By Stephen Vilardo, SuperWest Sports activities
Week 12 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 selections for the perfect of them.
Prime NFL Performances
1. Calen Bullock, S, Texans/USC
Bullock collected 5 tackles, a pair of interceptions, and a pressured fumble for Houston within the Thursday Evening win over Buffalo.
The 2 interceptions, together with one with 24 seconds left within the recreation to seal the victory, for the previous USC security give him 4 on the season, tying for the third most within the league getting into the Monday Evening recreation.
2. Laiatu Latu, DE, Colts/UCLA
The Colts let one slip away from them in Kansas Metropolis, however this one shouldn’t be on the protection and definitely not on the previous Bruin.
Latu made performs throughout with six tackles, a sack, an interception, and two extra hits on Patrick Mahomes.
The DE now has six sacks and three interceptions this season.
3. Carson Schwesinger, LB, Browns/UCLA (R)
For the third straight week, the rookie out of UCLA collected double-digit sort out totals for the Browns.
The previous Bruin is making a robust case for Defensive Rookie of the 12 months.
The linebacker led Cleveland with 11 stops and one sort out for loss because the Browns protection stymied the Raiders in a 24-10 win.
4. Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, Lions/USC
The former USC standout had 9 receptions for 149 yards and a landing in Detroit’s 34-27 time beyond regulation win towards the New York Giants.
St. Brown now has 505 profession receptions since getting into the NFL in 2021, becoming a member of Michael Thomas (510 receptions) as the one gamers in NFL historical past with no less than 500 receptions of their first 5 profession seasons.
5. Caleb Williams, QB, Bears/USC
The former USC QB continues to have a robust second season as he has the Bears sitting atop the NFC North with an 8-3 document.
This week, he threw for 239 yards and three TDs whereas including 21 extra yards on the bottom as Chicago knocked off the Steelers.
6. Devin Lloyd, LB, Jaguars/Utah
The former Ute had an enormous recreation towards Arizona as he harassed Jacoby Brissett and Kedon Clovis all recreation lengthy.
The linebacker collected 5 tackles and 1.5 sacks within the Jacksonville win. He additionally tallied 5 hits on the quarterback.
7. Khalil Shakir, WR, Payments/Boise State
The Payments got here up quick on Thursday Evening vs. the Texans, however Shakir had a productive evening.
The previous Boise State star collected season highs in receptions and yards within the loss, grabbing eight passes for 110 yards.
8. Trey McBride, TE, Cardinal/Colorado State
The former CSU Ram continues to be a reception machine.
Within the loss to Jacksonville, McBride caught 9 passes for 79 yards.
He now has 301 receptions since getting into the NFL in 2021, tied with Jimmy Graham for probably the most receptions by a decent finish in his first 4 seasons in NFL historical past.
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9. Ashton Jeanty, RB, Raiders/Boise State (R)
The Raiders struggled on the scoreboard as soon as once more, however the rookie again out of Boise State continues to carry out.
Within the 24-10 loss, he ran for 50 yards and added one other 58 receiving on eight catches, one in every of them discovering the top zone for the lone Vegas landing.
10. Shedeur Sanders, QB, Browns/Colorado (R)
The numbers weren’t spectacular for the previous Buff, however he obtained the win in his first profession begin means one thing went proper.
Sanders accomplished 55% of his passes for 209 yards with a TD and only one interception.
Sanders was one in every of many rookies on the Cleveland offense making a slash on Sunday because the Browns grew to become the primary crew within the Tremendous Bowl period with 5 rookies every recording 40-or-more scrimmage yards in the identical recreation.
11. Budda Baker, S, Cardinals/Washington
Baker as soon as once more led Arizona in tackles within the Cardinals loss to the Jags on Sunday.
The previous Husky DB had 9 tackles on the day to go together with his first interception of the season; he additionally obtained a success on Trevor Lawrence.
Different Notable Veteran and Rookie Performers
Kaden Elliss, LB, Falcons/Idaho—9 tackles, 1 TFL
Davis Mills, QB, Texans/Stanford—153 yards, 2 TDs
Jared Goff, QB, Lions/California—279 yards, 2 TDs
Sam Darnold, QB, Seahawks/USC—244 yards, 2 TDS
Byron Murphy, CB, Seahawks/Washington—5 tackles and a sack
Puka Nacua, WR, Rams/BYU—97 yards on seven catches
Davante Adams, WR, Rams/Fresno State—62 yards, 2 TDs
Nate Landman, LB, Rams/Colorado—7 tackles, 1 TFL
Christian McCaffrey, RB, 49ers/Stanford—142 whole yards, 1 TD
writes about numerous matters 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 Middle (SERC).
