Gamecocks in the NFL: Week 10 recap

South Carolina enjoyed a rain-soaked win over Vanderbilt in Nashville this weekend, as the Gamecocks stormed their way to a 28-7 victory. As a result, South Carolina earned bowl eligibility for the third time in four seasons.

The following day – and on Monday, too – many Gamecocks from bowl games past graced the field during the National Football League’s slate of Week 10 games.

Here’s how former South Carolina players performed for their respective professional teams this past week.

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Cam Smith – Cornerback, Miami Dolphins
Smith recorded four total tackles, including two solo stops, in the Dolphins’ 23-15 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Monday Night Football.

Marcellas Dial Jr. – Cornerback, New England Patriots
Dial Jr. played exclusively on special teams in the Patriots’ 19-3 victory over the Chicago Bears. He did not record any statistics across 16 snaps of action.

Kevin Harris – Running back, New England Patriots
Harris is currently a member of the Patriots’ practice squad and did not make an appearance in the Patriots’ Week 10 win.

Javon Kinlaw – Defensive tackle, New York Jets
Kinlaw made three tackles (including one solo stop) in the Jets’ 31-6 defeat to the Arizona Cardinals. In the process, he continued a streak of logging at least one solo tackle in each of the nine games he has played this season. Kinlaw played 49 total snaps in the victory – 44 on defense and five on special teams.

AFC South

Chris Lammons – Defensive back, Indianapolis Colts
Lammons, like Dial Jr., also played exclusively on special teams during the Colts’ Week 10 contest against the Buffalo Bills. He played six snaps – including five on kick coverage and one on a punt return –in the 30-20 loss.

AFC West

Nate Adkins – Tight end, Denver Broncos
Adkins did not find the end zone – or record any statistics, for that matter – in the Broncos’ 16-14 defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs. He did, however play 36 combined snaps on offense and special teams in the contest.

Nick Gargiulo – Guard, Denver Broncos
Gargiulo is currently a member of the Broncos’ practice squad and did not feature in the team’s Week 10 loss.

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Darius Rush – Cornerback, Kansas City Chiefs
Rush is currently a member of the Chiefs’ practice squad and did not feature in the team’s Week 10 victory over the Broncos.

Hayden Hurst – Tight end, Los Angeles Chargers
Hurst was targeted once in the Chargers’ 27-17 win over the Tennessee Titans. While his lone target did not result in a completed pass, he appeared on nine offensive plays.

NFC East

Rico Dowdle – Running back, Dallas Cowboys
Despite the Cowboys’ overall offensive struggles, Dowdle was the team’s most productive player in its 34-6 defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles. He totaled a team-high 53 rushing yards, 19 of which came on one play, on 12 carries, in addition to three receiving yards on three receptions.

Israel Mukuamu – Safety, Dallas Cowboys
Mukuamu recorded one solo tackle – his third of the 2024 season – in the Cowboys’ Week 10 loss. He played 41 total snaps, including 21 on defense and 20 on special teams, in the contest.

Jalen Brooks – Wide receiver, Dallas Cowboys
Brooks was targeted four times, resulting in one reception for four yards, during Week 10. He recorded these statistics over 52 total snaps – 35 on offense and 17 on special teams.

Dante Miller – Running back, New York Giants
Miller is currently a member of the Giants’ practice squad and did not feature in the team’s 20-17 overtime defeat to the Carolina Panthers in Munich.

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NFC North

Zacch Pickens – Defensive tackle, Chicago Bears
One week after logging his first statistic of the 2024 season, Pickens had his strongest performance of the campaign in the Bears’ Week 10 loss. He recorded two total tackles, including one solo stop, across a season-high 31 defensive snaps and five on special teams.

Kingsley Enagbare – Defensive end, Green Bay Packers
The Packers were on bye during Week 10, so Enagbare did not play this past week.

Keisean Nixon – Defensive back, Green Bay Packers
The Packers were on bye during Week 10, so Nixon did not play this past week.

Stephon Gilmore – Cornerback, Minnesota Vikings
Gilmore logged a five-tackle, three-solo stop performance in the Vikings’ 12-7 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played on all 44 of the team’s defensive snaps in the contest.

Nick Muse – Tight end, Minnesota Vikings
Muse has been on the Vikings’ injury reserve since Sept. 18 due to a minor fracture in his hand. Because of this, he did not feature in the team’s Week 10 win.

NFC South

Jovaughn Gwyn – Guard, Atlanta Falcons
Gwyn did not record any statistics or play any snaps in the Falcons’ 20-17 defeat to the New Orleans Saints.

Jadeveon Clowney – Linebacker, Carolina Panthers
Clowney mirrored his performance from last week, logging four total tackles (including two solo stops) in the Panthers’ Week 10 win over the Giants. He also defended one pass in the contest, where he played 60 of the team’s 75 defensive snaps.

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Jaycee Horn – Cornerback, Carolina Panthers
Horn had one of his strongest individual performances of the season during Week 10. He tied a season high with eight tackles, five of which were solo stops, while appearing on every defensive play.

Xavier Legette – Wide receiver, Carolina Panthers
Legette saw his production slow slightly during Week 10 compared to previous weeks, as he did not extend his touchdown-scoring streak to three games. He was targeted four times on Sunday, resulting in three catches for 40 total yards.

D.J. Wonnum – Linebacker, Carolina Panthers
Wonnum did not carry an injury designation into a 2024 game for the second consecutive week. But this time, it resulted in playing time – and he made the most of it. Across 50 snaps of action, he made six tackles (including three solo stops) and recorded one sack on his way to earning the Panthers’ third-highest defensive PFF grade (74.7).

Spencer Rattler – Quarterback, New Orleans Saints
Rattler did not feature in the Saints’ Week 10 defeat of the Falcons, the team’s second straight game he has not appeared in.

Adam Prentice – Fullback, New Orleans Saints
Prentice did not record any statistics during Week 10. He did, however, play 18 snaps on offense for the Saints.

NFC West

Deebo Samuel Sr. – Wide receiver, San Francisco 49ers
Samuel Sr. was a limited participant in practice on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday due to rib and oblique injuries this past week, which resulted in him carrying a “questionable” tag heading into the 49ers’ Week 10 contest against the Buccaneers. He ultimately did play in the team’s 23-20 win, catching five passes for 62 yards and gaining an additional 14 yards on three rushing attempts. Samuel Sr.’s most memorable moment from the game, though, came late in the third quarter, when he got into a heated altercation with long snapper Taybor Pepper following a missed field goal.

Ernest Jones – Linebacker, Seattle Seahawks
The Seahawks were on bye during Week 10, so Jones did not play this past week.

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