FS · Cleveland Browns
Hank Poteat
Age 48 · 178 cm (5'10") · 88 kg · Born Aug 31, 1977 · Pittsburgh
NFL career
2000
debut year
2009
last season
10
seasons
#23
jersey
College: Pittsburgh
2000 NFL Draft
Rd 3
round
#77
overall pick
PIT
drafted by
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2000 to 2009 · 96 games.
Defense
133solo tackles
3.0sacks
4INTs
0def TDs
Stats by season
9 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | New England Patriots | 8 | 16 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | New York Jets | 10 | 19 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | New York Jets | 11 | 21 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | New York Jets | 13 | 21 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 25 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Games during career · Cleveland Browns
Most recent results for the franchise while Hank Poteat was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
L
23–17 vs Jaguars
2009-17 · Jan 3, 2010 · REGULAR
W
23–9 vs Raiders
2009-16 · Dec 27, 2009 · REGULAR
W
41–34 @ Chiefs
2009-15 · Dec 20, 2009 · REGULAR
W
13–6 vs Steelers
2009-14 · Dec 10, 2009 · REGULAR
L
23–30 vs Chargers
2009-13 · Dec 6, 2009 · REGULAR
L
7–16 @ Bengals
2009-12 · Nov 29, 2009 · REGULAR
L
37–38 @ Lions
2009-11 · Nov 22, 2009 · REGULAR
L
0–16 vs Ravens
2009-10 · Nov 16, 2009 · REGULAR
Career badges
Retired
10-year career
External profiles
Pittsburgh alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended Pittsburgh.
Ben Sauls
K · 2025 · Giants
Brandon George
LB · 2025 · Chiefs
Branson Taylor
OT · 2025 · Chargers
Donovan McMillon
SAF · 2025 · Browns
Gavin Bartholomew
TE · 2025 · Vikings
Konata Mumpfield
WR · 2025 · Rams
A.J. Woods
DB · 2024 · Falcons
Bub Means
WR · 2024 · Saints
Matt Goncalves
G · 2024 · Colts
MJ Devonshire
DB · 2024 · Packers
2000 NFL Draft · Round 3 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#63
#64
#65
#67
#68
#69
#70
#71
#72
#73
#74
Travis Prentice
RB · CLE
#64
Lloyd Harrison
DB · WAS
#65
Giovanni Carmazzi
QB · SFO
#66
Ron Dugans
WR · CIN
#67
Mark Simoneau
LB · ATL
#68
Erron Kinney
TE · TEN
#69
Dez White
WR · CHI
#70
Chris Cole
WR · DEN
#71
Darwin Walker
DT · ARI
#72
Kendrick Clancy
NT · PIT
#73
Ron Dixon
WR · NYG
#74
Steve Warren
DT · GNB
FS peers of the era
Other FSs who debuted within five seasons of Hank Poteat.
Brandon McLemore
Debut 2000 · #40 · Titans
Greg Wesley
Debut 2000 · #25 · Chiefs
Jerard White
Debut 2000 · #42 · Titans
Michael Hawthorne
Debut 2000 · #27 · Rams
Nick Ferguson
Debut 2000 · #25 · Texans
Ronnie Heard
Debut 2000 · #38 · Falcons
Cory Hall
Debut 1999 · #27 · Falcons
Marlon McCree
Debut 2001 · #20 · Broncos