Hank Poteat

Pittsburgh Steelers 77th pick

FS ·

Pittsburgh · 2000–2000

110

Games

164

Solo Tackles

Sacks

Interceptions

Hank Poteat is a former free safety out of Pittsburgh, selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 77th overall pick (round 3) in the 2000 NFL Draft. He played 110 regular-season games from 2000 to 2009, with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots, New York Jets and Cleveland Browns.

Draft Details

Year

2000

Round

Round 3

Pick

77th overall

Team

Pittsburgh Steelers

Position

College

Pittsburgh

Hank Poteat Career Stats

Primary starter for 1 season.

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	Sacks	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF
2000	PIT	15	7	2	0	0	0	0	0
2001	PIT	13	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	PIT	11	16	3	0	0	0	1	0
2003	TB	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	NE	8	16	4	1	0	0	0	1
2006	NYJ	10	19	10	0	0	0	4	0
2007	NYJ	11	21	8	0	0	2	5	0
2008	NYJ	13	21	12	1	0	2	4	2
2009	CLE	14	25	8	1	1	0	4	0
Career		96	133	47	3	1	4	18	3

Returns

Season	Team	G	KR	KR Yds	PR	PR Yds
2000	PIT	15	24	465	34	423
2001	PIT	13	16	250	36	292
2002	PIT	11	5	103	4	29
2003	TB	1	0	0	0	0
2005	NE	8	0	0	0	0
2006	NYJ	10	0	0	1	0
2007	NYJ	11	0	0	0	0
2008	NYJ	13	0	0	0	0
2009	CLE	14	0	0	0	0
Career		96	45	818	75	744

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

NFL Combine Results

Height

5-10

Weight

197 lbs

40-Yard Dash

4.57s

Bench Press

16 reps

Vertical Jump

37"

Broad Jump

126"

3-Cone Drill

6.66s

Shuttle

4.00s

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