Defensive back, Indiana (from James Madison), 2023–25
D’Angelo Ponds
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Class (2025)
- Junior
- Hometown
- West Park, FL
- Born
- Jan 13, 2005
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D’Angelo Ponds played defensive back at James Madison (2023) and Indiana (2024–25). The New York Jets took Ponds in round 2, No. 50 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Maryland, 20242interceptions, career highvs. Washington, 2024Honors
Team titles: National champions, 2025 (Indiana); Big Ten champions, 2025
All-America: Sporting News 2025; AP second team 2025; Sports Illustrated 2025
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | James Madison | 51 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | Indiana | 55 | 35 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | Indiana | 60 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Career | 166 | 111 | 10.5 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | James Madison | 5 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Indiana | 5 | DB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Indiana | 5 | DB | Jr. | 5′9″ | 170 |
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
2025 Indiana 15 games, 60 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Old Dominion | W 27–14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Kennesaw State | W 56–9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Indiana State | W 73–0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Illinois | W 63–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Oregon | W 30–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Michigan State | W 38–13 | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. UCLA | W 56–6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 1 | at Maryland | W 55–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Penn State | W 27–24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Wisconsin | W 31–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | at Purdue | W 56–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 6 | vs. Ohio State | W 13–10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Alabama | W 38–3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 9 ✦ | vs.Oregon | W 56–22 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 19 ✦ | vs. Miami | W 27–21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2024 Indiana 13 games, 55 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Florida International | W 31–7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Western Illinois | W 77–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | atUCLA | W 42–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Charlotte | W 52–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Maryland | W 42–28 | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Northwestern | W 41–24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Nebraska | W 56–7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Washington | W 31–17 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atMichigan State | W 47–10 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Michigan | W 20–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | atOhio State | L 15–38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Purdue | W 66–0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | at Notre Dame | L 17–27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2023 James Madison 12 games, 51 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Virginia | W 36–35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Troy | W 16–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at Utah State | W 45–38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs. South Alabama | W 31–23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 41–13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | at Marshall | W 20–9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Old Dominion | W 30–27 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 4 | at Georgia State | W 42–14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. UConn | W 44–6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. App State | L 23–26 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at Coastal Carolina | W 56–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Air Force | L 21–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′8⅝″ | |
| Weight | 182 lb | |
| Arm length | 29⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| Wingspan | 72¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.37 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.52 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 43½″ | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.27 sW |
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
1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | New York Jets | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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