The first week of the 2025 NFL season concluded on Monday night, ending a long wait for the world's premier professional football league to begin a new campaign. UCF fans and alumni got to see several former Knights in action for their respective clubs, with a few even making memorable contributions.
Here's a recap of what those former Knights got up to in the first weekend NFL action, with more on the way in Week Two.
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Kalia Davis - 49ers - DT
Davis tackled Seattle running back Kenneth Walker for a three-yard loss in the second quarter of what turned out to be a 17-13 win for the San Francisco 49ers over the Seahawks on Sunday. The veteran returned from a leg injury suffered in camp just in time for the season opener.
RJ Harvey - Broncos - RB
In his regular season debut with the Broncos, the second-round pick carried six times for 70 yards on Sunday, including a 50-yard rush in the fourth quarter that helped secure a 20-12 win over the Tennessee Titans. Harvey also caught one pass on his only target of the day, but was brought down behind the line of scrimmage for a loss of one yard.
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Mike Hughes - Falcons - CB
In Atlanta's 23-20 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, former Knight Mike Hughes made two tackles and broke up a pass. A standout from UCF's 2017 team, Hughes deflected pass meant for highly-rated rookie Emeka Egbuka in the third quarter of Sunday's game.
Charley Hughlett - Eagles - Long Snapper
Hughlett played a role on special teams for the Eagles in a 24-20 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the Thursday night matchup. Philadelphia's field goal unit made three extra points and Jake Elliott connected on a 58-yard field goal. The punt unit also downed two of their three punts inside the opposing 20-yard line.
Mac McWilliams - Eagles - CB
The rookie defensive back did not record any stats in Philadelphia's season-opening win against the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday. That's likely to change
Alex Ward - Rams - Long Snapper
The Rams special teams unit made two extra points and downed two of their five punt attempts inside the opposing 20 in a 14-19 win over the Houston Texans.
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