Willie Ponder

New York Giants 199th pick

WR · Southeast Missouri State, Tulsa, Coffeyville CC · 2003–2005

Games

Receptions

Rec Yards

Solo Tackles

Draft Details

Year

2003

Round

Round 6

Pick

199th overall

Team

New York Giants

Position

College

Southeast Missouri State, Tulsa, Coffeyville CC

Willie Ponder Career Stats

Returns

Season	Team	G	KR	KR Yds	PR Yds
2003	NYG	4	0	0	0
2004	NYG	11	36	967	0
2005	NYG	10	35	905	0
2006	STL	12	51	1,192	15
Career		37	122	3,064	15

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

Willie Ponder is a former wide receiver out of Southeast Missouri State; Tulsa; Coffeyville CC, selected by the New York Giants with the 199th overall pick (round 6) in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played 38 regular-season games from 2003 to 2006, with the New York Giants and St. Louis Rams.

Season Statistics

Season	Team	G	ATT	YDS	Y/A	1D	FUM
2003	NYG	4	0	0	—	0	0
2004	NYG	3	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
2005	NYG	2	1	4	4.0	0	0
2003	NYG	4	0	0	—	0	0
2004	NYG	3	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
2005	NYG	2	1	4	4.0	0	0
Career		9	2	0	0.0	0	0
Career		0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		38	—	0	—	—	—

Season	Team	G	TGT	REC	YDS	Y/R	1D
2003	NYG	4	7	7	35	5.0	1
2004	NYG	3	1	1	3	3.0	0
2005	NYG	2	0	0	0	—	0
2003	NYG	4	7	7	35	5.0	1
2004	NYG	3	1	1	3	3.0	0
2005	NYG	2	0	0	0	—	0
Career		9	8	8	38	4.8	1
Career		0	0	0	0	—	0
Career		38	—	8	38	4.8	—

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