NEW ORLEANS – Troy alumnus and Los Angeles Chargers running back Kimani Vidal found the end zone as Old Dominion product and San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Keion White recorded a timely sack to lead Sun Belt Conference alumni performances during Week 13 of the 2025 National Football League (NFL) season.
Sun Belt football alumni held 78 roster spots on 30-of-32 NFL rosters with 43 on active rosters, 22 on practice squads and 13 on injured or other reserve lists. In Week 13 contests, 42 saw game action with 16 earning the start for their respective teams.
Vidal handled 25 carries and ran for a career-high 126 yards and one touchdown, while catching one pass for 11 yards in the Chargers’ 31-14 home win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. On third down and two yards shy of the marker, Vidal took the third play of the second half around the left end before breaking free for a 59-yard rushing touchdown to put the Chargers ahead, 14-7. The rush was a career long and the score was his fourth of the season. Vidal has now eclipsed the 100-yard mark three times this season.
Coastal Carolina alum and Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely turned in his best offensive performance of the year with five receptions for a season-high 95 yards in a 32-14 home defeat to the Cincinnati Bengals on Thanksgiving evening.
Also in the scoring column, Denver Broncos kicker and Georgia State alumnus Wil Lutz scored nine points going 2-for-2 on field goals and 3-for-3 on extra points in a 27-26 overtime road win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday Night Football. On Thanksgiving Day, Texas State product and Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates scored six points with a 31-yard field goal and three extra points in a 31-24 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
Defensively, White led the way with three solo tackles, one sack and two quarterback hits in the 49ers’ 26-8 road victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. Making his first start with the 49ers this season, White sacked Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders on fourth down for a loss of 10 yards with 7:30 remaining in the fourth quarter. It was his first solo sack of the season.
App State alumnus and Arizona Cardinals linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither reached double-digit tackles for the second time this season with 10 in a 20-17 road loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Arkansas State alumnus and New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis recorded nine tackles in a 21-17 road defeat to the Miami Dolphins.
South Alabama alum and Commanders safety Jeremy Reaves registered seven tackles and one pass defended against the Broncos, as Marshall product and Ravens edge rusher Mike Green tallied five tackles and two quarterback hits against the Bengals.
All 14 Sun Belt programs have been represented on an NFL roster each week during the 2025 campaign. App State leads all Sun Belt teams with 10 former standouts on NFL rosters followed by Louisiana, South Alabama and Southern Miss with nine apiece.
App State
Akeem Davis-Gaither – LB, Arizona Cardinals (1 G, 10 Tackles)
* Tyrek Funderburk – CB, Minnesota Vikings
Nick Hampton – LB, Los Angeles Rams (1 G, 2 Tackles)
^ Cooper Hodges – OL, Jacksonville Jaguars
D’Marco Jackson – LB, Chicago Bears (1 G, 1 GS, 5 Tackles)
* Shemar Jean-Charles, DB, Seattle Seahawks
Kendall Lamm – OL, Miami Dolphins (1 G)
Sam Martin – P, Carolina Panthers (1 G, 1 GS, 3 Punts, 112 Yards)
^ Jalen McLeod – LB, Jacksonville Jaguars
Ryan Neuzil – OL, Atlanta Falcons (1 G, 1 GS)
Arkansas State
* Jacob Bayer – OL, Cincinnati Bengals
* William Bradley-King – LB, San Francisco 49ers
Demario Davis – LB, New Orleans Saints (1 G, 9 Tackles)
* Courtney Jackson – WR, Seattle Seahawks
* Trevian Thomas – S, Jacksonville Jaguars
Coastal Carolina
C.J. Brewer – DL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1 G, 1 Tackle)
^ Tarron Jackson – DL, San Francisco 49ers
Isaiah Likely – TE, Baltimore Ravens (1 G, 5 Receptions, 95 Yards)
Georgia Southern
Darrell Baker Jr. – CB, Tennessee Titans (1 G, 1 GS, 3 Tackles, 1 Pass Defended)
^ Tyler Bass – K, Buffalo Bills
Younghoe Koo – K, New York Giants (1 G, 1 GS, 1-for-1 XP)
Kindle Vildor – CB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1 G)
Georgia State
Benjamin Chukwuma – OL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1 G)
^ Travis Glover – OL, Green Bay Packers
Wil Lutz – K, Denver Broncos (1 G, 1 GS, 2-for-2 FG, 3-for-3 XP)
James Madison
* Liam Fornadel, OL, New York Jets
* Jamree Kromah, DE, Chicago Bears
Aaron Stinnie – OL, New York Giants (1 G)
Louisiana
Percy Butler – S, Washington Commanders (1 G, 2 Tackles)
Dalen Cambre – WR, New York Giants (1 G)
Kevin Dotson – OL, Los Angeles Rams (1 G, 1 GS)
^ Robert Hunt – OL, Carolina Panthers
* Andre Jones Jr. – DE, Buffalo Bills
Keyon Martin – CB, Baltimore Ravens (1 G)
Elijah Mitchell – RB, Kansas City Chiefs (DNP)
Max Mitchell – OL, New York Jets (1 G)
Nate Thomas – OL, Dallas Cowboys (1 G, 1 GS)
ULM
* Car’lin Vigers – CB, Washington Commanders
Marshall
Rasheen Ali – RB, Baltimore Ravens (1 G, 4 Rushes, 17 Yards, 3 Kickoff Returns, 71 Yards)
^ Ethan Driskell – OL, Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Green – LB, Baltimore Ravens (1 G, 5 Tackles, 2 Quarterback Hits)
Neville Hewitt – LB, New York Giants (1 G, 2 Tackles)
^ Nazeeh Johnson – S, Kansas City Chiefs
* Elias Neal – LB, Los Angeles Rams
^ J.J. Roberts – S, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dalton Tucker – OL, Indianapolis Colts (1 G)
Old Dominion
* Tre Hawkins III – CB, Washington Commanders
^ Nick Saldiveri – OL, New Orleans Saints
Stone Smartt – TE, New York Jets (1 G)
^ Blake Watson – RB, Tennessee Titans
Keion White – DL, San Francisco 49ers (1 G, 1 GS, 3 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 Tackle For Loss, 2 Quarterback Hits)
South Alabama
* Carter Bradley – QB, Jacksonville Jaguars
Darrell Luter Jr. – CB, San Francisco 49ers (1 G, 1 Tackle, 1 Fumble Recovered)
* Jamaal Pritchett – WR, New York Jets
Jeremy Reaves – S, Washington Commanders (1 G, 7 Tackles, 1 Pass Defended)
* Jamie Sheriff – LB, Seattle Seahawks
* Wy’Kevious “Bubba” Thomas – DL, Seattle Seahawks
Jalen Tolbert – WR, Dallas Cowboys (1 G, 1 GS)
Corliss Waitman – P, Pittsburgh Steelers (1 G, 1 GS, 4 Punts, 161 Yards)
* Jeremiah Webb – WR, New England Patriots
Southern Miss
^ Cornell Armstrong – CB, Miami Dolphins
Swayze Bozeman – LB, New York Giants (1 G)
Natrone Brooks – CB, Atlanta Falcons (1 G, 1 Tackle)
* Jason Brownlee – WR, Kansas City Chiefs
* Frank Gore Jr. – RB, Buffalo Bills
* Tim Jones – WR, Jacksonville Jaguars
Nick Mullens – QB, Jacksonville Jaguars (1 G, 3 Rushes, -3 Yards)
Rakeem Nunez-Roches – DL, New York Giants (1 G, 1 Tackle)
* Quez Watkins – WR, Philadelphia Eagles
Texas State
Jake Bates – K, Detroit Lions (1 G, 1 GS, 1-for-1 FG, 3-for-3 XP)
Aaron Brewer – OL, Miami Dolphins (1 G, 1 GS)
^ Deion Hankins – RB, Chicago Bears
* Kyle Hergel – OL, Chicago Bears
Troy
Jake Andrews – OL, Houston Texans (1 G, 1 GS)
Dell Pettus – S, New England Patriots (1 G)
Javon Solomon – EDGE, Buffalo Bills (1 G, 2 Tackles)
Reddy Steward – CB, Dallas Cowboys (1 G, 1 GS, 4 Tackles, 1 Pass Defended)
Kimani Vidal – RB, Los Angeles Chargers (1 G, 1 GS, 25 Rushes, 126 Yards, 1 Touchdown, 1 Reception, 11 Yards)
*Practice Squad
^Injured & Other Reserve