FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – During the final week of the 2025 NFL regular season, 14 of the 17 former Arkansas football players active on NFL rosters saw game action, with seven former Razorbacks earning starts.
BEST OF WEEK 18
Jake Bates, K, Detroit Lions
Bates scored 13 of the Detroit Lions’ 19 points while making a game-winning 42-yard field goal as time expired in a 19-16 season-finale win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. The Tomball, Texas native connected on four of his five field goal attempts and made his lone extra-point attempt in the win. His four made field goals tied a career high, which he initially set on Oct. 13, 2024, during a 47-9 win over the Dallas Cowboys.
Cam Little, K, Jacksonville Jaguars
Little became the first kicker in NFL history to make multiple field goals of 67+ yards courtesy of a 67-yarder with time expiring in the first half of the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 41-7 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. He previously made an NFL record 68-yard field goal on Nov. 2, 2025, against the Las Vegas Raiders. Little made both of his field goal attempts and all five of his extra-point attempts to score 11 points in the win. The 11-point performance marked his fifth consecutive game in which he has scored double-digits this season. Little’s 140 points scored this season rank fifth among NFL kickers.