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#RedRaidersInTheNFL - Week 13 Recap
December 05, 2017 | Football
Each week, texastech.com recaps the performances of Red Raiders currently playing and coaching in the NFL.
Anthony Lynn - Head Coach, Los Angeles Chargers
Week 13 Matchup: Los Angeles Chargers 19, Cleveland 10
Anthony Lynn's Chargers continued their win streak on Sunday as they notched their third straight win over the Browns in Los Angeles. The Chargers now find themselves in a three-way tie for first place in the AFC West with the Chiefs and Raiders ... 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.
Danny Amendola - Wide Receiver, New England Patriots
Week 13 Matchup: New England 23, Buffalo 3
Amendola continued to be a factor in the Patriots' offense on Sunday as he caught two passes for 34 yards, including a 24-yard strike from quarterback Tom Brady ... Amendola has caught 411 passes for 3,939 yards and 19 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 13 Matchup: Jacksonville 30, Indianapolis 10
Clark saw limited playing time on Sunday, playing two snaps for the special teams unit and three for the Colts' offense ... 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 - Wide Receiver, Oakland Raiders
Week 13 Matchup: Oakland 24, New York Giants 17
Crabtree did not play in Sunday's win over the Giants as he served his one game suspension following last week's altercation with Aqib Talib … 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 - Defensive Back, Los Angeles Rams
Week 13 Matchup: Los Angeles Rams 32, Arizona 16
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 - Wide Receiver, Miami Dolphins
Week 13 Matchup: Miami 35, Denver 9
Grant had one of his most productive games of the season in Sunday's victory over the Broncos. Grant had one carry for two yards, two kickoff returns for a combined 37 yards and four punts returns for 61 yards. Grant's four punt returns averaged 15.3 yards per return in length, including a 27-yard scamper ... 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 13 Matchup: Baltimore 44, Detroit 20
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 13 Matchup: Seattle 24, Philadelphia 10
Jackson saw plenty of playing time in Sunday night's victory over the Eagles, playing 24 snaps on defense and two 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 12 Matchup: Buffalo 16, Kansas City 10
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.
Bradley Marquez - Wide Receiver, Detroit Lions
Week 13 Matchup: Baltimore 44, Detroit 20
After being picked up by the Lions a couple weeks ago, Marquez was inactive for Sunday's loss to Baltimore ... 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 13 Matchup: New England 23, Buffalo 3
Waddle was inactive this weekend due to an ankle injury … 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 13 Matchup: Oakland 24, New York Giants 17
Washington recorded his second rushing touchdown of the season on Sunday with a nine-yard dash up the middle. Washington finished the game with six carries and 16 yards on the ground … 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 13 Matchup: Oakland 24, New York Giants 17
Webb currently holds the No. 3 spot on the Giants' QB depth chart, but Eli Manning has been benched for Geno Smith, would could effectively move Webb into a backup role ... 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 13 Matchup: Los Angeles Chargers 19, Cleveland 10
Anthony Lynn's Chargers continued their win streak on Sunday as they notched their third straight win over the Browns in Los Angeles. The Chargers now find themselves in a three-way tie for first place in the AFC West with the Chiefs and Raiders ... 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.
"Focus to the finish. We put ourselves in position to control our own destiny." pic.twitter.com/JwDqbjLRj4
— Los Angeles Chargers (@Chargers) December 4, 2017
Danny Amendola - Wide Receiver, New England Patriots
Week 13 Matchup: New England 23, Buffalo 3
Amendola continued to be a factor in the Patriots' offense on Sunday as he caught two passes for 34 yards, including a 24-yard strike from quarterback Tom Brady ... Amendola has caught 411 passes for 3,939 yards and 19 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 13 Matchup: Jacksonville 30, Indianapolis 10
Clark saw limited playing time on Sunday, playing two snaps for the special teams unit and three for the Colts' offense ... 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 - Wide Receiver, Oakland Raiders
Week 13 Matchup: Oakland 24, New York Giants 17
Crabtree did not play in Sunday's win over the Giants as he served his one game suspension following last week's altercation with Aqib Talib … 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 - Defensive Back, Los Angeles Rams
Week 13 Matchup: Los Angeles Rams 32, Arizona 16
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 - Wide Receiver, Miami Dolphins
Week 13 Matchup: Miami 35, Denver 9
Grant had one of his most productive games of the season in Sunday's victory over the Broncos. Grant had one carry for two yards, two kickoff returns for a combined 37 yards and four punts returns for 61 yards. Grant's four punt returns averaged 15.3 yards per return in length, including a 27-yard scamper ... 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 13 Matchup: Baltimore 44, Detroit 20
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 13 Matchup: Seattle 24, Philadelphia 10
Jackson saw plenty of playing time in Sunday night's victory over the Eagles, playing 24 snaps on defense and two 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 12 Matchup: Buffalo 16, Kansas City 10
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.
Bradley Marquez - Wide Receiver, Detroit Lions
Week 13 Matchup: Baltimore 44, Detroit 20
After being picked up by the Lions a couple weeks ago, Marquez was inactive for Sunday's loss to Baltimore ... 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 13 Matchup: New England 23, Buffalo 3
Waddle was inactive this weekend due to an ankle injury … 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 13 Matchup: Oakland 24, New York Giants 17
Washington recorded his second rushing touchdown of the season on Sunday with a nine-yard dash up the middle. Washington finished the game with six carries and 16 yards on the ground … 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.
No. 33 ? 6. #NYGvsOAK pic.twitter.com/REuvVyLkeU
— OAKLAND RAIDERS (@RAIDERS) December 3, 2017
Davis Webb - Quarterback, New York Giants
Week 13 Matchup: Oakland 24, New York Giants 17
Webb currently holds the No. 3 spot on the Giants' QB depth chart, but Eli Manning has been benched for Geno Smith, would could effectively move Webb into a backup role ... 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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