Open mobile menu

#ProJackets: Week 5 Update

October 6, 2014

Performances of note from former Yellow Jackets in week 5 of the NFL season were highlighted by the play of Demaryius Thomas who had 8 receptions for 226 yards and two touchdowns as the Denver Broncos defeated the Arizona Cardinals. Thomas set the Broncos’ franchise record for receiving yards in a game as his 226 yards on eight catches topped the previous mark of 214 yards set by Shannon Sharpe in 2002.

Click here for a DenverBroncos.com feature on Thomas’s record-setting day

  PLAYER LAST GAME NEXT GAME
 JEREMIAH ATTAOCHU, OLB
 San Diego Chargers
 Number:
97
 NFL Experience: 
Rookie
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-13
 High School: Archbishop Carroll (Washington, D.C.)
 Status: ACTIVE
 WEEK 5
W vs. NYJ
DID NOT PLAY
 Sunday
at OAK
4:05 p.m. ET
CBS
 T.J. BARNES, DT
 New York Jets
 Number:
99
 NFL Experience: 
Rookie
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2009-11
 High School: Enterprise (Enterprise, Ala.)
 Status: ACTIVE
 WEEK 5
L at SD
DID NOT PLAY
 Sunday
vs. DEN
1:00 p.m.
CBS
 MORGAN BURNETT, SS
 Green Bay Packers
 Number:
42
 NFL Experience:
5th season
 Years at Georgia Tech: 
2007-09
 High School: North Clayton (College Park, Ga.)
 Status: ACTIVE
  WEEK 5
W vs. MIN
12 tackles
 Sunday
at MIA
1:00 p.m. ET
FOX
 MARIO BUTLER, DB
 Buffalo Bills
 Number:
30
 NFL Experience:
2nd season
 Years at Georgia Tech: 
2007-10
 High School: Nease (Jacksonville, Fla.)
 Status: INJURED RESERVE
   
 JONATHAN DWYER, RB
 Arizona Cardinals
 Number: 20
 NFL Experience: 5th season
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-09
 High School: Carlton J. Kell (Marietta, Ga.)
 Status: RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL ILLNESS LIST
   
 ANDREW GARDNER, T
 Philadelphia Eagles
 Number: 
66
 NFL Experience: 5th season
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2005-08
 High School: 
Sandy Creek (Tyrone, Ga.)
 Status: ACTIVE
WEEK 5
W vs. STL
PLAYED

 Sunday
vs. NYG
8:30 p.m.
NBC
 STEPHEN HILL, WR
 Carolina Panthers
 Number:
87
 NFL Experience: 3rd season
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2009-11
 High School: Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.)
 Status: PRACTICE SQUAD
 WEEK 5
W vs. CHI
DID NOT PLAY
 Sunday
at CIN
1:00 p.m. ET
FOX
 CALVIN JOHNSON, WR
 Detroit Lions
 Number:
81
 NFL Experience: 8th season
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2004-06
 High School: Sandy Creek (Tyrone, Ga.)
 Status: ACTIVE
 WEEK 5
L vs. BUF
1 rec, 7 yds
 Sunday
at MIN
1:00 p.m. ET
FOX
 MICHAEL JOHNSON, DE
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 Number: 
90
 NFL Experience: 6th season
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2005-08
 High School: Dallas County (Plantersville, Ala.)
 
Status: ACTIVE
  WEEK 5
L at NO
1 QB Hit
Sunday
vs. BAL
1:00 p.m.
CBS
 DAWAN LANDRY, SS
 New York Jets
 Number: 
26
 NFL Experience: 9th season
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2002-05
 High School: Hahnville (Boutte, La.)
 Status: ACTIVE
 WEEK 5
L at SD
10 tkls, 1 pass defended
 Sunday
vs. DEN
1:00 p.m.
CBS
 DERRICK MORGAN, DE
 Tennessee Titans
 Number:
91
 NFL Experience:
5th season
 Years at Georgia Tech:
2007-09
 High School: Coatesville (Coatesville, Pa.)
 Status: ACTIVE
WEEK 5
L vs. CLE
4 tkls, 1 pass defended
Sunday
vs. JAX
1:00 p.m.
CBS
 DARYL SMITH, ILB
 Baltimore Ravens
 Number:
51
 NFL Experience
: 11th season
 Years at Georgia Tech:
2000-03
 High
 School: Dougherty County (Albany, Ga.) 
 Status: ACTIVE
WEEK 5
L at IND
8 tackles
Sunday
at TB
1:00 p.m. ET
CBS
 ROD SWEETING, DB
 Miami Dolphins
 Number:
38
 NFL Experience: 2nd season
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2009-12
 High School: Luella (Locust Grove, Ga.)
 Status: PRACTICE SQUAD
   
 DEMARYIUS THOMAS, WR
 Denver Broncos
 Number:
88
 NFL Experience:
5th season
 Years at Georgia Tech:
2007-09
 High School: West Laurens (Dublin, Ga.)
 Status: ACTIVE
WEEK 5
W vs. AZ
8 rec, 226 yds, 2 TDs
Sunday
at NYJ
1:00 p.m. ET
CBS
 JEMEA THOMAS, LB
 Dallas Cowboys
 Number:
21
 NFL Experience:
Rookie
 Years at Georgia Tech:
2009-13
 High
 School: Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 
 Status: PRACTICE SQUAD
WEEK 5
W vs. HOU
DID NOT PLAY
Sunday
at SEA
4:25 p.m. ET
FOX

 VANCE WALKER, DT
 Kansas City Chiefs
 Number:
99
 NFL Experience:
6th season
 Years at Georgia Tech:
2005-08
 High School:
Fort Mill (Fort Mill, S.C.)
 Status: ACTIVE

WEEK 5
L at SF
Played. No stats

BYE WEEK
 BRANDON WATTS, OLB
 Minnesota Vikings
 Number:
58
 NFL Experience:
Rookie
 Years at Georgia Tech:
2010-13
 High School: Washington County (Tennille, Ga.)
 Status: ACTIVE
 WEEK 5
L at GB
DID NOT PLAY
Sunday
vs. DET
1:00 p.m.
FOX
 PHILIP WHEELER, OLB
 Miami Dolphins
 Number: 
52
 NFL Experience:
7th season
 Years at Georgia Tech:
2003-07
 High School: Shaw (Columbus, Ga.)
 Status: ACTIVE
 BYE WEEK Sunday
vs. GB
1:00 p.m.
FOX

RELATED HEADLINES

Football Georgia Tech Breaks Ground on Fanning Center

New student-athlete performance center set to open in 2026

Georgia Tech Breaks Ground on Fanning Center
Football VIDEO: Spring Practice Media Availability - Day 4

AHC for special teams/cornerbacks Ricky Brumfield and specialists talk to media

VIDEO: Spring Practice Media Availability - Day 4
Football Georgia Tech Holds 2024 Pro Day

Eight Yellow Jackets audition for professional football careers

Georgia Tech Holds 2024 Pro Day
Partner of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Legends Partner of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Partner of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Partner of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets