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D'Angelo Ponds

Cornerback, New York Jets · #23.

Player facts

Team: New York Jets
Position: Cornerback
Number: 23
Born: Jan 13, 2005 (age 21)
Birthplace: Miami, FL, USA
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 182 lbs
College: Indiana
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs CLE	W 17-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ CHI	L 23-12	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ DET	L 31-24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 3 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

D'Angelo Ponds (born January 13, 2005) is an American professional football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the James Madison Dukes and Indiana Hoosiers and was selected by the Jets in the second round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on D'Angelo Ponds, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Ponds was born in Miami, Florida and attended Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School in Hollywood, Florida. He was rated as a three-star recruit when he committed to play college football for the James Madison Dukes.

James Madison

As a true freshman in 2023, Ponds appeared in all 13 games with ten starts for the Dukes, where he totaled 51 tackles, 13 pass deflections, two interceptions, and a touchdown. For his performance, he earned Freshman All-American and second-team all-Sun Belt Conference honors. After the season, Ponds entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.

Indiana

Ponds transferred to play for the Indiana Hoosiers. In week 9 of the 2024 season, he notched two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown, in a win over Washington, and was named the Big Ten Conference defensive player of the week. After a 38–3 win over Alabama in the 2026 Rose Bowl, Ponds was named defensive player of the game. On the first snap of the 2026 Peach Bowl, Ponds scored a pick-six against Oregon and was named defensive player of the game.

On January 13, 2026, the City of Bloomington temporarily renamed the retention pond at Millers-Shower Park “D’Angelo’s Pond” in recognition of his performance in the 2026 Peach Bowl.

From Wikipedia’s article on D'Angelo Ponds, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹