Has played in 17 regular-season games (11 starts) over his one-year NFL career (Steelers 2023)
Has registered 42 tackles (32 solo), 10 passes defensed, one interception and one tackle for loss
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2023 (vs. San Francisco)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 8 of 2023 (vs. Jacksonville)
Selected to the 2023 Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) All-Rookie team
Captured the Joe Greene Great Performance Award, presented to the team's top rookie
Finalist for Associated Press NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
PRO CAREER
Has played in 17 regular-season games (11 starts) over his one-year NFL career (Steelers 2023)
Has registered 42 tackles (32 solo), 10 passes defensed, one interception and one tackle for loss
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2023 (vs. San Francisco)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 8 of 2023 (vs. Jacksonville)
Selected to the 2023 Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) All-Rookie team
Captured the Joe Greene Great Performance Award, presented to the team's top rookie
Finalist for Associated Press NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
2023 (STEELERS)
Played in 17 regular-season games (11 starts)
Registered 42 tackles (32 solo), 10 passes defensed, one interception and one tackle for loss
Selected to the 2023 Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) All-Rookie team
Captured the Joe Greene Great Performance Award, presented to the team's top rookie
Finalist for Associated Press NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
Registered a 47.6% completion percentage on targets and 70.1 allowed passer rating
His 47.6% completion percentage on targets and 70.1 allowed passer rating were the League's best among qualifying rookies (min. 60 targets)
His 47.6% completion percentage on targets was the second-best among all players in the NFL in 2023
COLLEGE
Appeared in 35 games (31 starts) at Penn State (2019-22)
Recorded 94 tackles (87 solo), two tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, one interception, 20 pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
Registered school-record six pass breakups at Purdue in 2022, which tied a then-Big Ten record for a single game with Michigan's Jourdan Lewis (vs. Michigan State, 2015) and Minnesota's Michael Carter (vs. Purdue, 2012)
The six breakups were tied for the second-most in an FBS game this in '22
Named 2022 All-American second team by the AFCA, Associated Press, FWAA, Walter Camp Football Foundation and CBS Sports
Named 2022 All-Big Ten first team by the coaches and media
Tabbed 2022 Associated Press All-Big Ten first team
Named 2022 Pro Football Focus All-Big Ten second team
Earned the team's 2022 Most Valuable Defensive Player
2022 Jim Thorpe Award, Chuck Bednarik Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy semifinalist
Earned the 2022 Bednarik Award National Player of the Week (Sept. 6)
Named 2021 All-Big Ten third team by the coaches and honorable mention by the media
Earned 2021 All-Big Ten third team honors from the media and honorable mention from the coaches
Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Dec. 7)
Targeted 14 times in 2022 season opener vs. Purdue (had school-record 6 PBUs)
Targeted only 16 times over final nine games (with 5 PBUs) in 2022
Led Power 5 with a 40.0 forced incompletion percentage
PERSONAL
Full name is Joey Eugene Porter Jr.
Son of Christy and Joey Porter Sr.
Has two brothers, Jacob and Willie, and two sisters, Jayla and Jasmine
Father, Joey Sr., was the outside linebackers coach for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers (2015-18)
Father played football at Colorado State (1995-99) and played 13 seasons for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins and Arizona Cardinals
Cousin, Jason Gildon, played football at Oklahoma State (1990-94) and played 10 years for the Steelers and one season for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Cousin, Larry Birdine Jr., played football at Oklahoma State and three seasons in the NFL
Cousin, Sheldon Croney Jr., currently plays football at Iowa State
Hobbies include playing video games
Has volunteered feeding the homeless and at special needs activity day
Plans to take over his mother's business, The Jasmine Nyree Day Center, working with autistic children after his NFL career
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