GAINESVILLE, Fla. – It is only Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season, and former Gators are already cementing themselves among some of the league’s best, including a pair of rookies.
 
Each week of the 2025-26 season, FloridaGators.com will cover all of the best moments from the NFL stars who made a name for themselves in Gainesville.

Offense

Chimere Dike
True gadget guys are hard to find these days, but Tennessee’s rookie Chimere Dike is certainly making a case to be one of the best. In two games for the Titans, Dike has caught passes, run the rock and served as their primary kick and punt returner.

Dike tabbed 128 all-purpose yards on Sunday, split between one carry (nine yards), five kick returns (83 yards) and two punt returns (37 yards). The rookie is second behind only Colts’ superstar Jonathan Taylor in all-purpose yards this season with 293.

 

Ricky Pearsall

Through two weeks, Pearsall has firmly established himself as a WR1 in the league. The second-year wideout is top 15 in receiving yards (164 – 11th), receiving grade (74.5 – 12th) and catch percentage (80% – 11th).

Pearsall also leads the league in yards per reception with a whopping 20.5 figure. Perhaps the most important stat for the former first-round pick is his percentage share of team’s air yards, 45.59%, which is seventh among qualified receivers.  (TAY% is an NFL Next Gen Statistic that represents how much of a team’s deep yards the player accounts for by looking at total intended air yards. For more information, see here.)

 

Through 2 weeks, Ricky Pearsall leads all WRs (min 12 targets) in yards per reception:

1. Ricky Pearsall, 20.5

2. Justin Jefferson, 17.9

3. Malik Nabers, 17.0#49ers have a budding star on their team with the way Pearsall’s played this season.

— Akash Anavarathan (@akashanav) September 15, 2025

 

Defense

Jonathan Greenard
A pass-rushing machine, Greenard is picking up right where he left off last season. Through two games, Greenard ranks third in the league with 12 QB pressures and 10th in pass rush win rate. The Hiram, Ga. native was a bright spot in Minnesota’s Sunday Night Football loss, totaling four tackles, five pressures and a sack.
 

.@jongreenard7 stuffs him!

📺: @SNFonNBC pic.twitter.com/2CqADQsHJP

— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) September 15, 2025

Special Teams

Jeremy Crawshaw
Crawshaw has been dialed through two weeks, putting together another great punting performance on Sunday. The Aussie dropped all three of his punts inside the 20, including a 50-yard punt to the opposing 14-yard line. He also averaged 4.54 seconds of hangtime, resulting in his punts only being returned for four yards.

The rookie leads all NFL punters this season with six punts inside the 20 and is seventh in punting grade (70.4) per Pro Football Focus.

 

4.58 seconds of hang time for Jeremy Crawshaw on his 37-yard punt. Fair-caught at the 8-yard line. 37 yards, net and gross.

All six of Crawshaw’s punts have landed inside the 20, and that one inside the 10. He’s doing his job well so far.

— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) September 14, 2025

 
Eddy Piñeiro
Five days after signing with the 49ers, Piñeiro did what some 49ers fans were deeming impossible, making both of his field goal attempts. The veteran kicker hit two crucial FGs from 44 and 46 yards to help San Francisco beat the Saints by five.  
 

Eddy Piñeiro makes the 46 yard field goal pic.twitter.com/eGF4QHTA6n

— Coach Yac 🗣 (@Coach_Yac) September 14, 2025

For a complete list of Gators in the NFL, see below.

Atlanta Falcons (ATL 22-6 MIN)

8 – Kyle Pitts – TE – 5 years (4 Rec, 37 Yards)

30 – C.J. Henderson – CB – 6 years

Buffalo Bills (BUF 30-10 NYJ)

64 – O’Cyrus Torrence – OG – 3 years

Carolina Panthers (CAR 22-27 ARI)

55 – Cam Jackson – DT – Rookie

Chicago Bears (CHI 21-52 DET)

99 – Gervon Dexter Sr. – DL – 3 years (1 TOT, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 QB Hit)

Cincinnati Bengals (JAX 27-31 CIN)

2 – Evan McPherson – K – 5 years (1/1 FG, Long of 31, 4/4 XP)

24 – Marco Wilson – CB – 5 years

98 – T.J. Slaton Jr. – DL – 5 years (4 TOT, 3 Solo)

Dallas Cowboys (NYG 37-40 DAL)

13 – Dante Fowler Jr. – DE – 11 years (1 TOT, 1 QB Hit)

20 – Kaiir Elam – CB – 4 years (9 TOT, 6 Solo)

21 – Malik Davis – RB – 3 years

25 – Trikweze Bridges – CB – Rookie

50 – Shemar James – LB – Rookie

Denver Broncos (DEN 28-29 IND)

16 – Jeremy Crawshaw – P – Rookie (3 Punts, 134 Yards, 3 IN20, Long of 50)

Detroit Lions (CHI 21-52 DET)

34 – Alex Anzalone – LB – 9 years (6 TOT, 4 Solo)

65 – Kingsley Eguakun – C – 1 year

Green Bay Packers (WAS 18-27 GB)

57 – Brenton Cox Jr. – DL – 3 years

Houston Texans (TB 20-19 HOU)

6 – Tommy Townsend – P – 6 years (4 Punts, 203 Yards, 50.8 Avg, Long of 57, 2 IN20)

8 – C.J. Gardner-Johnson – S – 7 years (6 TOT, 6 Solo, 1 QB Hit)

18 – Graham Mertz – QB – Rookie

31 – Dameon Pierce – RB – 4 years

77 – Trent Brown – OT – 11 years

Indianapolis Colts (DEN 28-29 IND)

5 – Anthony Richardson Sr. – QB – 3 years

Jacksonville Jaguars (JAX 27-31 CIN)

51 – Ventrell Miller – LB – 3 years (1 PBU)

Kansas City Chiefs (PHI 20-17 KC)

74 – Jawaan Taylor – OT – 7 years

Las Vegas Raiders (LAC 20-9 LV)

70 – Stone Forsythe – OL – 5 years

88 – Justin Shorter – WR – 3 years

Los Angeles Chargers (LAC 20-9 LV)

72 – David Sharpe – OL – 6 years

Los Angeles Rams (LAR 33-19 TEN)

72 – DJ Humphries – OL – 11 years

Miami Dolphins (NE 33-27 MIA)

33 – Jason Marshall Jr. – CB – Rookie

Minnesota Vikings (ATL 22-6 MIN)

58 – Jonathan Greenard – OLB – 6 years (4 TOT, 1 Solo, 1 Sack, 5 Pressures)

New Orleans Saints (SAN 26-21 NO)

98 – Jonathan Bullard – DE – 10 years

New York Jets (BUF 30-10 NYJ)

54 – Ja’Markis Weston – LB – Rookie – Reserve/Injured List

Philadelphia Eagles (PHI 20-17 KC)

74 – Fred Johnson – OT – 7 years

San Francisco 49ers (SAN 26-21 NO)

1 – Ricky Pearsall – WR – 1 year (4 Rec, 56 yards)

5 – Demarcus Robinson – WR – 10 years

18 – Eddy Piñeiro – K – 5 years (2/2 FG, Long of 46, 2/3 XP)

Tennessee Titans (LAR 33-19 TEN)

11 – Van Jefferson – WR – 6 years (2 Rec, 10 Yards)

17 – Chimere Dike – WR – Rookie (2 Rush, 10 Yards, 2 Rec, -1 Yards, 5 Kick Returns, 83 yards, 2 Punt Returns, 37)

78 – Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson – OT – Rookie

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