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Avonte Maddox

Cornerback, Detroit Lions · #29.

Player facts

Team: Detroit Lions
Position: Cornerback
Number: 29
Born: Mar 31, 1996 (age 30)
Birthplace: Detroit, MI, USA
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 191 lbs
College: Pittsburgh
Experience: 9 seasons
Status: Day-To-Day

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	10	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Career	312	228	84	3	9	1	8	5	32	6.4	0	23	42	9.5	27	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Thu, Sep 17	@ BUF	L 41-31	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs NO	W 31-30 OT	7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0

Last 2 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Avonte Michael Maddox (born March 31, 1996) is an American professional football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers.

From Wikipedia’s article on Avonte Maddox, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

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. He was also nearly drafted into the MLB after his senior year of high school.

College career

Maddox started at cornerback all four years at Pitt. He was named Honorable Mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference his sophomore year and Second-team his senior year. Maddox missed two games in both his junior and senior years due to injury.

From Wikipedia’s article on Avonte Maddox, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹