Former Georgia Southern kicker Younghoe Koo of the Falcons
Former Georgia Southern kicker Younghoe Koo of the Falcons

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SoCon Goes Pro: NFL Week 6

SoConSports.com will provide weekly notes of former SoCon players throughout the NFL season

   James Bradberry (Samford) recorded his second interception of the season in the first quarter of the New Giants’ win over the Washington Football Team. Late in the first quarter, Bradberry had a 19-yard interception that set the Giants up with the ball midfield. Bradberry has 16 solo tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and 10 passes defended throughout the first six weeks of the 2020 NFL season.
   
   
 
   

Buster Skrine (Chattanooga) was named Defensive Player of the Game after his Week 5 performance during the Thursday Night Football game between the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This week, he had four solo tackles and one assist in the Bears’ 23-19 win over the Carolina Panthers. Skrine now has 22 solo tackles on the season.
 
 

Younghoe Koo (Georgia Southern) scored a season-high 16 points during the Atlanta Falcons’ 40-23 win over the Minneapolis Vikings. Koo went 4-for-4 on both field goals and point after attempts. This is the second time this season, and second straight week, he has made a field goal from the 50+ yard range. 
 
 

Matt Breida (Georgia Southern) touched the ball eight times on Sunday, with 15 rushing yards and 7 receiving yards as the Dolphins shut out the Jets, 24-0. 
 

Two former SoCon football players battled it out Monday on Monday Night Football. Daniel Kilgore (Appalachian State) made his first start of the season at center under the Monday night lights when the Kansas City Chiefs took home a win against the Buffalo Bills. The Bills’ Andre Roberts (The Citadel) returned a kick for 29 yards and had a punt return for 24 yards.
 

Jerick McKinnon (Georgia Southern) and the San Francisco 49ers took home a win against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. McKinnon has six carries for 18 yards and two receptions for 10 yards. 
 
Sam Martin (Appalachian State) punted twice for a total of 77 yards in the Denver Broncos’ 18-12 win over the New England Patriots. 
 
 
See below for the full round up of former SoCon NFL player week six stats:
 
Daniel Kilgore, C, Kansas City Chiefs (Appalachian State, 2007-10) 
    Week 1 vs. Houston Texans: DNP
    Week 2 at Los Angeles Chargers: DNP
    Week 3 at Baltimore Ravens: DNP
    Week 4 at New England Patriots: DNP
    Week 5 vs. Las Vegas Raiders: Appeared in 40-32 loss
    Week 6 at the Buffalo Bills: Started in the 26-17 win
 
Kendall Lamm, OT, Cleveland Browns (Appalachian State, 2011-13)
    Week 1 at Baltimore Ravens: Appeared in 38-6 loss
    Week 2 vs. Cincinnati Bengals: Appeared in 35-30 win 
    Week 3 vs. Washington Redskins: Appeared in 34-20 win
    Week 4 at Dallas Cowboys: Appeared in 49-38 win
    Week 5 vs. Indianapolis Colts: Appeared in 32-23 win
    Week 6 at Pittsburgh Steelers: Appeared in 38-7 loss
 
Sam Martin, P, Denver Broncos (Appalachian State, 2009-12)         
    Week 1 vs. Tennessee Titans: 5 punts averaging 46.4 yards 
    Week 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers: 4 punts averaging 42.3 yards
    Week 3 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 5 punts averaging 45.2 yards
    Week 4 at New York Jets: 1 punt for 49 yards
    Week 5: BYE
    Week 6 at New England Patriots: 2 punts for 77 yards 
 
Andre Roberts, WR, Buffalo Bills (The Citadel, 2006-09)   
    Week 1 vs. New York Jets: Returned 1 kick for 31 yards, averaged 13.8 yards on 5 punt returns
    Week 2 at Miami Dolphins: Returned 2 punts for 18 yards
    Week 3 vs. Los Angeles Rams: Returned 2 kickoffs averaging 36.5 yards
    Week 4 at Las Vegas Raiders: Returned one punt for 38 yards, one reception for 6 yards
    Week 5 at Tennessee Titans: Returned six kickoffs of 138 yards, one reception for 16 yards
    Week 6 vs. Kansas City Chiefs: Returned one kickoff for 29 yards, one punt return for 24 yards

Dakota Dozier, OG, Minnesota Vikings (Furman, 2010-13)   
    Week 1 vs. Green Bay Packers: Started in 43-34 loss
    Week 2 at Indianapolis Colts: Started in 28-11 loss
    Week 3 vs. Tennessee Titans: Started in 30-31 loss
    Week 4 at Houston Texans: Started in 31-23 win
    Week 5 at Seattle Seahawks: One solo tackle
    Week 6 vs. Atlanta Falcons: Started in 40-23 loss
 
Matt Breida, RB, Miami Dolphins (Georgia Southern, 2013)
    Week 1 at New England Patriots: 5 rushing attempts for 22 yards
    Week 2 vs. Buffalo Bills: 7 carries for 37 yards
    Week 3 at Jacksonville Jaguars: 3 carries for 4 yards
    Week 4 vs. Seattle Seahawks: 3 carries for 9 yards, 3 catches for 39 yards
Week 5 at San Francisco 49ers: Nine carries for 28 yards, one reception for 31 yards 
Week 6 vs. New York Jets: Six carries for 15 yards, two receptions for 7 yards 

Younghoe Koo, K, Atlanta Falcons (Georgia Southern, 2013)
    Week 1 vs. Seattle Seahawks: 2 FG from the 40-49 yard range
    Week 2 at Dallas Cowboys: 4-for-4 on field goals, 3-for-3 on PATs; 15 points scored
    Week 3 vs. Chicago Bears: 2-for-3 on field goals, scored a total 8 points
    Week 4 at Green Bay Packers: DNP
    Week 5 vs. Carolina Panthers: 3-for-3 on field goals, 1-for-1 on PATs, 10 points scored
    Week 6 at Minnesota Vikings: 4-for-4 on field goals, 4-for-4 on PATs, 16 points scored
 
Jerick McKinnon, RB, San Francisco 49ers (Georgia Southern, 2010-13) 
    Week 1 vs. Arizona Cardinals: 1 RecTD, 3 carries for 24 yards, 3 receptions for 20 yards
    Week 2 at New York Jets: 1 TD, 3 carries for 77 yards, averaged 25.7 yards per carry
    Week 3 at New York Giants: 1 TD, 3 carries for 39 yards
    Week 4 vs. Philadelphia Eagles: 1 TD, 14 carries for 54 yards, 7 catches for 43 yards
    Week 5 vs. Miami Dolphins: 2 receptions for 5 yards
    Week 6 vs. Las Angeles Rams: 6 carries for 18 yards, 2 receptions 
 
James Bradberry, CB, New York Giants (Samford, 2012-15)               
    Week 1 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: 5 solo tackles, 1 forced fumble, 2 passes defended
    Week 2 at Chicago Bears: 4 solo tackles, 1 interception
    Week 3 vs. San Francisco 49ers: 2 solo tackles, 1 assist
    Week 4 at Los Angeles Rams: 3 solo tackles, 1 fumble recovery
    Week 5 at Dallas Cowboys: One solo tackle, one assist
    Week 6 vs. Washington Football Team: One interception for 19 yards, one solo tackle
 
Jaquiski Tartt, S, San Francisco 49ers (Samford 2011-14)
    Week 1 vs. Arizona Cardinals: 4 tackles (3 solo), 1 interception and 16-yard return
    Week 2 at New York Jets: 4 solo tackles
    Week 3 at New York Giants: 2 solo tackles, 1 pass defended
    Week 4 vs. Philadelphia Eagles: 3 solo tackles, 1 pass defended
    Week 5 vs. Miami Dolphins: 7 tackles (5 solo)
    Week 6 vs. Las Angeles Rams: Appeared in 24-16 win
 
Nick Williams, DT, Detroit Lions (Samford, 2009-10) 
    Week 1 vs. Chicago Bears: Started in 27-23 loss; 2 tackles (1 solo) 
    Week 2 at Green Bay Packers: Inactive
    Week 3 at Arizona Cardinals: 2 solo tackles, 1 assist
    Week 4 vs. New Orleans Saints: 1 assisted tackle
    Week 5: BYE
    Week 6 at Jacksonville Jaguars: One solo tackle
 
C.J. Board, WR, New York Giants (Chattanooga, 2013-16)                   
    Week 1 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: 2 receptions for 17 yards
    Week 2 at Chicago Bears: 3 receptions for 32 yards
    Week 3 vs. San Francisco 49ers: 1 reception for 9 yards
    Week 4 at Los Angeles Rams: 1 reception for 3 yards
    Week 5 at Dallas Cowboys: Appeared in 37-34 win
    Week 6 vs. Washington Football Team: 1 reception for 8 yards
 
Tae Davis, LB, Cleveland Browns (Chattanooga, 2014-17)
    Week 1 at Baltimore Ravens: 1 solo tackle
    Week 2 vs. Cincinnati Bengals: Appeared in 35-30 win
    Week 3 vs. Washington Football Team: Appeared in 34-20 win
    Week 4 at Dallas Cowboys: DNP 
    Week 5 vs. Indianapolis Colts: DNP
    Week 6 at Pittsburgh Steelers: Appeared in 38-7 loss
 
Isaiah Mack, DT, Tennessee Titans (Chattanooga, 2015-18)               
    Week 1 vs. Denver Broncos: Inactive
    Week 2 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars: Appeared in 33-30 win
    Week 3 at Minnesota Vikings: Appeared in 31-30 win
    Week 4: BYE
    Week 5 vs. Buffalo Bills: Appeared in 42-16 win
    Week 6 vs. Houston Texans: One solo tackle
 
Buster Skrine, CB, Chicago Bears (Chattanooga, 2007-10)
    Week 1 vs. Detroit Lions: 4 tackles (3 solo), 2 passes defended
    Week 2 vs. New York Giants: 6 tackles (5 solo)
    Week 3 at Atlanta Falcons: 6 tackles (5 solo)
    Week 4 at Indianapolis Colts: 2 solo tackles
    Week 5 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 3 solo tackles
    Week 6 at Carolina Panthers: 4 solo tackles

Keion Crossen, CB, Houston Texans (Western Carolina, 2014-17)     
    Week 1 at Kansas City: 1 assisted tackle
    Week 2 vs. Baltimore Ravens: 1 solo tackle
    Week 3 at Pittsburgh Steelers: 1 solo tackle
    Week 4 vs. Minnesota Vikings: 1 solo tackle 
    Week 5 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars: Appeared in 30-14 win
    Week 6 at Tennessee Titans: 1 solo tackle
                  
Practice Squads: 
John Brannon, DB, Chargers (Western Carolina, 2015-19)
Devlin Hodges, QB, Steelers (Samford, 2015-18)
Kareem Orr, CB, Titans (Chattanooga, 2017-18)