Reese Poffenbarger

Reese Poffenbarger
No. 7 – North Texas Mean Green
PositionQuarterback
Class Senior
Personal information
BornMiddletown, Maryland, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolMiddletown
College
Awards and highlights
  • CAA Offensive Rookie of the Year (2022)
  • ECAC FCS Rookie of the Year (2022)
  • Third-team All-CAA (2022)
Stats at ESPN

Reese Poffenbarger is an American college football quarterback for the North Texas Mean Green. He previously played for the Old Dominion Monarchs, Albany Great Danes and the Miami Hurricanes.

High school career

Poffenbarger attended Middletown High School in Middletown, Maryland. As a senior, Poffenbarger passed for 2,943 yards and 32 touchdowns before committing to play college football at Old Dominion University.[1]

College career

Albany

Poffenbarger redshirted in 2021 at Old Dominion before deciding to transfer to the University at Albany, SUNY.[2] Entering the 2022 season, Poffenbarger competed with Tyler Szalkowski and Joey Carino for Albany's starting quarterback job, with Poffenbarger being named the starter in the season opener against Baylor.[3][4] Against Fordham, Poffenbarger threw for 412 yards, setting the school record for single game passing yards.[5] He finished the season throwing for 2,999 yards and 24 touchdowns, being named the CAA Offensive Rookie of the Year.[6] He was also named a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award.[7] The following season, Poffenbarger led Albany to the FCS semifinals, being named an FCS third-team All-American.[8] After leading the FCS in passing touchdowns (36) and passing yards (3,603), he entered the transfer portal for a second time.[9][10] He finished his career at Albany as the school's all-time touchdown passes leader.[11]

Miami

On January 8, 2024, Poffenbarger announced that he would be transferring to the University of Miami to play for the Miami Hurricanes.[12][13] During the 2024 season, he served as the backup to Cam Ward, appearing in four games, before entering the transfer portal for a third time.[14][15]

North Texas

On December 16, 2024, Poffenbarger announced he was transferring to the University of North Texas to play for the North Texas Mean Green.[16]

Statistics

Season Team Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2021 Old Dominion 0 0 — Redshirted
2022 Albany 11 11 3–8 227 369 61.5 2,999 8.1 24 4 149.1 104 127 1.2 2
2023 Albany 15 15 11–4 276 471 58.6 3,614 7.7 36 13 142.8 105 183 1.7 6
2024 Miami 4 0 — 6 7 85.7 20 2.9 0 0 109.7 5 12 2.4 0
2025 North Texas 2 0 — 5 7 71.4 36 5.1 0 0 114.6 4 20 5.0 0
Career 32 26 14−12 514 854 60.2 6,669 7.8 60 17 145.0 218 342 1.6 8

Personal life

Poffenbarger's mom played professional basketball, and his sister, Saylor, plays for the Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team.[17]

References

  1. ^ Cannon, John (January 10, 2020). "Middletown quarterback Poffenbarger commits to ODU". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Swatek, Greg (June 17, 2022). "Former Middletown QB Poffenbarger transfers to Albany". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  3. ^ Shinder, Adam (August 20, 2022). "UAlbany football quarterbacks 'all helping each other' in competition that's far from over". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  4. ^ Singelais, Mark (August 29, 2022). "UAlbany names starting quarterback for Baylor opener". Times Union. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  5. ^ Singelais, Mark (September 24, 2022). "UAlbany's Reese Poffenbarger inspired by family bonds and tragedy". Times Union. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "UAlbany QB Poffenbarger named CAA Offensive Rookie of Year". The Daily Gazette. November 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  7. ^ "Reese Poffenbarger named Jerry Rice Award finalist". The Frederick News-Post. November 21, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  8. ^ Swatek, Greg (December 14, 2023). "Middletown grad, Albany QB Reese Poffenbarger named FCS third-team All-American". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  9. ^ Pankowski, A. J. (December 20, 2023). "UAlbany Star QB Reese Poffenbarger Enters Transfer Portal". WRGB. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  10. ^ Singelais, Mark (December 21, 2023). "UAlbany QB Reese Poffenbarger enters transfer portal". Times Union. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  11. ^ "UAlbany QB Reese Poffenbarger enters transfer portal". NEWS10 ABC. December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  12. ^ "Hurricanes land FCS passing leader Poffenbarger". ESPN.com. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  13. ^ "FCS Albany QB Reese Poffenbarger transferring to Miami". Miami Herald.
  14. ^ "Hurricanes quarterback Reese Poffenbarger enters transfer portal". Sun Sentinel. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  15. ^ Morrison, Dan (December 4, 2024). "Miami quarterback enters Transfer Portal". On3. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  16. ^ Vito, Brett (December 16, 2024). "UNT lands highly regarded Miami QB transfer Reese Poffenbarger". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  17. ^ "Endless competition drives UAlbany quarterback Poffenbarger". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
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