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Antwaune Ponds
MLB, Syracuse

Name
Jsy
College
HT
WT
Antwaune Ponds
50
Syracuse
6013
253

40
BP
SS
LS
VJ
BJ
Grade
Rd.
4.75
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
5.82
4


Background

Highlights - four letters....one of the top LBs in the nation....1997: 4 yr starter....tied for team lead in tackles with 119....leads team in solo tackles with 84....4th on SU career tackles list (442)....started all 12 games....Football News All-Big East selection....Big East & ECAC Defensive Player of the Week after 15 tackles against Pittsburgh.....1996: Second-team All-Big East....third team AP All-American....led team in tackles for loss and sacks....tied a school record with 4 sacks at West Virginia and was named Big East Defensive Player of the Week....1995: Started first 9 games before fracturing leg at Pitt....second-team All-Big East Conference selection despite injury....led team with 111 tackles at time of injury....1994: ECAC/Budget Rookie of the Year....started all 11 games....second on team and 7th in Big East with 122 tackles....

High School

SuperPrep and Tom Lemming All-American...Big East/ACC All-Southeast....Blue Chip All-Southeast....selected to play in the Florida/Georgia All-Star Football Game....All-State....All-Jacksonville....

Academics

Majoring in Social Work at Syracuse...

Stats

‘97-84 tackles...35 assists...119 Tot....0 Int....2 Sacks....’96-72 tackles...18 assists...90 tot...0 Int...5.5 sacks....’95-81 tackles...30 assists...111 tot...1 int...1 sack....’94-71 tackles...51 assists...122 tot...0 int...1 sack.

Summary

Very productive player for the Orangeman... good AA & movement and good overall size and strength. He can be a dominating player at the POA... he is a solid inside tackler and does an excellent job of stacking at the POA. He will attack the inside run and does a nice job of squaring up on the ball carrier. He has good range for a MLB and will hustle to get outside and does a nice job of getting over the trash and getting to the ball. At times, he appears to be very instinctive and makesalot of plays, however, he is a guy that will have some stretches or disappears from games and depending on what film you watch, you get a totally different impression ofhim. When he gets in those unproductive stretches, he seems to play alot more tentative and doesn’t attack the play. However, there is enough production and upsidehere to convince most NFL coaches that they can get him to play at this level on a consistant basis. He is not a premier guy, but certainly a solid pick after the first waveof MLBs and he should have the ability to contribute on STs.

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