfootball injury list following week nine. After two seasons apiece with the Saints and Vikings, Mauti has played in 47 NFL games. MATT McGLOIN QB // Oakland Raiders // fourth season McGloin made his first start of the sea- son in the Raiders' final game but left with an injury after completing 6 of 11 passes for 21 yards. He finished the regu- lar season with three appearances. CARL NASSIB DE // Cleveland Browns // rookie Nassib made three tackles, including one sack, in an overtime loss to the Steel-