Your Alabama Pro Athlete of the Week is Derrick Henry. Henry rushed for 182 yards, added 55 receiving yards, and scored 3 second-half touchdowns to lead Tennessee to an overtime win on the road in Seattle. Henry became just the 4th running back in NFL history to have 10 games with 150+ yards rushing and 2+ touchdowns.
Others of note:
Janie Jackson shot -12, and won the Guardian Championship by 4 strokes for her second career win on the Symetra Tour.
Emma Talley finished T-15th at the Portland Classic on the LPGA Tour.
Tyler Hitchner was declared co-champion of the rain-shortened Alabama State Mid-Amateur Championship.
Wilson Furr finished T-6th at the Valdosta qualifier to advance to Stage 2 of Korn Ferry Tour qualifying.
Erin Routliffe reached the doubles finals of the WTA Luxembourg Open.
Retin Obasohan scored 19.5 points per game to lead Hapoel Jerusalem to 2 wins and a semifinal berth in the Winner Cup.
Kirani James won his final meet of 2021 in a meet record time of 44.46 seconds at the Memorial Borisa Hanžekovića.
Julio Jones had 6 catches for 128 yards, and reached the 13,000 receiving yards threshold faster than any receiver in NFL history.
Jonathan Allen had 6 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks to help Washington to a 30-29 win over the New York Giants.
Anthony Averett, in 2 games, had 12 tackles, 2 passes defended, and an interception. He broke up a pass late in the game against Kansas City to help set up Baltimore’s winning score.
Ronnie Harrison had 7 tackle and a tackle for loss in Cleveland’s win.
Henry Ruggs had 5 catches for 113 yards and a touchdown.
Kareem Jackson had 6 tackles and an interception.
Trevon Diggs had 6 tackles and an interception.
William Freeman was part of the Missoula Paddleheads team that won the Pioneer League championship.
