Defensive line, Memphis, 2008–11
Dontari Poe
- Number
- No. 74
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 350 lb
- Hometown
- Memphis, TN
- Born
- Aug 18, 1990
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Dontari Poe played defensive line at Memphis (2008–11). The Kansas City Chiefs took Poe in the first round, No. 11 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.
The teams
No defensive lines in our box scores: before 2016 they record only interceptions for defenders. His defense from other sources is below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| On file | 57 | 44 | 101 | 21.5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
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.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2012 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3½″ |
| Weight | 346 lb |
| Arm length | 32″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.98 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.67 sW |
| Vertical jump | 29½″ |
| Broad jump | 8′9″ |
| Bench press | 44 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.90 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.56 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, 114 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.
Pro Bowls: 2 (2013–14) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2013
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2013.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 48 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2014 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 43 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 23 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2017 | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 36 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2018 | Carolina Panthers | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Carolina Panthers | 11 | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 114 | 269 | 20.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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