Dec. 9, 2012

BERKELEY - Seattle's Marshawn Lynch of the Seattle Seahawks led the way for former Cal players in the NFL in the 14th week of the 2012 season by rushing for 128 yards and a career-high-tying three touchdowns on only 11 carries in the Seahawks' 58-0 victory over Arizona on Sunday.

Rookies Marvin Jones and D.J. Campbell, both of whom finished at Cal in 2011, had memorable days on Sunday. Jones led the Bengals with 45 yards receiving and had a 37-yard rush on his first NFL carry on a reverse. Campbell made his first NFL start.

Lynch is among several Golden Bears that have made big impacts throughout the 2012 season as the league's second-leading rusher, while reigning AP NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers of Green Bay is the fourth-rated passer and Atlanta's Tony Gonzalez is sixth in the league in receiving. Justin Forsett plays for a Houston team that at 11-1 has the NFL's best record, while Thomas DeCoud and Gonzalez have been key players for an 11-2 Falcons' squad.

The 14th week of the 2012 NFL season will conclude with a highly-anticipated Monday Night Football Game between Forsett's Texans and a New England Patriots' team that features Cal's leading rusher in 2010 in Shane Vereen.

There are 33 former Cal players (second among Pac-12 teams) currently on NFL rosters. Here's the latest look at all of the former Cal players currently in the NFL.

• Lorenzo Alexander, LB, Washington Redskins (7-6) - Has played in all 13 games off the bench, contributing 33 tackles, 1.5 sacks and a fumble recovery ... posted a season-high-tying five tackles, all 1.5 sacks and a fumble recovery in a Week 6 win over Minnesota, and then equaled the five tackles in a Week 7 loss at the New York Giants

• Tyson Alualu, DT, Jacksonville Jaguars (2-11) - Has started each of the first 13 games and contributed 39 tackles, 2.0 sacks and one pass breakup ... posted a season-high-tying six stops in a Week 2 loss to Houston and equaled it in a Week 13 defeat at Buffalo ... had five tackles, 1.0 sack and one pass breakup in a Week 10 loss to Indianapolis ... had four tackles and 1.0 sack in a Week 1 loss at Minnesota

• Bryan Anger, P, Jacksonville Jaguars (2-11) - The NFL's second-ranked punter, who has totaled 3,659 yards on 77 punts to rank second and tied for second in the league, respectively, while also forcing opponents into 24 fair catches to also rank tied for second, posting a 41.9 yard net punting average that is fifth, pinning opponents inside their own 20-yardline 26 times to rank seventh, and a 47.5 yards per punt average that is ninth ... tied for the second-longest punt in the NFL in 2012 when he booted one 73 yards in a Week 9 loss vs. Detroit ... has at least one punt of 52 yards or longer in all 13 of his contests and at least one of 60 on seven occasions ... has averaged over 50.0 yards per punt four times, including a career-high 53.5 in both a Week 1 loss at Minnesota and a Week 3 win at Indianapolis, as well as over 40.0 in each of his 13 games ... has forced his opponents into at least one fair catch in each of his 13 games, while pinning opponents inside their 20-yardline at least once 11 of 13 times, doing both five times in his most recent outing in a Week 14 loss to the New York Jets ... punted a career-high-tying nine times in a Week 2 loss to Houston and a Week 7 overtime loss at Oakland, picking up a career-high 470 punting yards and a 52.2 average against the Texans

• Nnamdi Asomugha, CB, Philadelphia Eagles (4-9) - Has 46 tackles, an interception and 10 passes defended while starting all 13 games, with his lone interception and a season-high-tying three passes defended in a Week 6 overtime loss to Detroit, a season-high-tying eight tackles both in a Week 13 loss at Dallas (also a team-high) and a Week 5 loss at Pittsburgh, and a season-high-tying three passes defended in a Week 1 win at Cleveland

• Jahvid Best, RB, Detroit Lions (4-9) - Has not played in first 13 games ... currently on the physically unable to participate (PUP) list

• Desmond Bishop, LB, Green Bay Packers (9-4) - Has not played in first 13 games and is on the injured reserve list

• D.J. Campbell, S, Carolina Panthers (4-9) - Made his first career start in a Week 14 win over Atlanta, posting a career-high three tackles ... had one tackle in his NFL debut in a Week 13 loss at Kansas City after having not played in the team's first 11 contests.

• Andre Carter, DE, Oakland Raiders (3-10) - Has played in each of the last nine games off the bench, contributing 14 tackles, 1.0 sack and one forced fumble ... had a season-high four tackles in a Week 10 loss at Baltimore, three in a Week 14 loss to Denver, two along with his sack and first forced fumble of the season in a Week 9 loss vs. Tampa Bay, and two in a Week 13 loss to Cleveland ... had one tackle in a Week 12 loss at Cincinnati, a Week 6 loss at Atlanta and a Week 7 overtime win against Jacksonville ... signed with Oakland prior to a Week 4 loss at Denver but did not play in his first contest on the Raiders' roster ... has returned in 2012 from an injury that ended his strong 2011 season with New England after 14 games (52 tackles, 10.0 sacks, one pass defended, two forced fumbles) ... has career totals of 508 tackles, 77.0 sacks and 18 forced fumbles over 172 games in his 12th NFL season during a career that has seen him in San Francisco (2001-05), Washington (2006-10), New England (2011) and Oakland (2012)

• Chris Conte, S, Chicago Bears (8-5) - Has 60 tackles, two interceptions that he has returned for 70 yards and eight passes defended while starting each of the team's first 13 games ... posted his first interception that he returned 35 yards and first two passes defended against Indianapolis and former Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck in the season opener, while his second pick that he returned for another 35 yards and two more passes defended came in a Week 12 victory over Minnesota ... had a career-high 11 tackles in a Week 4 Monday Night Football victory at Dallas, contributed eight stops in a Week 8 win vs. Carolina and six in both a Week 7 victory vs. Detroit and a Week 14 loss at Minnesota ... had a season-high three passes defended in a Week 9 win at Tennessee

• Brian De La Puente, OG, New Orleans Saints (5-8) - Has started all 13 games

• Thomas DeCoud, S, Atlanta Falcons (11-2) - Tied for second in the NFL with five interceptions that he has returned 37 yards ... has started all 13 games for a team that has an 11-2 record that is tied for the best in the NFL and the best in the NFC ... has added 59 tackles, 1.0 sack and seven passes defended ... had his fifth interception of the season and seven tackles in a Week 13 win over New Orleans ... posted a season-high, team-high and game-high-tying nine tackles as well as his first sack of the season in a Week 8 win at Philadelphia ... had a game-clinching interception late in the fourth quarter of a Week 5 win at Washington and returned it 24 yards ... had a huge performance in a Week 3 win at San Diego, with two interceptions and a fumble recovery ... returned his other interception 15 yards in a Week 2 win vs. Denver ... posted seven tackles in a Week 1 win at Kansas City and six in a Week 10 loss at New Orleans

• Justin Forsett, RB, Houston Texans (11-2) - Has played in all 13 games off the bench for a team that has an 11-2 record that is tied for the best in the NFL and the best in the AFC ... has rushed 62 times for 371 yards and one touchdown, while adding three catches for 38 yards ... had a season-high 14 rushes for a team-high 64 yards on the ground in a Week 13 win at Tennessee, including a 14-yard run that gave him the team's longest rush for the third consecutive contest ... lone score of the season came on a controversial career-long 81-yard run in a Week 12 overtime win at Detroit as he finished with five carries for a season-high 87 yards ... had seven carries for 59 yards, including a game-long 30-yarder in a Week 11 overtime win vs. Jacksonville that gave him the team's longest run for the first of three consecutive contests ... posted a team-high 47 yards on seven carries in a Week 6 loss vs. Green Bay; 32 yards on six carries in a Week 7 win vs. Baltimore; and 27 yards on four carries in a Week 10 victory at Chicago that included a 25-yard run

• Scott Fujita, LB, Cleveland Browns (5-8) - Placed on injured reserve on Oct. 27 after having played in four games with three starts over the season's first five weeks, contributing 14 tackles and 1.0 sack, including a season-high six stops and his lone sack of the season in a Week 4 loss at Baltimore

• Matt Giordano, S, Oakland Raiders (3-10) - Has played in 13 games with 10 starts, making 46 tackles, recording two interceptions that he has returned 45 yards and totaling three passes defended ... had six tackles in his most recent outing in a Week 14 loss to Denver ... recorded his second interception of the season in a Week 13 loss to Cleveland and also added a tackle before being knocked out of the game with a concussion ... had his first interception and returned it 21 yards while totaling two passes defended in a Week 8 win at Kansas City ... posted a season-high eight stops in a Week 4 loss at Denver ... had seven tackles in a Week 12 loss at Cincinnati, along with his other pass defended, and a Week 3 victory over Pittsburgh

• Tony Gonzalez, TE, Atlanta Falcons (11-2) - Has started all 13 games for a team that has an 11-2 record that is tied for the best in the NFL and the best in the NFC ... sixth in the league with 81 receptions for 831 yards and seven touchdown catches ... had eight catches for 61 yards in his most recent outing in a Week 14 loss at Carolina ... caught the 102nd touchdown pass of his career among his four receptions for 58 yards in a Week 13 victory over New Orleans ... scored the 100th and 101st receiving touchdowns of his career to move into sixth place on the NFL's all-time list for touchdown receptions and become the first tight end to crack triple digits in scoring catches in a Week 10 loss at New Orleans, moving past a pair of legendary NFL wide receivers in Steve Largent and Tim Brown who are now tied for seventh with 100 each ... finished with 11 catches for 122 yards in the Week 10 game against the Saints in the first blemish on Atlanta's 2012 record ... had a 13-yard reception to set up Matt Bryant's game-winning 55-yard field goal with 0:01 remaining in a 23-20 Week 6 win over Oakland ... had season highs of 13 receptions and 123 yards receiving with a touchdown catch for the fourth time in the first five games of the season in a Week 5 win at Washington ... had nine catches and 91 receiving yards with a touchdown reception for the third consecutive game during a Week 3 win at San Diego ... has five or more catches eight times including each of his first five games, adding seven catches for 70 yards and a touchdown in a Week 2 win vs. Denver, five catches for 62 yards in a Week 12 win at Tampa Bay, five catches for 53 yards and a touchdown in a Week 1 win at Kansas City, and five catches for 51 yards in a Week 4 victory vs. Carolina ... ranks among the NFL's all-time leaders in receptions (1230, 2nd), touchdown catches (102, 6th) and receiving yards (14169, 7th) in 251 games and 233 starts, having only missed two contests in his 16th NFL campaign and two starts over the last 15 seasons after coming off the bench in every game as a rookie with Kansas City in 1997 ... his 14,169 all-time receiving yards rank second among all active NFL players behind only the 15,184 by Randy Moss of the San Francisco 49ers

• Nick Harris, Detroit Lions (4-9) - Has combined to punt 52 times for 2,106 yards and a 40.5 yard average over the last 10 contests after signing with Detroit following the third game of the 2012 season ... has a net punting average of 36.8 yards per game ... posted a season-best 49.5 yards per punt in a Week 9 win over Jacksonville, while punting a season-high-tying eight times both in a Week 7 win at Philadelphia and a Week 12 overtime loss vs. Houston ... has pinned opponents inside their 20-yard line on 16 occasions, including a season-high four times in his first game of the campaign in a Week 4 loss vs. Minnesota and a Week 12 overtime loss to Houston ... has forced 20 fair catches, including at least one in nine of 10 games ... had his longest punt of the season with a 58-yarder in a Week 7 loss at Chicago and has had one of at least 50 yards in five of 10 contests ... in his 12th NFL season, including a previous eight-season stint with the Lions (2003-10) as well as two-plus campaigns with Cincinnati (2001-03) to begin his career and one with Jacksonville (2011)

• Lavelle Hawkins, WR, Tennessee Titans (4-9) - Has four catches for 20 yards, playing in four of the first 13 games off the bench

• DeSean Jackson, WR, Philadelphia Eagles (4-9) - Had 45 catches for 700 receiving yards and two touchdowns receptions, with an average of 15.6 yards per catch in the first 11 games (all starts) before suffering a season-ending injury in a Week 12 loss vs. Carolina that landed him on the injured reserve list for the remainder of the season ... posted season bests of seven receptions and 114 yards receiving in a Week 2 win vs. Baltimore and his second 100-yard receiving game in a Week 9 loss at New Orleans when he had an even 100 yards receiving on three catches, including a season-long 77-yard touchdown reception that was his NFL-leading third touchdown reception of 75 or more yards since 2008 ... added six catches for 99 yards and a touchdown on a 19-yard reception in a Week 4 win vs. the New York Giants; five grabs for 74 yards in a Week 6 loss to Detroit; five for 62 in a Week 10 loss to Dallas; five for 59 in a Week 8 loss to Atlanta; four for 77 in a Week 1 win at Cleveland; four for 58 in a Week 5 loss at Pittsburgh; and three for 43 in a Week 3 loss at Arizona

• Marvin Jones, WR, Cincinnati Bengals (7-6) - Has made eight catches for 91 yards, playing in eight of 13 games including the first two starts of his career in a Week 13 win at San Diego and a Week 14 loss to Dallas ... had career highs of three catches for a team-high 45 yards receiving, including a career-long 17-yarder against the Cowboys, as well as a 37-yard gain on his first career rush on a reverse ... posted two receptions for 20 yards receiving vs. the Chargers ... had two catches for 21 receiving yards in a Week 6 loss at Cleveland ... made his first NFL catch for five yards in a Week 4 win at Jacksonville

• Cameron Jordan, DE, New Orleans Saints (5-8) - Has started all 13 games and contributed 56 tackles, 7.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and two passes defended ... had a huge game in a Week 9 win over Philadelphia, with a career-high 3.0 sacks among his six tackles while adding his second forced fumble of the season ... had a career and game-high 11 stops in a Week 1 loss to Washington ... notched 1.0 sack each in a Week 13 loss at Atlanta, a Week 7 win at Tampa Bay, a Week 5 victory vs. San Diego, and a Week 2 loss at Carolina, adding a forced fumble against the Buccaneers ... had five tackles and his second pass defended in his most recent outing in a Week 14 loss at the New York Giants

• Mychal Kendricks, LB, Philadelphia Eagles (4-9) - Has played in all 13 games with 12 starts and compiled 64 tackles, 1.0 sack and eight passes defended ... had a career-high-tying seven tackles and a career-high three passes defended in his most recent outing in a Week 14 win at Tampa Bay ... posted a career-high-tying seven tackles in consecutive games in a Week 10 loss to Dallas and a Week 11 win at Washington, adding his first career sack against the Cowboys ... also had six tackles in a Week 3 loss at Arizona and a Week 13 loss at Dallas

• L.P. LaDouceur, LS, Dallas Cowboys (7-6) - Has played in all 13 games off the bench but not recorded any stats other than participation ... last missed a game during his 2005 rookie season, playing in all 109 regular-season contests during the last seven campaigns beginning in 2006

• Marshawn Lynch, RB, Seattle Seahawks (8-5) - Second in the NFL in rushing yards (1266), fourth in carries (261) and tied for fourth in rushing touchdowns (9) ... had 128 yards rushing and a career-high-tying three touchdowns on the ground on only 11 carries in his most recent outing in a Week 14 victory over Arizona ... went over the 1,000-yard mark for the second consecutive season and fourth time in his career in a Week 10 win over the New York Jets, rushing a season-high 27 times for a season-high-tying 124 yards after also totaling 124 yards on 26 carries in a Week 9 win against Minnesota, with a rushing TD in each game ... has seven 100-yard rushing games, adding 122 yards on 26 carries in a Week 2 win over Dallas; 118 yards on 20 rushes in a Week 4 loss at St. Louis;105 yards on 12 carries including a career long 77-yard touchdown run in a Week 8 loss at Detroit; and 103 yards on 19 carries in a Week 7 loss at San Francisco ... also had 25 rushes for 98 yards in a Week 3 win vs. Green Bay, 19 rushes for 87 yards and a touchdown in a Week 13 loss at Chicago; and 21 attempts for 85 rushing yards both in a Week 1 loss at Arizona and a Week 5 victory at Carolina ... has at least 85 rushing yards in 11 of 13 games, with the only exceptions 46 yards in a Week 12 loss at Miami and a season-low 41 yards in a Week 6 win against New England ... has added 18 catches for 149 yards, including season bests of four receptions and 37 receiving yards in a Week 4 victory at St. Louis and a season-long catch of 26 yards in a Week 10 win over the New York Jets ... has played in all 13 games with 12 starts

• Alex Mack, C, Cleveland Browns (5-8) - Started his 61st consecutive regular-season NFL game (all 61 games possible since beginning his NFL career in 2009) and 13th straight contest of the season in a Week 14 win over Kansas City that was the team's third straight victory

• Brandon Mebane, DT, Seattle Seahawks (8-5) - Has 51 tackles, 3.0 sacks and three passes defended in 13 games (all starts), with a season-high seven of the tackles coming in a Week 6 win vs. New England, 2.0 sacks in a Week 3 victory over Green Bay and two of his passes defended in a season-opening Week 1 loss at Arizona ... had a sack among his six tackles in a Week 8 loss at Detroit and also had six tackles in a Week 10 win over the New York Jets

• Cameron Morrah, TE, Seattle Seahawks (8-5) - Has not played in the team's first 13 games and is on the injured reserve list

• Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers (9-4) - Among the NFL leaders in touchdown passes (29, 3rd), quarterback rating (103.7, 4th), completion percentage (293-438, 66.9%, 5th), completions (293, 10th) and passing yardage (3297, 10th) ... has thrown only eight interceptions ... had his lowest totals of the season in his most recent outing in a Week 14 win over Detroit, going 14-of-24 for 173 yards with neither a touchdown or interception, but did have a 27-yard TD run that was the longest of his career among his three rushes for 32 yards ... was 27-of-35 for 286 yards, with a touchdown and an interception in a Week 13 win vs. Minnesota on his 29th birthday ... was 14-of-25 for 219 yards, with a touchdown and an interception in a Week 12 loss at the New York Giants ... was 19-of-27 for 236 yards, with two touchdown passes and an interception in a Week 11 win at Detroit ... threw four touchdown passes in a 31-17 Week 9 victory over Arizona (14-30-218-4 TD-1 INT) for his third game of four more touchdown tosses in 2012, while adding a season-high eight rushes for 33 yards ... was 22-of-35 for 186 yards with two touchdowns in a Week 8 win vs. Jacksonville to move into second place on Green Bay's all-time list for touchdown passes ... posted a season-high 342 passing yards and a season-best 81.1 completion percentage (30-37), with three touchdown passes and no interceptions for a 132.2 quarterback rating in a Week 7 win at St. Louis ... had a career-high and Green Bay franchise-record-tying six touchdown passes with no interceptions for a season-high 133.8 quarterback rating in a Week 6 win at Houston in which he was 24-of-37 for 338 yards ... had three TD throws in a Week 5 loss at Indianapolis in which he completed 20-of-32 passes for 235 yards and also ran for a season-high 57 yards on five carries ... posted four TD passes in a Week 4 win vs. New Orleans in which he completed a season-high 31-of-41 passes for 319 yards ... completed 26-of-39 passes for 223 yards in a Week 3 loss at Seattle ... completed 22-of-32 passes for 219 yards with a touchdown in a Week 2 win over Chicago ... was 30-of-44 for 303 yards, with two TD passes in a Week 1 loss to San Francisco ... has added 46 rushes for 234 yards and one TD ... has started all 13 games in 2012

• Jeremy Ross, WR, Green Bay Packers (9-4) - Made his NFL debut in a Week 13 win against Minnesota after he was signed prior to the game and played against in a Week 14 victory against Detroit

• Mitchell Schwartz, OL, Cleveland Browns (5-8) - Has started each of the first 13 games of his NFL career in 2012, including each of the team's three contests during a current three-game win streak

• Craig Stevens, TE, Tennessee Titans (4-9) - Has started all 13 games and has 20 receptions for 252 yards and a touchdown, with at least one catch in 12 of his 13 contests and each of the first 11 ... had his first touchdown catch of the season and fourth of his career in a Week 4 loss at Houston ... had season highs of five catches and 63 yards receiving in a wild 44-41 Week 3 overtime win vs. Detroit and a season-long 46-yard reception at San Diego in Week 2

• Nick Sundberg, LS, Washington Redskins (7-6) - Has returned from the injured reserve list to play in four consecutive wins in Weeks 11-14 vs. Philadelphia, at Dallas, vs. the New York Giants and vs. Baltimore ... has played in a total of five games off the bench with the Redskins 5-0 during those contests, also playing in a Week 1 victory at New Orleans off the bench before missing the next eight games on the injured reserve list

• Will Ta'ufo'ou, Jacksonville Jaguars (2-11) - Made his NFL debut in a Week 9 loss vs. Detroit and has played in five games, including his first NFL start in a Week 12 victory over Tennessee when he also made his first career NFL catch for five yards

• Shane Vereen, RB, New England Patriots (10-3) - Has rushed for 213 yards and three touchdowns on 54 carries, while adding seven receptions for 145 yards and a touchdown ... rushed eight times for 40 yards in his most recent outing in a Week 14 win vs. Houston ... rushed three times for 14 yards in a Week 13 win at Miami ... had a career-long 83-yard touchdown catch in a Week 12 win at the New York Jets, finishing with 10 rushes for 42 yards and a career-high two catches for a career-high 91 yards ... has scored a touchdown in three of the last six games he has played in ... rushed a career-high 11 times for 40 yards and a score, while adding one catch for 11 yards in a Week 11 win vs. Indianapolis ... had five rushes for five yards and one catch for 11 yards in a Week 10 win over Buffalo ... scored on a fourth-and-one play from the Rams' one-yard line among his seven carries for 22 yards and one reception for 17 yards in a Week 8 win at St. Louis ... rushed for a career-high 49 yards on eight carries and caught one pass for 10 yards in the first start of his career in a Week 7 win over the New York Jets ... scored on a one-yard run in a Week 5 win over Denver ... played for the first time in 2012 during a Week 4 win at Buffalo, catching his first career pass for five yards and rushing one time for no gain