Vols in the NFL – Week 4 Update

Football
October 04, 2022

The fourth week of NFL for former Tennessee Volunteers in the NFL featured very strong play on the defensive side of the ball and a dominating outing in prime time on the offensive line.

Cameron Sutton continued his strong start to the season in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ secondary, recording his second interception in just four weeks after picking off New York Jets’ quarterback Zach Wilson with 20 seconds left in the first half at the four-yard-line. His play halted the New York offense and a 26-yard return helped set up a buzzer-beating field goal to end the first half for Pittsburgh.

In Tampa Bay, Trey Smith and the Kansas City Chiefs had a masterful offensive performance, gaining 417 yards of total offense and downing the Buccaneers, 41-31. Smith played 79 snaps on the offensive line, earning the start at right guard, and graded as the top pass-blocker on the Chiefs front line according to Pro Football Focus. The second-year man also finished as the highest-graded offensive lineman for the Chiefs in the ballgame.

First-year Houston Texan showed up big in the stat sheet in their game against the Los Angeles Chargers, jumping on a loose ball in the fourth quarter deep in LA territory.

Rounding out the week was Cordarrelle Patterson and the Atlanta Falcons claiming a 23-20 victory over Cleveland. Though he left the game due to injury, Patterson recorded his third rushing touchdown of the season and gained 38 yards on nine carries for Atlanta.

A full recap of Vols in the NFL from Week 4 can be found below.

Micah Abernathy – S – Packers

Practice squad

Derek Barnett – DE – Eagles

Injured reserve

Matthew Butler – DT – Raiders

Had one tackle in the victory over Denver

Marquez Callaway – WR – Saints

Tallied three receptions for 53 yards against Minnesota in the Saints’ game in England

Justin Coleman – DB – Seahawks

Did not play

Morgan Cox – LS – Titans

Logged eight snaps in the victory over Indianapolis, four punts, three extra points and a field goal, in his 170^th NFL game played

Joshua Dobbs – QB – Browns

Did not play

Theo Jackson – DB – Titans

Elevated from the Titans’ practice squad to the active roster, but did not play in the game

Ja’Wuan James – OL – Ravens

Injured reserve

Jauan Jennings – WR…