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Red Raiders In The NFL: Week 13
December 06, 2016 | Football
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Each week, texastech.com details the accomplishments of former Red Raiders who now play in the NFL. Pro Bowl voting is now open, and you can vote to send your favorite Red Raiders to the Pro Bowl.
Week 12 Matchup: Tennessee 27, Chicago 21
Amaro did not factor into Sunday's win over the Bears ... Amaro has four catches for 59 yards this season as he looks 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.
Amendola caught three passes for 30 yards and totaled six yards on punt returns in the Patriots' 10th win of the season ... In seven NFL seasons, Amendola has caught 365 passes for 3,452 yards and scored 17 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.
Clark did not factor into the Colts' Monday night win over the Jets … 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 had another huge game for the Raiders, hauling in seven passes for 74 yards and his seventh touchdown of the year, which is tied for sixth in the NFL ... He has 67 catches for 785 yards so far in 2016, which is turning into one of the most productive years of his NFL career ... He now has 499 receptions for 6,034 yards and 42 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.
Cody Davis saw the field for 37 snaps (7 defense, 30 special teams) in L.A.'s loss to New England … 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 picked up 18 kick return yards in Miami's loss to Baltimore … Grant ranks 15th in the NFL, averaging 8.4 yards per punt return this season ... 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.
Hyder had a pair of tackle assists and a QB hit in Detroit's 28-13 win over New Orleans... His 7.0 sacks this season are tied for 17th in the NFL ... 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.
Branden Jackson was signed to the Raiders' 53-man roster last week, and immediately saw action, earning his first NFL tackle in Oakland's win over Buffalo ... Jackson was a four-year starter as a Red Raider, collecting 11 sacks during his tenure in Lubbock ... Jackson was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Raiders in 2016.
Marquez was targeted on Sunday, but did not collect a catch … Three weeks ago, Marquez celebrated the birth of his son, Kash ... 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 win over the Rams … 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.
Washington was a healthy scratch for the Raiders on Sunday ... His 302 rushing yards this season rank third among Oakland running backs ... 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.
Jace Amaro – Tennessee Titans
Week 13: ByeWeek 12 Matchup: Tennessee 27, Chicago 21
Amaro did not factor into Sunday's win over the Bears ... Amaro has four catches for 59 yards this season as he looks 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 13 Matchup: New England 26, Los Angeles 10Amendola caught three passes for 30 yards and totaled six yards on punt returns in the Patriots' 10th win of the season ... In seven NFL seasons, Amendola has caught 365 passes for 3,452 yards and scored 17 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 13 Matchup: Indianapolis 41, New York Jets 10Clark did not factor into the Colts' Monday night win over the Jets … 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 13 Matchup: Oakland 38, Buffalo 24Crabtree had another huge game for the Raiders, hauling in seven passes for 74 yards and his seventh touchdown of the year, which is tied for sixth in the NFL ... He has 67 catches for 785 yards so far in 2016, which is turning into one of the most productive years of his NFL career ... He now has 499 receptions for 6,034 yards and 42 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.
TOUUUUCHHHDOOWWNNNN RAAAAIIIIDDERRRS!@derekcarrqb hits @KingCrab15 for the three-yard score. #ProBowlVote pic.twitter.com/3Y38PFbHeC
— OAKLAND RAIDERS (@RAIDERS) December 4, 2016
.@DerekCarrQB + @KingCrab15 = @Raiders TD! #RaiderNation #BUFvsOAK https://t.co/WziDftQqUF
— NFL (@NFL) December 4, 2016
Cody Davis – Los Angeles Rams
Week 13 Matchup: New England 26, Los Angeles 10Cody Davis saw the field for 37 snaps (7 defense, 30 special teams) in L.A.'s loss to New England … 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 13 Matchup: Baltimore 38, Miami 6Grant picked up 18 kick return yards in Miami's loss to Baltimore … Grant ranks 15th in the NFL, averaging 8.4 yards per punt return this season ... 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 13 Matchup: Detroit 28, New Orleans 13Hyder had a pair of tackle assists and a QB hit in Detroit's 28-13 win over New Orleans... His 7.0 sacks this season are tied for 17th in the NFL ... 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.
DE Kerry Hyder talks about the Lions' ability to stop the @Saints on third down and more. #DETvsNO
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) December 5, 2016
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Branden Jackson – Oakland Raiders
Week 13 Matchup: Oakland 38, Buffalo 24Branden Jackson was signed to the Raiders' 53-man roster last week, and immediately saw action, earning his first NFL tackle in Oakland's win over Buffalo ... Jackson was a four-year starter as a Red Raider, collecting 11 sacks during his tenure in Lubbock ... Jackson was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Raiders in 2016.
We have placed CB DJ Hayden on the Reserve/Injured List and signed DL Branden Jackson to the active roster.
— OAKLAND RAIDERS (@RAIDERS) December 3, 2016
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Bradley Marquez – Los Angeles Rams
Week 13 Matchup: New England 26, Los Angeles 10Marquez was targeted on Sunday, but did not collect a catch … Three weeks ago, Marquez celebrated the birth of his son, Kash ... 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 13 Matchup: New England 26, Los Angeles 10Waddle was inactive in New England's win over the Rams … 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 13 Matchup: Oakland 38, Buffalo 24Washington was a healthy scratch for the Raiders on Sunday ... His 302 rushing yards this season rank third among Oakland running backs ... 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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