Tennessee football: How former Vols played in 2019 NFL Wild Card round
10. . Offensive Lineman. Houston Texans. Zach Fulton. 1. player
Moving on from snappers and punters, we have another non-glamorous position that was a big deal during the NFL Wild Card round. Zach Fulton was in a situation very similar to his teammate, Trevor Daniel.
He did his job on the offensive line to help the Houston Texans win this game, but he didn’t have much support. Fulton probably wishes he was still part of the club of Tennessee football players on the Kansas City Chiefs.
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But this past weekend wasn’t his fault. Through his blocking, the Texans had 16 carries for 105 yards. Now, it’s true that most of the running was by Deshaun Watson. But Fulton had to do his job to make sure Watson didn’t get hit out of the gate while trying to run. So he deserves a lot of credit for the Texans averaging over six and a half yards a carry.
Watson was sacked three times, but that was also largely on him. He made numerous mistakes in that game, and Fulton paid the price for that. But he was almost flawless in the game, and although you can’t measure it, his play was the best of any former Vol during the Wild Card round.