Knights in the NFL - Week 5
Oct 11 | Football
Week five of the NFL season continued a trend for ball hawking defensive backs from Rutgers, as Jason McCourty and Marcus Cooper both picked off passes. Steve Longa was added to the Lions' active roster from the practice squad and made his NFL debut against the Eagles. Kenny Britt continues to excel for the Los Angeles Rams, leading them with 75 receiving yards, and paces the team with 23 grabs for 356 yards on the year.
Scarlet Knights in the NFL
Kenny Britt (Los Angeles Rams)
Britt led the Rams with 75 receiving yards on five catches against Buffalo.
Video: Kenny Britt goes 28 yards on a catch-and-run
Michael Burton (Detroit Lions)
Burton is currently the top graded fullback in the NFL according to Pro Football Focus.
Leonte Carroo (Miami Dolphins)
Carroo did not record any stats on Sunday against Tennessee.
Brandon Coleman (New Orleans Saints)
Coleman's Saints were on a bye last week.
Marcus Cooper (Arizona Cardinals)
Cooper started and had an interception and three tackles for Arizona on Thursday Night Football.
Video: Blaine Gabbert intercepted by Marcus Cooper
Andrew DePaola (Tampa Bay Bucaneers)
DePaola is the starting long snapper for the Buccaneers.
Jonathan Freeny (New England Patriots)
Freeny had no stats in week five.
Duron Harmon (New England Patriots)
Harmon had one tackle in week five.
Clark Harris (Cincinnati Bengals)
Harris is the starting long snapper for the Bengals.
George Johnson (Tampa Bay Bucaneers)
Johnson is on injured reserve with the Buccaneers and out for the 2016 season.
Tyler Kroft (Cincinnati Bengals)
Kroft made three catches for 29 yards for the Bengals.
Steve Longa (Detroit Lions)
Longa was signed to the Lions active roster and made his NFL debut against the Eagles.
Devin McCourty (New England Patriots)
McCourty had five tackles (one for loss) and a nine-yard kickoff return in a win against the Browns.
Jason McCourty (Tennessee Titans)
McCourty had an interception for the second straight week in the Titan's win over Miami.
Logan Ryan (New England Patriots)
Ryan had two tackles in the Patriots' win.
Mohamed Sanu (Atlanta Falcons)
Sanu had three catches for 43 yards in a win against the reigning Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos.
Tim Wright (Detroit Lions)
Wright will spend the 2016 season on the Lions' injured reserve.
Jeremy Zuttah (Baltimore Ravens)
Zuttah is the Ravens' starting center.
