Yale in the NFL | Week of Nov. 1–7, 2026
Foye Oluokun is not letting anyone get comfortable in Jacksonville — including his own teammates.
After the Jaguars dismantled the Baltimore Ravens 33-10 on Thursday Night Football to improve to 6-2, the Yale linebacker was quick to pump the brakes on any celebratory mood in the locker room. "We can't let wins mask stuff," Oluokun said, a quote that landed as the defining statement of Jacksonville's week. It's the kind of accountability-first mentality that separates good teams from ones that actually go deep in January.
The Ravens blowout was no fluke. Jacksonville has now won two straight by a combined score of 75-17, having rolled the Indianapolis Colts 42-7 just days earlier on Nov. 1. Oluokun recorded a sack in each game — a quiet but consistent presence at linebacker who doesn't show up on highlight reels so much as in the final score. At 6-2, the Jaguars aren't sneaking up on anyone anymore. They're a legitimate AFC threat, and their most vocal leader happens to be a Bulldog.
What makes Oluokun's comments noteworthy isn't the humility performance — it's the specificity behind it. Per reports from both Bleacher Report and Pro Football Talk, he wasn't speaking in vague coach-speak. He was pressing his team to fix real issues even as the wins pile up, a sign of a veteran who understands how quickly October success can evaporate in November. For a franchise that has underdelivered on big expectations in recent years, that message carries weight.
The Rest of Yale's NFL Contingent
Elsewhere around the league, Rodney Thomas II and the Seattle Seahawks had a rough Monday Night, dropping a 34-17 decision to the Chicago Bears on Nov. 2. No stat line was recorded for Thomas in the brief, but the loss slides Seattle in the crowded NFC West picture and makes the coming weeks critical for the former Bulldog safety.
The other Yale alumni on NFL rosters — Kiran Amegadjie (Eagles), Dieter Eiselen (Texans), Nick Gargiulo (Broncos), Jackson Hawes (Bills), Ben Mann (Giants), and Mason Tipton (Saints) — did not generate notable activity in the reporting window.
The takeaway from Yale's NFL week is simple: Oluokun is the story, and he's earning it. Two sacks, two blowout wins, and a locker-room voice that sounds less like a veteran coasting on a good record and more like someone building toward something. Jaguars fans — and Bulldogs everywhere — have good reason to keep watching.
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