Avonte Maddox
No. 29 – Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | Detroit, Michigan | March 31, 1996||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2021 | |||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Avonte Maddox (born March 31, 1996)[1] is an American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for 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]
Collegiate statistics[]
Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF |
2014 | Pitt | ACC | FR | DB | 11 | 26 | 6 | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
2015 | Pitt | ACC | SO | DB | 13 | 52 | 23 | 75 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
2016 | Pitt | ACC | JR | DB | 10 | 38 | 11 | 49 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
2017 | Pitt | ACC | SR | DB | 9 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | ||
Career | Pitt | 136 | 47 | 183 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 3 |
Professional career[]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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5 ft 9+1⁄8 in (1.76 m) |
184 lb (83 kg) |
29+1⁄2 in (0.75 m) |
8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) |
4.39 s | 4.0 s | 6.51 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) |
10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) |
13 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine[5] |
Maddox was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round (125th overall) in the 2018 NFL Draft.[6] He made his NFL debut during the league season opener on September 6, 2018 against the Atlanta Falcons, playing on special teams.[7] Maddox recorded his first career interception by picking off a pass from Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota in the 26–23 overtime loss on September 30.[8]
On September 26, 2019, late in a game between the Eagles and the Green Bay Packers, Maddox collided helmets with teammate Andrew Sendejo on an attempted tackle of Jamaal Williams and had to be carted off the field on a stretcher. The Eagles announced that Maddox had movement in all of his extremities, but was taken to a local hospital overnight as a precaution and for further evaluation, returning with the team the next day.[9][10]
On December 18, 2020, Maddox was placed on injured reserve.[11] He finished the season with 40 tackles and three pass deflections through 10 games and eight starts.
On November 20, 2021, Maddox signed a three-year, $22.5 million contract extension with the Eagles.[12]
References[]
- ^ a b "Avonte Maddox - 2015 Football Roster - University of Pittsburgh". pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "How Avonte Maddox went from MLB to NFL draft hopeful". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "Avonte Maddox symbolizes a super sendoff for Pitt seniors". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "Avonte Maddox | Pittsburgh, CB : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". www.draftscout.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "Avonte Maddox Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ "NFL Draft Results: Eagles pick Avonte Maddox at No. 125". BleedingGreenNation.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ "Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles - September 6th, 2018-Snap counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rollins, Khadrice (September 27, 2019). "Eagles CB Avonte Maddox Carted Off Late in Thursday Night Win Over Packers". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ Carroll, Charlotte (September 27, 2019). "Report: Eagles' Avonte Maddox Flies Home With Team After Huge Hit". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (December 18, 2020). "Eagles place T Jack Driscoll, CB Avonte Maddox on Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
- ^ "Avonte Maddox, Eagles agree to three-year contract extension". Bleeding Green Nation. SB Nation. November 20, 2021.
External links[]
- 1996 births
- Living people
- American football cornerbacks
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Pittsburgh Panthers football players
- Players of American football from Detroit
- Martin Luther King High School (Detroit) alumni