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#RedRaidersInTheNFL - Week 8 Recap
October 31, 2017 | Football
Each week, texastech.com recaps the performances of Red Raiders currently playing and coaching in the NFL.Â
Anthony Lynn - Head Coach, Los Angeles Chargers
Week 8 Matchup: New England 21, Los Angeles 13
Anthony Lynn's Chargers fell to 3-5, losing a one-score game at New England. The Chargers had the ball inside the New England 30 on the last play, but were unable to score ... Lynn was a Red Raider running back from 1988-91 and was an All-SWC selection in 1990 … He was also a member of the back-to-back Super Bowl Champion Denver Broncos in 1997 and 1998.Â
Danny Amendola - Wide Receiver, New England Patriots
Week 8 Matchup: New England 21, Los Angeles 13
As the Patriots moved to 6-2, Amendola compiled 56 all-purpose yards ... Amendola has caught 396 passes for 3,788 yards and 18 touchdowns over his NFL career ... On top of that, he has hauled in four career postseason touchdowns, including scores in both Super Bowl XLIX and Super Bowl LI … Amendola was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2008.
Le'Raven Clark - Offensive Lineman, Indianapolis Colts
Week 8 Matchup: Cincinnati 24, Indianapolis 23
In Clark's third start of the season and the sixth of his NFL career, the Colts fell to the Bengals, 24-23 … Clark played 41 snaps on offense and five on special teams in the defeat ... 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 -Â Wide Receiver, Oakland Raiders
Week 8 Matchup: Buffalo 34, Oakland 14
Crabtree led the Raiders through the air with 83 yards on five receptions in Sunday's loss … He now has 554 receptions for 6,663 yards and 49 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 -Â Defensive Back, Los Angeles Rams
Week 8 Matchup: Bye
The Rams will come off their bye week tied for first place in the NFC West … 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 -Â Wide Receiver, Miami Dolphins
Week 8 Matchup: Baltimore 40, Miami 0
The Miami offense was bottled up on Thursday night, and Grant was no exception, being targeted twice for no yards, and recording one punt return yard ... 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. He also ranked fourth nationally with 1,017 kickoff return yards and fifth with two kickoff return touchdowns … He remains Texas Tech's career leader in receiving yards after totaling 3,289 over his four-year career … CBS Sports tabbed him as a second team All-American his senior year.
Kerry Hyder, Jr. - Defensive Line, Detroit Lions
Week 8 Matchup: Pittsburgh 20, Detroit 15
After a breakout performance in 2016, where he led the Lions in sacks, Hyder suffered a torn Achilles and will miss the 2017 season. 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 - Defensive Line, Seattle Seahawks
Week 8 Matchup: Seattle 41, Houston 38
Jackson continued to impress in his third game with the Seahawks, seeing 13 defensive snaps and providing constant pressure on Houston QB Deshaun Watson … 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.
Patrick Mahomes II - Quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs
Week 8 Matchup: Kansas City 29, Denver 19
The 10th overall pick of the 2017 draft turned heads during the preseason and earned the No. 2 QB job as a rookie behind Alex Smith … Mahomes was the 10th pick of the 2017 NFL Draft after a 2016 season in which he won the Sammy Baugh Award, led the FBS in total offense and set FBS single-game record for passing yards and total offense. He is the highest drafted quarterback in school history.
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Bradley Marquez - Wide Receiver, Los Angeles Rams
Week 8 Matchup: Bye
After injuring his knee in a preseason game, Marquez cleared waivers and has been placed on injured reserve by the Rams ... Marquez played four seasons at Texas Tech (2010-14) before the Rams signed him as an undrafted free agent in the spring of 2015.
La'Adrian Waddle - Offensive Lineman, New England Patriots
Week 8 Matchup: New England 21, Los Angeles 13
Waddle played 58 snaps (51 offense, 7 special teams) in Sunday's 21-13 victory over the Chargers, as New England improved to 6-2 … Waddle played four seasons at Tech (2009-12) before being signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent.
DeAndre Washington - Running back, Oakland Raiders
Week 8 Matchup: Buffalo 34, Oakland 14
Washington scored for the second-straight week, finding the endzone on a four-yard TD catch in Buffalo on Sunday. He finished with 88 yards of total offense, coming off six carries and a team-high eight receptions … Washington was the first Red Raider running back to register back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons during the 2014-15 campaigns since former Doak Walker Award winner Byron Hanspard in 1995 and 1996 ... He is one of only five players in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards twice in a career.
Davis Webb - Quarterback, New York Giants
Week 8 Matchup: Bye
Webb currently holds the No. 3 QB on the Giants' depth chart ... Webb was the 87th pick (3rd round) of the 2017 NFL Draft by the New York Giants, after a collegiate career that included three years at Texas Tech, two as the starting quarterback. Set a school record with at least one TD pass in each of the first 18 starts of his career.
Anthony Lynn - Head Coach, Los Angeles Chargers
Week 8 Matchup: New England 21, Los Angeles 13
Anthony Lynn's Chargers fell to 3-5, losing a one-score game at New England. The Chargers had the ball inside the New England 30 on the last play, but were unable to score ... Lynn was a Red Raider running back from 1988-91 and was an All-SWC selection in 1990 … He was also a member of the back-to-back Super Bowl Champion Denver Broncos in 1997 and 1998.Â
Danny Amendola - Wide Receiver, New England Patriots
Week 8 Matchup: New England 21, Los Angeles 13
As the Patriots moved to 6-2, Amendola compiled 56 all-purpose yards ... Amendola has caught 396 passes for 3,788 yards and 18 touchdowns over his NFL career ... On top of that, he has hauled in four career postseason touchdowns, including scores in both Super Bowl XLIX and Super Bowl LI … Amendola was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2008.
Le'Raven Clark - Offensive Lineman, Indianapolis Colts
Week 8 Matchup: Cincinnati 24, Indianapolis 23
In Clark's third start of the season and the sixth of his NFL career, the Colts fell to the Bengals, 24-23 … Clark played 41 snaps on offense and five on special teams in the defeat ... 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 -Â Wide Receiver, Oakland Raiders
Week 8 Matchup: Buffalo 34, Oakland 14
Crabtree led the Raiders through the air with 83 yards on five receptions in Sunday's loss … He now has 554 receptions for 6,663 yards and 49 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 -Â Defensive Back, Los Angeles Rams
Week 8 Matchup: Bye
The Rams will come off their bye week tied for first place in the NFC West … 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 -Â Wide Receiver, Miami Dolphins
Week 8 Matchup: Baltimore 40, Miami 0
The Miami offense was bottled up on Thursday night, and Grant was no exception, being targeted twice for no yards, and recording one punt return yard ... 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. He also ranked fourth nationally with 1,017 kickoff return yards and fifth with two kickoff return touchdowns … He remains Texas Tech's career leader in receiving yards after totaling 3,289 over his four-year career … CBS Sports tabbed him as a second team All-American his senior year.
Kerry Hyder, Jr. - Defensive Line, Detroit Lions
Week 8 Matchup: Pittsburgh 20, Detroit 15
After a breakout performance in 2016, where he led the Lions in sacks, Hyder suffered a torn Achilles and will miss the 2017 season. 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 - Defensive Line, Seattle Seahawks
Week 8 Matchup: Seattle 41, Houston 38
Jackson continued to impress in his third game with the Seahawks, seeing 13 defensive snaps and providing constant pressure on Houston QB Deshaun Watson … 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.
Patrick Mahomes II - Quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs
Week 8 Matchup: Kansas City 29, Denver 19
The 10th overall pick of the 2017 draft turned heads during the preseason and earned the No. 2 QB job as a rookie behind Alex Smith … Mahomes was the 10th pick of the 2017 NFL Draft after a 2016 season in which he won the Sammy Baugh Award, led the FBS in total offense and set FBS single-game record for passing yards and total offense. He is the highest drafted quarterback in school history.
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Bradley Marquez - Wide Receiver, Los Angeles Rams
Week 8 Matchup: Bye
After injuring his knee in a preseason game, Marquez cleared waivers and has been placed on injured reserve by the Rams ... Marquez played four seasons at Texas Tech (2010-14) before the Rams signed him as an undrafted free agent in the spring of 2015.
La'Adrian Waddle - Offensive Lineman, New England Patriots
Week 8 Matchup: New England 21, Los Angeles 13
Waddle played 58 snaps (51 offense, 7 special teams) in Sunday's 21-13 victory over the Chargers, as New England improved to 6-2 … Waddle played four seasons at Tech (2009-12) before being signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent.
DeAndre Washington - Running back, Oakland Raiders
Week 8 Matchup: Buffalo 34, Oakland 14
Washington scored for the second-straight week, finding the endzone on a four-yard TD catch in Buffalo on Sunday. He finished with 88 yards of total offense, coming off six carries and a team-high eight receptions … Washington was the first Red Raider running back to register back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons during the 2014-15 campaigns since former Doak Walker Award winner Byron Hanspard in 1995 and 1996 ... He is one of only five players in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards twice in a career.
.@dwa5hington is back in the end zone for the second straight week.#OAKvsBUF pic.twitter.com/RXkhHyHjbO
— OAKLAND RAIDERS (@RAIDERS) October 29, 2017
Davis Webb - Quarterback, New York Giants
Week 8 Matchup: Bye
Webb currently holds the No. 3 QB on the Giants' depth chart ... Webb was the 87th pick (3rd round) of the 2017 NFL Draft by the New York Giants, after a collegiate career that included three years at Texas Tech, two as the starting quarterback. Set a school record with at least one TD pass in each of the first 18 starts of his career.
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