Utes in the Pros: Week 2 Preseason Preview; Week 1 Review

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Utes in the Pros: Week 2 Preseason Preview; Week 1 Review

8/17/2022 9:16 PM | Football

SALT LAKE CITY – Week two of the preseason is here! The University of Utah football program has 28 former players on rosters in the league. The second week of preseason starts Thursday night when Chicago travels to Seattle. Three Utes will be in action on Thursday night.

Catch the Utes on ESPN, NFL Network, or Fox this week as seven games will be televised, starting with the Thursday night game between Chicago and Seattle will be on ESPN.

How to what your Utes in the Preseason
Preseason Week 2

Day	Game	Time (MT)	TV	Players
Thur., Aug. 18	Chicago at Seattle	6 p.m.	ESPN	#33 Jaylon Johnson (Chicago) #57 Cody Barton (Seattle) #27 Marquise Blair (Seattle)
Fri., Aug. 19	New Orleans at Green Bay	6 p.m.		#45 Nephi Sewell (New Orleans) #40 Chase Hansen (New Orleans) #37 Brian Allen (New Orleans)
Fri., Aug. 19	Houston at LA Rams	8 p.m.	NFL Network	#26 Terrell Burgess (LA Rams) #8 Matt Gay (LA Rams)
Sat., Aug. 20	Denver at Buffalo	11 a.m.	NFL Network	#72 Garett Bolles (Denver) #81 Tim Patrick (Denver) #20 Zack Moss (Buffalo)
Sat., Aug. 20	Detroit at Indiana	11 a.m.		#66 Darrin Paulo (Detroit) #32 Julian Blackmon (Indianapolis)
Sat., Aug. 20	Las Vegas at Miami	5:30 p.m.		#78 Jackson Barton (Las Vegas) #79 Bamidele Olaseni (Las Vegas) #85 Cole Fotheringham (Las Vegas) #21 Eric Rowe (Miami)
Sat., Aug. 20	San Francisco at Minnesota	5 p.m.		#18 Mitch Wishnowsky (San Francisco)
Sat., Aug. 20	Pittsburgh at Jacksonville	5 p.m.		#77 Nick Ford (Jacksonville) #33 Devin Lloyd (Jacksonville)
Sat., Aug. 20	Dallas at LA Chargers	8 p.m.	NFL Network	#52 Mika Tafua (Dallas)
Sun., Aug. 21	Philadelphia at Cleveland	11 a.m.	NFL Network	#41 Britain Covey (Philadelphia)
Sun., Aug. 21	Baltimore at Arizona	6 p.m.	FOX	#2 Tyler Huntley (Baltimore) #32 Marcus Williams (Baltimore) #21 T.J. Pledger (Arizona) #95 Leki Fotu (Arizona)
Mon., Aug. 22	Atlanta at NY Jets	6 p.m.	ESPN	#50 Bradlee Anae (New York) #40 Javelin Guidry (New York)

The Utes shined during week one as Tyler Huntley earned the start and went 16-of-18 for 109 yards and a touchdown in the win for Baltimore.

Tyler Huntley lofts it up to @ShemarBridges17 for a @Ravens TD! @_SNOOP1

??: Stream #TENvsBAL on NFL+ https://t.co/AXsI2aWMg0 pic.twitter.com/iorosBazGM
— NFL (@NFL) August 12, 2022

The New Orleans Saints added Brian Allen and Chase Hansen prior to the first preseason contest, joining Nephi Sewell on the Saints. Sewell led the Saints with six tackles in the game, while Hansen had five tackles and an INT.

INTERCEPTED! ??

Chase Hansen catches the tipped pass and takes it 44 yards the other way! ??

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— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) August 14, 2022

Brian Allen | DB | New Orleans

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Houston	L, 17-13	1 INT

Bradlee Anae | DL | New York Jets

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Philadelphia	W, 24-21	Played at DL

Cody Barton | LB | Seattle

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Pittsburgh	L, 32-25	Started at LB; 3 tackles, 1 QB Hurry

Jackson Barton | OL | Las Vegas

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Jacksonville	W, 27-11	Played on OL
vs. Minnesota	W, 26-20	Played on OL

Julian Blackmon | DB | Indianapolis

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Buffalo	L, 27-24	Started at FS; 2 tackles, 1 FF

Marquise Blair | DB | Seattle

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Pittsburgh	L, 32-25	Started at S; 2 tackles; 1 FF

Garett Bolles | OL | Denver

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Dallas	W, 17-7	DNP

Terrell Burgess | DB | LA Rams

Game	Results	Stats
vs. LA Chargers	W, 29-22	Started at S

Britain Covey | WR | Philadelphia

Game	Results	Stats
vs. New York Jets	L, 24-21	Played at WR; 2 punt returns, 4 yds, 1 KO return 25 yds

Nick Ford | OL | Jacksonville

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Las Vegas	L, 27-11	Played on the OL
Vs. Cleveland	L, 24-13	Played on the OL

Cole Fotheringham | TE | Las Vegas

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Jacksonville	W, 27-11	Played TE and had one target
vs. Minnesota	W, 26-20	Played TE and had one target

Leki Fotu | DL | Arizona

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Cincinnati	W, 36-23	Started at DT

Matt Gay | K | LA Rams

Game	Results	Stats
vs. LA Chargers	W, 29-22	DNP

Javelin Guidry | DB | New York Jets

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Cincinnati	W, 36-23	1 tackle

Chase Hansen | LB | New Orleans

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Houston	L, 17-13	Started at LB; 5 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 INT (44 yds)

Tyler Huntley | QB | Baltimore

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Tennessee	W, 23-10	Started at QB; 16-for-18 (88.9%), 109 yards, 1 TD

Jaylon Johnson | DB | Chicago

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Kansas City	W, 19-14	Started at CB; 1 tackle

Devin Lloyd | LB | Jacksonville

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Las Vegas	L, 27-11	DNP
vs. Cleveland	L, 24-13	DNP

Zack Moss | RB | Buffalo

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Indianapolis	W, 27-24	Started at RB; 3 rushes, 37 yds, LG 27, 2 rec. 5 yds

Bamidele Olaseni | OL | Las Vegas

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Jacksonville	W, 27-11	Played on OL
vs. Minnesota	W, 26-20	Played on OL

Tim Patrick | WR | Denver

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Dallas	W, 17-7	DNP

Darrin Paulo | OL | Detroit

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Atlanta	L, 27-23	Played on OL

TJ Pledger | RB | Arizona

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Cincinnati	W, 36-23	1 rush 8 yds

Eric Rowe | DB | Miami

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Tampa Bay	W, 26-24	1 tackle

Nephi Sewell | LB | New Orleans

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Houston	L, 17-13	Team-high 6 tackles

Mika Tafua | DL | Dallas

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Denver	L, 17-7	1 tackle

Marcus Williams | DB | Baltimore

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Tennessee	W, 23-10	DNP

Mitch Wishnowsky | P | San Francisco

Game	Results	Stats
vs. Green Bay	W, 28-21	4 punts, 167 yds (41.8 avg), LNG 54, 2 in 20

With the 27 Utes on rosters this season, Utah is also represented in the coaching realm with Alex Whittingham serving as the Kansas City Chiefs defensive quality control coach.

Current Utes in the NFL
Offensive Line (5)
Jackson Barton..................... Las Vegas
Garett Bolles............................. Denver
Nick Ford.......................... Jacksonville
Bamidele Olaseni.................. Las Vegas
Darrin Paulo.............................. Detroit

Quarterbacks (1)
Tyler Huntley........................ Baltimore

Running Backs (2)
Zack Moss................................ Buffalo
T.J. Pledger.............................. Arizona

Wide Receivers (2)
Britain Covey.................... Philadelphia
Tim Patrick........................ Denver (IR)

Tight Ends (1)
Cole Fotheringham............... Las Vegas

Defensive Line (3)
Bradlee Anae........................... NY Jets
Leki Fotu................................. Arizona
Mika Tafua................................. Dallas

Linebackers (4)
Cody Barton.............................. Seattle
Chase Hansen................... New Orleans
Devin Lloyd...................... Jacksonville
Nephi Sewell.................... New Orleans

Defensive Backs (8)
Brian Allen....................... New Orleans
Julian Blackmon................ Indianapolis
Marquise Blair........................... Seattle
Terrell Burgess...................... LA Rams
Javelin Guidry......................... NY Jets
Jaylon Johnson........................ Chicago
Eric Rowe.................................. Miami
Marcus Williams................... Baltimore

Special Teams (2)
Matt Gay............................... LA Rams
Mitch Wishnowsky.......... San Francisco

IR = Injured/Reserve
PS = Practice Squad

FOLLOW ALONG!
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