D'Angelo Ponds

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D'Angelo Ponds
Indiana Hoosiers–No. 5
Position Cornerback
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Florida)
Career highlights and awards

D'Angelo Ponds is an American football cornerback for the Indiana Hoosiers. He previously played for the James Madison Dukes.

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Early life and high school

Ponds attended high school at Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School located in Hollywood, Florida. Coming out of high school, Ponds was rated as a three star recruit, where he committed to play college football for the James Madison Dukes. [1] [2]

College career

James Madison

During Ponds true freshman season in 2023, he appeared in all 13 games with ten starts for the Dukes, where he totaled 51 tackles, 13 pass deflections, two interceptions, and a touchdown. [3] For his performance during his true freshman season, Ponds was named second team all Sun-Belt, while also being named a freshman all-American. [4] [5] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Ponds decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [6] [7]

Indiana

Ponds decided to transfer to play for the Indiana Hoosiers. [8] [9] In week nine of the 2024 season, Ponds notched two interceptions one of which he returned for a touchdown, as he helped the Hoosiers to a win over the Eastern Michigan. [10] For his performance versus the Huskies, he was named the Big Ten's defensive player of the week. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Ankony, Jack. "Indiana Adds Freshman All-American Cornerback D'Angelo Ponds From James Madison". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "D'Angelo Ponds 2023 Cornerback James Madison". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  3. ↑ Harper, Catie. "Ponds Picks Up Another Freshman All-American Honor". Daily News-Record. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Harper, Catie. "Ponds Prepared To Build Off Freshman Success". Daily News-Record. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  5. ↑ Fragoza, James. "5 Transfer Portal Landing Spots for D'Angelo Ponds: Will the JMU CB Follow Former Coach to Indiana?". College Football Network. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  6. ↑ Traux, Barkley. "James Madison transfer D'Angelo Ponds has received 22 offers since entering portal". On3.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  7. ↑ Samra, Steve. "James Madison CB D'Angelo Ponds enters NCAA Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  8. ↑ Niziolek, Michael. "IU football needed CBs. Curt Cignetti knew just where to find a good one: 'He's a big get'". IndyStar. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  9. ↑ Brown, Zion. "Indiana football snags freshman All-American CB D'Angelo Ponds in transfer portal". IndyStar. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  10. ↑ Niziolek, Michael. "'He's just a dawg': Indiana football DB D'Angelo Ponds saves day, shuts down Washington". The Herald-Times. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  11. ↑ Sinn, Dylan. "Monday's College Roundup: IU's D'Angelo Ponds takes Big Ten award, more". The Journal-Gazette. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
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