Joey Porter with the Pittsburgh Steelers, 2006
With the Pittsburgh Steelers, 2006. Photo: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Linebacker, Colorado State, 1995–⁠98

Joey Porter

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Joey Porter played linebacker at Colorado State (1995–⁠98). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Porter in round 3, No. 73 overall in the 1999 NFL Draft.

Team titles: WAC champions, 1995 and 1997

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 1999
Height6′2½″
Weight241 lb
Arm length32¾″
Hand size9¾″
40-yard dash4.68 s
10-yard split1.65 s
Vertical jump39″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press27 reps
3-cone drill7.37 s
20-yard shuttle4.41 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 4 (2002, 2004–⁠05, 2008) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2002 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (2004–⁠05, 2008)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 2002; AP second team 2004–⁠05, 2008; Pro Football Writers first team 2002; Sporting News first team 2002, 2008.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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