With several weeks of the NFL regular season now complete, here's a look at how some of the players with high school or collegiate connection to the state of Indiana did during Week 6.
Thursday, October 15
Player appearances
- AJ Barner, TE, Seattle Seahawks, had three catches for 16 yards. Denver Broncos 17, Seattle Seahawks 14.
- Indiana connection: Indiana University
Sunday, October 18
Top performances
- Drue Tranquill, OLB, Kansas City Chiefs, recorded seven tackles. Kansas City Chiefs 22, Los Angeles Chargers 6.
- Indiana connection: University of Notre Dame, Carroll High School (Fort Wayne)
- Jessie Bates III, FS, Atlanta Falcons, recorded seven tackles. Chicago Bears 31, Atlanta Falcons 23.
- Indiana connection: Fort Wayne Snider High School
- Jeremy Chinn, S, Las Vegas Raiders, recorded 10 tackles and one quarterback hit. Buffalo Bills 33, Las Vegas Raiders 30.
- Indiana connection: Fishers High School
- Pete Werner, LB, New Orleans Saints, recorded 11 tackles, one tackle for loss, one sack, one pass defended and one quarterback hit. New Orleans Saints 34, New York Giants 27.
- Indiana connection: Cathedral High School (Indianapolis)
- Michael Penix Jr., QB, Atlanta Falcons, completed 19 of 33 passes for 225 yards with three touchdowns while added 1 rushing yard on 1 carry. Chicago Bears 31, Atlanta Falcons 23.
- Indiana connection: Indiana University
- Tyrone Tracy Jr., RB, New York Giants, added 18 rushing yards on 6 carries with one rushing touchdown; had two catches for 27 yards and one touchdown. New Orleans Saints 34, New York Giants 27.
- Indiana connection: Purdue University, Decatur Central High School (Indianapolis)
- Tommy Tremble, TE, Carolina Panthers, had four catches for 46 yards and two touchdowns. Carolina Panthers 25, Philadelphia Eagles 14.
- Indiana connection: University of Notre Dame
- George Karlaftis, DE, Kansas City Chiefs, recorded six tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, two passes defended and three quarterback hits. Kansas City Chiefs 22, Los Angeles Chargers 6.
- Indiana connection: Purdue University, West Lafayette High School
- Michael Mayer, TE, Las Vegas Raiders, had seven catches for 95 yards; recorded one tackle. Buffalo Bills 33, Las Vegas Raiders 30.
- Indiana connection: University of Notre Dame
- Audric Estime, RB, Cleveland Browns, added 19 rushing yards on 9 carries with one rushing touchdown. Cleveland Browns 13, Baltimore Ravens 10.
- Indiana connection: University of Notre Dame
- Spencer Shrader, K, Indianapolis Colts, recorded one tackle; made 2 of 2 field-goal attempts and made 2 of 2 extra-point attempts. Tennessee Titans 26, Indianapolis Colts 20.
- Indiana connection: University of Notre Dame
- Kyle Hamilton, S, Baltimore Ravens, recorded seven tackles and three tackles for loss. Cleveland Browns 13, Baltimore Ravens 10.
- Indiana connection: University of Notre Dame
- Omar Cooper Jr., WR, New York Jets, had six catches for 103 yards and one touchdown. New England Patriots 26, New York Jets 19.
- Indiana connection: Indiana University, Lawrence North High School (Indianapolis)
- Dillon Thieneman, S, Chicago Bears, recorded two tackles, one tackle for loss, one sack, one pass defended and one quarterback hit. Chicago Bears 31, Atlanta Falcons 23.
- Indiana connection: Purdue University
Other player appearances
- Brandon Aubrey, K, Dallas Cowboys, made 1 of 1 extra-point attempt. Green Bay Packers 23, Dallas Cowboys 13.
- Indiana connection: University of Notre Dame
- Nick McCloud, CB, Chicago Bears, appeared in the game but did not record a major box-score stat. Chicago Bears 31, Atlanta Falcons 23.
- Indiana connection: University of Notre Dame
- Alohi Gilman, S, Kansas City Chiefs, recorded two tackles. Kansas City Chiefs 22, Los Angeles Chargers 6.
- Indiana connection: University of Notre Dame
- Charlie Jones, WR, New York Giants, had two catches for 66 yards. New Orleans Saints 34, New York Giants 27.
- Indiana connection: Purdue University
- Cole Kmet, TE, Chicago Bears, had two catches for 3 yards. Chicago Bears 31, Atlanta Falcons 23.
- Indiana connection: University of Notre Dame
- Blake Grupe, K, Los Angeles Rams, recorded one tackle; made 1 of 1 field-goal attempt. Arizona Cardinals 18, Los Angeles Rams 16.
- Indiana connection: University of Notre Dame
- Braden Fiske, DL, Los Angeles Rams, recorded two tackles, one tackle for loss and two quarterback hits. Arizona Cardinals 18, Los Angeles Rams 16.
- Indiana connection: Michigan City High School
- Micah McFadden, LB, New York Giants, recorded one tackle. New Orleans Saints 34, New York Giants 27.
- Indiana connection: Indiana University
- Darius Alexander, DT, New York Giants, recorded one tackle. New Orleans Saints 34, New York Giants 27.
- Indiana connection: Wayne High School (Fort Wayne)
- Cam Hart, CB, Los Angeles Chargers, recorded four tackles and one pass defended. Kansas City Chiefs 22, Los Angeles Chargers 6.
- Indiana connection: University of Notre Dame
- Kyren Williams, RB, Los Angeles Rams, added 50 rushing yards on 10 carries; had three catches for 17 yards. Arizona Cardinals 18, Los Angeles Rams 16.
- Indiana connection: University of Notre Dame
- Xavier Watts, S, Atlanta Falcons, recorded four tackles and one tackle for loss. Chicago Bears 31, Atlanta Falcons 23.
- Indiana connection: University of Notre Dame
- Gabriel Rubio, DE, Pittsburgh Steelers, recorded one tackle. Pittsburgh Steelers 26, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19.
- Indiana connection: University of Notre Dame
- Branson Combs, LB, Jacksonville Jaguars, recorded five tackles. Houston Texans 34, Jacksonville Jaguars 31.
- Indiana connection: Reitz Memorial High School (Evansville)
- Malachi Fields, WR, New York Giants, had two catches for 19 yards; recorded two tackles. New Orleans Saints 34, New York Giants 27.
- Indiana connection: University of Notre Dame
- Deion Burks, WR, Indianapolis Colts, added 7 rushing yards on 1 carry; had two catches for 41 yards. Tennessee Titans 26, Indianapolis Colts 20.
- Indiana connection: Purdue University
- Mitchell Evans, TE, Carolina Panthers, added 1 rushing yard on 1 carry. Carolina Panthers 25, Philadelphia Eagles 14.
- Indiana connection: University of Notre Dame
- Austin Booker, DL, Chicago Bears, recorded three tackles. Chicago Bears 31, Atlanta Falcons 23.
- Indiana connection: Center Grove High School
- Riley Nowakowski, TE/FB, Pittsburgh Steelers, recorded one tackle. Pittsburgh Steelers 26, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19.
- Indiana connection: Indiana University
- Carson Steele, RB, Philadelphia Eagles, had one catch for 4 yards; recorded one tackle. Carolina Panthers 25, Philadelphia Eagles 14.
- Indiana connection: Ball State University (2 seasons), Center Grove High School
- Eli Raridon, TE, New England Patriots, had one catch for 11 yards. New England Patriots 26, New York Jets 19.
- Indiana connection: University of Notre Dame
Monday, October 19
Player appearances
- Terry McLaurin, WR, Washington Commanders, had one catch for 27 yards. San Francisco 49ers 23, Washington Commanders 17.
- Indiana connection: Cathedral High School (Indianapolis)
- Khalid Kareem, LB, San Francisco 49ers, recorded two tackles. San Francisco 49ers 23, Washington Commanders 17.
- Indiana connection: University of Notre Dame
- Kaelon Black, RB, San Francisco 49ers, added 34 rushing yards on 8 carries; had one catch for 3 yards. San Francisco 49ers 23, Washington Commanders 17.
- Indiana connection: Indiana University
Total players in regular season week six
IHSAA: 12
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indiana connections in the NFL: How did they do in Week 6? Appearances, stats