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#RedRaidersInTheNFL - Week 11 Recap
November 21, 2017 | Football
Anthony LynnDanny AmendolaLe'Raven ClarkMichael CrabtreeCody DavisJakeem GrantKerry HyderBranden JacksonPatrick Mahomes IIBradley MarquezPete RobertsonLaAdrian WaddleDeAndre WashingtonDavis Webb
texastech.com's weekly look at Red Raiders in the NFL
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 11 Matchup: Los Angeles Chargers 54, Buffalo 24
Anthony Lynn's Chargers improved to 4-6 with a resounding 30-point win over Buffalo, and have now won four of their last six games to move into second place in the AFC West ... 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 11 Matchup: New England 33, Oakland 8
Amendola was yet again a favorite target of Tom Brady's, hauling in eight catches for 66 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots' 25-point win in Mexico City ... Amendola has caught 431 passes for 4,185 yards and 23 touchdowns over his NFL career, 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 11 Matchup: OPEN DATE
Clark's Colts had their open date this past week ... 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 11 Matchup: New England 33, Oakland 8
Crabtree recorded six receptions for 51 yards and a two-point conversion in Sunday's loss to New England in Mexico City … In his NFL career (including postseason), Crabtree has amassed 605 receptions for 7,303 yards and 53 touchdowns ... 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 11 Matchup: Minnesota 24, Los Angeles 7
After a strong showing through the first six games of 2017, Davis has been placed on injured reserve following a thigh injury, sidelining him until at least the final week of the regular season … 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 11 Matchup: Tampa Bay 30, Miami 20
Grant compiled 81 yards on three kick returns in Sunday's loss ... 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 11 Matchup: Detroit 27, Chicago 24
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 11 Matchup: Atlanta 34, Seattle 31
Jackson saw significant playing time in Monday night's loss to Atlanta, playing 18 defensive snaps and 6 snaps on special teams … 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 11 Matchup: New York Giants 12, Kansas City 9
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, Detroit Lions
Week 11 Matchup: Detroit 27, Chicago 24
After injuring his knee in a preseason game, Marquez cleared waivers and was placed on IR by the Rams and cut. However, he was picked up by the Lions ... Marquez played four seasons at Texas Tech (2010-14) before the Rams signed him as an undrafted free agent in the spring of 2015.
Pete Robertson - Linebacker, Washington Redskins
Week 11 Matchup: New Orleans 34, Washington 31
Robertson was called up from the Washington practice squad on Wednesday, immediately becoming a member of the active roster … As a Red Raider, Robertson led the Tech defense in 2015 with five sacks and three quarterback hurries, concluding his career ranked fifth among Red Raider career sack leaders with 21.0, after leading the Big 12 in 2014 with 12.0 sacks … was an All-Big 12 first team selection in 2014.
La'Adrian Waddle - Offensive Lineman, New England Patriots
Week 11 Matchup: New England 33, Oakland 8
Waddle picked up his second-straight start and played all but seven offensive snaps in New England's dominant 33-8 win over Oakland … 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 11 Matchup: New England 33, Oakland 8
Washington picked up 19 yards of offense on Sunday, seven on the ground and 12 through the air … 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 11 Matchup: New York Giants 12, Kansas City 9
Webb currently holds the No. 3 spot on the Giants' QB 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 11 Matchup: Los Angeles Chargers 54, Buffalo 24
Anthony Lynn's Chargers improved to 4-6 with a resounding 30-point win over Buffalo, and have now won four of their last six games to move into second place in the AFC West ... 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
Sweet victory?? pic.twitter.com/Bfxov1tzGi
— Los Angeles Chargers (@Chargers) November 20, 2017
Danny Amendola - Wide Receiver, New England Patriots
Week 11 Matchup: New England 33, Oakland 8
Amendola was yet again a favorite target of Tom Brady's, hauling in eight catches for 66 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots' 25-point win in Mexico City ... Amendola has caught 431 passes for 4,185 yards and 23 touchdowns over his NFL career, 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.
Dola Dola Bills.@DannyAmendola comes up clutch on 3rd-and-goal. #PatriotsEnMexico pic.twitter.com/LPC5X2Zg5B
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) November 19, 2017
Le'Raven Clark - Offensive Lineman, Indianapolis Colts
Week 11 Matchup: OPEN DATE
Clark's Colts had their open date this past week ... 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 11 Matchup: New England 33, Oakland 8
Crabtree recorded six receptions for 51 yards and a two-point conversion in Sunday's loss to New England in Mexico City … In his NFL career (including postseason), Crabtree has amassed 605 receptions for 7,303 yards and 53 touchdowns ... 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 11 Matchup: Minnesota 24, Los Angeles 7
After a strong showing through the first six games of 2017, Davis has been placed on injured reserve following a thigh injury, sidelining him until at least the final week of the regular season … 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 11 Matchup: Tampa Bay 30, Miami 20
Grant compiled 81 yards on three kick returns in Sunday's loss ... 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 11 Matchup: Detroit 27, Chicago 24
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 11 Matchup: Atlanta 34, Seattle 31
Jackson saw significant playing time in Monday night's loss to Atlanta, playing 18 defensive snaps and 6 snaps on special teams … 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 11 Matchup: New York Giants 12, Kansas City 9
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, Detroit Lions
Week 11 Matchup: Detroit 27, Chicago 24
After injuring his knee in a preseason game, Marquez cleared waivers and was placed on IR by the Rams and cut. However, he was picked up by the Lions ... Marquez played four seasons at Texas Tech (2010-14) before the Rams signed him as an undrafted free agent in the spring of 2015.
Pete Robertson - Linebacker, Washington Redskins
Week 11 Matchup: New Orleans 34, Washington 31
Robertson was called up from the Washington practice squad on Wednesday, immediately becoming a member of the active roster … As a Red Raider, Robertson led the Tech defense in 2015 with five sacks and three quarterback hurries, concluding his career ranked fifth among Red Raider career sack leaders with 21.0, after leading the Big 12 in 2014 with 12.0 sacks … was an All-Big 12 first team selection in 2014.
The Redskins have promoted linebacker Pete Robertson off the practice squad, per sources. Robertson has worked inside and outside for Washington. At inside linebacker, the Redskins lost Mason Foster and Will Compton while Zach Brown has left the locker... https://t.co/EHl13B2cVC
— John Keim (@john_keim) November 21, 2017
La'Adrian Waddle - Offensive Lineman, New England Patriots
Week 11 Matchup: New England 33, Oakland 8
Waddle picked up his second-straight start and played all but seven offensive snaps in New England's dominant 33-8 win over Oakland … 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 11 Matchup: New England 33, Oakland 8
Washington picked up 19 yards of offense on Sunday, seven on the ground and 12 through the air … 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 11 Matchup: New York Giants 12, Kansas City 9
Webb currently holds the No. 3 spot on the Giants' QB 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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