See how your favorite NFL players with Virginia connections fared in Week 18
NOTABLE: Celebrating the medical improvement of teammate Damar Hamlin, Tremaine Edmunds sparked the Buffalo Bills’ defense in their victory over New England, which eliminated the Patriots’ playoff hopes.
Players are listed by jersey number, position(s), name and connections.
NFC
65 G Rashaad Coward (Old Dominion): Reserve; no stats.
83 WR Greg Dortch (Highland Springs High, Wake Forest): Reserve; 2 carries for 15 yards; targeted 4 times; team-high 4 catches for 30 yards; 1 tackle (after a 49ers interception).
19 QB Trace McSorley (Briar Woods High, Penn State): Reserve; 3 carries for 13 yards, including a kneel-down at the end of the game; 6 of 9 for 29 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT, 31.5 passer rating.
54 OL Lecitus Smith (Va. Tech): Not active.
17 WR Olamide Zaccheaus (UVA): Started; targeted 7 times; 4 catches for 37 yards, including a 3-yard TD.
90 DE Amare Barno (Va. Tech): Reserve; 3 tackles, including a sack for a 10-yard loss (also counts as a tackle for loss and QB hit).
20 RB Raheem Blackshear (Va. Tech): Reserve; 1 carry for 1 yard; 1 kickoff return for 18 yards.
97 DE Yetur Gross-Matos (Chancellor High, Penn State): Started; 2 tackles.
95 DT Jalyn Holmes (Lake Taylor High, Ohio State): Signed to active roster Jan. 4; reserve; 3 tackles.
36 S DeAndre Houston-Carson (Massaponax High, William & Mary): Started; 8 tackles.
27 CB Greg Stroman (Unity Reed High-once called Stonewall Jackson, Va. Tech): Started; 8 tackles; intercepted a pass and returned it 10 yards (also counts as a pass defended).
75 OT Josh Ball (Stafford High, Marshall): Reserve; no stats.
82 TE James Mitchell (Union High, Va. Tech): Reserve; targeted once; 1 catch for 7 yards; penalized 10 yards for holding.
73 OT Yosuah Nijman (Va. Tech): Started at RT; flagged for holding (declined).
78 OT Luke Tenuta (Western Albemarle High, Va. Tech): Reserve; no stats.
63 G Oday Aboushi (UVA): Reserve; no stats.
16 QB Bryce Perkins (UVA): Did not play.
71 OT Christian Darrisaw (Va. Tech): Started at LT; no stats.
91 OLB Patrick Jones II (Grassfield High, Pittsburgh): Reserve; shared team lead with 4 tackles (2 for loss), including a sack for a 6-yard loss; 2 QB hits.
2 QB Tyrod Taylor (Hampton High, Va. Tech): Did not play.
53 OLB Oshane Ximines (Old Dominion): Started; 2 tackles.
45 LS Rick Lovato (Old Dominion): Reserve; did long snapping.
3 WR Zach Pascal (Old Dominion): Started; no stats.
94 DE Josh Sweat (Oscar Smith High, Florida State): Not active (recovering from neck injury).
42 S K’Von Wallace (Highland Springs High, Clemson): Reserve; 2 tackles (both on kickoffs).
52 OLB Darrell Taylor (Hopewell High, Tennessee): Reserve; 1 tackle (a sack for a 4-yard loss; also counts as a tackle for loss and QB hit).
93 DT Jonathan Allen (Stone Bridge High, Alabama): Not active (knee injury).
29 CB Kendall Fuller (Va. Tech): Started; 1 tackle; defended 2 passes, including an interception he returned 29 yards for a TD.
4 QB Taylor Heinicke (Old Dominion): Did not play.
6 K Joey Slye (North Stafford High, Va. Tech): Made field goals from 29 and 22 yards; missed wide left from 31 yards and hit the left upright from 52; 2 for 3 on PATs, missing one wide right; kicked off 6 times, 4 times for touchbacks and the others for 67 and 66 yards; 1 tackle (on the opening kickoff).
82 TE Logan Thomas (Brookville High, Va. Tech): Started; targeted 3 times; 2 catches for 16 yards.
AFC
36 SS Chuck Clark (King’s Fork High, Va. Tech): Started; 3 tackles.
78 OT Morgan Moses (Meadowbrook High, Fork Union Military Academy, UVA): Started at RT; flagged for holding (declined).
11 P/K Jordan Stout (Honaker High, Penn State): Punted 3 times for a 45.7-yard average (41.7 net), pinning the Bengals inside the 20-yard line once; held for a PAT and 3 field goals.
97 DE Brent Urban (UVA): Reserve; 1 tackle.
Buffalo Bills:
55 DE Carlos “Boogie” Basham (Northside High, Wake Forest): Reserve; 1 tackle.
49 MLB Tremaine Edmunds (Dan River High, Va. Tech): Started; 7 tackles; 1 QB hit; defended 3 passes, including an interception with a 4-yard return.
31 S Dean Marlowe (James Madison): Started; 3 tackles.
99 DT Tim Settle (Unity Reed High, once called Stonewall Jackson, Va. Tech): Reserve; 1 tackle.
77 G Wyatt Teller (Va. Tech): Started at RG; flagged for being ineligible downfield (declined).
— TE Dalton Keene (Va. Tech): Signed to practice squad Dec. 28.
3 QB Russell Wilson (Collegiate School of Richmond, N.C. State, Wisconsin): Started; 8 carries for 18 yards; 13 of 24 for 283 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, 118.6 passer rating; sacked twice for 17 yards in losses.
81 TE Mo Alie-Cox (Middleburg Academy, VCU): Started; targeted once; 1 catch for a 4-yard TD.
31 CB Brandon Facyson (Va. Tech): Started; 4 tackles.
26 S Rodney McLeod (UVA): Started; 8 tackles; returned an interception 27 yards for a TD (also counts as a pass defended).
46 LS Luke Rhodes (William & Mary): Reserve; did long snapping.
80 TE Jelani Woods (UVA): Reserve; targeted 4 times; 1 catch for 9 yards.
47 OLB De’Shaan Dixon (Western Branch High, Norfolk State): Not active.
91 DT Derrick Nnadi (Ocean Lakes High, Florida State): Started; no stats.
22 S Juan Thornhill (Altavista High, UVA): Started; 7 tackles (1 for loss); intercepted a pass, with no return (also counts as a pass defended).
99 DE Clelin Ferrell (Benedictine Prep, Clemson): Started; 3 tackles, including a sack for an 11-yard loss (also counts as a tackle for loss and QB hit).
— S Jalen Elliott (L.C. Bird High, Notre Dame): Signed a reserve/future contract Jan. 9.
48 TE Stone Smartt (Old Dominion): Reserve; no stats.
16 QB Mike Glennon (Westfield High, N.C. State): Signed to practice squad Jan. 4; activated but did not play.
New England Patriots:
91 DE Deatrich Wise (Hampton Roads native, Arkansas): Started; 3 tackles, including a sack for a 13-yard loss (also counts as tackle for loss and QB hit).
37 CB Bryce Hall (UVA): Reserve; no stats.
— CB Jimmy Moreland (James Madison): Signed a reserve/future contract Jan. 9.
34 SS Terrell Edmunds (Dan River High, Va. Tech): Started; 5 tackles, including a sack for an 11-yard loss (also counts as a tackle for loss and QB hit); defended 1 pass.
7 QB Malik Willis (Liberty): Did not play.
