Your Alabama Pro Athlete of the Week is Kool-Aid McKinstry. McKinstry recorded his first two interceptions as a professional on back-to-back drives in the 4th quarter of New Orleans’ 26-14 win over the New York Giants. The first pick was deep in the red zone to thwart a potential Giants’ scoring drive.
Runner-up this week is Mac Jones. Jones threw for 342 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead San Francisco to a 26-23 overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams. Jones is now 3-0 when pressed into starts this season.
Others of note:
Calvin Ridley had a season-high 131 receiving yards.
Jaylen Waddle had 110 receiving yards and a touchdown in Miami’s Week 5 game.
DeVonta Smith had 8 catches for 114 yards.
Jahmyr Gibbs had 87 yards from scrimmage and a receiving touchdown.
Bryce Young threw 2 touchdown passes, and led 2 separate go-ahead scoring drives in the 4th quarter of Carolina’s win.
Tua Tagovailoa threw for 256 yards and 3 touchdowns in Miami’s Week 5 game. He also had 2 touchdown passes in Miami’s Week 4 Monday night game. His passer rating was over 114.0 in both games.
Jihaad Campbell had 11 tackles and a tackle for loss.
Dallas Turner had 7 tackles and a tackle for loss.
A’Shawn Robinson had 2 tackles for loss and a sack.
Michael Kessens had 15 points and 8 rebounds for Bonn.
Christabel Ezumah had a 13-point, 11-rebound game in her professional debut for Cortegada.
Mercy Chelangat won the Women’s 10 Mile race at the Twin Cities Marathon Weekend.
Frankie Capan finished T-6th at the Sanderson Farms Championship.
Davis Shore finished T-7th at the Compliance Solutions Championship.
Wilson Furr finished T-12th at the Compliance Solutions Championship.
Patrick Kaukovalta reached the doubles semifinals of the ATP Challenger event in France.
