In a season that’s already seen Josh Ferguson, Teddy Karras, Geronimo Allison and Jihad Ward play a number of snaps as rookies, another one joins the fold. Cincinnati Bengals safety Clayton Fejedelem, a former walk-on at Illinois, was pressed into defensive action for the first time in his NFL career this week and recorded three solo tackles including one for a loss. He’d spent time exclusively on special teams prior to this past week. He graded out pretty well according to Pro Football Focus, though his team did fall to the Ravens.
The most Illiniful game of the week was the San Diego Chargers’ 21-13 win over the Houston Texans, featuring four former Illini.