Last confirmed: Pittsburgh, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 180 lb · Detroit, MI
Avonte Maddox: DB · Pittsburgh · #14.
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Avonte Maddox
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four seasons at Pittsburgh, two different head coaches: Paul Chryst and Pat Narduzzi. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1 sack against Duke — Week 8, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 11 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | 27 | 20 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 11 | 2 | -- |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | 49 | 39 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 76 | 59 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 19 | 8 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-21vs Youngstown State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 14-33@ No. 4 Penn State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-59vs No. 9 Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-35@ Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-10vs Rice | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27@ Syracuse | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-17@ Duke | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-20@ Virginia Tech | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-14vs No. 2 Miami | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 2 | 2 sacks |
| Total | 27 | 20 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 11 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
41%11 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%4 TFL27 tackles · 4 for loss · 4 sacks · 11 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
44.4%
360 pass / 451 run
Plays / game
67.6
12 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
399 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Pittsburgh, 76 tackles — drafted at #125 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
His career
He has a stat line in 32 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Paul Chryst → Pat Narduzzi. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 9th NFL season
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 9th NFL season
