Anthony Poindexter

Anthony Poindexter
Penn State Nittany Lions
Position:	Defensive coordinator & safeties coach
Personal information
Born:	July 28, 1976 (age 47); Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Forest (VA) Jefferson Forest
College:	Virginia
NFL draft:	1999 / Round: 7 / Pick: 216
Career history
As a player:
	Baltimore Ravens (1999–2000); Cleveland Browns (2001)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
	Virginia (2003) ; Graduate assistant; Virginia (2004–2005); Running backs coach; Virginia (2006–2008); Running backs coach & assistant special teams; Virginia (2009); Defensive backs coach & assistant special teams; Virginia (2010–2012); Safeties coach & special teams; Virginia (2013); Safeties; Connecticut (2014–2016); Defensive coordinator & safeties coach; Purdue (2017–2020); Co-defensive coordinator & safeties coach; Penn State (2021–present); Co-defensive coordinator & safeties coach;
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XXXV); Consensus All-American (1998); First-team All-American (1997); ACC Defensive Player of the Year (1998); ACC Brian Piccolo Award (1998); 3× First-team All-ACC (1996, 1997, 1998); Dudley Award (1997); Virginia Cavaliers Jersey No. 3 retired;
	Player stats at PFR
	College Football Hall of Fame

Anthony Scott Poindexter (born July 28, 1976) is an American football coach and former safety, who is the current safeties coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He played college football at Virginia from 1995 to 1998 for head coach George Welsh, and earned All-American honors. He then played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns from 1999 to 2001.