Pitts celebrates National Tight End Day, Crawshaw takes the throne
By: Austin McClain & Radek Shah
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Week seven of the NFL season showcased 47 former Gators on 21 current rosters, with 35 being active. Kyle Pitts finds the endzone on National Tight End Day and Jeremy Crawshaw is now the league's leading punter. See below to review the rest of the best moments of Gators across the league.
Each week of the 2026-27 season, FloridaGators.com will cover all of the best moments from the NFL stars who made a name for themselves in Gainesville.
Offense Kyle Pitts - TE - Atlanta Falcons
In his 37 offensive snaps seen on Sunday, Pitts hauled in each of his five targets for a total of 22 yards. His biggest play of the day came in the halfway mark of the third quarter, when he caught a five-yard touchdown pass to take the lead against the then undefeated San Francisco 49ers. For the third straight week, the former First-Team All-American recorded a receiving touchdown. Pitts now has four scores on the year, which is tied for second in the league amongst tight ends.
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Dameon Pierce - RB - Philadelphia Eagles
For the second straight week, Dameon Pierce has led the Philadelphia Eagles offense in carries, with 14 for 47 yards. While facing the division rival, Dallas Cowboys, Pierce found his way into the endzone on a five-yard rush in the beginning of the second quarter to take the early lead. Pierce has now scored in back-to-back outings for the first time since weeks four and five of his rookie year back in 2022. With the Eagles uncertainty of Saquon Barkley's health going into next week, Pierce can once again be a pivotal factor in the offense.
Dameon Pierce coming through 😤 https://t.co/rP7opSam3M
Trent Brown - OT - Houston Texans
Houston's starting right tackle had one of his better games of the season with a PFF pass blocking grade of 80.8 which led the team and a run blocking grade of 73.7 which was the second highest for Houston. So far this season, Brown has started all of Houston's 459 snaps on offense at right tackle and has been an important member of their offensive line. The Texans move into their bye week as they prepare to face off against the Chargers on Sunday, November 8.
Defense C.J. Henderson - CB - Atlanta Falcons
After missing the previous week with an injury, Henderson jumped right back into his starting cornerback role and played 63 of the total 66 snaps on defense. Henderson recorded six total tackles and two pass breakups in Atlanta's win against San Francisco. Henderson's season-long run defensive PFF grade is now an 82.1 which is the second highest on the Falcons defense. The Falcons head to Tampa on Sunday to face the Buccaneers in an important division matchup. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Gervon Dexter Sr. - DT - Atlanta Falcons
Dexter continues to show just why the Falcons traded for him this offseason as he had another strong game with two total tackles, one tackle for loss, one fumble recovery and three QB hurries which led the Falcons defense. Dexter was a big part of a Falcons defense that caused four turnovers against one of the top offenses in the NFL and led the 49ers to their first loss of the season. Dexter's season-long defensive PFF grade moved to 79.4 which is the second highest of qualified Atlanta defenders.
Shemar James Sr. - LB - Dallas Cowboys
The 2nd year linebacker made his first start of the season and recorded six tackles as well as two QB hurries both of which were season highs. James was an important part of the Cowboys getting a much needed win against the Eagles on the road on Monday Night Football. He will look to build on this performance when Dallas welcomes the Cardinals on Sunday.
Special Teams Jeremy Crawshaw - P - Denver Broncos
While punting against the Arizona Cardinals in the 4:05 p.m. slot, the Australian-native climbed the league-wide leaderboard. Crawshaw's four punt attempts put him tied for first in the league for total punts with 36. On the day, his four punts amounted to 183 yards, which gave him the overall lead of total punting yards amongst punters, with 1,751. As of now, he is also second in the league in NET yards with 44.8, and is one of four punters in the NFL to post a punting grade above 80 on the season (81.9).
For a complete list of Gators in the NFL, see below.
Arizona Cardinals (ARI 16-30 DEN)
90 - Zachary Carter - DT - 4 years (IR)
64 - Kingsley Eguakun - OL - 2 years (Practice Squad)
Atlanta Falcons (ATL 29-20 SF)
39 - C.J. Henderson - CB - 6 years (6 Tackles, 2 PBU)
95 - Gervon Dexter Sr. - DT - 4 years (2 TOT, 3 QBH)
71 - Jawaan Taylor - OT - 8 years
8 - Kyle Pitts - TE - 6 years (5 REC, 22 Yards, 1 TD)
Buffalo Bills (BYE)
22 - C.J. Gardner-Johnson - S - 8 years
64 - O'Cyrus Torrence - G - 4 years
39 - Tommy Doman - P - Rookie
Carolina Panthers (CAR 13-43 TB)
92 - Cam Jackson - DT - 2 years
73 - Stone Forsythe - OT - 6 years
56 - Jeremiah Moon - LB - 3 years (Practice Squad)
Cincinnati Bengals (CIN 35-13 BAL)
2 - Evan McPherson - K - 6 years (5/5 XP)
98 - T. J. Slaton - DL - 6 years (1 TOT)
25 - Trikweze Bridges - CB - 2 years (Practice Squad)
Philadelphia Eagles (PHI 21-38 DAL)
74 - Fred Johnson - OT - 8 years
52 - Jonathan Greenard - OLB - 7 years
41 - Rocco Underwood - LS - Rookie
39 - Dameon Pierce - RB - 5 years (14 CAR, 47 Yards, 1 TD, 1 REC, 1 Yards)
San Francisco 49ers (SAN 20-29 ATL)
11 - Demarcus Robisnon - WR - 11 years (IR)
18 - Eddy Piñeiro - K - 9 years (⅔ XP)
1 - Ricky Pearsall - WR - 3 years (IR)
Seattle Seahawks (SEA 20-3 KC)
56 - Dante Fowler Jr. - DE - 12 years (1 QBH)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (TB 19-26 PIT)
34 - Alex Anzalone - LB - 10 years (6 TOT)
Tennessee Titans (TEN 26-20 IND)
78 - Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson - OT - 2 years
17 - Chimere Dike - WR - 2 years (2 KR, 61 Yards, Long of 37, 1 PR, 14 Yards)
3 - Tommy Townsend - P - 7 years (2 Punts, 94 Yards, 1 IN20, Long of 50)
Washington Commanders (WSH 17-23 SF)
12 - Van Jefferson - WR - 7 years (Practice Squad)
