By Stephen Vilardo, SuperWest Sports activities
Week 13 within the NFL noticed some phenomenal performances from gamers who performed collegiately within the West.
Every week, we spotlight the area’s finest professional performances from the standout alumni veterans and rookies
Listed here are my decisions for the perfect of them.
1. Jordan Love, QB, Packers/Utah State
Love loved taking part in on Thanksgiving as the previous Aggie threw for 234 yards and 4 touchdowns within the Packers win over the Lions.
The 4 TD tosses matched a profession excessive for Love, who had a pair of 4 TD video games final season.
2. Cameron Jordan, DE, Saints/California
Jordan ended the day towards Miami with 4 tackles, two sacks, and three hits on Tua Tagovailoa.
The 2 sacks give the previous Cal Bear 128 sacks and 745 tackles in his profession, becoming a member of former Solar Satan Terrell Suggs as the one gamers since 2000 to report a minimum of 125 sacks and 745 tackles of their profession.
3. Trey McBride, TE, Cardinals/Colorado State
McBride had eight receptions for 82 yards and a landing in Week 13.
The previous CSU Ram has 309 receptions since coming into the NFL in 2022 and has surpassed Jimmy Graham (301 receptions) for essentially the most receptions by a decent finish in his first 4 seasons.
His season totals now sit at 88 catches for 879 yards, making him he sixth tight finish in NFL historical past with a minimum of 80 receptions and 800 receiving yards in three consecutive seasons.
4. Christian McCaffrey, RB, 49ers/Stanford
McCaffrey ran for 53 yards and a landing within the 49ers’ 26-8 victory at Cleveland.
This season, the previous Stanford star has 849 dashing yards and 806 receiving yards.
He joins San Diego State star Marshall Faulk as the one gamers in NFL historical past with a minimum of 800 dashing yards and 800 receiving yards in three profession seasons.
5. Nick Folks, Ok, Jets/Arizona
Folk booted a 56-yard subject purpose as time expired to win it for New York.
Within the Jets’ victory over the Falcons, he was 2-3 on FGs, together with his lone miss additionally coming from 50+.
The previous Wildcat has now booted 46 kicks of fifty+ yards in his profession, the fourth most in NFL historical past.
6. Davante Adams, WR, Rams/Fresno State
The former Fresno State star has been a scoring machine this season for the Rams.
He discovered the top zone twice within the LA loss to Carolina, giving him an NFL-leading 14 receiving TDs on the season.
This was his fourth a number of TD reception recreation of the season and his twenty eighth such recreation in his profession, the sixth most of any participant in NFL historical past.
7. Devaughn Vele, WR, Saints/Utah
The former Ute hauled in eight passes for 93 yards and a TD within the Saints’ loss to Miami.
The eight receptions equaled a career-high for the second-year wideout, whereas the 93 yards have been essentially the most he has recorded within the NFL.
8. Talanoa Hufanga, S, Broncos/USC
The security out of USC was instrumental in Denver’s win over Washington on Sunday Night time.
The previous Trojan collected a career-high 13 tackles with two of the stops for a lack of yardage, and in protection, he recorded one go defended.
9. Carson Schwesinger, LB, Browns/UCLA (R)
For the fourth recreation in a row, the rookie out of UCLA recorded double-digit tackles with 10 within the Browns’ loss to the 49ers.
One of many stops was within the backfield, and he had a stress and hit on Brock Purdy.
His 106 tackles this season are tied for the sixth most within the NFL.
10. Marcus Mariota, QB, Commanders/Oregon
The former Duck nearly pulled off the upset of Denver on Sunday Night time.
Mariota got here up massive for the Commanders within the OT loss, finishing 28 of his 50 go makes an attempt for 294 yards and a pair of TDs. He added one other 55 on the bottom.
The 294 passing yards have been essentially the most the QB has thrown in a recreation since throwing for 304 in week 3 of 2019.
11. Justin Herbert, QB, Chargers/Oregon
In the Chargers’ win over the Raiders, Herbert accomplished 75% of his passes with a pair of TDs and 151 yards by the air.
The previous Duck has 51 video games with a minimum of two landing passes, the fourth most by any participant of their first six seasons within the NFL.
12. Josh Allen, QB, Payments/Wyoming
Allen accomplished 65.2% of his passes for 123 yards and a landing whereas including 28 yards on the bottom and a second TD within the Payments’ win over the Steelers.
The previous Wyoming Cowboy now has 76 profession dashing touchdowns, essentially the most in NFL historical past by a QB.
His TD go was the 214th of his profession, good for the fifth-most of any participant in NFL historical past.
writes about varied subjects for SuperWest sports activities, together with stats and data, school sports activities, and motorsports. He additionally based and runs the Sports activities and Leisure Analysis Heart (SERC).
