The third week of the NFL season brought a mixed bag for Syracuse’s former Orange, with a few players logging meaningful snaps, others contributing on special teams, and several still waiting for their next chance to get on the field.
Garrett Williams got his first action of the season for Arizona and made the most of it. Against the 49ers, he played 19 snaps and finished as the Cardinals’ second-highest graded defender with a 70.5 PFF mark.
Matthew Bergeron had a strong outing in Atlanta’s lopsided win over Green Bay, starting and posting a 74.7 PFF grade.
In Cleveland’s win over Carolina, Andre Szmyt was perfect on his kicks, going 2-for-2 on field goals with a long of 48 yards and adding his lone extra point.
Dallas got contributions from both Justin Barron and Alijah Clark in its game against Baltimore. Clark recorded two tackles and a pass defended, while Barron worked with the Cowboys’ special teams units.
Jackson Meeks saw limited offensive work for Detroit but still got on the stat sheet. He played 15 snaps on offense and caught one pass for 8 yards against the Jets.
Zaire Franklin had plenty to do in Green Bay’s rough night against Atlanta, finishing with 10 tackles.
A number of former Orange were listed but did not see game action this week. Jawhar Jordan remains on Houston’s practice squad, as does Dan Villari with the Rams and Trebor Pena in Jacksonville. Kyle McCord did not play for Miami against Kansas City, Fadil Diggs did not play for New Orleans against the Raiders, and Kevin Jobity did not play for Pittsburgh against Cincinnati.
Tommy DeVito got into the game for New England and completed 3 of 5 passes for 30 yards against Jacksonville.
On the other side of that matchup, LeQuint Allen had two catches for 9 yards for the Jaguars.
Oronde Gadsden did not record a reception for the Chargers against Buffalo, while Marlowe Wax played special teams without posting any stats.
In the Saints’ game against the Raiders, Cisco made five tackles and added a sack against Detroit. Johnathan is on the injured reserve list.
Enrique Cruz, Jr. was on San Francisco’s practice squad, though the report noted that with more injuries for the 49ers, he could be active this weekend.
There was also activity in another game involving former Syracuse players: Dixon punted nine times and averaged 47.3 yards per kick. Melifonwu made one tackle on special teams, and Tucker was active for the first time this season, playing one offensive snap while also seeing time on special teams against the Vikings.
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