Gators in the NFL - Week 15 Update
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 | Football
There were 25 former University of Florida football players on NFL rosters in Week 15. Twenty former Gators saw game action, while 15 players earned starting positions.
NFL Gator Stats
· DE Alex Brown, Chicago – started and had two tackles in the 31-7 loss to Baltimore
· WR Andre Caldwell, Cincinnati – started and caught five passes for 22 yards in the 27-24 loss to San Diego; second on the team with 48 receptions
· RG Cooper Carlisle, Oakland – started in the Raiders 20-19 win over Denver
· LB Channing Crowder, Miami – started and made five tackles in the loss to Tennessee
· ILB Andra Davis, Denver – started and accumulated six tackles, one for a loss, a quarterback hurry and one pass deflection in the loss to Oakland; third on team with 78 tackles
· WR Jabar Gaffney, Denver – made one reception for 8 yards against Oakland; third on team with 33 receptions and has the second-most receiving yards (450)
· FB Earnest Graham, Tampa Bay – started, but did not register a stat in the Bucs' 24-7 win over Seattle
· QB Rex Grossman, Houston – did not play against St. Louis
· DE Derrick Harvey, Jacksonville – started and made two tackles the 35-31 loss to Indianapolis
· WR Percy Harvin, Minnesota – started caught one pass for ten yards and returned two kickoffs for 31 yards; among rookies has the second most receptions (49) and receiving yards (691) and touchdowns (6); is averaging 28.3 per kick return, with 1,017 return yards and two touchdowns
· DE Jevon Kearse, Tennessee – was not activated to play in the Titans 27-24 overtime win against Miami
· DT Ray McDonald, San Francisco – played, but did not register a stat in the 27-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles
· DE Bobby McCray, New Orleans – played, but did not accumulate a stat in the Saints' 24-17 loss to Dallas; the loss snaps the franchise-record 13-game winning streak
· DE/LB Jarvis Moss, Denver – was not activated to play against the Raiders
· WR Louis Murphy, Oakland – caught two passes for 21 yards and made one tackle on special teams in the 20-19 defeat of Denver; leads the team with four touchdown receptions and is second on the team with 440 receiving yards and 26 receptions
· CB Reggie Nelson, Jacksonville - started at free safety and recorded five tackles in addition to a pass deflection against the Colts; is third on the team with 66 tackles this season
· MLB Mike Peterson, Atlanta – started and led the Falcons in their 10-7 win over the Jets with 13 tackles and a pass deflection; is second on the team with 76 tackles
· DT Ian Scott, San Diego – started and made two tackles, one for a loss, in the 27-24 win over the Bengals
· CB Lito Sheppard, New York Jets – started and was second on the team with six tackles in the loss to Atlanta
· LB Brandon Siler, San Diego – started and made seven tackles in the defeat of Cincinnati
· OT Max Starks, Pittsburgh – started in the 37-36 last second win over Green Bay; the Steelers gained 568 yards of total offense and snapped a five game losing skid
· RB Fred Taylor, New England – was not activated against Buffalo due to an ankle injury
· DL Marcus Thomas, Denver – made one tackle in the loss to the Raiders
· OT Phil Trautwein, St. Louis – played, but did not record a stat in the Rams 13-16 to Houston
· DT Gerard Warren, Oakland – started and registered one tackle in the upset win over the Denver Broncos
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