Pack Pros: WR Jakobi Meyers posts impressive receiving performance in win with Las Vegas Raiders

After breaking out for his first 1,000 yard receiving season in his seventh year in the NFL last fall, NC State Pack Pro wideout Jakobi Meyers picked up where he left off in Week 1. 

Meyers, who spent four years with the New England Patriots before starring for the Las Vegas Raiders over the past two seasons, returned to Gillette Stadium for the first time. And, well, he was impressive in the Raiders’ 20-13 win over the Patriots on a rainy Sunday afternoon in Foxboro, Mass.

The 6-foot-2, 193-pound route runner caught eight passes for 97 yards on 10 targets as Las Vegas’ second-leading receiver in the season-opening victory. Meyers averaged 12.1 yards per catch, while he had a long of 24 yards against his former team. 

Although Meyers looked good to begin the 2025 campaign, he did request a trade earlier this summer after the Raiders didn’t reach an agreement for an extension. He, however, seemed to quell that request in the postgame locker room following his standout performance. 

“I’m happy to be a Raider,” Meyers said. “Wherever the job takes me or whoever needs me to win, whoever wants me to be there, I’ll be there.” 

For now, that’s in Sin City, where Meyers will continue to be one of the team’s go-to playmakers with quarterback Geno Smith and coach Pete Carroll leading the way. 

While Meyers nearly had a 100-yard effort to open the new season, he wasn’t the only Pack Pro in action this weekend. There are more than a dozen former Wolfpack players on NFL active rosters to begin the 2025 season. Here’s a rundown of all the former NC State stars and how they did in Week 1 of NFL action.

Pack Pros: NFL Week 1

OT Anthony Belton (played at NC State from 2021-2024), #71 Green Bay Packers: Belton made his NFL debut with three offensive snaps, all rushing attempts, in the Packers’ 27-13 win over the Detroit Lions. He also played five snaps on the Packers’ field goal kicking unit.

C Garrett Bradbury (2014-18), #65 New England Patriots: Bradbury, who joined New England this offseason, started at center in the Patriots’ 20-13 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. He played all 71 offensive snaps and did not allow a quarterback pressure in the process.

QB Jacoby Brissett (2014-15), #7 Arizona Cardinals: Brissett, the Cardinals’ reserve quarterback, did not appear in the team’s 20-13 win over the New Orleans Saints.

OLB Bradley Chubb (2014-17), #2 Miami Dolphins: Chubb logged one tackle, which was a sack, with a quarterback hit in the Dolphins’ 33-8 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. It marked his first regular season game since Dec. 31, 2023 when he tore his ACL, meniscus and patellar tendon against the Baltimore Ravens.

P A.J. Cole III (2015-18), #6 Las Vegas Raiders: Cole logged five punts for 249 yards, an average of 49.8 yards per attempt, in the Raiders’ 20-13 win over the New England Patriots. He logged two touchbacks with a long of 60 in the victory.

DL Cory Durden (2021-22), #94 New England Patriots: Durden, a member of the Patriots’ practice squad, played seven snaps in the team’s 20-13 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders.

OT Ikem Ekwonu (2019-21), #79 Carolina Panthers: Ekwonu did not play in the Panthers’ 26-10 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was inactive as he recovered from an emergency appendectomy two weeks prior. Ekwonu returned to practice in a limited capacity last Friday.

DL B.J. Hill Jr. (2014-17), #92 Cincinnati Bengals: Hill logged seven total tackles, including a sack, in the Bengals’ 17-16 win over the Cleveland Browns. He also added a quarterback hit while logging three solo stops in the victory.

RB Nyheim Miller-Hines (2015-17), #31 Los Angeles Chargers: Miller-Hines, a member of the Chargers’ practice squad, did not play in the team’s 27-21 win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Brazil.

S Tanner Ingle (2018-22), #34 Los Angeles Rams: Ingle did not play in the Rams’ 14-9 win over the Houston Texans. He is on Los Angeles’ practice squad.

DT Justin Jones (2014-17), #93 Arizona Cardinals: Jones was placed on the Cardinals’ injured reserve with a knee injury in August. He is not eligible to return to practice until after the team’s Week 4 game against the Seattle Seahawks. 

RB Zonovan Knight (2019-21), #35 Arizona Cardinals: Knight was a healthy inactive in the Cardinals’ 20-13 win over the New Orleans Saints.

OL Tim McKay (2019-2024), #68 Washington Commanders: McKay did not play in the Washington Commanders’ 21-6 win over the New York Giants. He’s on the team’s practice squad.

OL Dylan McMahon (2019-23), #63 Los Angeles Rams: McMahon, a practice squad player, did not play in the Rams’ 14-9 win over the Houston Texans.

DT Alim McNeill (2018-20), #54 Detroit Lions: McNeill began his fifth NFL season recovering from a torn ACL suffered in Week 15 of the 2024 season. The Lions expect the defensive lineman to make his return to the field in season.

WR Jakobi Meyers (2016-18), #16 Las Vegas Raiders: Meyers logged eight receptions for 97 yards in the Raiders’ 20-13 win over the New England Patriots. He averaged 12.1 yards per reception with a long of 24 on 10 targets.

DT Larrell Murchison (2018-19), #52 Los Angeles Rams: Murchison played five total snaps – three on defense and two on the field goal kicking unit – in the Rams’ 14-9 win over the Houston Texans. He did not record a tackle.

LB Germaine Pratt (2014-18), #57 Las Vegas Raiders: Pratt, who made his Raiders’ debut, logged eight tackles, including one solo stop, in the team’s 20-13 win over the New England Patriots. He was the third-leading tackler for Las Vegas in the victory.

DL Kentavius Street (2014-17), #93 Atlanta Falcons: Street, who’s on the Falcons’ practice squad, did not play in the team’s 23-20 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

LB Drake Thomas (2019-22), #42 Seattle Seahawks: Thomas logged two tackles in the Seahawks’ 17-13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. He played 30 total snaps, including 15 on the team’s defense as a rotational linebacker, in the defeat.

OL Joe Thuney (2011-15), #62 Chicago Bears: Thuney started at left guard for the Bears in a 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football.

LB Payton Wilson (2018-23), #41 Pittsburgh Steelers: Wilson posted five total tackles in the Steelers’ 34-32 win over the New York Jets. The do-it-all linebacker logged three solo stops, including a tackle for a loss, with a quarterback hit in the victory.

QB Russell Wilson (2007-10, finished at Wisconsin), #3 New York Giants: Wilson was 17-of-37 passing for 168 yards in the Giants’ 21-6 loss to the Washington Commanders. The signal-caller was sacked twice and posted a subpar QBR of 25.6. New York hasn’t committed to Wilson starting in Week 2 with former Ole Miss quarterback Jaxon Dart waiting in the wings.

OL Chandler Zavala (2021-22), #62 Carolina Panthers: Zavala played two special teams snaps in the Panthers’ 26-10 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.