WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Six Purdue Football alums took the field during week five of the NFL season.
Derrick Barnes iced the Lions’ 37-24 win over the Bengals with a sack for a safety in the final two minutes of the game. His strong start to the season saw him finish second on the Lions with seven total tackles and added a tackle-for-loss.
Barnes is second on the Lions with 34 total tackles this season and third with two sacks. He is one of two players in the NFL to force a safety this season (Kaveon Merriweather, Tampa Bay). Barnes is one of five players with at least 30 total tackles, two sacks and two tackles-for-loss through the first five weeks.
George Karlaftis finished with two total tackles, a half-sack and a fumble recovery on Monday Night Football at Jacksonville. His fumble recovery came after Nick Bolton forced the ball out on a fourth-and-one on the one-yard line to hold Jacksonville out of the end zone.
The half-sack improvs Karlaftis’ team-leading total to 3.5 this season. He also paces the Chiefs with six tackles-for-loss. He is tied for seventh in the NFL in tackles-for-loss and tied for 14th in sacks.
BOILERMAKERS AROUND THE NFL
• Derrick Barnes (Detroit) – Sealed Detroit’s 37-24 win over Cincinnati with a safety in the final two minutes of the game.
• George Karlaftis (Kansas City) – Had a half-sack and a fumble recovery on Monday Night Football at Jacksonville.
• Raheem Mostert (Las Vegas) – Totaled seven rushes for 22 yards and one kick return for 23 yards at Indianapolis.
• Charlie Jones (Cincinnati) – Returned six kicks for 154 yards and one punt for six yards vs. Detroit.
• Payne Durham (Tampa Bay) – Had a tackle on special teams and played 30-percent of Tampa Bay’s offensive plays in a 38-35 win over Seattle.
• Sanoussi Kane (Baltimore) – Played 26 special teams snaps vs. Houston.
• Marcus Mbow (N.Y. Giants) – Active at New Orleans but did not appear in any snaps.
• Tyrone Tracy Jr. (N.Y. Giants) – Inactive at New Orleans due to injury.
• Ja’Whaun Bentley (Pittsburgh) – Practice Squad, Bye Week
• Jalen Graham (San Francisco) – Practice Squad
• Reese Taylor (Denver) – Practice Squad
• David Bell (Cleveland) – Non-Football Injury
• Aidan O’Connell (Las Vegas) – Injured Reserve
• Cory Trice Jr. (Pittsburgh) – Injured Reserve
• Rondale Moore (Minnesota) – Injured Reserve (out for season)
