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Rookie cornerback
CJ Smith recorded his first career tackle, and Marcus Williams returned from an injury to register a sack, headlining the action for former North Dakota State football players in the NFL in Week 14.
Rookie offensive lineman
Joe Haeg will return to his home state this week when the Indianapolis Colts take on the Minnesota Vikings at noon Sunday on CBS. Haeg has made 11 straight starts and played every offensive snap in the last 11 games.
No FCS school has more active NFL players than North Dakota State. Eight former Bison are currently in the NFL – seven active and one on injured reserve – plus head coach Gus Bradley of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Bison Nation can track former NDSU student-athletes in the professional ranks in all sports and join the conversation
on Twitter by using the hashtag #ProBison.
Kyle Emanuel
Team: San Diego Chargers (5-8)
NFL Season: 2nd
Week 14 Numbers: Recorded 6 tackles in the Chargers' 28-16 loss at Carolina … Played 56 total snaps – 42 on defense and 14 on special teams … Tied for 6th on the Chargers with 45 total tackles this season after totaling 14 stops in the last two games.
Joe Haeg
Team: Indianapolis Colts (6-7)
NFL Season: 1st
Week 14 Numbers: Made his 11th consecutive start in the Colts' 22-17 loss to the Houston Texans … Started at right guard for the first time since Week 4 … Haeg has played every offensive snap for the Colts in the last 11 games … His first 11 NFL starts have come at 3 different positions – right tackle (6), right guard (3) and left guard (2).
Carson Wentz
Team: Philadelphia Eagles (5-8)
NFL Season: 1st
Week 14 Numbers: Completed 32-of-46 passes for 314 yards, one touchdown, and one interception in the Eagles' 27-22 loss to the Washington Redskins … Back-to-back games with 300-plus passing yards for the first time … Has set the Eagles' franchise records for passing yards and passing touchdowns in a rookie season … 63.7% completion percentage for the season … Has played all 912 offensive snaps for the Eagles this year.
Marcus Williams
Team: New York Jets (4-9)
NFL Season: 3rd
Week 14 Numbers: Recorded 2 tackles and a sack in the Jets' 23-17 road win over the San Francisco 49ers … Played 38 total snaps – 32 on defense and 6 on special teams … Had missed the previous 3 games recovering from a high ankle sprain … 2 interceptions on the season.
CJ Smith
Team: Philadelphia Eagles (5-8)
NFL Season: 1st
Week 14 Numbers: Registered his first career tackle in the Eagles' 27-22 loss to the Washington Redskins … Played 5 snaps on special teams.
Ramon Humber
Team: Buffalo Bills (6-7)
NFL Season: 8th
Week 14 Numbers: Played 22 total snaps in the Bills' 27-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers … Humber has played in all 13 games and logged the most special teams snaps on the Bills' roster this season.
Billy Turner
Team: Denver Broncos (8-5)
NFL Season: 3rd
Week 14 Numbers: Inactive for the Broncos' 13-10 road loss to the Tennessee Titans.
Gus Bradley
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach (4th season)
Week 14: Lost 25-16 to the Minnesota Vikings to fall to 2-11 on the season.
Jerry Rosburg
Baltimore Ravens associate head coach (9th season)
Week 14: Lost 30-23 to the New England Patriots to fall to 7-6 on the season.
John Crockett
Team: Green Bay Packers (7-6) injured reserve
NFL Season: 2nd
This Week's Games
Saturday, Dec. 17
- Miami Dolphins at New York Jets (Williams), 7:25 p.m. CT on NFL Network
Sunday, Dec. 18
- Cleveland Browns at Buffalo Bills (Humber), Noon CT on CBS
- Philadelphia Eagles (Wentz, Smith) at Baltimore Ravens, Noon CT on Fox
- Indianapolis Colts (Haeg) at Minnesota Vikings, Noon CT on CBS
- Jacksonville Jaguars (Bradley) at Houston Texans, Noon CT on CBS
- Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers (Emanuel), 3:25 p.m. CT on CBS
- New England Patriots at Denver Broncos (Turner), 3:25 p.m. CT on CBS
