University Southern California Trojans
2017 #USCtotheNFL Week 17
January 02, 2018 | Football, USC Ripsit Blog, Features
As the 2017 regular season came to a close, a number of Trojans in the NFL had impressive performances.
The Best
Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster continued his electric rookie season in Week 17. Smith-Schuster racked up 143 receiving yards plus 122 kickoff return yards for a total of 265 all-purpose yards, and scored both a receiving TD and a kickoff return TD. During the game, Smith-Schuster became the youngest player in NFL history to surpass 1,000 all-purpose yards in a season. The NFL's youngest player leads all rookies in receiving yards (917) and receiving TDs (7) this season.
Best of the Rest
Adoree' Jackson, CB, Titans - 5 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 2 passes defended
Clay Matthews, LB, Packers - 3 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack
Rhett Ellison, TE, Giants - 5 receptions, 63 yards (career-high)
Devon Kennard, LB, Giants - 2 tackles, 1 sack, 1 pass defended
Nelson Agholor, WR, Eagles - 7 rush yards, 11 receiving yards
Leonard Williams, DE, Jets - 2 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 QB hit
Everson Griffen, DE, Vikings - 1 tackle, 1 QB hit, 1 pass defended
Wes Horton, DE, Panthers - 2 tackles, 1 QB hit
Josh Shaw, CB, Bengals - 2 tackles, 1 pass defended
Javorius Allen, RB, Ravens - 37 rush yards
Leon McQuay, S, Chiefs - 3 tackles, 1 pass defended
Nickell Robey-Coleman, CB, Rams - 3 tackles
Hayes Pullard, LB, Chargers - 4 tackles
T.J. McDonald, S, Dolphins - 7 tackles
Frostee Rucker, DT, Cardinals - 3 tackles, 2 TFL
Jurrell Casey, DT, Titans - 4 tackles, 1 sack
The Best
Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster continued his electric rookie season in Week 17. Smith-Schuster racked up 143 receiving yards plus 122 kickoff return yards for a total of 265 all-purpose yards, and scored both a receiving TD and a kickoff return TD. During the game, Smith-Schuster became the youngest player in NFL history to surpass 1,000 all-purpose yards in a season. The NFL's youngest player leads all rookies in receiving yards (917) and receiving TDs (7) this season.
Best of the RestAdoree' Jackson, CB, Titans - 5 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 2 passes defended
Clay Matthews, LB, Packers - 3 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack
Rhett Ellison, TE, Giants - 5 receptions, 63 yards (career-high)
Devon Kennard, LB, Giants - 2 tackles, 1 sack, 1 pass defended
Nelson Agholor, WR, Eagles - 7 rush yards, 11 receiving yards
Leonard Williams, DE, Jets - 2 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 QB hit
Everson Griffen, DE, Vikings - 1 tackle, 1 QB hit, 1 pass defended
Wes Horton, DE, Panthers - 2 tackles, 1 QB hit
Josh Shaw, CB, Bengals - 2 tackles, 1 pass defended
Javorius Allen, RB, Ravens - 37 rush yards
Leon McQuay, S, Chiefs - 3 tackles, 1 pass defended
Nickell Robey-Coleman, CB, Rams - 3 tackles
Hayes Pullard, LB, Chargers - 4 tackles
T.J. McDonald, S, Dolphins - 7 tackles
Frostee Rucker, DT, Cardinals - 3 tackles, 2 TFL
Jurrell Casey, DT, Titans - 4 tackles, 1 sack
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