D'Angelo Ponds
| Indiana Hoosiers – No. 5 | |
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| Position | Cornerback |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| 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.
Early life and high school
[edit]Ponds attended Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School in Hollywood, Florida. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the James Madison Dukes.[1][2]
College career
[edit]James Madison
[edit]As a true freshman in 2023, Ponds 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, he earned Freshman All-American and second-team all-Sun Belt Conference honors.[4][5] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Ponds entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[6][7]
Indiana
[edit]Ponds transferred to play for the Indiana Hoosiers.[8][9] In week nine of the 2024 season, he notched two interceptions one of which he returned for a touchdown, as he helped the Hoosiers to a win over Washington.[10] For his performance versus the Huskies, he was named the Big Ten Conference defensive player of the week.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Ankony, Jack (4 May 2024). "Indiana Adds Freshman All-American Cornerback D'Angelo Ponds From James Madison". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ "D'Angelo Ponds 2023 Cornerback James Madison". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Harper, Catie (17 January 2024). "Ponds Picks Up Another Freshman All-American Honor". Daily News-Record. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Harper, Catie (4 April 2024). "Ponds Prepared To Build Off Freshman Success". Daily News-Record. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Fragoza, James (26 April 2024). "5 Transfer Portal Landing Spots for D'Angelo Ponds: Will the JMU CB Follow Former Coach to Indiana?". College Football Network. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Traux, Barkley (2 May 2024). "James Madison transfer D'Angelo Ponds has received 22 offers since entering portal". On3.com. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Samra, Steve (26 April 2024). "James Madison CB D'Angelo Ponds enters NCAA Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Niziolek, Michael (5 June 2024). "IU football needed CBs. Curt Cignetti knew just where to find a good one: 'He's a big get'". IndyStar. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Brown, Zion (4 May 2024). "Indiana football snags freshman All-American CB D'Angelo Ponds in transfer portal". IndyStar. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Niziolek, Michael (26 October 2024). "'He's just a dawg': Indiana football DB D'Angelo Ponds saves day, shuts down Washington". The Herald-Times. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Sinn, Dylan. "Monday's College Roundup: IU's D'Angelo Ponds takes Big Ten award, more". The Journal-Gazette. Retrieved November 2, 2024.