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NEW ORLEANS – Troy alum and Los Angeles Chargers starting running back Kimani Vidal assumed a heavier workload and reached the end zone for the third time this season to lead Sun Belt Conference alumni performances during Week 10 of the 2025 National Football League (NFL) season.
Sun Belt football alumni held a season-high 81 roster spots on 30-of-32 NFL rosters with 44 on active rosters, 23 on practice squads and 14 on injured or other reserve lists. In Week 10 contests, 35 saw game action with 16 earning the start for their respective teams. Five Sun Belt alums on active rosters were on a bye week as members of the Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs and Tennessee Titans.
The 2023 Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year in his second NFL season, Vidal earned a career-high 25 carries and ran for 95 yards and one touchdown while adding one reception for 13 yards in the Chargers’ 25-10 home win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football. Starting his fifth game in a row, Vidal scored his second rushing touchdown of the year on a two-yard rush with 9:26 remaining in the game. Additionally, 11 of his 25 totes came in the fourth quarter, helping the Chargers close out the victory.
Also on offense in Week 10, Coastal Carolina alumnus and Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely earned the start and hauled in two receptions for 17 yards in a 27-19 road win over the Minnesota Vikings.
In the scoring column on special teams, Georgia Southern alum Younghoe Koo made his debut as the kicker for the New York Giants following six-plus seasons with the Atlanta Falcons. Koo scored eight points going, 2-for-2 on field goals from 32 and 19 yards, respectively, while adding a pair of extra points in the team’s 24-20 road defeat to the Chicago Bears.
Texas State product and Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates tallied a season-high 12 points making all three of his field goal attempts to complement three extra points as part of a 44-22 road win over the Washington Commanders. Bates made field goals from distances of 48, 27 and 22 yards in the contest.
Additionally, Georgia State alum and Denver Broncos kicker Wil Lutz registered four points with a 32-yard field goal and one extra point in a 10-7 home win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday Night Football. Arkansas State product and New Orleans Saints kicker Blake Grupe scored five points with a 21-yard field goal and two extra points in a 17-7 road win over the Carolina Panthers.
Defensively, Arkansas State alum and Saints linebacker Demario Davis, along with South Alabama alum and Commanders safety Jeremy Reaves, compiled seven tackles and one pass defended in starts for their respective teams to lead all former Sun Belt tacklers.
App State alum and Arizona Cardinals starting linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither recorded six tackles and one tackle for loss in a 44-22 road loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Former Marshall edge rusher and 2024 Sun Belt Player of the Year Mike Green registered two tackles, including one tackle for loss, and three quarterback hits for the Ravens.
App State
Akeem Davis-Gaither – LB, Arizona Cardinals (1 G, 1 GS, 6 Tackles, 1 Tackle For Loss)
* Tyrek Funderburk – CB, Minnesota Vikings
Nick Hampton – LB, Los Angeles Rams (1 G)
^ Cooper Hodges – OL, Jacksonville Jaguars
D’Marco Jackson – LB, Chicago Bears (1 G)
* Shemar Jean-Charles, DB, Seattle Seahawks
Kendall Lamm – OL, Miami Dolphins (1 G)
Sam Martin – P, Carolina Panthers (1 G, 1 GS, 4 Punts, 204 Yards)
^ Jalen McLeod – LB, Jacksonville Jaguars
Ryan Neuzil – OL, Atlanta Falcons (1 G, 1 GS)
Arkansas State
* Jacob Bayer – OL, Cincinnati Bengals
* William Bradley-King – LB, San Francisco 49ers
Demario Davis – LB, New Orleans Saints (1 G, 1 GS, 7 Tackles, 1 Pass Defended)
Blake Grupe – K, New Orleans Saints (1 G, 1 GS, 1-for-1 FG, 2-for-2 XP)
* Courtney Jackson – WR, Seattle Seahawks
* Trevian Thomas – S, Carolina Panthers
Coastal Carolina
C.J. Brewer – DL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (DNP)
^ Tarron Jackson – DL, San Francisco 49ers
Isaiah Likely – TE, Baltimore Ravens (1 G, 1 GS, 2 Receptions, 17 Yards)
Georgia Southern
Darrell Baker Jr. – CB, Tennessee Titans (Bye Week)
*Shemar Bartholomew – CB, Carolina Panthers
^ Tyler Bass – K, Buffalo Bills
Younghoe Koo – K, New York Giants (1 G, 1 GS, 2-for-2 FG, 2-for-2 XP)
Kindle Vildor – CB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1 G)
Georgia State
Benjamin Chukwuma – OL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1 G)
^ Travis Glover – OL, Green Bay Packers
Wil Lutz – K, Denver Broncos (1 G, 1 GS, 1-for-2 FG, 1-for-1 XP)
James Madison
* Liam Fornadel, OL, New York Jets
* Jamree Kromah, DE, Chicago Bears
Aaron Stinnie – OL, New York Giants (1 G)
Louisiana
Percy Butler – S, Washington Commanders (1 G, 1 Tackle)
* Dalen Cambre – WR, New York Giants
Kevin Dotson – OL, Los Angeles Rams (1 G, 1 GS)
^ Robert Hunt – OL, Carolina Panthers
* Andre Jones Jr. – DE, Buffalo Bills
Keyon Martin – CB, Baltimore Ravens (1 G, 3 Tackles)
Elijah Mitchell – RB, Kansas City Chiefs (Bye Week)
Max Mitchell – OL, New York Jets (1 G)
^ John Stephens – TE, Dallas Cowboys
Nate Thomas – OL, Dallas Cowboys (Bye Week)
ULM
* Car’lin Vigers – CB, Washington Commanders
Marshall
Rasheen Ali – RB, Baltimore Ravens (DNP)
^ Ethan Driskell – OL, Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Green – LB, Baltimore Ravens (1 G, 2 Tackles, 1 Tackle For Loss, 3 Quarterback Hits)
Neville Hewitt – LB, New York Giants (1 G)
^ Nazeeh Johnson – S, Kansas City Chiefs
* Elias Neal – LB, Los Angeles Rams
^ J.J. Roberts – S, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dalton Tucker – OL, Indianapolis Colts (1 G)
Old Dominion
* Tre Hawkins III – CB, Washington Commanders
Rick Lovato – LS, Los Angeles Chargers (DNP)
^ Nick Saldiveri – OL, New Orleans Saints
Stone Smartt – TE, New York Jets (1 G, 1 Tackle)
^ Blake Watson – RB, Tennessee Titans
Keion White – DL, San Francisco 49ers (1 G, 1 Tackle, 0.5 Sacks, 1 Quarterback Hit)
South Alabama
* Carter Bradley – QB, Jacksonville Jaguars
Darrell Luter Jr. – CB, San Francisco 49ers (1 G)
* Jamaal Pritchett – WR, New York Jets
Jeremy Reaves – S, Washington Commanders (1 G, 1 GS, 7 Tackles, 1 Pass Defended)
* Jamie Sheriff – LB, Seattle Seahawks
Jalen Tolbert – WR, Dallas Cowboys (Bye Week)
Corliss Waitman – P, Pittsburgh Steelers (1 G, 1 GS, 4 Punts, 183 Yards)
* Jeremiah Webb – WR, New England Patriots
Southern Miss
^ Cornell Armstrong – CB, Miami Dolphins
* Swayze Bozeman – LB, New York Giants
Natrone Brooks – CB, Atlanta Falcons (1 G, 1 Tackle, 1 Kickoff Return, 20 Yards)
* Jason Brownlee – WR, Kansas City Chiefs
* Frank Gore Jr. – RB, Buffalo Bills
Tim Jones – WR, Jacksonville Jaguars (1 G, 1 Tackle)
Nick Mullens – QB, Jacksonville Jaguars (DNP)
Rakeem Nunez-Roches – DL, New York Giants (1 G, 1 GS, 1 Tackle)
* Quez Watkins – WR, Philadelphia Eagles
Texas State
Jake Bates – K, Detroit Lions (1 G, 1 GS, 3-for-3 FG, 3-for-4 XP)
Aaron Brewer – OL, Miami Dolphins (1 G, 1 GS)
^ Deion Hankins – RB, Chicago Bears
* Kyle Hergel – OL, Chicago Bears
Troy
Jake Andrews – OL, Houston Texans (1 G, 1 GS)
Dell Pettus – S, New England Patriots (1 G, 1 Tackle)
Javon Solomon – EDGE, Buffalo Bills (1 G, 3 Tackles)
Reddy Steward – CB, Dallas Cowboys (Bye Week)
Kimani Vidal – RB, Los Angeles Chargers (1 G, 1 GS, 25 Rushes, 95 Yards, 1 Touchdown, 1 Reception, 13 Yards)