Budda Baker, Washington Huskies.
This month’s report covers how Washington Huskies alumni in the NFC in Weeks 2-5. We start with the West Division home to the Seahawks.
Week 2: The Seahawks lost to Tennessee in overtime 33-30. Will Dissly started at one of the tight end spots and had no catches in the game. Sidney Jones did not play cornerback but saw action on special teams.
Week 3: Another Seahawks loss, this time 30-17 to Minnesota. Dissly had his only reception, a 39-yard pass in the second quarter. Once again, Sidney Jones did not play any defensive snaps.
Week 4: Jones not only played at cornerback, but he also started over Tre Flowers and made tackles in the Seahawks win over San Francisco. Dissly had 2 catches for only 5 yards.
Week 5: In the loss to the Los Angeles Rams, Jones, along with fellow cornerback D.J. Reed were targeted 18 times for over 180 yards. For the second straight week, Dissly made 2 catches, this time for 29 yards.
Week 2: Budda Baker had eight tackles in a narrow win over Minnesota. Tight end Darrell Daniels played 31 percent of downs on offense without a reception. Cornerback Byron Murphy, a very important member of Arizona’s defense, had three tackles. Ezekiel Turner spent all his time on special teams and didn’t make the stat sheet.
Week 3: Arizona beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 31-19. Murphy continues to improve. He was the NFC player of the week with two interceptions, including a pick-six along with four tackles. Baker had six tackles on the day. Once again, Daniels didn’t have a catch. Turner had an assist on special teams.
Week 4: It was a big win for the Cardinals, beating division rival. Los Angeles. Murphy had another interception to along with three tackles. Daniels saw his offensive snaps dwindle but kept his spot on special teams. Turner had one tackle in this game.
Week 5: The Cardinals remained undefeated. Baker had a good game which included an interception of San Francisco rookie QB Trey Lance. He also made an important tackle in the fourth quarter that led to a turnover on downs. Murphy sat out due to a rib injury the week before. Daniels also missed the game when Arizona placed him on the covid-19 list. Turner had two special teams tackles.
Week 2: Nose tackle Greg Gaines had two stops in the Rams 27-24 win over Indianapolis. Starting safety Taylor Rapp had eight tackles on the day. Coleman Shelton, the Rams’ backup center, played exclusively on special teams.
Week 3: The Rams beat defending NFL Champs, Tampa Bay 34-24. Greg Gaines had a couple of tackles while playing on about a third of the defense’s snaps. Rapp had five tackles this week.
Week 4: L.A. suffered their first loss of the season. Rapp had a busy day. The safety made six tackles and assisted on six more but got beat for a touchdown. Gaines had three tackles from his DT spot.
Week 5: Thursday night, the Rams won 26-17 over Seattle. Rapp wasn’t targeted much, he only made one tackle while Gaines added two more to his season total. Shelton remains on special teams duty.
No former Washington Huskies play in the Bay Area at this time.
Week 2: The Falcons lost to Tampa Bay 48-25. Kaleb McGary‘s job at right tackle is to be sure quarterback Matt Ryan is protected and getting the running game going. Atlanta only had 55 yards on the ground.
Week 3: Atlanta beat the G-Men in New York, 17-14. The pass protection was better; Ryan threw for 243 yards two touchdowns without an interception. He completed 27 of 36 passes for 243 yards. Again the Falcons had to depend on the pass, as they ran only for 69 yards.
Week 4: The Falcons lost a back and forth game to Washington 34-30. Again Kaleb McGary started at tackle, and, again, the running game was not something to write with 99 total yards. Ryan threw for 283 yards and four touchdowns.
Week 5: Call them Hotlanta because the Falcons won their second game of the season, this time over the New York Jets 27-20. As 2021 continues, the Falcons’ offensive line has steadily improved, including McGary. Ryan was not sacked and didn’t get picked off as he threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns.
Week 2: The Panthers beat the New Orleans Saints 26-7. Shaq Thompson had four tackles in the game. Keith Taylor only got in a few plays at cornerback but had a tackle on special teams.
Week 3: Three in a row for Carolina after beating the Houston Texans 24-9. Thompson had six tackles, while Taylor again played primarily on special teams.
Week 4: Carolina lost their first game of the season against Dallas, 36-28. They also lost Thompson to a late foot injury. He had five tackles before leaving the game. Taylor did get in on ten defensive snaps this week while also playing more on special teams.
Week 5: Thompson was a no-go in Carolina’s 21-18 loss to Philadelphia. Taylor saw his most playing time this season, participating on 70 percent of defensive plays, though he didn’t start. The rookie defensive back had four tackles.
Week 2: Dwayne Washington had a tackle on special teams, while recently acquired Desmond Trufant played more in his second game with the Saints. He picked up a pair of tackles.
Week 3: The Saints beat New England 28-13. Washington only played on special teams. Trufant was inactive.
Week 4: New Orleans lost to the previously winless Giants 27-21. Washington played in the backfield for the first time this year. He finished with one carry for five yards and a reception for six. On the other side, Trufant fell out of favor with the organization and was inactive again.
Week 5: Dwayne Washington was in on a pair of offensive plays but didn’t touch the ball during a 33-22 win over Washington. Desmond Trufant remained on the inactive list. On Tuesday, October 12, he was released by New Orleans.
Week 2: Vita Vea had three tackles in the Bucs win over Atlanta; however, a deflection he made turned into an interception by Shaq Barrett. Joe Tryon-Shoyinka had two tackles in the game. Jaydon Mickens had a kickoff return for 24 yards but no punts or catches in the game.
Week 3: In Tampa’s loss to the Rams, Vita Vea had a couple of tackles, but the Bucs’ entire D-Line struggled. Tryon-Shoyinka also made two tackles in this game. Mickens sat out with an abdominal injury.
Week 4: It was a breakthrough week for Tryon-Shoyinka in the “Brady Bowl” against New England. Joe sacked Patriots quarterback Mac Jones a couple of times. The Pats quarterback won’t forget about the Washington Huskies pass rusher for some time. Mickens was back this week. He returned a kickoff for 13 yards and picked up 12 more on a pair of punt returns. For his part, Vea missed the stat sheet.
Week 5: Tryon-Shoyinka didn’t play as much in the Bucs win over Miami Dolphins, coming off an injury. Vea had another good game though his play doesn’t show up in the stats sheet often. He was only credited one tackle though he helped hold the Dolphins’ run game to 39 yards. Mickens played 18 offensive snaps with no ball thrown his way and fair caught a punt.
Week 2: Detroit Lions lost to the Green Bay Packers 35-17. Rookie defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurnke, inactive for the opener, played special teams where he had two tackles.
Week 3: Onwuzunke played only on special teams again with no tackles in a narrow loss to Baltimore.
Week 4: Another week, another Lions loss, this time to Chicago. Onwuzunke again played solely on special teams, where he had one tackle. Sooner or later, the 2021 second-round pick should get some time with Detroit’s defense.
Week 5: The Lions came closer, dropping a 19-17 decision to Minnesota, thus remaining winless. Onwuzunke looked like a man trying to make a good impression with a season-high four special teams tackles.
Week 2: Kevin King started at cornerback in the Pack’s win over the Detroit Lions. He had four tackles.
Weeks 3 and 4: Green Bay won their next two games. Unfortunately, a concussion sidelined King for both.
Week 5: King was back in the starting lineup against Cincinnati. He had a good game with five tackles and limited Bengals’ receivers to 3 catches for 17 yards. He had to leave in the second half with a shoulder injury.
The Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings have no Huskies on their active roster or practice squad.
Week 2: The Giants lost a close game to Washington 30-29. Defensive tackle Danny Shelton didn’t play as much as he usually does and had one tackle.
Week 3: Shelton made one tackle in the game in a loss to Atlanta.
Week 4: NYG won their first game of 2021, beating New Orleans in overtime. Shelton did a good job plugging the middle and had a season-high four tackles. Wide receiver John Ross made his first appearance of the season after three weeks on the injured list. The speedy receiver caught 3 passes for 77 yards which included a 52-yard TD pass from Daniel Jones.
Week 5: in his second game of the season, a 44-20 loss to Dallas, Ross caught 1 of 5 targets for 13 yards. Shelton’s playing time continued to increase, and he had six tackles.
No other team in the NFC East (Dallas, Washington, Philadelphia) has a Huskie player.
In November, we will look at weeks six through nine. Remember next week; we look at Washington Huskies alumni in the AFC. Go Dawgs!