BOONE, N.C. — App State Football currently has 14 football alums on NFL rosters, with Akeem Davis-Gaither's interception of Patrick Mahomes,
Tyrek Funderburk's NFL debut as an undrafted rookie and Shemar Jean-Charles' return to New Orleans highlighting Week 2.
AKEEM DAVIS-GAITHER | LB | Cincinnati Bengals
DARRYNTON EVANS | RB | Buffalo Bills (IR)
TYREK FUNDERBURK | CB | Tampa Bay Bucs
NICK HAMPTON | OLB | Los Angeles Rams
ANDERSON HARDY | OL | Miami Dolphins (PS)
COOPER HODGES | OL | Jacksonville Jaguars
SHEMAR JEAN-CHARLES | CB | New Orleans Saints (PS)
D'MARCO JACKSON | LB | New Orleans Saints
SHAUN JOLLY | CB | Los Angeles Rams (PS)
KENDALL LAMM | OL | Miami Dolphins
SAM MARTIN | P/KO | Buffalo Bills
RYAN NEUZIL | OL | Atlanta Falcons
JALEN VIRGIL | WR | Buffalo Bills (PS)
BUCKY WILLIAMS | OL | Los Angeles Chargers (IR)
Here's a breakdown of Week 2 results from App State alums in the NFL.
AKEEM DAVIS-GAITHER | LB | Cincinnati Bengals
Davis-Gaither, a team captain, picked off a throw from the three-time Super Bowl champion and returned the ball 12 yards to the Kansas City 31 to set up a short touchdown drive in the first half of Cincinnati's 26-25 loss to the Chiefs.
Davis-Gaither finished with three tackles while playing 25 percent of the defensive plays (16 snaps) and 77 percent of the special teams plays.
TYREK FUNDERBURK | CB | Tampa Bay Bucs
After missing the Bucs' opener, Funderburk made a special teams appearance in Tampa Bay's 20-16 win against Detroit, marking his first NFL action.
SHEMAR JEAN-CHARLES | CB | New Orleans Saints (PS)
Jean-Charles re-signed with the Saints last week. He spent last December on the Saints practice squad before being elevated to the 53-man roster in January and going through camp with the team this fall.
D'MARCO JACKSON | LB | New Orleans Saints
Jackson missed the season-opening win against Carolina with a calf injury and was inactive for the Saints' win against Dallas.
SAM MARTIN | P/KO | Buffalo Bills
In a 31-10 win over Miami, Martin averaged 43.0 yards on three punts, with a long of 65 and two punts inside the 20 (45 yards to the 16, 49 yards to the 11).
KENDALL LAMM | OL | Miami Dolphins
Facing Martin's Bills, Lamm played 39 percent of the offensive plays at offensive tackle (30 snaps) and also blocked on special teams. Anderson Hardy is also on the Dolphins' roster as a member of the practice squad.
RYAN NEUZIL | OL | Atlanta Falcons
Neuzil blocked on special teams during the Falcons' 22-21 win against Philadelphia.
COOPER HODGES | OL | Jacksonville Jaguars
A week after officially making his NFL debut, Hodges again blocked as an offensive lineman on special teams kicks as Jacksonville lost to Cleveland.
NICK HAMPTON | OLB | Los Angeles Rams
Hampton appeared briefly on defense and on 64 percent of the special teams snaps in a loss to Arizona.
CFL UPDATE - QB Chase Brice
Brice threw his first professional touchdown pass recently, connecting late in the BC Lions' loss to Toronto. He is 12 of 14 passing for 132 yards this season for the Lions.
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