Former NC State All-American Carlos Rodon pitched a gem last night, leading the Yankees to a 5-2 win over the Guardians in Game 1 of the 2024 ALCS.

Rodon gave up 1 earned run in 6 innings pitched, striking out 9, while only allowing 3 hits. This was Rodon’s 3rd career postseason start, and his first postseason Quality Start.

Carlos Rodón generated 25 swings and misses tonight, the most by a @Yankees pitcher in a #postseason game under pitch tracking (since 2008).

h/t @SlangsOnSports pic.twitter.com/bK6TCzGUF8

— MLB (@MLB) October 15, 2024

Carlos Rodón was bringing the whiffs tonight 💨 pic.twitter.com/4Y92tQWfxS

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) October 15, 2024

Here’s a rundown of how the former NC State football players in the NFL did in Week 6.

Defensive Tackle Alim McNeill (starter) had 4 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks and 3 QB Hits in Detroit’s 47-9 win over Dallas. His PFF grade was 83.5, his highest grade of the season,

Former NC State DT Alim McNeill taking the Dallas o-line to the woodshed today.

Huge sack on Dak Prescott. He has two sacks already today. 🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/PY63vqxYVL

— Cory Smith (@RCorySmith) October 13, 2024

#Lions DT Alim McNeill in his last two games:

-13 pressures
-9 hurries
-2.5 sacks

His 7 pressures against the Cowboys currently leads all DTs in WK6! 👀 pic.twitter.com/KTKWVQ8rCl

— LionsFanReport (@lionsfanreport) October 14, 2024

Linebacker Germaine Pratt (starter) had 7 tackles, 1 pass breakup and 1 interception in Cincinnati’s 17-7 win over the Giants. His PFF grade was 68.5.

B.J. Hill gets the pressure. Germaine Pratt comes down with the @Bengals IN!

📺: #CINvsNYG on NBC/Peacock
📱: Stream on #NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/fBEaGF6ilZ

— NFL (@NFL) October 14, 2024

Defensive Tackle BJ Hill (starter) had 7 tackles, 2 pass breakups and 2 QB Hits in the Bengals’ 17-7 win over New York. His PFF grade was 79.8, which was the 2nd highest on Cincy’s defense. As you can see above, it was Hill’s hit on Daniel Jones that led to Pratt’s interception.

Linebacker Payton Wilson had 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss in the Steelers’ 32-13 win over the Raiders. He posted a PFF grade of 62.2 in 27 snaps. Wilson’s 6 tackles were tied for the 2nd most on the team.

Punter AJ Cole (starter) entered the week as the NFL leader in punt average, and that didn’t change after his performance in Week 6. Cole averaged 56.7 yards on 3 punts in Las Vegas’ 13-32 loss to Pittsburgh.

Place Kicker Brayden Narveson (starter) made 2 of his 3 field goal attempts in Green Bay’s 34-13 win over Arizona. He connected from 36 yards and 41 yards, but missed from 44. Narveson has missed 5 field goals so far in 2024, which leads the NFL.

Linebacker Drake Thomas had 2 Special Teams tackles in Seattle’s 24-36 loss to San Francisco. He didn’t play any snaps at Linebacker in the contest.

Linebacker James Smith-Williams (starter) had 1 tackle and 1 tackle for loss in Atlanta’s 38-20 win over Carolina. His PFF grade was 63.9 in 24 snaps. Smith-Williams started his first game of the season.

Left Tackle Ikem Ekwonu (starter) played in every offensive snap in the Panthers’ 20-38 loss to the Falcons. His PFF grade was 67.9.

Left Guard Chandler Zavala played 2 snaps in Carolina’s 20-38 loss to Atlanta.

Cornerback Nick McCloud played 12 Special Teams snaps in the Giants’ 7-17 loss to the Bengals.

DNP

QB Russell Wilson – Steelers

QB Jacoby Brissett – Patriots

Inactive

DT Kentavius Street – Falcons

BYE

LG Joe Thuney – Chiefs

C Dylan Mcmahon – Rams

C Garrett Bradbury – Vikings

WR Jakobi Meyers – Raiders

Injury

DT Justin Jones – Cardinals

RB Nyheim Hines – Browns

DT Larrell Murchison – Rams (was finally supposed to return from injury this week, but broke his foot in practice)

LB Bradley Chubb – Dolphins

Linebacker Payton Wilson for the 2nd straight week set a new career high in tackles, this week tallying 9 tackles in Pittsburgh’s 17-20 loss to Dallas. Wilson played a career high 44 snaps, and posted a PFF grade of 61.8.

Seeing Payton Wilson use his instincts and lateral explosiveness to make the run stop is awesome.

Third-round pick out of NC State would have been the top LB selected if not for injuries. pic.twitter.com/NyZMW3ED7I

— Bobby Football (@Rob__Paul) October 7, 2024

Linebacker Germaine Pratt (starter) tied for the team lead with 9 tackles in Cincinnati’s 38-41 loss to Baltimore. He also had 1 QB Hit and a Fumble Recovery. Pratt’s PFF grade was 43.8, which is his lowest grade of the season.

Wide Receiver Jakobi Meyers (starter) had 6 receptions for 72 yards in Las Vegas’ 18-34 loss to the Broncos. He was targeted 9 times, and his PFF grade was 67.5.

Linebacker James Smith-Williams had 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss in Atlanta’s 36-30 win over Tampa Bay. Smith-Williams played in 25 snaps, and his PFF grade was 61.0.

Defensive Tackle BJ Hill (starter) had 5 tackles, 1 pass breakup and 1 QB Hit in the Bengals’ 38-41 loss to the Ravens. His PFF grade was 78.8, which was the highest on Cincy’s defense, and his highest grade this year.

Quarterback Jacoby Brissett (starter) was 18 of 34 for 160 yards in New England’s 10-15 loss to the Dolphins. His QB Rating was 65.8, and his PFF grade was 58.1.

Cornerback Nick McCloud (starter) had 2 tackles in the Giants’ 29-20 win over the Seahawks. He posted a PFF grade of 53.9.

Center Garrett Bradbury (starter) played ever snap in Minnesota’s 23-17 win over the Jets. His PFF grade was 60.2.

Place Kicker Brayden Narveson (starter) made his only field goal attempt (46 yards) in Green Bay’s 24-19 win over the Rams. He was also perfect on 3 point after attempts.

Punter AJ Cole (starter) averaged 53.4 yards per punt on 5 punts in the Raiders’ 18-34 loss to the Broncos.

Left Tackle Ikem Ekwonu (starter) played every snap in the Panthers’ 10-36 loss to the Bears. His PFF grade was 70.0, which was the highest of any of Carolina’s starters on offense.

Left Guard Joe Thuney (starter) played every snap in Kansas City’s 26-13 win over New Orleans last night.

Linebacker Drake Thomas had 1 special teams tackle in Seattle’s 20-29 loss to the Giants.

Left Guard Chandler Zavala played 2 snaps in reserve in Carolina’s 10-36 loss to Chicago.

Inactive

Defensive Tackle Kentavius Street – Falcons

Bye

Defensive Tackle Alim McNeill – Lions

Center Dylan McMahon – Eagles

Injury

Linebacker Bradley Chubb – Dolphins

Running Back Nyheim Hines – Browns

Defensive Tackle Larrell Murchison – Rams

Quarterback Russell Wilson – Steelers

Defensive Tackle Justin Jones – Cardinals

Former NC State ACC Player of the Year TJ Warren has signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Knicks.

Knicks are signing veteran wing TJ Warren to an Exhibit 10 deal, per SNY sources

— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) October 2, 2024

What is an Exhibit 10 deal?

Here’s what Google’s AI cooked up:

An Exhibit 10 contract is a one-year, minimum salary, non-guaranteed NBA contract that teams can use to bring in players for Summer League competition. The contract can include an optional bonus of up to $75,000 if the player spends at least 60 days with the team’s G League affiliate after being waived.

Conversion to two-way contract: Teams can convert an Exhibit 10 contract into a two-way contract before the regular season begins. This guarantees the bonus and makes the contract a two-way contract.

Maximum number of contracts: Each team can have up to six Exhibit 10 contracts at a time.

Roster spot: If a player is kept on the 15-man roster after the regular season begins, their contract becomes a standard minimum deal.

Compensation protection: Exhibit 10 contracts don’t come with compensation protection.

When the contract becomes fully guaranteed: If the team doesn’t guarantee the deal, it becomes fully guaranteed on January 10. However, in reality, contracts become fully guaranteed on January 7 because players must clear waivers by January 10 to avoid this.

Warren is looking to find a new NBA home as he approaches his 10th NBA season. Last year, TJ played in only 11 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves, averaging 3.7 points in 11.4 minutes per game. In 2022-23, Warren played in 42 games split between Brooklyn and Phoenix, averaging 7.5 points in 16.4 minutes per game. Prior to that, TJ missed the entire 2021-22 due to a foot injury, which also caused him to miss all but 4 games of the 2020-21 season.

It’s been a rough couple of years for the former ACC Player of the Year (2014), but prior to that, Warren had been a starter in the NBA for 5 straight seasons, averaging 14+ points per game in each of those seasons.