BCSP NFL PLAYERS of the WEEK for Games of September 10 - 14, 2020

Former Black College Performers In Pro Football

OFFENSIVE POW • Tarik Cohen N. C. A&T / Chicago 41 rush yards, six on receptions in win vs. Detroit. TRIPPED AND UPSET!!!: (L.) Detroit safety Duron Harmon (#26) barely stops Chicago running back Tarik Cohen (#29, DEFENSIVE POW chicagobears.com Photo NORTH CAROLINA A&T) just as he is about to break into • Darius Leonard COHEN: Begins 2020 S. C. State / Indy season with 47 total of- the clear on first quarter 16-yard run, Cohen’s longest of the Leads Colts with nine tack- fensive yards in win over game. (R.) Cohen upset after the tackle that it could have been les, four solos vs. Jags Detroit. for more. Cohen had 47 yards of total offense in the Bears’ 27-23 win over the Lions. BCSP NFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK For games of September 10 - 14, 2020

OFFENSE - TARIK COHEN, RB, Chicago (4th season, NORTH CAROLINA A&T) - Seven carries for 41 yards (5.8 ypc.) with a long run of 16 yards, two receptions for six yards, one punt return for 0 yards in come-from-behind win over Detroit. Played 30 offensive snaps (46%) and four on special teams (12%).

DEFENSE – DARIUS LEONARD, LB, Indianapolis (3rd season, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE) - Led Colts with nine total tackles, four solos, in loss to Jacksonville. Played all 50 defensive snaps and five on special teams (21%).

SPECIAL TEAMS - JAMIE GILLAN, P, Cleveland (2nd season, ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF) - Three punts for 137 yards (45.6-yard average) with a long punt of 59 yards in loss to Baltimore. Also lost a fumble on fake punt run. Got in on six special teams plays, three punts and one PAT and two field goal attempts as the holder.

OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES SPECIAL TEAMS – ANTHONY LEVINE, SR., DB, Baltimore (9th season, TENNESSEE STATE) - One recovery of a fumble on a fake punt in win over Cleveland. Levine played one snap on defense (1%)and 18 on special teams (75%). – QUINTON BELL, LB, Tampa Bay (2nd season, PRAIRIE VIEW A&M) - Played 20 snaps on special teams (61%). – RYAN SMITH, DB, Tampa Bay (5th season, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL) - Played 27 snaps on special teams (82%). – DANNY JOHNSON, DB, Washington (3rd season, SOUTHERN) - Got in on 18 special teams’ plays (55%). – DARRYL JOHNSON JR, DE, Buffalo (2nd season, NORTH CAROLINA A&T) - Played on 17 snaps on defense (30%) and 14 on special teams (54%). OFFENSE – KHADAREL HODGE, WR, Cleveland (3rd season, PRAIRIE VIEW A&M) - One reception (in three targets) for 12 yards and one special teams tackle in loss to Baltimore. Was in on 40 offensive plays (55%) and 14 special teams’ plays (58%). – TYTUS HOWARD, RT, Houston (2nd season, ALABAMA STATE) - Started at right tackle and played in all 59 offensive snaps without giving up a sack for the Texans who passed for 253 yards and rushed for 118 yards in loss to Kansas City. Also played on three special teams snaps (12%). – TERRON ARMSTEAD, LT, New Orleans (8th season, ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF) - Played in all 68 offensive snaps at left tackle without giving up a sack for the Saints who totalled 82 rushing yards and 160 passing yards in win over Tampa Bay. DEFENSE – ANTONIO HAMILTON, DB, Kansas City (5th season, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE) - Three solo tackles on defense in win over Houston. Got in on 38 defensive snaps (64%), 16 special teams’ plays (64%). – TONY McRAE, DB, Detroit (4th season, NORTH CAROLINA A&T) - Four solo tackles on defense in loss to Chicago. Played 16 snaps on defense (25%), 19 on special teams (59%). – GROVER STEWART, DT, Indianapolis (5th season, ALBANY STATE) - Four tackles, three solos on defense, in loss to Jacksonville. Played 30 snaps on defense (60%) and 10 on special teams (42%). – JOE THOMAS, LB, Dallas (6th season, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE) - Five tackles, two solos with one QB hit in loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Played 50 snaps on defense (68%) and 7 snaps on special teams (28%).

DOING WHAT HE DOES!: (Above) Indianapolis third-year all-pro linebacker Darius Leonard (53, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE) grabs Jacksonville running back James Robinson (#30) in Sunday’s game in Jacksonville, Fla. Leonard led Indy with nine tackles, four of them solos like this one, in the Colts’ loss to the Jaguars. (Below) Leonard stares down Jacksonville quarterback Gardner Minshew and is poised to strike before the Jags’ play.

LEVINE POUNCES THEN POSES!!: (Above) Baltimore special teams ace Anthony Levine Sr. (#41, TENNESSEE STATE) pounces on a fumble by Cleveland punter Jamie Gillan (#7, ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF) who was tackled and lost the ball on a run off a fake punt. (Below) Levine (with ball) poses with the rest of his special teams’ buddies after the fumble recovery. The Ravens pounded the Browns 38-6.

New Orleans all-Pro left offensive Washington defensive back tackle Terron Armstead (#72, Danny Johnson (#22, ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF) SOUTHERN) neworleanssaints.com Photo photo by Yusuf Abdullah