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Joey Porter Jr.

Cornerback, Dallas Cowboys · #25.

Player facts

Team: Dallas Cowboys
Position: Cornerback
Number: 25
Born: Jul 26, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Bakersfield, CA, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 194 lbs
College: Penn State
Experience: 4 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 General

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	165	120	45	1	0	0	0	3	16	5.3	0	16	31	3.5	9	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 4	@ HOU	W 34-30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 1 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Joseph Eugene Porter Jr. (born July 26, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft. He is the son of the former NFL linebacker Joey Porter, who the Steelers selected in the 1999 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Joey Porter Jr., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Porter Jr. attended North Catholic High School in Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, before transferring to North Allegheny Senior High School in Wexford, Pennsylvania. He played cornerback and wide receiver in high school. He committed to Pennsylvania State University to play college football.

College career

In his first year at Penn State in 2019, Porter Jr. played in four games and had three tackles. In 2020, he started all eight games recording 33 tackles and one sack. In 2021, he started all 13 games and had 50 tackles and one interception.