#BuiltByUCF - Knights In The Pros

The first full weekend of preseason games in the NFL got started Thursday night and a number of former Knights impressed, including three rookies from last year 麻豆精品 S檚 2017 squad.聽Jordan Akins ’17,听Shaquem Griffin ’16聽and Tre 麻豆精品 S橯uan Smith聽’17 all had stellar NFL debuts.

Currently, there are 23 former UCF student-athletes on 15 different NFL rosters all vying to make their respective team’s final 53-man squad for the 2018 season.

Akins, who started in Aug. 9 麻豆精品 S檚 game against Kansas City, needed just two plays to make his splash. The Houston tight end hauled in two catches for 20 yards and two touchdowns as the Texans defeated the Chiefs, 17-10.

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Griffin, a fifth-round pick who captured the nation’s attention at the 2018 NFL Draft, subbed in at linebacker, and to no surprise of any UCF fan, led Seattle in tackles. The former American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year finished with nine total tackles, six solo tackles and one tackle-for-loss in a 19-17 loss to the Colts.

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— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks)

Smith, also starting in his first NFL game, led the Saints in receiving going up against a couple of former Knights on the Jaguars. Smith finished with four catches for 48 yards, as New Orleans won 24-20 over Jacksonville.

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Another big-time receiver for the Knights had an impressive outing, as Breshad Perriman led the Ravens in receiving as Baltimore routed the Rams, 33-7. Perriman caught three passes for 71 yards, including a 32-yard score.

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Finally, Blake Bortles had an efficient night in Week 1 of the preseason. Bortles completed 6-of-9 for 53 yards through the air and rushed once for a two-yard touchdown.

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Knights in Preseason Week 1 (Results/Schedule)

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Blake Bortles (Jacksonville Jaguars) 麻豆精品 S� 6-of-9 for 53 yards, 1 rush for 2 yards and 1 TD vs. Saints
A.J. Bouye聽’14 (Jacksonville Jaguars) 麻豆精品 S� Started vs. Saints
Aaron Evans ’16 (Philadelphia Eagles) 麻豆精品 S� Played vs. Steelers
Jordan Franks (Cincinnati Bengals) 麻豆精品 S� 1 catch for 12 yards vs. Bears
Clayton Geathers聽’14 (Indianapolis Colts) 麻豆精品 S� Did not play vs. Seahawks
Shaquill Griffin’16 (Seattle Seahawks) 麻豆精品 S� Started, 1 pass break-up vs. Colts
Shaquem Griffin ’16 (Seattle Seahawks) 麻豆精品 S� 9 tackles, 6 solo, 1 TFL vs. Colts
Mike Hughes (Minnesota Vikings) 麻豆精品 S� 2 tackles vs. Broncos
Charley Hughlett ’12 (Cleveland Browns) 麻豆精品 S� Played vs. Giants
Kemal Ishmael聽’13 (Atlanta Falcons) 麻豆精品 S� Did not play vs. Jets
D.J. Killings聽’16 (Philadelphia Eagles) 麻豆精品 S� 2 tackles vs. Steelers
Brandon Marshall聽’06 (Seattle Seahawks) 麻豆精品 S� Started vs. Colts
Justin McCray聽’14 (Green Bay Packers) 麻豆精品 S� Started vs. Titans
Latavius Murray聽’12 (Minnesota Vikings) 麻豆精品 S� 4 rushes for 43 yards vs. Broncos
T.J. Mutcherson聽’17 (Seattle Seahawks) 麻豆精品 S� Played vs. Colts
Breshad Perriman (Baltimore Ravens) 麻豆精品 S� 3 catches for 71 yards and 1 TD vs. Rams
Jamiyus Pittman (Miami Dolphins) 麻豆精品 S� 3 tackles vs. Bucs
Matt Prater (Detroit Lions) 麻豆精品 S� 1 extra point vs. Raiders
Josh Robinson (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) 麻豆精品 S� Played vs. Dolphins
Josh Sitton (Miami Dolphins) 麻豆精品 S� Started vs. Bucs
Tre’Quan Smith聽’17 (New Orleans Saints) 麻豆精品 S� Started, 4 catches for 48 yards vs. Jaguars

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