David Winston Pugh Jr. (born July 24, 1979) is a former American football defensive tackle who played for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He weighed 270 pounds and stood 6–2.[1]
| No. 95 | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Defensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 24, 1979 Madison Heights, Virginia, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Amherst Co. (VA) |
| College: | Virginia Tech |
| NFL draft: | 2002 / round: 6 / pick: 182 |
| Career history | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
editDavid played high school football at Amherst County High School. He was a 4 star defensive tackle out of High School with offers to play at these schools VT, UCLA, UVA, TENN, CLM, AUB, Penn ST, ND, UGA
College career
editDavid Pugh played college football at Virginia Tech. David wore #71 while he played College Football. David had 41 TFL (Tackle for loss) and 13.5 sacks, 170 tackles with 95 solo, 3 Forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery with 1 Interception throughout his college career. He made all-bud team and was a two-time first-team All-Big East selection. He was ranked 21st in the 2002 Pre-Draft rankings, as ranked by draftcountdown.com. He was mentioned in the 2001 All-American Pre-Season Honors rankings.
Professional career
editDavid was selected with the 10th pick (182nd overall) of the 6th round of the 2002 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts.[2] As a rookie, he wore #95. He played four games, he started one, and had four total tackles. He did not play in the Indianapolis Colts post-season loss to the New York Jets.
Although he was with the Indianapolis Colts in 2003, he couldn’t play because of a knee injury.
References
edit- ^ Playing statistics
- ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.