Anthony Poindexter
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Position: | Defensive coordinator & safeties coach |
Personal information | |
Born: | Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. | July 28, 1976
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Forest (VA) Jefferson Forest |
College: | Virginia |
NFL draft: | 1999 / Round: 7 / Pick: 216 |
Career history | |
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As a coach: | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Anthony Scott Poindexter (born July 28, 1976) is an
Early years
Poindexter, a native of Bedford County, Virginia, attended New London Academy, Forest Middle School, and Jefferson Forest High School in Forest, Virginia.[1] In middle school, he played quarterback and led his team to an undefeated season. While attending high school, Anthony was a three sport athlete who excelled in football, Baseball and basketball.[1] Playing quarterback and safety, Poindexter led the Cavaliers to back-to-back Division 3 football championships, defeating Matoaca High School in both finals.[2] Poindexter earned first-team all-state honors as a junior and senior and was selected as the 1993 AP Group AA Player of the Year as a senior.[1] Poindexter was drafted by the Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball during his senior season of high school.[2][3]
College career
Poindexter accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Virginia and he played safety for coach
In a game against N.C. State in 1998, Poindexter made a tackle on wide receiver Chris Coleman but he twisted his left leg and tore his ACL and two other ligaments. His season at Virginia was over, and possibly his professional career; he could not participate in the NFL Scouting Combine or the Virginia Pro Day.
Poindexter's No. 3 [UVA] jersey was retired on October 10, 2009.[6]
Poindexter was named to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2020.[7]
Professional career
His chances of getting drafted were slim and depended on the teams doctors' opinions. It was the
Coaching career
After the end of his NFL career in 2001, Poindexter returned to his alma mater as a graduate assistant. He eventually made his way up the coaching totem pole and was the safeties coach at the end of his tenure at the University of Virginia.
In 2014, Poindexter accepted a position at the University of Connecticut as the defensive coordinator/safeties coach. Poindexter was dismissed along with the rest of the defensive coaching staff at the end of the 2016 season.[9]
In 2017, Poindexter was hired as the co-defensive coordinator (along with Nick Holt) and safeties coach. Purdue made two bowl games in his tenure as defensive coordinator.
In 2021, Poindexter was hired as safeties coach at Penn State. At the end of the 2023 regular season, PSU defensive coordinator, Manny Diaz, left to take the head coaching position at Duke. Poindexter was then appointed as interim co-defensive coordinator for Penn State's appearance in the Peach Bowl.
References
- ^ a b c d Feldkamp, Justin (13 October 2013). "Poindexter and Berry Honored by VHSL Hall of Fame". wset.com. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ a b Williams, Jennifer. "CAV-TO-BE DOMINATES ON DEFENSE". dailypress.com. Daily Press. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Poindexter Named to Virginia High School Hall of Fame". University of Virginia. July 11, 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "AT VIRGINIA, SAFETY POINDEXTER RECORDS ALL THE GREATEST HITS - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Anthony Poindexter named to 2016 CFB HOF Ballot". 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Anthony Poindexter". University of Virginia. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Anthony Poindexter Named To 2020 Class of College Football Hall of Fame". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ Staff (2016-12-26). "UConn head coach Bob Diaco fired after three seasons". si.com. Retrieved 2021-12-06.