BCSP NFL PLAYERS of the WEEK for Games of December 31, 2015 - January 3, 2016
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FORMER BLACK COLLEGE PERFORMERS IN PRO FOOTBALL RODNEY GUNTER DelState/Arizona 7 solos in final week of regular season ISAIAH CROWELL Alab. St./Cleveland 53 rushing yards in final week of regular season Washington Photo REACH FOR IT! FRANK KEARSE/ OLATOYE: Former Pierre Garcon #88 of the Washington Redskins attempts to CHRIS BAKER/ Aggies has put up make a touchdown catch against Deji Olatoye (#29, North KENDALL LANGFORD good numbers in last Carolina A&T) of the Dallas Cowboys during the first half at HBCU products two weeks playing for AT&T Stadium on January 3, 2016 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo with sacks Dallas. by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) BCSP NFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK For games of December 31, 2015 - January 3, 2016 DEFENSE – DEJI OLATOYE, DB, Dallas (1st year, NORTH CAROLINA A&T) - Had five solo tackles and two assists in loss to Washington. The rookie had five solos, one assist and an interception last week in a win vs. Buffalo. These were his first two games with stats this sea- son. – RODNEY GUNTER, DT, Arizona (1st year, DELAWARE STATE) - Tied for team lead with 7 solo tackles in loss to Seattle. OFFENSE – ISAIAH CROWELL, RB, Cleveland (2nd year, ALABAMA STATE) - Had 15 carries for 53 yards in loss to Pittsburgh. OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES SPECIAL TEAMS - MARQUETTE KING, P, Oakland (5th year, FORT VALLEY STATE) - Six punts for 35.6-yard average, one blocked for a safety and one downed inside the 20. His longest punt was for 57 yards. OFFENSE – TAVARIS JACKSON, QB, Seattle (10th year, ALABAMA STATE) - Completed 3 of 4 passes for 28 yards and had two carries for -2 yards in win over Arizona. DEFENSE – JUSTIN DURANT, LB, Atlanta (9th year, HAMPTON) - Two solo and three assists in loss to New Orleans. – CHRIS BAKER, DT, Washington (4th year, HAMPTON) - One solo tackle, a sack, and one fumble recovery in win over Dallas. Baker now has five (5) sacks on the season. – CARLOS FIELS, LB, Washington (1st year, WINSTON-SALEM STATE) - One solo tackle in win over Dallas. – FRANK KEARSE, DE, Washington (4th year, ALABAMA A&M) - One solo tackle, a sack, in win over Dallas. It was Kearse’s first sack of the season. – RYAN DAVIS, DE, Jacksonville (3rd year, BETHUNE-COOKMAN) - One assisted tackle in loss to Houston. - GREG TOLER, DB, Indianapolis (7th year, SAINT PAUL’S) - Three solo tackles and one pass defended in win over Tennessee. – KENDALL LANGFORD, DE, Indianapolis (8th year, HAMPTON) - Two solo tackles, one a sack, in win over Tennessee. Langford has six (6) sacks on the season. - ROBERT MATHIS, LB, Indianapolis (10th year, ALABAMA A&M) - One assisted tackle in win over Tennessee. – DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMARTIE, CB, NY Giants (8th year, TENNESSEE STATE) - One solo tackle and one assist in loss to Philadelphia. - WILLIAM HAYES, LB, Saint Louis (8th year, WINSTON-SALEM STATE) - Five solo tackles in loss to San Francisco. ONE THAT GOT AWAY!:Pierre Garcon #88 of the Washington Redskins catch- es a touchdown pass against J.J. Wilcox #27 and Deji Olatoye (#29, NORTH CAROLINA A&T) of the Dallas Cowboys during the first half at AT&T Stadium on January 3, 2016 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) VIRGIN PICK (Left) First-year defensive back Deji Olatoye (#29, NORTH CAROLINA A&T) of the Dallas Cowboys cradles the ball af- ter getting his first career NFL intercep- tion last week vs. Buffalo. The pick came in the endzone in front of Chris Hogan #15 of the Buffalo Bills during the first half last week. (Below) Olatoye is congratulated by Dallas head coach Jason Garrett after picking off his first career pass in the first half of last week’s game vs. Buffalo. (Photos by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images).