Jordan Poyer

Jordan Poyer

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Poyer in 2015 preseason
No. 33 Cleveland Browns
Position: Free safety
Personal information
Date of birth: (1991-04-25) April 25, 1991
Place of birth: Dallas, Oregon
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: Astoria (OR)
College: Oregon State
NFL draft: 2013 / Round: 7 / Pick: 218
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2015
Total tackles: 79
Forced fumbles: 1
Pass deflections: 2
Interceptions: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Jordan Poyer (born April 25, 1991) is an American football free safety for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Oregon State University and was named a consensus All-American. The Philadelphia Eagles chose him in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

High school

Poyer played baseball, basketball, and football at Astoria High School. As a freshman, he helped the baseball team win the state championship. He was named Oregon's player of the year as a senior and was drafted by the Florida Marlins.[1] In 2009, Poyer was named the basketball Cowapa League Player of the Year. He was a quarterback and safety on the football team and had 123 touchdowns in three years. In his senior season, he was the state's player of the year on offense and defense.[1][2]

College career

Poyer attended Oregon State University and played for the Oregon State Beavers football team from 2009 to 2012. As a true freshman in 2009, he played in 13 games and had 11 tackles. The following season, he had 1,109 all-purpose yards and 34 tackles at the cornerback position.[3]

Poyer started 12 games in 2011. He was the team's primary punt returner and averaged 14.1 yards per return. His four interceptions ranked first in the Pac-12, and he also had 57 tackles. In 2012, Poyer had 51 tackles. He again led the Pac-12 in interceptions, with seven. That season, he was named to the All-Pac 12 first team and was also a consensus All-American.[3][4][5]

Professional career

2013 NFL Draft

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 0 in 191 lb31 3⁄4 in9 3⁄4 in 4.54 s 4.18 s 6.87 s 30 1⁄2 in 9 ft 10 in 8 reps
All values from NFL Combine[6]

In the 2013 NFL Draft, Poyer was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round, as the 218th overall pick.[7] Poyer was claimed by the Cleveland Browns off of waivers on October 21, after releasing Julian Posey.

Personal

Poyer was born in Dallas, Oregon, in 1991. His parents are Faalaeo and Julie Poyer & he has one brother. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 191 pounds. Poyer's major at Oregon State was elementary education. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jordan Poyer Draft Profile". nfl.com. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Jordan Poyer Profile". osubeavers.com. Retrieved February 9, 2013. Archived March 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. 1 2 3 "Jordan Poyer Profile". osubeavers.com. Retrieved February 9, 2013. Archived March 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "Jordan Poyer Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Pac 12 All-Conference". scribd.com. November 26, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  6. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/Jordan-Poyer?id=2539290
  7. ↑ "Eagles select Oregon State CB Jordan Poyer in 7th round". washingtonpost.com. April 27, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.

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