Dores in the NFL

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — This information on former Vanderbilt student-athletes on current National Football League and additional professional rosters was updated Jan. 24.

Khari Blasingame (2015-18) // Tennessee // In 21 career games with Tennessee coming into the 2021 season the former Vandy running back had eight receptions for 93 yards, five total tackles and a 11-yard kick return while serving on special teams and as a fullback in 2020.

Blasingame made two tackles and also had three carries for six yards and two receptions for four yards in 12 games this season.

Oren Burks (2014-17) // Green Bay // Burks was a third-round pick of the 2018 NFL Draft and had played in 42 games with the Packers registering 56 tackles and forced two fumbles before the start of the 2021 season.

Burks made 38 tackles – one for a loss – and recovered a fumble in 18 games for the Packers this season.

Adam Butler (2013-16) // Miami // Butler played his fifth NFL season in 2021 after signing as an undrafted free agent with New England in 2017. Butler played 63 games with the Patriots as a defensive lineman and made 96 tackles and 15 sacks.

Butler made 17 tackles – two for a loss – to go along with two sacks and three defended passes in 17 games with the Dolphins. He was credited with five quarterback hits.

GOT ‘EM! 💪 pic.twitter.com/DRROaWvSj3

— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) December 5, 2021

David Culley (1973-77) // Houston // Culley was head coach of the Houston Texans in 2021-22.

Houston went 4-13 and Culley was let go after the season.

Zach Cunningham (2013-16) // Tennessee // The 57th overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft, Cunningham had made 503 tackles – 22 for a loss – in 62 career games coming into the 2021-22 campaign.

Cunningham made 101 tackles – eight for a loss – in 10 games for the Texans and five games with the Titans this season. He has also defended three passes and forced a fumble.

Casey Hayward (2008-11) // Las Vegas // Hayward has been in the NFL for a decade after being selected 62nd overall by the Green Bay Packers in the 2012 NFL Draft. He had appeared in 129 games with Green Bay, San Diego and Los Angeles, respectively, and recorded 385 tackles coming into 2021.

Hayward made 47 tackles – three for a loss – and defended six passes in 18 games with the Raiders. He also recorded a safety in Week 3 against Miami and an interception in Week 18 against the Chargers.

Casey Hayward on how that safety turned everything around: pic.twitter.com/bQwvxVIeav

— Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) September 27, 2021

Casey Hayward read it perfectly for the safety 🙏 @show_case29 #RaiderNation

📺: #MIAvsLV on CBS
📱: NFL app pic.twitter.com/UIRfsHC2zZ

— NFL (@NFL) September 26, 2021

Most coverage snaps without allowing a TD this season

🔒 Casey Hayward – 237 pic.twitter.com/54ugRrYJ59

— PFF (@PFF) October 18, 2021

Tre Herndon (2014-17) // Jacksonville // Herndon played his fourth NFL season in 2021 and had played in 43 games, made 144 tackles and grabbed three interceptions prior to the start of the campaign.

Herndon made 17 tackles – one for a loss – in nine games for the Jaguars.

Will Holden (2013-16) // Detroit // A fifth-round draft pick by Arizona in 2017, Holden has played with the Cardinals, Baltimore and Indianapolis, respectively.

The offensive tackle played 14 games this past season for the Lions and started Sept. 26 against Baltimore.

Jordan Matthews (2010-13) // San Francisco // Matthews signed a one-year contract with San Francisco in July. Matthews shifted to tight end after seven years in the league as a wide receiver and has appeared in one game this season.

In his career, Matthews has played in 75 career games. In his first three NFL seasons, with the Philadelphia Eagles, he caught 225 passes for 2,673 yards and 19 touchdowns.

Andre Mintze (2016-20) // Denver // Mintz signed with Denver in 2021 as an undrafted free agent.

Mintze made four tackles in six games for the Broncos.

Dayo Odeyingbo (2017-20) // Indianapolis // Selected 54th overall by the Colts in the 2021 NFL Draft, Odeyingbo played in 44 games for Vanderbilt as a defensive linemen.

Odeyingbo recorded six tackles, half a sack and forced a fumble in 10 games this season.

Hurricane Dayo makes landfall. 🌀

📺 CBS pic.twitter.com/t1qg7MLjAj

— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) November 14, 2021

Jared Pinkney (2015-19) // Detroit // Pinkney signed a free agent deal with Atlanta in April and spent the 2020 season with the Falcons practice squad.

Pinkney set the Vanderbilt record for career receiving yards by a tight end with 1,560. He signed with the Detroit Lions in September and then the Los Angeles Rams in October to be on the practice squad.

Trent Sherfield (2014-17) // San Francisco // Sherfield, who signed with the 49ers in March, enters his fourth season after spending the first three with the Arizona Cardinals. He has 28 career receptions for 340 yards and one career touchdown reception.

Sherfield has made nine receptions for 87 yards and hauled in a touchdown pass in 18 games for the 49ers. He also made a tackle in the 49ers’ playoff win over Green Bay.

6 points for the new guys 🙌@treylance09 x @Channel_10

📺 #SFvsDET on FOX pic.twitter.com/sCTf65lfav

— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) September 12, 2021

Kyle Shurmur (2015-18) // Washington // Shurmur put together one of the more impressive careers in a Vanderbilt uniform by passing for more than 8,800 yards in 44 careers games. He also completed 64 touchdown passes.

Shurmur originally signed with Kansas City in 2019. He signed with Washington on Sept. 13 to be on the team’s practice squad.

Justin Skule (2015-18) // San Francisco // Skule was selected in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the 49ers.

The left tackle has played in 31 career games for the 49ers and is currently on injured reserve.

Ke’Shawn Vaughn (2017-19) // Tampa Bay // Vaughn was selected 76th overall in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Vaughn ranks fifth all-time at Vanderbilt with 2,272 rushing yards despite making just 24 appearances. He made five receptions for 34 yards and 31 carries for 130 yards in 11 games during his rookie season.

Vaughn played in 14 games this season and rushed 53 times for 233 yards and made six receptions for 35 yards. Vaughn had three rushing touchdowns.

SNEAK PUNCHES IT IN FOR 6️⃣

📺: #PHIvsTB on FOX pic.twitter.com/F0ODKaojq6

— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) January 16, 2022

Ke’Shawn Vaughn making 55 yards look easy 👏 #AnchorDown | https://t.co/EhGawk1ug8 pic.twitter.com/JZj40KmUX0

— Vanderbilt Football (@VandyFootball) December 29, 2021

Stephen Weatherly (2012-15) // Denver // Weatherly is going into his sixth NFL season, the first four of which were in Minnesota. He spent the 2020 campaign with the Carolina Panthers and has played in 62 career games and has 87 career tackles to go along with seven sacks.

Weatherly made 23 tackles – six for a loss – and two sacks in 15 games for first the Minnesota Vikings and then the Broncos this season.

Your punt coverage play of the week goes to Stephen Weatherly. 2nd from the right at the start, watch him the whole way! Pick his angle and burst pic.twitter.com/vyPXiasEYJ

— Luke Braun (@LukeBraunNFL) September 21, 2021

Per @pff grades, these are the best players on the Vikings thru two weeks:

Kirk Cousins = 85.9
Xavier Woods = 81.9
Danielle Hunter = 74.7
Michael Pierce = 74.7
Ezra Cleveland = 74.1
Eri Kendricks = 72.8
Stephen Weatherly = 72.5
Justin Jefferson = 71.1
K.J. Osborn = 70.1

— Dustin Baker (@DustBaker) September 20, 2021

Joejuan Williams (2016-18) // New England // Williams was selected as the 45th overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Patriots. Williams, a cornerback, had played 24 games and made 23 career tackles coming into 2021.

Williams made 26 tackles, defended five passes and recorded a quarterback hit in 13 games this season for the Patriots.

Commodores in the NFL Draft