With the NFL nearly a quarter of the way through the season, Stanford alumni sit on both ends of the standings. Christian McCaffrey ’18 and the San Francisco 49ers are 4-0 as one of the three unbeaten teams left in the league, while Dalton Schultz ’18 and the Houston Texans are 0-4 and still searching for their first win. Schultz and Elic Ayomanor ’26 will match up this coming week in a Texans-Titans game as both teams look to add to the win column.

Standout performances 

Bobby Okereke ’18 (LB, Carolina Panthers) – Okereke made seven tackles in a 32-26 Sunday night win over Detroit. The win moved the Panthers to 2-2 and into first place in the NFC South on a tiebreaker. 

Christian McCaffrey ’18 (RB, San Francisco 49ers) – McCaffrey ran 15 times for 52 yards and a touchdown, and caught three passes for 18 yards in a 24-14 win over Denver to remain undefeated. The Niners will look to continue their hot streak this week against the defending Super Bowl champions, the Seattle Seahawks.

Elijah Higgins ’23 (TE, Arizona Cardinals)  – Higgins caught both targets for 19 yards, including a touchdown, in a 36-24 loss to the New York Giants, falling to 1-3.

Michael Wilson ’21 M.A. ’22 (WR, Arizona Cardinals) – Wilson caught seven passes for 95 yards on 13 targets in the same loss as Higgins. He now leads the team in receiving yards (258) and ranks second in targets (44), trailing only All-Pro tight end Trey McBride. 

Notable contributions

Brycen Tremayne ’22 (WR, Carolina Panthers) –Two catches for 32 yards, including a 21-yard catch over the Lions.

Elic Ayomanor ’26 (WR, Tennessee Titans) – One catch for 22 yards in a 24-18 loss against Baltimore. The Titans remain winless and hope to pick up their first win against the Texans this weekend.

Harrison Phillips ’18 (DT, New York Jets) – Seven tackles in a 23-12 loss at Chicago. The Jets are 1-3.