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Red Raiders In The NFL: Week 4
October 04, 2016 | Football
LUBBOCK, Texas – A career performance from Michael Crabtree and another Kerry Hyder sack were the headlines for former Red Raiders during week 4 of NFL play.
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Each week, texastech.com will provide updates on the accomplishments of Red Raiders in the NFL.
After amassing 59 yards on three catches a week ago, Amaro did not factor into Sunday's loss to Houston ... Amaro will look to build off an impressive 2014 rookie campaign, in which he hauled in 38 passes for 345 yards while hitting paydirt twice ... Amaro was the New York Jets' second-round pick (49th overall) in the 2014 NFL Draft.
For the first time this season Amendola was held without a catch as the Patriots struggled with their third-string quarterback under center ... Amendola did log three punt returns … In seven NFL seasons, Amendola has caught 351 passes for 3,328 yards and scored 15 touchdowns … On top of that, he has hauled in three career postseason touchdowns, including a score in Super Bowl XLIX … Amendola was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2008.
In Indianapolis' week four loss to Jacksonville, Clark did not log any snaps … Clark was the first of three Red Raiders to hear their names called in the 2016 NFL draft, going at No. 82 overall … Clark started all 51 games of his Red Raider career, and his senior year he was named a CBS Sports second team All-American ... He was the third-round pick of the Colts in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Crabtree enjoyed one of the best performances of his NFL career on Sunday, hauling in three touchdown passes, including the game winner over Baltimore ... Three of Crabtree's NFL-leading four TDs have come in the third quarter ... It marked the first three-touchdown performance of Crabtree's NFL career … He now has 458 receptions for 5,557 yards and 39 regular-season touchdowns in his professional career … Crabtree played two seasons at Texas Tech (2007-08), where he became the first receiver in collegiate history to win the Biletnikoff Award twice, before the 49ers selected him with the 10th overall pick of the 2009 NFL Draft.
Davis had a tackle and a touchdown-saving pass breakup on 25 defensive snaps in Los Angeles' win over Arizona … This summer, Davis and Red Raider teammate Bradley Marquez were featured on the popular HBO "Hard Knocks" series … Davis was a four-year letterman with the Red Raiders (2009-12) and then signed as an undrafted free agent with the Rams in 2013.
Grant recorded 31 yards on kick and punt returns in Miami's Thursday-night loss to Cincinnati … Grant was Miami's sixth-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft after a senior year at Tech in which he averaged 181 all-purpose yards per game which ranked fourth nationally, and ranked fourth nationally with 1,017 kickoff return yards and fifth with two kickoff return touchdowns … CBS Sports tabbed him as a second team All-American.
Another game, another sack for Kerry Hyder, who now has five sacks in the regular season campaign, which is half a sack behind Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller for the NFL lead ... Hyder joined the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2014 after a Red Raider career which included a litany of All-Big 12 honors in 2013 and 2014.
Marquez recorded 30 snaps (14 offense, 16 special teams) in LA's win over Arizona … This summer, Marquez and Red Raider teammate Cody Davis were featured on the popular HBO "Hard Knocks" series ... Marquez played four seasons at Texas Tech (2010-14) before the Rams signed him as an undrafted free agent in the spring of 2015.
Waddle was inactive in New England's loss to Buffalo … in 2015, after missing the first two games of the season recovering from off season knee surgery, Waddle came back strong for Detroit, earning a starting spot for the rest of the season … Waddle played four seasons at Tech (2009-12) before being signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent.
For the second-straight week, Washington was Oakland's leading rusher, with 30 yards on five carries, to go along with 16 yards on three receptions … Washington ranks second on the Raiders with 184 yards from scrimmage this season ... Washington was the first Red Raider running back to register back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons since former Doak Walker Award winner Byron Hanspard in 1995 and 1996 ... one of five players in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards twice in a career.
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Each week, texastech.com will provide updates on the accomplishments of Red Raiders in the NFL.
Jace Amaro – Tennessee Titans
Week 4 Matchup: Houston 27, Tennessee 20After amassing 59 yards on three catches a week ago, Amaro did not factor into Sunday's loss to Houston ... Amaro will look to build off an impressive 2014 rookie campaign, in which he hauled in 38 passes for 345 yards while hitting paydirt twice ... Amaro was the New York Jets' second-round pick (49th overall) in the 2014 NFL Draft.
Danny Amendola – New England Patriots
Week 4 Matchup: Buffalo 16, New England 0For the first time this season Amendola was held without a catch as the Patriots struggled with their third-string quarterback under center ... Amendola did log three punt returns … In seven NFL seasons, Amendola has caught 351 passes for 3,328 yards and scored 15 touchdowns … On top of that, he has hauled in three career postseason touchdowns, including a score in Super Bowl XLIX … Amendola was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2008.
Le'Raven Clark – Indianapolis Colts
Week 4 Matchup: Jacksonville 30, Indianapolis 27In Indianapolis' week four loss to Jacksonville, Clark did not log any snaps … Clark was the first of three Red Raiders to hear their names called in the 2016 NFL draft, going at No. 82 overall … Clark started all 51 games of his Red Raider career, and his senior year he was named a CBS Sports second team All-American ... He was the third-round pick of the Colts in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Michael Crabtree – Oakland Raiders
Week 4 Matchup: Oakland 28, Baltimore 27Crabtree enjoyed one of the best performances of his NFL career on Sunday, hauling in three touchdown passes, including the game winner over Baltimore ... Three of Crabtree's NFL-leading four TDs have come in the third quarter ... It marked the first three-touchdown performance of Crabtree's NFL career … He now has 458 receptions for 5,557 yards and 39 regular-season touchdowns in his professional career … Crabtree played two seasons at Texas Tech (2007-08), where he became the first receiver in collegiate history to win the Biletnikoff Award twice, before the 49ers selected him with the 10th overall pick of the 2009 NFL Draft.
Michael Crabtree's highlights from #OAKvsBAL, all right here: https://t.co/BQZtyRNEzv pic.twitter.com/2HCfe5dy5o
— OAKLAND RAIDERS (@RAIDERS) October 3, 2016
The @RAIDERS!@DerekCarrQB finds @KingCrab15 for their THIRD TD today. #RaiderNation https://t.co/F7FEU8UXFv
— NFL (@NFL) October 2, 2016
Cody Davis – Los Angeles Rams
Week 4 Matchup: Los Angeles 17, Arizona 13Davis had a tackle and a touchdown-saving pass breakup on 25 defensive snaps in Los Angeles' win over Arizona … This summer, Davis and Red Raider teammate Bradley Marquez were featured on the popular HBO "Hard Knocks" series … Davis was a four-year letterman with the Red Raiders (2009-12) and then signed as an undrafted free agent with the Rams in 2013.
Jakeem Grant – Miami Dolphins
Week 4 Matchup: Cincinnati 22, Miami 7Grant recorded 31 yards on kick and punt returns in Miami's Thursday-night loss to Cincinnati … Grant was Miami's sixth-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft after a senior year at Tech in which he averaged 181 all-purpose yards per game which ranked fourth nationally, and ranked fourth nationally with 1,017 kickoff return yards and fifth with two kickoff return touchdowns … CBS Sports tabbed him as a second team All-American.
Kerry Hyder – Detroit Lions
Week 4 Matchup: Chicago 17, Detroit 14Another game, another sack for Kerry Hyder, who now has five sacks in the regular season campaign, which is half a sack behind Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller for the NFL lead ... Hyder joined the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2014 after a Red Raider career which included a litany of All-Big 12 honors in 2013 and 2014.
#Lions Kerry Hyder now has five sacks in the last four games, including another one today. Here's his story: https://t.co/rkaXoT5c3D
— Michael Rothstein (@mikerothstein) October 2, 2016
Bradley Marquez – Los Angeles Rams
Week 4 Matchup: Los Angeles 17, Arizona 13Marquez recorded 30 snaps (14 offense, 16 special teams) in LA's win over Arizona … This summer, Marquez and Red Raider teammate Cody Davis were featured on the popular HBO "Hard Knocks" series ... Marquez played four seasons at Texas Tech (2010-14) before the Rams signed him as an undrafted free agent in the spring of 2015.
LaAdrian Waddle – New England Patriots
Week 4 Matchup: Buffalo 16, New England 0Waddle was inactive in New England's loss to Buffalo … in 2015, after missing the first two games of the season recovering from off season knee surgery, Waddle came back strong for Detroit, earning a starting spot for the rest of the season … Waddle played four seasons at Tech (2009-12) before being signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent.
DeAndre Washington – Oakland Raiders
Week 4 Matchup: Oakland 28, Baltimore 27For the second-straight week, Washington was Oakland's leading rusher, with 30 yards on five carries, to go along with 16 yards on three receptions … Washington ranks second on the Raiders with 184 yards from scrimmage this season ... Washington was the first Red Raider running back to register back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons since former Doak Walker Award winner Byron Hanspard in 1995 and 1996 ... one of five players in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards twice in a career.
Raiders RB DeAndre Washington's 28-yard run set up a 5-yard TD pass from Carr to Crabtree, who, as I have said, has been BALLING this season
— Steve Wyche (@wyche89) October 2, 2016
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