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Joey Porter

Joseph Eugene Porter

Position: LB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 250 lbs.
Born: March 22, 1977 in Bakersfield, CA
College: Colorado State

3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 3rd round (73rd overall) of the 1999 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1999 22 PIT 16 0 2.0 1 0 2 50 1 10 0
2000 23 PIT ROLB 16 16 10.5 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 32 1 43 17 1
2001 24 PIT ROLB 15 15 9.0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 47 14
2002*+ 25 PIT ROLB 16 16 9.0 4 153 0 84 10 2 0 2 6 0 61 28
2003 26 PIT ROLB 14 14 5.0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 50 16
2004* 27 PIT ROLB 15 15 7.0 1 3 0 3 12 3 0 0 0 0 37 17
2005* 28 PIT ROLB 16 16 10.5 2 9 0 9 4 4 0 1 0 0 40 17
2006 29 PIT ROLB 14 14 7.0 2 49 1 42 5 39 16
2007 30 MIA RLB 16 15 5.5 2 19 0 14 5 1 0 0 0 0 56 9
Career 138 121 65.5 12 233 1 84 44 18 0 8 88 2 383 134 1
8 yrs PIT 122 106 60.0 10 214 1 84 39 17 0 8 88 2 327 125 1
1 yr MIA 16 15 5.5 2 19 0 14 5 1 0 0 0 0 56 9

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1999 22 PIT 16 0 1 6
2000 23 PIT ROLB 16 16 1 1 8
2006 29 PIT ROLB 14 14 1 6
Career 138 121 2 1 1 20

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

2002
2004
2005

1st-team All-Pro

2002

Non-Offensive TDs

2000 NFL 1 (10)

Fumble Return Yds

Active 88 (25)
Career 88 (149)

Fumble Return TD

1999 NFL 1 (2)
2000 NFL 1 (1)

Active 2 (7)
Career 2 (36)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

2002 NFL 153 (8)

Intercept. Ret. TD

2006 NFL 1 (4)

Long Intercep. Return

2002 NFL 84 (8)

Sacks

Active 65.5 (18)
Career 65.5 (65)

Safeties

2000 NFL 1 (1-- 16)

Active 1 (7)
Career 1 (66)

   

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
2002 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
2002 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
2002 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
2002 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
2004 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
2004 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
2005 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
2005 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL