See how players with Virginia connections fared in NFL Week 4
This week featured a superlative performance by Bills linebacker Tremaine Edmunds and a pair of touchdown catches by one of the best NFL players who didn’t play college football — former VCU basketball player Mo Alie-Cox of the Colts.
Unfortunately, it also included injuries to Giants quarterback Tyrod Taylor and Edmunds’ brother Terrell, a safety for the Steelers.
Listed by jersey number, position(s), name (connections):
NFC
83 WR Greg Dortch (Highland Springs High, Wake Forest): Reserve; targeted once; 1 catch for 6 yards; 3 punt returns for 12 yards.
54 OL Lecitus Smith (Va. Tech): Not active.
21 S Dean Marlowe (James Madison): Reserve; no stats.
17 WR Olamide Zaccheaus (UVA): Reserve; targeted twice; 2 catches for 55 yards.
90 DE Amare Barno (Va. Tech): Not active.
20 RB Raheem Blackshear (Va. Tech): Not active.
97 DE Yetur Gross-Matos (Chancellor High, Penn State): Started; 2 tackles.
24 RB/KR Khalil Herbert (Va. Tech): Started; 19 carries for 77 yards; targeted once; 1 catch for 24 yards.
36 S DeAndre Houston-Carson (Massaponax High, William & Mary): Reserve; 1 tackle (on a kickoff).
75 OT Josh Ball (Stafford High, Marshall): Reserve; no stats.
82 TE James Mitchell (Union High, Va. Tech): Reserve; no stats.
27 CB Bobby Price (Catholic High, Norfolk State): Reserve; no stats.
73 OT Yosuah Nijman (Va. Tech): Reserve; no stats.
63 G Oday Aboushi (UVA): Reserve; no stats.
16 QB Bryce Perkins (UVA): Not active.
71 OT Christian Darrisaw (Va. Tech): Started at LT; no stats.
91 OLB Patrick Jones II (Grassfield High, Pittsburgh): Reserve; no stats.
2 QB Tyrod Taylor (Hampton High, Va. Tech): Reserve (entered late in the third quarter when Daniel Jones hurt his ankle); 3 carries for 30 yards; 1 of 3 for 11 yards, 1 INT, 5.6 passer rating; fumbled the ball out of bounds; was removed from the game because of concussion protocol.
53 OLB Oshane Ximines (Old Dominion): Reserve; 1 QB hit.
45 LS Rick Lovato (Old Dominion): Reserve; did long snapping.
3 WR Zach Pascal (Old Dominion): Reserve; targeted once; no catches; penalized 5 yards for a false start; 1 tackle (on a punt).
94 DE Josh Sweat (Oscar Smith High, Florida State): Started; 4 tackles.
42 S K’Von Wallace (Highland Springs High, Clemson): Reserve; no stats.
— QB Kurt Benkert (UVA): Signed to practice squad Sept. 21.
35 FS Joey Blount (UVA): Not active.
52 OLB Darrell Taylor (Hopewell High, Tennessee): Reserve; 1 tackle.
93 DT Jonathan Allen (Stone Bridge High, Alabama): Started; shared team lead with 8 tackles (4 for loss), including a sack for a 6-yard loss; 1 QB hit; defended 1 pass.
29 CB Kendall Fuller (Va. Tech): Started; 3 tackles.
4 QB Taylor Heinicke (Old Dominion): Did not play.
6 K Joey Slye (North Stafford High, Va. Tech): Kicked a 45-yard field goal and a PAT without a miss; kicked off 3 times, all for touchbacks.
82 TE Logan Thomas (Brookville High, Va. Tech): Started; targeted 6 times; 5 catches for 19 yards.
AFC
Baltimore Ravens:
36 SS Chuck Clark (King’s Fork High, Va. Tech): Started; 6 tackles.
78 OT Morgan Moses (Meadowbrook High, Fork Union Military Academy, UVA): Started at RT; no stats.
11 P/K Jordan Stout (Honaker High, Penn State): Averaged 50.7 yards (net 41.7) on 3 punts; was the holder on field goals and extra points.
97 DE Brent Urban (UVA): Reserve; no stats.
Buffalo Bills:
55 DE Carlos “Boogie” Basham (Northside High, Wake Forest): Reserve; 1 tackle.
49 MLB Tremaine Edmunds (Dan River High, Va. Tech): Started; 9 tackles (2 for loss); 1 QB hit.
99 DT Tim Settle (Unity Reed High, once called Stonewall Jackson, Va. Tech): Started; 2 tackles.
Cleveland Browns:
28 LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (Bethel High, Notre Dame): Started at “Will” position; shared team lead with 7 tackles; 1 QB hit.
77 G Wyatt Teller (Va. Tech): Started at RG; penalized 5 yards for a false start and 10 yards for holding.
Denver Broncos:
3 QB Russell Wilson (Collegiate School of Richmond, N.C. State, Wisconsin): Started; 4 carries for 29 yards, 1 TD; 17 of 25 for 237 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs, 124.9 passer rating; sacked 3 times for 23 yards in losses.
Indianapolis Colts:
81 TE Mo Alie-Cox (Middleburg Academy, VCU): Started; targeted 6 times; 6 catches for 85 yards, including TDs of 14 and 7 yards.
31 CB Brandon Facyson (Va. Tech): Reserve; 1 tackle.
26 S Rodney McLeod (UVA): Started; 4 tackles.
46 LS Luke Rhodes (William & Mary): Reserve; did long snapping.
76 OT Luke Tenuta (Western Albemarle High, Va. Tech): Not active.
80 TE Jelani Woods (UVA): Reserve; targeted once; 1 catches for 33 yards.
Jacksonville Jaguars:
47 OLB De’Shaan Dixon (Western Branch High, Norfolk State): Reserve; no stats.
Kansas City Chiefs:
91 DT Derrick Nnadi (Ocean Lakes High, Florida State): Started; 2 tackles.
22 S Juan Thornhill (Altavista High, UVA): Started; 2 tackles; defended 1 pass; penalized 15 yards for pass interference and 2 yards (half the distance to the goal line) for unnecessary roughness.
Las Vegas Raiders:
5 LB Divine Deablo (Va. Tech): Started on the outside; team-high 8 tackles.
99 DE Clelin Ferrell (Benedictine Prep, Clemson): Reserve; no stats.
New England Patriots:
91 DE Deatrich Wise (Hampton Roads native, Arkansas): Started; 4 tackles.
New York Jets:
37 CB Bryce Hall (UVA): Not active.
Pittsburgh Steelers:
34 SS Terrell Edmunds (Dan River High, Va. Tech): Started; 1 tackle; suffered a second-quarter injury and went into concussion protocol.
Tennessee Titans:
3 CB Caleb Farley (Va. Tech): Reserve; 4 tackles.
7 QB Malik Willis (Liberty): Did not play.
