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NFL Coogs: Season Review
2/27/2025 10:00:00 AM | Football
16 Cougars record snaps played in 2024 NFL season
HOUSTON – The Houston Cougars continued their illustrious history of producing NFL talent in 2024 with 16 Cougar greats playing snaps in the NFL this season with defensive lineman Ed Oliver reaching the AFC Championship game for the second time in five seasons with the Buffalo Bills.
Matthew Adams | New York Giants | 3-14, missed playoffs
Kyle Allen | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-7, second in AFC East | L, 28-14 in Wild Card Round
Tyus Bowser | Miami Dolphins | 8-9, missed playoffs
Tank Dell | Houston Texans | 10-7, AFC South Champions | L, 23-14 in Divisional Round
Art Green | New York Giants | 3-14, missed playoffs
Logan Hall | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10-7, NFC South Champions | L, 23-20 in Wild Card Round
Josh Jones | Baltimore Ravens | 12-5, AFC North Champions | L, 27-25 in Divisional Round
Marcus Jones | New England Patriots | 4-13, missed playoffs
Case Keenum | Houston Texans | 10-7, AFC South Champions | L, 23-14 in Divisional Round
Ed Oliver | Buffalo Bills | 13-4, AFC East Champions | L, 31-26 in AFC Championship
Gervarrius Owens | New York Giants | 3-14, missed playoffs
Patrick Paul | Miami Dolphins | 8-9, missed playoffs
Elandon Roberts | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-7, second in AFC East | L, 28-14 in Wild Card Round
Grant Stuard | Indianapolis Colts | 8-9, missed playoffs
Nick Thurman | Carolina Panthers | 5-12, missed playoffs
Clayton Tune | Arizona Cardinals | 8-9, missed playoffs
Payton Turner | New Orleans Saints | 5-12, missed playoffs
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Matthew Adams | New York Giants | 3-14, missed playoffs
- Played in 13 games
- Notched four total tackles, three solo, in four separate games
- Fourth straight season playing double digit games
Kyle Allen | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-7, second in AFC East | L, 28-14 in Wild Card Round
- Played in one game for a total of two snaps
- Attempted one pass, a completion for 19 yards
Tyus Bowser | Miami Dolphins | 8-9, missed playoffs
- Played nine games for the Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins making five starts
- Tallied multiple tackles in three games
- Teams were 5-4 in games Bowser played
Tank Dell | Houston Texans | 10-7, AFC South Champions | L, 23-14 in Divisional Round
- Played a single-season-high 14 games with a single-season high 10 starts
- Hauled in 51 receptions for 34 first downs and 667 receiving yards
- Returned seven punts for 13.6 yards per return
- Recorded a season-high 126 receiving yards on six receptions Week 9 at the New York Jets
- Caught touchdown passes in three games
- Houston was 8-6 in games Dell saw action
Art Green | New York Giants | 3-14, missed playoffs
- Appeared in nine games
- Recorded seven tackles with a career-high four-tackle performance in Week 15 against Baltimore
- Played season-high 32 defensive snaps in Week 15 vs. Baltimore
Logan Hall | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10-7, NFC South Champions | L, 23-20 in Wild Card Round
- Played 16 games with 10 starts
- Posted single-season high 28 tackles, improving tackle totals for the second consecutive season
- Career-high 2.0 sack game Week 5 at Atlanta Falcons with five QB hits
- Recorded a pair of two-TFL games
- Multiple tackles in 10 games
- Tampa Bay was 9-7 when Hall saw the field
Josh Jones | Baltimore Ravens | 12-5, AFC North Champions | L, 27-25 in Divisional Round
- Played 64 offensive snaps, 12 pass plays
- Did not allow a pressure in 12 pass block snaps
- Played in all 18 games, with a season-high 16 snaps in Week 17 at Houston Texans
Marcus Jones | New England Patriots | 4-13, missed playoffs
- Started a career-high nine games, seeing action in 14
- Tallied multiple tackles in 12 games with five six-plus tackle performances
- Recorded a career-high nine tackles in Week 11 vs. Los Angeles Rams
- Returned 26 punts for 14.9 yards per return
- Caught one pass in Week 15 at Arizona Cardinals for 18 yards
Case Keenum | Houston Texans | 10-7, AFC South Champions | L, 23-14 in Divisional Round
- Did not play due to a foot injury
Ed Oliver | Buffalo Bills | 13-4, AFC East Champions | L, 31-26 in AFC Championship
- Played and started 14 games
- Started double digit games for the fifth consecutive season
- Forced a single-season high three fumbles
- Double-digit QB hits for the fourth straight year
- Season-high four tackles in three games
- Recorded sacks in three different games
Gervarrius Owens | New York Giants | 3-14, missed playoffs
- Played two games for the Giants in Week 16-17
- Played five total snaps, four on special teams, one on defense
- Played two special teams snaps each game
Patrick Paul | Miami Dolphins | 8-9, missed playoffs
- Started three of 10 games played
- First-career start Week 4 vs. Tennessee Titans
- Single-season best 77.1 pass block grade in Week 15 at Houston Texans
- Single-season best 66.9 run block grade in Week 12 vs. New England Patriots
- 95.7 pass block efficiency in rookie season
- Third-fewest hurries allowed by rookie tackles with at least 250 snaps played
Elandon Roberts | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-7, second in AFC East | L, 28-14 in Wild Card Round
- Pittsburgh went 10-7 in the 17 games Roberts saw action in
- Started 14 games with 14 multi-tackle games
- Season-high five tackle performance in Week 6 and Week 10
- Lone sack of the season in Week 3 vs. Los Angeles Chargers
- Five total tackles for loss
- Started final nine games of the season
- Forced fifth-career fumble in Week 5 vs. Dallas Cowboys
Grant Stuard | Indianapolis Colts | 8-9, missed playoffs
- NFL's single-game tackle leader after 19-tackle performance in first career start during Week 7 vs. Indianapolis Colts
- One of 29 NFL players all-time with 19+ tackle performances
- One of 10 active NFL players with a 19+ tackle performance
- Career-high 11 solo tackles in Week 7 vs. Indianapolis
- Set career highs with 40 tackles and two tackles for loss
- Played all 17 games for third time in last four seasons
- Multiple tackles in eight games
Nick Thurman | Carolina Panthers | 5-12, missed playoffs
- Played nine games with four starts
- Five multi-tackle performances
- Season-high six tackles in Week 9 vs. New Orleans Saints
- Season-high 49 snaps played 41 on defense in Week 7 at Washington Commanders
Clayton Tune | Arizona Cardinals | 8-9, missed playoffs
- Played six games, with Arizona a perfect 6-0 during games Tune played
- Attempted two passes, completing both for eight total yards
Payton Turner | New Orleans Saints | 5-12, missed playoffs
- Career-high 16 games played
- Forced first-career fumble in Week 4 at Atlanta Falcons
- Forced two fumbles
- Recorded single-season high 21 tackles, three tackles for loss and three QB hits
- Single-game high four tackles in Week 10 vs. Atlanta Falcons
- Recoded two sacks
- Week 10 vs. Atlanta performance included four tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, one pass deflection and two QB hits
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