Keeping up with #ProJackets in the NFL after Week 8 of action.
Juanyeh Thomas has taken full advantage of his early season signing, becoming an integral part of the Dallas Cowboys special teams unit and shining through and the top-rated special teams player on the roster this past week, according to Pro Football Focus. Thomas has made multiple tackles in three straight weeks since signing with Dallas going into Week 4.
Looking forward to Week 9, multiple Pro Jackets will be facing off against each other, including the marquee matchup of the weekend, on Monday night, when Jordan Mason’s Vikings host Jackson Hawes and the Bills for a showdown between 6-1 teams in Minnesota. On the other side of the coin, two teammates from the 2024 and 2025 GT football teams will face off in LA when Keylan Rutledge’s Texans visit Rodney Shelley’s Chargers.
ZEEK BIGGERS (DT– MIAMI DOLPHINS (1-6))
2nd NFL season
Week 8: Recorded one tackle and two QB hurries in 30 defensive snaps during a 24-19 loss to the Patriots.
Week 9: vs. Detroit Lions: Sunday, Nov. 8 at 1 pm on CBS
HARRISON BUTKER (K– KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (5-2))
10th NFL season
Week 8: Went 1-for-2 on field goals and 3-for-3 on extra points in a 28-24 loss to the Broncos.
Week 9: vs. New York Jets: Sunday, Nov. 8 at 1 pm on CBS
JACKSON HAWES (TE– BUFFALO BILLS (6-1))
2nd NFL season
Week 8: Delivered his first catch of the season, for 7 yards, in a 36-10 victory over the Ravens.
Week 9: at Minnesota Vikings: Monday, Nov. 9 at 8:15 pm on ESPN
HAYNES KING (QB– CAROLINA PANTHERS (3-4))
1st NFL season
Week 8: Served as emergency QB3 in a 27-19 loss to Green Bay.
Week 9: vs Denver Broncos: Sunday, Nov. 8 at 1 pm on CBS
JORDAN MASON (RB– MINNESOTA VIKINGS (6-1))
5th NFL season
Week 8: Rushed for 20 yards on eight carries in a 19-15 loss to the Lions.
Week 9: vs. Buffalo Bills: Monday, Nov. 9 at 8:15 pm on ESPN
KEYLAN RUTLEDGE (OL– HOUSTON TEXANS (2-5))
1st NFL season
Week 8: BYE WEEK
Week 9: at Los Angeles Chargers: Sunday, Nov. 8 at 4:05 pm on CBS
RODNEY SHELLEY (CB– LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (0-7))
1st NFL season
Week 8: Inactive (ankle) in a 24-9 loss to the Rams.
Week 9: vs Houston Texans: Sunday, Nov. 8 at 4:05 pm on CBS
JUANYEH THOMAS (DB– DALLAS COWBOYS (3-4))
4th NFL season
Week 8: Graded out as the Cowboys best special teams player, making two tackles on 28 snaps in a 33-30 overtime loss to the Cardinals.
Week 9: at Indianapolis Colts: Sunday, Nov. 8 at 1 pm on FOX
JORDAN VAN DEN BERG (DT– CHICAGO BEARS (6-2))
1st NFL season
Week 8: Did not see game action in a 34-17 win over the Seahawks.
Week 9: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Sunday, Nov. 8 at 8:20 pm on NBC
DARREN WALLER (TE– CAROLINA PANTHERS (3-4))
10th NFL season
Week 8: Made one catch for 11 yards in a 27-19 loss to the Packers.
Week 9: vs Denver Broncos: Sunday, Nov. 8 at 1 pm on CBS
KEION WHITE (DE– SAN FRANCISCO 49ers (6-1))
4th NFL season
Week 8: BYE WEEK
Week 9: vs. Las Vegas Raiders: Sunday, Nov. 8 at 4:25 pm on FOX
Four former Jackets are on practice squads:
OL Devin Cochran (Detroit Lions)
TE E.J. Jenkins (Atlanta Falcons)
WR Dean Patterson (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
WR Eric Rivers (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
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