Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
Player Dossier
2020-2025Toledo
DT • 6'4" • 290 lbs • Saint Louis, MO, USA
Martez Poynter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.5 disruption score.
Usage / Role
100%
Featured defensive role
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Toledo
Snapshot
Player Story
Martez Poynter built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive tackle from Saint Louis, MO wearing No. 8, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Martez Poynter's career was his defensive...
Read the storyMartez Poynter, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Toledo. Martez Poynter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Toledo | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Toledo | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Toledo | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Toledo | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Toledo | 11 | 14 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 16.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Toledo | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 46.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Toledo | 10 | 24 | 6 | 2.5 | - | - | 0 | 46.2 |
| 2025 Postseason | Toledo | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 72.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Toledo | 11 | 37 | 8 | 5.5 | 9 | - | 0 | 72.9 |
Related Context
Martez Poynter played DT for Toledo. Across 6 tracked seasons, Martez Poynter recorded 93 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Toledo.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Toledo paired 25.5 primary output with 39.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 39.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
2.3
Efficiency
39.5
Usage
10.9
Consistency
61.3
Best Game by takeover score
Ball State
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Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 3. Kentucky: 0. Western Kentucky: 4. Western Michigan: 2.5. Akron: 0. Bowling Green: 0.5. Kent State: 0. Washington State: 2. Miami (OH): 4. Ball State: 5. Central Michigan: 4.5
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 6 by 55. Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Western Kentucky: 5 by 60.8. Western Michigan: 5 by 45.8. Akron: 1 by 4.2. Bowling Green: 4 by 21.7. Kent State: 3 by 12.5. Washington State: 4 by 36.7. Miami (OH): 5 by 60.8. Ball State: 5 by 70.8. Central Michigan: 2 by 53.3
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11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ball State
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Ball State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/23 | @ LouisvilleSplash game | L 22-27 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Central MichiganSplash game | W 21-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Ball StateSplash game | W 38-9 | 5 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/13 | @ Miami (OH)Splash game | W 24-3 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Washington StateSplash game | L 7-28 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Kent State | W 45-10 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Bowling Green | L 23-28 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Akron | W 45-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Western MichiganSplash game | L 13-14 | 5 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Western KentuckySplash game | W 45-21 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Kentucky | L 16-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Martez Poynter built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive tackle from Saint Louis, MO wearing No. 8, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Martez Poynter's career was his defensive production: 93 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, and 11.5 sacks across 37 career games in the available record. That gives Martez Poynter's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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Toledo
2020-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Toledo | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Toledo | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Toledo | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Toledo | 5 | 10.2 | 3.1 | 5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Toledo | 5 | 10.2 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Toledo | 10.5 | 23 | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Toledo | 10.5 | 23 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Toledo | 25.5 | 39.5 | 10.9 | 15 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Toledo | 25.5 | 39.5 | 10.9 | 0 |
#1 Featured game
vs No. 132 Ball State
Week 13 · W 38-9 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
89.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.4 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 100 Central Michigan
Week 14 · W 21-3 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 82 Miami (OH)
Week 12 · W 24-3 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 69 Western Kentucky
Week 2 · W 45-21
4
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Buffalo
Week 10 · W 31-13 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Toledo
25.5 primary output · 39.5 efficiency · 10.9 usage
72.9
#2
2025 Regular Season · Toledo
72.9
25.5 primary · 39.5 efficiency · 10.9 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Toledo
46.2
10.5 primary · 23 efficiency · 7.5 usage
12
Impact games
12
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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