Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Indiana
D'Angelo Ponds
DB • 5'9" • 170 lbs • West Park, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
D'Angelo Ponds shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
96
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Indiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- James Madison • Indiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Player Story
D'Angelo Ponds built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from West Park, FL wearing No. 5, spending time with Indiana and James Madison. The clearest part of D'Angelo Ponds' career was his...
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- Committed To
- James Madison
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 18
- Overall
- No. 50
- NFL Team
- New York Jets
D'Angelo Ponds, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Indiana. D'Angelo Ponds shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 166
- TFL
- 10.5
- Passes defended
- 30
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
D'Angelo Ponds quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Indiana · DB
- Career Tackles
- 166
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Indiana
- Top game
- Old Dominion
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Chaminade-Madonna · James Madison
- High school pipeline
- Chaminade-Madonna · 72 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 2 · Pick 18 · New York Jets
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 60 tackles · DB 86th (top 9%) · Big Ten 58th (top 8%) · National 402nd (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | James Madison | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 12 | 50 | 2 | 0 | - | 11 | 2 | 54.7 |
| 2024 Postseason | Indiana | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 55.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Indiana | 13 | 53 | 4.5 | 0 | - | 9 | 2 | 55.4 |
| 2025 Postseason | Indiana | 15 | 14 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 2 | 55.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Indiana | 15 | 46 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 7 | 3 | 55.8 |
Related Context
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D'Angelo Ponds played DB for James Madison and Indiana. Across 3 tracked seasons, D'Angelo Ponds recorded 6 receiving yards, 166 tackles, and 9 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Indiana.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Indiana paired 16 primary output with 27.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 27.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across James Madison, Indiana.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Indiana
Games
15
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
27.3
Usage
5.1
Consistency
56.2
Best Game by takeover score
Old Dominion
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 3. Oregon: 1.5. Alabama: 0. Old Dominion: 3. Kennesaw State: 1. Indiana State: 1. Illinois: 0. Oregon: 0. Michigan State: 1.5. UCLA: 2. Maryland: 0. Penn State: 1. Wisconsin: 1. Purdue: 1. Ohio State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 5 by 50.8. Oregon: 6 by 40. Alabama: 3 by 12.5. Old Dominion: 4 by 46.7. Kennesaw State: 4 by 26.7. Indiana State: 2 by 18.3. Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Oregon: 4 by 16.7. Michigan State: 9 by 52.5. UCLA: 2 by 28.3. Maryland: 3 by 12.5. Penn State: 4 by 26.7. Wisconsin: 2 by 18.3. Purdue: 2 by 18.3. Ohio State: 9 by 37.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half1.2 · Games = 8 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
15 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Old Dominion
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/20 | vs MiamiSplash game | W 27-21 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 1/10 | vs Oregon | W 56-22 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 1/1 | vs Alabama | W 38-3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/7 | @ Ohio State | W 13-10 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Purdue | W 56-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Wisconsin | W 31-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Penn State | W 27-24 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Maryland | W 55-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs UCLASplash game | W 56-6 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Michigan State | W 38-13 | 9 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Oregon | W 30-20 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Illinois | W 63-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/12 | vs Indiana State | W 73-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Kennesaw State | W 56-9 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Old DominionSplash game | W 27-14 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
D'Angelo Ponds story
D'Angelo Ponds built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from West Park, FL wearing No. 5, spending time with Indiana and James Madison. The clearest part of D'Angelo Ponds' career was his defensive production: 166 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 7 interceptions, and 30 passes defended across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Indiana. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but D'Angelo Ponds' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 6 receiving yards and 45 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Indiana and James Madison.
The arc is straightforward: D'Angelo Ponds moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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- 1
James Madison
2023
Opening stop
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Indiana
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | James Madison | 15 | 30.2 | 4.3 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 15 | 30.2 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Indiana | 16.5 | 30.3 | 5.6 | 1.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Indiana | 16.5 | 30.3 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Indiana | 16 | 27.3 | 5.1 | -0.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Indiana | 16 | 27.3 | 5.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 49 Old Dominion
Week 1 · W 27-14
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Washington
Week 9 · W 31-17 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Northwestern
Week 6 · W 41-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#4
vs App State
Week 12 · L 23-26 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Ohio State
Week 13 · L 15-38 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
65.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Indiana
16 primary output · 27.3 efficiency · 5.1 usage
55.8
#2
2025 Regular Season · Indiana
55.8
16 primary · 27.3 efficiency · 5.1 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Indiana
55.4
16.5 primary · 30.3 efficiency · 5.6 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
12
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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