Will Poole
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| Position: | Defensive back | ||||||
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| Born: | July 24, 1981 Beckley, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 193 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Queens (NY) Christ the King | ||||||
| College: | Southern California | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2004 / Round: 4 / Pick: 102 | ||||||
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| CFL status: | International | ||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · CFL.ca (archive) | |||||||
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2024) |
William Starling Poole
Poole was also a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Sacramento Mountain Lions and San Antonio Talons.
Early years
Poole was a top high school player at
College career
He is a
Awards and honors
- Junior College Athletic Bureau All-American (2002)
- SuperPrep JUCO 100 (2002)
- Western State Conference Mountain Division Defensive MVP (2002)
- Ventura College Team MVP (2002)
- Pac-10Defensive Player of the Week (November 5, 2003)
- First-team All-Pac-10 selection by CollegeFootballNews.com, ESPN.com and Rivals.com (2003)
- Second-team All-American by the AP and CollegeFootballNews.com
- Honorable mention Rivals.com All-American (2003)
- USC Co-Special Teams Player of the Year (2003)
Professional career
Miami Dolphins
He was drafted in the fourth round by the
First stint with Chiefs
Poole signed a two-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs on July 27, 2007. However, he was released by the team on September 1 during final cuts.
First stint with Argonauts
On October 4, 2007, Poole was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League and assigned to their practice roster. He was later released by the team on October 10, 2007.
Second stint with Chiefs
On May 27, 2008, Poole was re-signed by the Chiefs. He was released on August 10.
Second stint with Argonauts
Less than a year after being signed to the Toronto Argonauts' practice squad, Poole re-joined the Argonauts on September 8, 2008.
Sacramento Mountain Lions
On May 25, 2011, Poole signed with the
Personal life
Poole has a daughter, Kayla Poole.