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Cornerback, Penn State, 2019–22
Joey Porter Jr.
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 198 lb
- Class (2022)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Bakersfield, CA
- Born
- Jul 26, 2000
Joey Porter Jr. played cornerback at Penn State (2019–22). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Porter in round 2, No. 32 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. Illinois, 2021Honors
All-America: Fox Sports 2022
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | Penn State | 34 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | Penn State | 51 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | Penn State | 27 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Career | 115 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | |
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.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Penn State | 9 | CB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Penn State | 9 | CB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Penn State | 9 | CB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Penn State | 9 | CB | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′2″ | 198 |
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
2022 Penn State 10 games, 27 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Purdue | W 35–31 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Ohio | W 46–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Auburn | W 41–12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Central Michigan | W 33–14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Northwestern | W 17–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | at Michigan | L 17–41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Minnesota | W 45–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Ohio State | L 31–44 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Indiana | W 45–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Michigan State | W 35–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Penn State 13 games, 51 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Wisconsin | W 16–10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Ball State | W 44–13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Auburn | W 28–20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Villanova | W 38–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Indiana | W 24–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Iowa | L 20–23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Illinois | L 18–20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | atOhio State | L 24–33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Maryland | W 31–14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Michigan | L 17–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Rutgers | W 28–0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atMichigan State | L 27–30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Arkansas | L 10–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Penn State 8 games, 34 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | atIndiana | L 35–36 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Ohio State | L 25–38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Maryland | L 19–35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | at Nebraska | L 23–30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Iowa | L 21–41 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | atMichigan | W 27–17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | atRutgers | W 23–7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs.Michigan State | W 39–24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Penn State 3 games, 3 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2½″ | |
| Weight | 193 lb | |
| Arm length | 34″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| Wingspan | 80⅞″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.46 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.50 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′9″ | |
| Bench press | 17 reps |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 46 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 67 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 51 | 1 | 1 |
| NFL career | 46 | 158 | 1 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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