# Clink: UFL Week 2 First and Second Team of the Week - Author: Jonathan Clink - Published: 2024-04-12T13:33:32Z - Updated: 2026-02-21T17:30:44Z - Categories: UFL (ufl) - Canonical URL: https://uflnewshub.com/ufl/clink-ufl-week-2-first-and-second-team-of-the-week The purpose of this article is to shine a spotlight on players who performed at a high level in week 2 of the UFL season. Naming a First and Second Team of the Week. #### First Team QB Luis Perez (ARL) Completed 21 of his 29 passes for 233 yards and a touchdown. #### First Team RB Mataeo Durant (STL) Rushed 14 times for 104 yards and a touchdown (7.4 yards per carry). Caught his only target for 5 yards. #### First Team WR Marcell Ateman (STL) Caught 4 of his 6 targets for 114 yards and 2 touchdowns in week 2. #### First Team WR Marquez Stevenson (SA) Caught 6 of his 8 targets for 103 yards and a touchdown. #### First Team WR JaVonta Payton (ARL) Caught 5 of his 5 targets for 83 yards. #### First Team TE Cody Latimer (SA) Caught 8 of his 8 targets for 91 yards and a touchdown. #### First Team LT Jaryd Jones-Smith (STL) Allowed only 2 pressures on 38 pass blocking snaps. #### First Team LG Darrin Paulo (MEM) He got away with a holding at one point in the game but no harm no foul. I did not count him having a single pressure allowed and he played in 50 pass-blocking snaps per PFF. PFF did record 1 hurry to his name. #### First Team C Cole Schneider (BIR) 1 pressure allowed, 34 pass-blocking snaps per PFF. #### First Team RG Liam Fornadel (DC) No pressures allowed over 40 pass-blocking snaps. #### First Team RT Juwann Bushell-Beatty (STL) Stood out with good blocking on a 16-yard and 41-yard run play. PFF attributed a sack to him which saw the DT and DE cross positions with each other after contact. #### First Team DE Pita Taumoepenu (STL) 5 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 TFLs. Additionally had 3 QB hurries and 2 QB hits. Solo run stop in the 2nd quarter. #### First Team DE Taco Charlton (BIR) 3 sacks and a QB hurry. #### First Team DT Jalen Redmond (ARL) 4 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 QB hurries, assisted on 2 run stops. #### First Team DT Carlos Davis (BIR) 4 tackles, 2 sacks, a QB hurry, 2 solo run stops. #### First Team LB Frank Ginda (MI) 14 tackles, 3 QB hurries, 3 solo run stops, 3 assisted run stops, 2 pass stops. #### First Team LB Reuben Foster (HOU) 6 tackles, 2 TFLs, 2 run stops, 3 assisted run stops, broke up 2 passes. #### First Team LB Callahan O'Reilly (STL) 7 tackles, half a sack, 2 TFLs, a QB hurry, 3 assisted run stops. #### First Team CB Corn Elder (HOU) 3 tackles, 3 breakups, and a 98-yard pick 6 in the first quarter. #### First Team CB Delrick Abrams Jr. (MEM) 7 tackles, a TFL, a stop against the pass, a breakup, interception in the 4th quarter. #### First Team S A.J. Hendy (SA) Hendy had 8 tackles, a pass breakup, a run stop, and 2 assisted run stops. #### First Team S Santos Ramirez (DC) 3 tackles, a pass breakup, a shared run stop, 2 stops against the pass. #### First Team K Jake Bates (MI) Made a 62-yard and 52-yard field goal. #### First Team P Paxton Brooks (DC) 7 punts averaging 45.1 yards per punt. 2 punts inside the 20. Did a good job recovering a low snap off a bounce and making a great punt. #### First Team RET Juwan Manigo (ARL) Returned 5 kickoffs averaging 27.6 yards per return. Had 3 returns that stood out to me in particular making a man miss or breaking a tackle. #### Second Team QB AJ McCarron (STL) Completed 21 of his 29 passes for 248 yards and 2 touchdowns. #### Second Team RB TJ Pledger (HOU) Rushed 11 times for 47 yards (4.3 yards per carry). Caught 3 of his 3 targets for 10 yards. #### Second Team WR Marcus Simms (MI) Caught 3 of his 8 targets for 96 yards and a touchdown. #### Second Team WR Tyler Vaughns (ARL) Caught 5 of his 7 targets for 58 yards. #### Second Team WR Chris Rowland (DC) Caught 3 of his 2 targets for 55 yards. Adjusted quickly to grab a deflected pass for a 9-yard gain. #### Second Team TE Briley Moore (DC) Caught 3 of his 3 targets for 29 yards and a touchdown. #### Second Team LT Bobby Evans (ARL) 41 pass-blocking snaps. There were 3 plays in which I attributed pressure allowed as his responsibility but a strong game from him. #### Second Team LG Steven Gonzales (STL) Had a very clean game allowing only 1 pressure by my count on 39 pass protection blocks. Did a great job blocking on a 41-yard run in the 4th quarter. #### Second Team C Michael Maietti (DC) 1 pressure allowed by my count. 40 pass-blocking snaps per PFF. #### Second Team RG Dru Samia (ARL) Allowed 1 pressure in the 2nd quarter. 41 pass-blocking snaps per PFF. #### Second Team RT Greg Eiland (SA) A pressure was allowed in both the first and second quarters by my count. 45 pass blocking snaps. #### Second Team DE Ethan Westbrooks (HOU) 3 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 3 QB hurries, assisted on a run stop. #### Second Team DE Dondrea Tillman (BIR) 2 tackles, a sack, 2 QB hurries, batted a pass at the line. #### Second Team DT Jordan Thompson (BIR) 3 tackles, a sack, a solo, and an assisted run stop. Batted 2 passes at the line, 1 of which was intercepted in the 2nd quarter. #### Second Team DT Daniel Wise (MI) 4 tackles, 2 QB hurries, a solo run stop, #### Second Team LB DeMarquis Gates (BIR) 4 tackles, a solo run stop, and an assisted run stop. Broke up a pass over the middle in the 4th quarter. #### Second Team LB Willie Harvey (STL) 6 tackles, 3 assisted run stops. Broke up a pass on a 1-point convert attempt in the third quarter. #### Second Team LB Noah Dawkins (MI) 4 tackles, 2 assisted run stops, and a stop against the pass keeping the play to 0 yards in the 1st quarter. #### Second Team CB Gareon Conley (DC) 3 tackles, stood out to me with tight coverage on 3 deep ball incompletions. #### Second Team CB Nate Brooks (MI) 2 tackles, a run stop, broke up a pass over the middle in the 2nd quarter. #### Second Team S Kenny Robinson (BIR) 2 tackles which were both shared run stops. Recovered a fumble in the 2nd quarter. #### Second Team S Kedrick Whitehead Jr. (MI) 2 tackles, a QB hurry, 2 QB hits. #### Second Team K JJ Molson (HOU) Made both field goals from 51 yards and 43. #### Second Team P Hunter Niswander (HOU) 6 punts averaging 47 yards per punt. 2 punts inside the 20. Had an absolute beauty of a punt for 47 yards to the 5-yard line. #### Second Team RET Jarey Elder (MEM) Returned 3 punts for 14.3 yards per return. Hit the B button with good timing making a man miss with a spin move on a 16-yard return. [@JonathanClink on Twitter](https://twitter.com/JonathanClink) From UFL News Hub. Please link to https://uflnewshub.com/ufl/clink-ufl-week-2-first-and-second-team-of-the-week when citing. More at https://uflnewshub.com/llms.txt