
Cornerback, Oregon State, 2009–12
Jordan Poyer
- Number
- No. 14
- Height
- 6′0″
- Hometown
- Astoria, OR
- Born
- Apr 25, 1991, in Dallas, Oregon
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Jordan Poyer played cornerback at Oregon State (2009–12). He was a consensus All‑American in 2012. The Philadelphia Eagles took Poyer in round 7, No. 218 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
3interceptions, career highvs. Washington State, 2012Honors
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Oregon State | 3 | 114 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2010 | Oregon State | 33 | 917 | 0 | 23 | 104 | 0 |
| 2011 | Oregon State | 30 | 680 | 0 | 30 | 141 | 1 |
| 2012 | Oregon State | – | – | – | 10 | 71 | 0 |
| Career | 66 | 1,711 | 0 | 63 | 316 | 1 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Oregon State | 2 |
| 2011 | Oregon State | 4 |
| 2012 | Oregon State | 7 |
| Career | 13 | |
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 | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2011 | 12 | 35 | 22 | 57 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| 2012N | 12 | 34 | 17 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| On file | 98 | 55 | 153 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 2 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Oregon State | 14 | CB | |
| 2010 | Oregon State | 14 | CB | |
| 2011 | Oregon State | 14 | CB | |
| 2012 | Oregon State | 14 | CB | 6′0″ |
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
2012 Oregon State 10 games, 7 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 10–7 | – | – | 1 | −5 | – |
| Sep 22 | at | W 27–20 | – | – | 1 | 5 | – |
| Sep 29 | at | W 38–35 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 19–6 | – | – | 1 | 24 | 3 |
| Oct 13 | at | W 42–24 | – | – | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | at | L 17–20 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – |
| Nov 10 | at | L 23–27 | – | – | 2 | 7 | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 62–14 | – | – | 1 | −1 | 1 |
| Dec 1 | vs. | W 77–3 | – | – | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 27–31 | – | – | 1 | 20 | – |
2011 Oregon State 12 games, 60 returns, 821 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 28–29 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 0–35 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 19–27 | 2 | 56 | 4 | 100 | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 20–35 | 5 | 95 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 37–27 | 3 | 77 | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 28–38 | 7 | 171 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 44–21 | 4 | 85 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Oct 29 | at | L 8–27 | 5 | 90 | 6 | 0 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 13–38 | 3 | 81 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 6–23 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 38–21 | – | – | 2 | 19 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | at | L 21–49 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 16 | – |
2010 Oregon State 11 games, 56 returns, 1,021 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | L 21–30 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 35–28 | 1 | 21 | – | – | – |
| Sep 25 | at | L 24–37 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 31–28 | 3 | 92 | 2 | 9 | – |
| Oct 16 | at | L 34–35 | 4 | 105 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 35–7 | 2 | 69 | 4 | 5 | – |
| Nov 6 | at | L 14–17 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 27 | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | L 14–31 | 4 | 95 | 3 | 17 | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 36–7 | 2 | 66 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | at | L 0–38 | 4 | 131 | 4 | 8 | – |
| Dec 4 | vs. | L 20–37 | 7 | 187 | 1 | 0 | – |
2009 Oregon State 3 games, 3 returns, 114 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 34–7 | 1 | 30 | – | – | – |
| Oct 24 | at | L 36–42 | 1 | 70 | – | – | – |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. | L 20–44 | 1 | 14 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2013 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–21).
| Drill | Combine 2013 | Combine or pro day 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅞″ | |
| Weight | 191 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.54 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 s | |
| Vertical jump | 30½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ | |
| Bench press | 8 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.87 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.18 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
13 seasons, 171 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
Pro Bowl: 2022 · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2021
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2021; Pro Football Writers first team 2021.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Cleveland Browns | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 43 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | Cleveland Browns | 6 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 87 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 85 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 91 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 111 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 85 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 12 | 55 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 92 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Miami Dolphins | 15 | 96 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 10 | 70 | 0.5 | 1 |
| NFL career | 171 | 895 | 12.5 | 25 | |
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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