Former Arkansas players kept making their presence felt across the NFL in Week 8, with Mike Washington Jr. and Treylon Burks headlining the group after productive outings for the Raiders and Commanders.
Washington Jr. gave Las Vegas a steady dose on the ground in a 38-33 win over the New York Jets, carrying 25 times for a team-high 83 yards. That workload tied for the eighth-most carries in a single game by an NFL player this season.
One of his biggest runs came to start the second half, when he ripped off 15 yards to help set up a Raiders touchdown on the opening drive of the third quarter with 9:59 left in the period. Through eight games, the rookie has 65 carries for 278 yards, a 4.3 average, and a touchdown, plus three catches for 11 yards on 138 snaps.
Burks delivered one of his best games in a Washington uniform during the Commanders’ 27-10 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. He finished with three receptions for 81 yards, highlighted by a 53-yard catch from Jayden Daniels - the longest reception of his career.
That play helped set up a field goal that pushed Washington ahead 16-10 with 1:33 remaining in the third quarter. Burks’ 81 receiving yards were the second-most of his career, behind only his 111-yard game on Nov. 17, 2022, in a 27-17 win over Green Bay while with the Tennessee Titans.
In six games and one start, he has 12 catches for 233 yards and two touchdowns on 206 snaps, and those 233 yards are his most in a season since his rookie year in 2022.
A few other former Hogs also logged notable stat lines. Jake Bates went 2-for-3 on field goals, with a long of 37, and made his lone extra point in Detroit’s 19-15 win over Minnesota.
Montaric Brown started for Jacksonville and posted four tackles in a 42-7 rout of Indianapolis. Kamren Curl added four tackles for the Rams in their 24-9 win over the Chargers.
Hunter Henry caught three passes for 30 yards in New England’s 24-19 win over Miami, while Landon Jackson had four tackles for Buffalo in a 36-10 win over Baltimore.
Isaac TeSlaa saw 26 snaps in Detroit’s win over the Vikings, and Cam Little was perfect on extra points, going 6-for-6 in Jacksonville’s blowout of the Colts. Beaux Limmer played four snaps in the Rams’ victory, and Feleipe Franks logged 18 snaps for Carolina in a 27-19 loss to Green Bay.
Several former Arkansas players were inactive or did not play. Fernando Carmona did not play because of injury in Tennessee’s 43-36 loss to Cincinnati. Taylen Green was out for Cleveland in its 27-6 loss to Pittsburgh, while Julian Neal did not play for Seattle in a 34-17 loss to Chicago and Doneiko Slaughter was inactive for Pittsburgh in its 27-6 win over Cleveland.
Dre Greenlaw was on bye with San Francisco, and John Ridgeway III also had a bye with New Orleans.
Looking ahead, all active #ProHogs return next week, with the Los Angeles Rams’ matchup against the Washington Commanders on Sunday, Nov. 8 at Noon standing out. That game will feature Kam Curl and Beaux Limmer on one side and Treylon Burks and Deatrich Wise Jr. on the other.
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