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#23 D'Angelo Ponds

Exp  RookieAge  22Ht / Wt  5'8" · 182 lbCollege  Indiana; James Madison

Depth-chart placement

Current role

NB1

Placement

Starter

Room

Cornerback

Experience

ROOKIE R2

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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CB room context

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D'Angelo Ponds holds the NB · Starter spot in New York Jets’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LCB · StarterNahshon WrightStarter

RCB · StarterBrandon StephensStarter

NB · StarterD'Angelo PondsStarter

LCB · BackupAzareye'h ThomasBackup

RCB · BackupQwan'tez StiggersBackup

NB · BackupJarvis Brownlee Jr.Backup

Background & career

D'Angelo Ponds is a cornerback for the New York Jets. The 5'8", 182-pound defensive back was selected 50th overall by New York in the 2025 draft out of Indiana. Ponds enters his first season in the NFL.

College

Indiana; James MadisonDraftRound 2 · No. 50 overall · NYJHometownMiami, FL