
By Stephen Vilardo, SuperWest Sports
January 14, 2025
It was another good week for several former SuperWest players.
Each week I highlight the Top 10 performances of alums from schools in the West.
Here are my choices for the Wildcard Playoff games.
Top 10 NFL Wildcard Playoff Performers from West
1. Josh Allen, QB, Bills/Wyoming
Josh Allen was nearly flawless in the Bills’ win over the Broncos.
The former Wyoming QB had only six incompletions while throwing for 272 yards and a pair of touchdowns while adding 46 yards on the ground.
2. Daiyan Henley, LB, Chargers/Washington State
The former Cougar revealed he played the majority of the season with a torn labrum—you would be
He was very productive in his second year and capped off the season with a solid performance in LA’s loss at Houston finishing with 12 tackles and a QB pressure and hit.
3. Bobby Wagner, LB, Commanders/Utah State
The former Aggie caused some problems for Baker Mayfield and the Bucs.
In the Washington win the veteran LB tallied eight tackles, two pressures, and a sack.
4. Zane Gonzalez, K, Commanders/Arizona State
Clutch! The former Sun Devil put Washington into the second round with his walk-off 37-yarder.
It was one of three FGs he was perfect on including drilling a 52-yarder in the second quarter.
5. Bucky Irving, RB, Buccaneers/Oregon
The Bucs and Irving came up short against the Commanders, but the rookie capped off an impressive debut season.
The former Duck had 77 yards on the ground and caught a TD pass in the loss.
6. Quentin Lake, S, Rams/UCLA
The former Bruin was a thorn in the side of the Vikings all night, keeping the potent Minnesota offense from getting deep.
He ended the night with eight tackles as the Rams advanced.
7. Khalil Shakir, WR, Bills/Boise State
Shakir caught six passes for 61 yards in the Bills’ win over the Broncos.
The former Boise State star caught all six passes thrown his way with 50 of his 61 yards coming after the catch.
8. Bo Nix, QB, Broncos/Oregon
In a losing effort, Nix led the Broncos with 43 yards on the ground while throwing for 144 and a touchdown.
The playoff performance was hardly his best of the season, but Denver has to be pretty happy with their rookie QB.
9. Puka Nacua, WR, Rams/BYU
Nacua led the Rams with five receptions in their win over the Vikings.
The former Cougar went for 44 yards on his catches as the Rams advanced to face Philadelphia.
10. Vita Vea, DT, Buccaneers/Washington
The stats were not eye-popping for Vea, but he was disruptive in the Tampa Bay loss.
The former Husky officially ended the game with four pressures of Jayden Daniels.
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