Avonte Maddox

Avonte Maddox
No. 29 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1996-03-31) March 31, 1996
Detroit, Michigan
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight: 184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school: Martin Luther King
(Detroit, Michigan)
College: Pittsburgh
NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: 4 / Pick: 125
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2018
Total tackles: 12
Forced fumbles: 0
Fumble recoveries: 0
Pass deflections: 1
Interceptions: 1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Avonte Maddox (born March 31, 1996)[1] is an American football cornerback who currently plays for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He played college football at Pittsburgh.

Early career

After playing little league football, Maddox focused on baseball his first two years of high school before switching to football. He received only two Power Five scholarship offers, one from Purdue and one from Pittsburgh.[2] He was also nearly drafted into the MLB after his senior year of high school.[2]

College career

Maddox started at cornerback all four years at Pitt.[3] He was named Honorable Mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference his sophomore year and Third Team his senior year.[4] Maddox missed two games in both his junior and senior years due to injury.[1]

Professional career

Maddox was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round (125th overall) in the 2018 NFL Draft.[5] He made his NFL debut during the league season opener on September 6, 2018 against the Atlanta Falcons, playing on special teams.[6] Maddox recorded his first career interception by picking off a pass from Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota on September 30.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Avonte Maddox - 2015 Football Roster - University of Pittsburgh". pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "How Avonte Maddox went from MLB to NFL draft hopeful". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  3. ↑ "Avonte Maddox symbolizes a super sendoff for Pitt seniors". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  4. ↑ "Avonte Maddox | Pittsburgh, CB : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". www.draftscout.com. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  5. ↑ "NFL Draft Results: Eagles pick Avonte Maddox at No. 125". BleedingGreenNation.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles - September 6th, 2018-Snap counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  7. ↑ Chassen, Alexis (September 30, 2018). "Eagles rookie Avonte Maddox gets first career interception against the Titans". Bleeding Green Nation. SBNation.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
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