Tyrone Poole: Pick #22 in the 1995 NFL Draft

Tyrone Poole is a former defensive back out of Fort Valley State College, selected by the Carolina Panthers with the 22nd overall pick (round 1) in the 1995 NFL Draft. He played 144 regular-season games from 1995 to 2008. From 1999 on, he played for the Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Titans.

Draft Details

Year

1995

Round

Round 1

Pick

22nd overall

Team

Carolina Panthers

Position

DB

College

Fort Valley State College

Tyrone Poole Career Stats

Primary starter for 7 seasons.
Ranks 6th in the 1995 draft class in interceptions (18).

Career Totals

Games	Solo Tkl	Sacks	Def INT
144	409	6	18

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF
1999	IND	14	26	6	2	1	1	3	15	0
2000	IND	13	33	11	2	0	0	1	8	1
2002	DEN	16	39	10	2	1	0	0	10	1
2003	NE	16	35	13	0	0	0	6	21	3
2004	NE	5	11	1	0	0	0	1	3	1
2005	NE	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	OAK	7	14	1	0	1	1	1	4	0
2008	TEN	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Since 1999		74	161	44	6	3	2	12	61	6

Returns

Season	Team	G	PR	PR Yds
1999	IND	14	0	0
2000	IND	13	0	0
2002	DEN	16	4	24
2003	NE	16	11	75
2004	NE	5	2	6
2005	NE	1	0	0
2006	OAK	7	0	0
2008	TEN	2	0	0
Since 1999		74	17	105

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

Season-by-season detail is available from 1999 on; career totals above cover the full career.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

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