Avonte Michael Maddox (born March 31, 1996)[1] is an American professional football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh.
 Maddox with the Eagles in 2019 | |||||||||||||
| No. 29 – Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born: | March 31, 1996 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Martin Luther King (Detroit, Michigan) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2018 / round: 4 / pick: 125 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2024 | |||||||||||||
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Early life
editAfter playing little league football, Maddox focused on baseball his first two years of high school before switching to football. He received only two Power Five scholarship offers, one from Purdue and one from Pittsburgh.[2] He was also nearly drafted into the MLB after his senior year of high school.[2]
College career
editMaddox started at cornerback all four years at Pitt.[3] He was named Honorable Mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference his sophomore year and Third-team his senior year.[4] Maddox missed two games in both his junior and senior years due to injury.[1]
College statistics
edit| Season | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | School | Class | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF |
| 2014 | Pitt | FR | 11 | 26 | 6 | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Pitt | SO | 13 | 52 | 23 | 75 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Pitt | JR | 10 | 38 | 11 | 49 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Pitt | SR | 9 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | Pitt | 43 | 136 | 47 | 183 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft 9+1⁄8 in (1.76 m) |
184 lb (83 kg) |
29+1⁄2 in (0.75 m) |
8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) |
4.39 s | 1.47 s | 2.55 s | 4.00 s | 6.51 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) |
10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) |
13 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[5][6] | ||||||||||||
Maddox was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round (125th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft.[7] He made his NFL debut during the league season opener on September 6, 2018, against the Atlanta Falcons, playing on special teams.[8] Maddox recorded his first career interception by picking off a pass from Tennessee Titans' quarterback Marcus Mariota in a 26–23 overtime loss on September 30.[9] He recorded his second interception of the season off of quarterback Jared Goff during the 30–23 win over the Los Angeles Rams.
On September 26, 2019, late in a game against the Green Bay Packers, Maddox collided helmets with teammate Andrew Sendejo on an attempted tackle of Jamaal Williams and had to be carted off the field on a stretcher. The Eagles announced that Maddox had movement in all of his extremities, but was taken to a local hospital overnight as a precaution and for further evaluation; he returned with the team the next day.[10][11]
In the 2020 season, during the Eagles' Week 3 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Maddox suffered an injury which ultimately forced him to miss the next three games before being re-activated on Week 7. On December 18, 2020, Maddox was placed on season-ending injured reserve after suffering a knee injury in a Week 14 win over the New Orleans Saints.[12] He finished the season with 40 tackles and three pass deflections, playing in 10 games with eight starts.
Starting the last season of his rookie contract in 2021, Maddox led the Eagles in tackles (9) during their 32–6 win over the Atlanta Falcons. On October 24 against the Las Vegas Raiders, Maddox recorded his third career interception during the 33–22 loss.[13] On November 20, 2021, Maddox signed a three-year, $22.5 million contract extension with the Eagles.[14] He was placed on the COVID list on January 3, 2022.[15] Maddox was activated one week later on January 10, missing just one game in which the Eagles did not use their starters.[16]
Maddox returned as a starter in 2022 as the team's primary nickelback. He was placed on injured reserve on November 14, 2022, with a hamstring injury.[17] He was activated on December 10. On December 26, it was announced that Maddox had suffered a 'significant' toe injury and would miss the remainder of the regular season.[18] Maddox reached Super Bowl LVII where the Eagles lost 38–35 to the Kansas City Chiefs; he recorded seven tackles in the game.[19]
On September 20, 2023, Maddox was placed on injured reserve after suffering a pec injury in Week 2.[20] He was activated on December 30.[21]
On March 7, 2024, Maddox was released by the Eagles.[22][23] He re-signed with the team on April 4, 2024.[24]
NFL career statistics
edit| Season | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | GP | GS | COMB | SOLO | AST | TFL | SACK | PD | INT | YDS | LNG | TD | FF | FR | YDS | TD |
| 2018 | PHI | 13 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | PHI | 12 | 6 | 76 | 47 | 38 | 9 | 1.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | PHI | 10 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | PHI | 16 | 5 | 73 | 53 | 20 | 5 | 0.5 | 9 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | PHI | 9 | 8 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | PHI | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 64 | 38 | 250 | 191 | 59 | 13 | 3.0 | 31 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Avonte Maddox - 2015 Football Roster - University of Pittsburgh". pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "How Avonte Maddox went from MLB to NFL draft hopeful". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ Batko, Brian (November 25, 2017). "Avonte Maddox symbolizes a super sendoff for Pitt seniors". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "Avonte Maddox | Pittsburgh, CB : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". www.draftscout.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "Avonte Maddox Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ "2018 Draft Scout Avonte Maddox, Pittsburgh NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ "NFL Draft Results: Eagles pick Avonte Maddox at No. 125". BleedingGreenNation.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ "Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles - September 6th, 2018-Snap counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ^ Chassen, Alexis (September 30, 2018). "Eagles rookie Avonte Maddox gets first career interception against the Titans". Bleeding Green Nation. SBNation.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ^ Rollins, Khadrice (September 27, 2019). "Eagles CB Avonte Maddox Carted Off Late in Thursday Night Win Over Packers". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ Carroll, Charlotte (September 27, 2019). "Report: Eagles' Avonte Maddox Flies Home With Team After Huge Hit". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (December 18, 2020). "Eagles place T Jack Driscoll, CB Avonte Maddox on Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
- ^ "Pro Football Reference: Avonte Maddox Game Logs".
- ^ "Avonte Maddox, Eagles agree to three-year contract extension". Bleeding Green Nation. SB Nation. November 20, 2021.
- ^ Oddo, Jillian (January 3, 2022). "Eagles place 12 players on Reserve/COVID-19 list". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
- ^ Bowman, Paul (January 10, 2022). "Eagles Clear COVID List, Place Three on IR". SportsTalkPhilly.com.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (November 14, 2022). "Eagles place CB Avonte Maddox on Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Frank, Reuben (December 26, 2022). "Avonte Maddox reportedly has serious toe injury". NBC Sports - Philadelphia. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ "Super Bowl LVII - Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 12th, 2023". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (September 20, 2023). "Eagles make several roster moves". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ Boyle, Owen (December 30, 2023). "Eagles activate Avonte Maddox from Injured Reserve". Philadelphia Eagles. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ Frank, Reuben (March 6, 2024). "Eagles release cornerback Avonte Maddox after six seasons". NBC Sports Philadelphia. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (March 7, 2024). "Eagles release Avonte Maddox". Philadelphia Eagles. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ Spadaro, Dave (April 4, 2024). "Eagles sign Avonte Maddox to a 1-year contract". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
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