Defensive back, Pittsburgh, 2014–17
Avonte Maddox
- Number
- No. 14
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Hometown
- Detroit, MI
- Born
- Mar 31, 1996, in Detroit, Michigan
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Avonte Maddox played defensive back at Pittsburgh (2014–17). The Philadelphia Eagles took Maddox in round 4, No. 125 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career highat Clemson, 20162sacks, career hightwice; last vs. Miami, 2017Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Pittsburgh | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | 49 | 39 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | 27 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Career | 76 | 59 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 8 | 19 | 1 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 219 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 182 | 1 | 8 | 48 | 0 |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Career | 19 | 437 | 1 | 10 | 49 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 of 13 | 33 | 14 | 47 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Pittsburgh | 14 | DB | ||
| 2015 | Pittsburgh | 14 | DB | ||
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | 14 | DB | ||
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | 14 | DB | 5′9″ | 180 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2017 Pittsburgh 9 games, 27 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Youngstown State | W 28–21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | at Penn State | L 14–33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Oklahoma State | L 21–59 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Georgia Tech | L 17–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Rice | W 42–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | at Syracuse | L 24–27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 21 | at Duke | W 24–17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 18 | at Virginia Tech | L 14–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Miami | W 24–14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2016 Pittsburgh 10 games, 49 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Villanova | W 28–7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Penn State | W 42–39 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atOklahoma State | L 38–45 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 24 | at North Carolina | L 36–37 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Marshall | W 43–27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 37–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atMiami | L 28–51 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | at Clemson | W 43–42 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Duke | W 56–14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Northwestern | L 24–31 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2015 Pittsburgh 8 games, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs.Youngstown State | W 45–37 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 3 | atVirginia Tech | W 17–13 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 17 | atGeorgia Tech | W 31–28 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 24 | atSyracuse | W 23–20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. Notre Dame | L 30–42 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | atDuke | W 31–13 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. Louisville | W 45–34 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 27 | vs.Miami | L 24–29 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2014 Pittsburgh 5 games, 11 returns, 219 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | at Florida International | W 42–25 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. Akron | L 10–21 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 16 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 21–16 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 25 | vs.Georgia Tech | L 28–56 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs.Duke | L 48–51 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2018 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9⅛″ |
| Weight | 184 lb |
| Arm length | 29½″ |
| Hand size | 8¾″ |
| Wingspan | 71⅜″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.39 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.47 sW |
| Vertical jump | 37″ |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ |
| Bench press | 13 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.51 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.00 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 86 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 33 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2019 | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 47 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 67 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 39 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 8 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | Detroit Lions | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 86 | 299 | 3 | 5 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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