By Stephen Vilardo, SuperWest Sports activities
Week Eight 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 below are my decisions for the very best of them.
High NFL Performances
1. Jordan Love, QB, Packers/Utah State
The former Aggie was excellent on Sunday Night time as he outdueled Aaron Rodgers, propelling the Packers to a win over the Steelers.
Love threw for 360 yards and three touchdowns whereas finishing 78.4% of his passes.
2. Bo Nix, QB, Broncos/Oregon
Nix continued his robust second season with 247 yards passing and 4 passing TDs in Denver’s win 
over Dallas.
The 4 passing TDs had been essentially the most in a sport this season for the previous Duck and matched his profession excessive.
This was the third time he has thrown 4 touchdowns in his season and a half within the league.
3. Justin Herbert, QB, Chargers/Oregon
Herbert threw for 227 yards and added one other 62 yards on the bottom within the Chargers’ win on 
Thursday Night time.
The previous Duck tossed three TDs with only one interception and a passer ranking of 122.8 as LA beat the Vikings.
This was his thirty sixth profession sport with no less than two landing passes and a passer ranking of 100-or-higher, tied with Russell Wilson for the second most such video games of their first six seasons in NFL historical past.
4. Kaden Elliss, LB, Falcons/Idaho
Elliss tallied a season-high 12 tackles within the Falcons’ loss to the Dolphins on Sunday.
The previous Vandal additionally collected a pair of tackles for loss and had a cross defended.
His 12 stops on the day matched the second-highest single-game tally in his seven-year profession.
5. Troy Franklin, WR, Broncos/Oregon
The second-year receiver out of Oregon had top-of-the-line video games of his two-year profession within the Broncos’ win over Dallas.
He caught a career-high eight passes and matched his profession excessive with 89 receiving yards.
He additionally discovered the top zone twice, the primary multi-score sport of his professional profession.
6. Josh Allen, QB, Payments/Wyoming
Josh Allen put up modest stats within the Payments’ dismantling of the Panthers, throwing for 163 yards on simply 19 cross makes an attempt and dashing for seven yards.
He made the a lot of the restricted numbers with a TD cross and two on the bottom. Allen has 46 profession video games with each a landing cross and a dashing landing, essentially the most such video games in NFL historical past.
The previous UW star additionally has 70 profession regular-season dashing touchdowns and joined Cam Newton as the one quarterbacks with no less than 70 regular-season dashing touchdowns in NFL historical past.
7. Christian McCaffrey, RB, 49ers/Stanford
McCaffrey didn’t put up stellar numbers within the 49ers’ loss to the Texans, however he did as soon as once more make some historical past.
The previous Stanford star ended Sunday with 68 mixed yards on 11 touches.
McCaffrey now has 6,877 dashing yards and 5,025 receiving yards in his profession and is the fifth participant all-time with no less than 5,000 dashing and 5,000 receiving yards. Three of the opposite 4 gamers are within the Corridor of Fame.
8. Rome Odunze, WR, Bears/Washington
The former Husky had a productive afternoon on Sunday regardless of the Bears falling to Baltimore.
He ended the day with seven receptions for 114 yards.
His yardage whole was his second-highest single-game mark as an expert.
9. Michael Pittman Jr., WR, Colts/USC
The former Trojan had an excellent sport for the Colts of their win over the Titans.
He led Indianapolis with 95 yards on a season-high eight receptions and located the top zone as soon as.
Two of his receptions had been spotlight reel worthy.
10. Woody Marks, RB, Texans/USC (R)
Marks collected 111 whole scrimmage yards for Houston of their win over San Francisco.
The previous Trojan led the Texans in dashing with 62 yards on the bottom and added one other 49 within the passing sport with 4 receptions.
11. Alex Singleton, LB, Broncos/Montana State
Singleton continues to shine for the Broncos this season.
In opposition to the Cowboys, he ended up with 11 tackles, marking the third time this season the previous Bobcat has recorded double-digit tackles in a contest.
Singleton additionally compelled a fumble.
12. Carson Schwesinger, LB, Browns/UCLA (R)
The former Bruin collected seven tackles in the course of the Browns’ loss to the Patriots.
The rookie recorded an interception for his first profession choose.
13. Jaylinn Hawkins, S, Patriots/California
The former Golden Bear collected 5 whole tackles within the Patriots’ win over the Browns and added an interception.
The choose was his second of the season and his first for the reason that opener towards the Raiders.
14. Bobby Okereke, LB, Giants/Stanford
The former Cardinal led the Giants in tackles within the loss to the Eagles.
Okereke ended the sport with eight whole tackles and obtained to Jalen Hurts twice, recording one sack and a rush.
15. Justin Reid, S, Saints/Stanford
The former Stanford star logged seven whole tackles and led the Saints with 4 solo stops.
Within the loss to Tampa Bay, he recorded a half a sack and one QB hit.
Different Notable Veteran and Rookie Performers
Caleb Williams, QB, Bears/USC—285 yards passing, 44 dashing
Tetairoa McMillian, WR, Panthers/Arizona (R)—7 receptions for 99 yards
Tyler Huntley, QB, Ravens/Utah—186 yards passing, 1 TD, 53 yards dashing
Dillon Gabriel, QB, Browns/Oregon (R)—156 passing, 2 TDs, 13 yards dashing
Jeremy McNichols, RB, Commanders/Boise State—5 rushes for 64 yards
Bobby Wagner, LB, Commanders/Utah State—10 tackles, 7 solo, one cross defended
Khalil Shakir, WR, Payments/Boise State—6 reception for 88 yards, 1 TD
writes about numerous subjects for SuperWest sports activities, together with stats and information, school sports activities, and motorsports. He additionally based and runs the Sports activities and Leisure Analysis Heart (SERC).
