Bulls in the NFL Update: Week 15
By TOM ZEBOLD
USF Senior Writer
TAMPA, DEC. 18, 2017 – Eric Lee can call himself a division champion after helping the Patriots take control as the AFC's top seed.
Making his third straight start, the former star USF defensive end tied his career high with four tackles in AFC East champion New England's wild 27-24 win at Pittsburgh on Sunday.
Lee has had a big hand in the Patriots' recent success, racking up 14 tackles, 2.5 sacks, two pass breakups and an interception in four games (three starts). After being signed off the Buffalo Bills' practice squad, Lee has totaled four tackles in three different games for New England, which has won the AFC East in each of the past nine seasons.
Like in New England, Lee was a force in his senior season with the Bulls, serving as team captain and setting career highs with 45 tackles and 12 tackles for loss in 2015. The all-conference selection helped put USF back on its winning path during the 8-5 run in 2015 that saw the Bulls play in the Miami Beach Bowl, the first of three straight postseason appearances for the program.
Find out how other former Bulls fared in week 15 of the NFL season below:
- Defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul started and made two tackles in the N.Y. Giants' 34-29 loss to Philadelphia. Season stats – 62 tackles (42 solo), 6.5 sacks, three pass breakups and two forced fumbles in 14 games (14 starts).
- Indianapolis Colts running back Marlon Mack rushed six times for 14 yards with a long of 6 yards in a 25-13 loss to Denver last Thursday night. Season stats – 82 rushes for 313 yards and two touchdowns; 17 receptions for 178 yards (10.5 ypc) and a touchdown in 12 games.
- Offensive lineman Darrell Williams played in the L.A. Rams' 42-7 win over Seattle. Season stats – 14 games.
- Offensive lineman Austin Reiter saw action in Cleveland's 27-10 loss to Baltimore. Season stats – 14 games.
- Aaron Lynch saw action on the defensive line in San Francisco's 25-23 comeback win over Tennessee. Season stats – nine tackles and one sack in seven games.
- Cornerback Kayvon Webster's solid debut season with the L.A. Rams ended with an Achilles injury in week 14. Season stats – 38 tackles, seven pass breakups and an interception in 11 games (11 starts).
- Washington defensive lineman Terrell McClain missed the Redskins' 20-15 win over Arizona because of an injury. Season stats – 19 tackles, two sacks in 10 games (two starts).
- Miami safety Nate Allen is on injured reserve. Season stats – 20 tackles, one pass breakup in seven games (seven starts).
- Linebacker Nigel Harris was recently signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad. Learn more HERE. Season stats – 12 tackles (nine solo) in seven games (one start for Chargers).
- Receiver Rodney Adams is on NFC North champion Minnesota's practice squad.
- Offensive lineman Kofi Amichia is on the Green Bay Packers' practice squad.
About USF Football
USF has won nine or more games for the second straight season and will make its third straight bowl appearance and ninth in program history. The Bulls spent the entire 2017 season ranked in the top 25 and climbed as high as No. 13 in the polls. USF finished the 2016 season ranked No. 19 in the Associated Press poll with a school-record 11 wins (11-2) following a Birmingham Bowl victory over South Carolina. The Bulls have posted 13 winning seasons in 21 years of playing football and have five bowl victories. The Bulls have seen 28 players selected in the NFL Draft, 14 named All-American and 28 earn first-team all-conference selection.
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