Overview
- Dike received the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week after Week 5, highlighted by a 65-yard kickoff return that set up a field goal in a 22-21 win over the Cardinals.
- Through five games he leads the NFL with 783 all-purpose yards, including a league-best 666 kickoff return yards on 25 attempts and 82 punt return yards on six tries.
- His Week 5 line included four kickoff returns for 136 yards, three punt returns for 33 yards, and two receptions for 17 yards.
- Early-season impact features a 71-yard kickoff return in the opener and a Week 2 punt-return touchdown wiped out by a blindside-block penalty, plus 162 kickoff return yards in Week 3.
- A fourth-round pick at No. 103 with a 4.34-second 40-yard dash, Dike won the return job after James Proche was waived as coaches, including John Fassel, lauded his decision-making and ball security; Tennessee next faces the Raiders.