Bulls in the NFL: Week 11

Bulls in the NFL: Week 11

By TOM ZEBOLD
USF Senior Writer

TAMPA, NOV. 19, 2019 – Marlon Mack showcased his video game moves during another 100-yard performance in Week 11 of the NFL season.

First making a quick cut up the middle, the former USF star then hit the circle button twice to spin away from two defenders and sprinted to the end zone on a 13-yard touchdown run against Jacksonville. Mack registered his third 100-yard rushing game of the season with 109 yards on 14 carries (7.79 ypc) before suffering a broken hand in the third quarter of the Indianapolis Colts' 33-13 victory over the Jaguars.
 

No timetable for a return has been given for Mack, who ranks fifth in the NFL with 862 rushing yards (4.5 ypc) in his third pro season. According to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, Mack suffered a common fracture in his right hand and could play with a splint when he returns.

Nearing his first 1,000-yard season in the NFL, Mack is up to 2,128 career rushing yards and gained 194 yards on the ground in two playoff games last year. Prior to the pros, the Sarasota, Fla., native rushed for 3,609 yards in three seasons with the Bulls (2014-16) and currently sits in second on USF's all-time list.

Reiter Plays in Mexico City
Fourth-year pro Austin Reiter made his 11th straight start at center for Kansas City in a special Monday Night Football game at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

Despite leaving the game with an injury in the first quarter, Reiter returned and played 64 total snaps in the Chiefs' 24-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.

A two-time Rimington Award candidate during his career with USF (2011-14), Reiter has started 15 games for the Chiefs the past two seasons and has played in 39 regular season games since his NFL rookie season in 2016. Reiter also appeared in two playoff games last season and could be headed to the postseason again. Kansas City (7-4) currently leads the AFC West and is 3-0 in the division.
 
 
Find out how other former USF stars fared in Week 11 of the NFL season below.
  • DE JASON PIERRE-PAUL: The 10th-year pro made his second straight start and totaled three solo tackles in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 34-17 loss to New Orleans. Season stats – 13 tackles and 1.5 sacks in four games.
  • WR MARQUEZ VALDES-SCANTLING: The second-year pro attended USF football's conference clash with No. 17 Cincinnati while the Green Bay Packers were on a bye week.  Season stats – 22 receptions for 420 yards (19.1 ypc) and two touchdowns; two carries for 9 yards in 10 games (eight starts).
  • LB AARON LYNCH: The sixth-year pro recorded one tackle in the Chicago Bears' 17-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Season stats – six tackles (three TFLs), two sacks, seven QB hits and one pass breakup in 10 games.
  • RB D'ERNEST JOHNSON: USF's career all-purpose yards leader played 20 snaps in Cleveland's 21-7 victory over Pittsburgh on Thursday Night Football. Season stats – four carries for 21 yards (5.3 ypc); six receptions for 71 yards (11.8 ypr); two kickoff returns for 36 yards in his first 10 NFL games.
  • DT TERRELL MCCLAIN: The ninth-year was inactive for the Oakland Raiders' 17-10 win over Cincinnati. Season stats – five tackles in four games (two with Kansas City).
  • DT DEADRIN SENAT: The second-year pro was inactive for the Atlanta Falcons' 29-3 victory over Carolina. Senat hasn't played in a game yet this regular season.
  • CB MAZZI WILKINS: The NFL rookie was recently promoted to Tampa Bay's 53-man roster but was inactive for the Buccaneers' 34-17 home loss to New Orleans.
  • DT BRUCE HECTOR: The second-year pro is on the Philadelphia Eagles' practice squad. Hector started in Week 8, which was his season debut.
  • LB NIGEL HARRIS: The third-year pro is on the Tennessee Titans' practice squad.
  • DE MIKE LOVE: The second-year pro is on Buffalo's reserve/injured list.
  • G KOFI AMICHIA: The sixth-round draft pick by Green Bay (2017) was waived by the Carolina Panthers with an injury settlement late in September.
  • NOTABLE UNSIGNED FREE AGENTS: CB Kayvon Webster, LB Eric Lee. XFL Draft picks - RB Quinton Flowers (Tampa Bay), QB B.J. Daniels (Seattle), CB Deatrick Nichols (Houston), TE Sean Price (Dallas), LB Reshard Cliett (Dallas), OT Quinterrius Eatmon (Seattle). Recent CFL signee – WR Tyre McCants (Winnipeg).
 
ABOUT USF FOOTBALL
Having completed just its 22nd season of football, and 19th at the FBS level, the USF football program has earned 10 bowl appearances, including a current run of four straight, and owns a record of 6-3 in bowl games. The Bulls have appeared in the national top 25 rankings in each of the past three seasons, including a program record run of 20 straight weeks in the top 25, and in 2018 reached the program's 150th win faster than any FBS program in state of Florida history. USF has posted a pair of 10-plus win seasons in the last three years, including a program-record 11 wins (11-2) in 2016, and logged 15 winning seasons overall. Since first taking the field in 1997, the USF program has reached as high as No. 2 in the national rankings (2007), seen 30 players selected in the NFL Draft, 14 named All-American and 29 earn first-team all-conference selection.
 
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