C.J. Spiller (Union County) and Stephen Nicholas (Lee) lead the DuvALUMNI in the first week of the NFL regular season. Buffalo's Spiller ran for 169 yards and a touchdown and added 25 yards receiving and the Falcons' Nicholas had a field day as the linebacker accounted for 10 tackles, 2assists, an interception, 2 pass defenses and a fumble recovery.
Leon Washington (Jackson/Seattle) is among the leaders in Kickoff Returns (44.3 avg) and punt returns (28.0 avg); DB Champ Bailey (Camden/Denver) started and had a tackle and a pass defended. DE Cliff Avril (Clay/Detroit) started and was in on 2 tackles and 2 QB hurries; Bradford County's Letroy Guion started for Minnesota at defensive tackle and was in on 2 tackles; Nolan Carroll (Clay/Miami) had a tackle and an assist in a backup DB role. Rashean Mathis (Englewood/Jaguars) had a tackle and a defended pass; Tony Carter (Mandarin/Denver) played but registered no stats.
On offense, Tim Tebow(Nease) was officially a starter at Tight End for the Jets and ran 4 times in the Wildcat, gaining 11 RB Jamie Harper (Trinity/Tennessee) saw backup duty rushing for three yards and catching one ball for an 8-yard gain. Daniel Thomas (Hilliard/Miami) ran for 11 yards and caught 3 for 32 yards.
Rookie WR A.J. Jenkins (Parker/San Francisco) did not see action; Rusty Smith (Sandalwood/Tennessee) was inactive
For the record, Jabar Gaffney (Raines/New England), Marcus Thomas (Mandarin/NYGiants), Nigel Carr (First Coast/Baltimore) and Brandon Hicks (Forrest/Pittsburgh) were released at the final cuts of the pre-season. Shaun Chapas (Bolles) was released by Dallas and picked up on the practice squad by Detroit. Jason Spitz (Bolles) is on the Injured Reserve list for Jacksonville.
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