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19 Shawn Poindexter

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 218
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Peoria, Ariz.
  • High School Centennial HS

Biography

Career: Played in 35 games, starting all 25 over his final two seasons … Played in one bowl game (2017 Foster Farms Bowl) … Hauled in 67 receptions for 1,135 yards and 12 touchdowns … Averaged 16.9 yards per catch in career … Receptions, yards, average per catch and touchdowns increased each of three years in program … Concluded career tied for 14th in school history with 12 touchdowns. His 11 scoring grabs in 2018 tied the school single-season record … Caught at least one pass in final 15 games of career.

2018: Breakout senior season and member of team’s Leadership Council … All-Pac-12 honorable mention selection … Started and played in all 12 games … Selected as a game captain five times, including against BYU (Sept. 1), Oregon State (Sept. 22) California (Oct. 6), Colorado (Nov. 2) and Arizona State (Nov. 24) … Finished season with 42 receptions for a team-high 759 yards … Tied the school single-season record with 11 receiving touchdowns, which ranked second in the Pac-12 and tied for No. 15 in FBS … Averaged an impressive 18.1 yards per catch with a long of 75 yards … Ended season with an incredible five-game stretch, totaling 18 receptions for 313 yards and nine touchdowns … Had a streak of four games catching two touchdown passes in each contest (UCLA through Washington State games), and at one time has a stretch of six-straight receptions going for a touchdown, something not done in the Pac-12 in at least a decade … Turned in first two 100-yard receiving games of career, including 134 yards (7 rec.) against Houston (Sept. 8) and 106 yards (6 rec.) at UCLA (Oct. 20) … Approached century mark on two other occasions, including 92 yards at Oregon State and 99 yards in finale against ASU … Career-high seven receptions at Houston.

2017: Started all 13 games at wide receiver … Selected as a game captain on three occasions, including against Utah, California and Arizona State … Caught 19 passes for 294 yards, an impressive 15.5 yards per grab … A key perimeter blocker that helped team rank third nationally and set a school record with 309.3 rushing yards per game … Caught first career touchdown pass (31 yards) against Purdue in the Foster Farms Bowl (Dec. 27). Totaled 71 yards on five total catches … Hauled in a career-long 48-yard reception as part of a two-catch, 53-yard output at Arizona State (Nov. 25) … Two grabs for 28 yards at Oregon (Nov. 18) … Brought in one catch for 11 yards at USC (Nov. 11) … Collected a 43-yard reception in upset win of No. 15 Washington State (Oct. 28) … One catch for 25 yards in road win at California (Oct. 21) … Had one catch in each of three-consecutive games against Colorado (Oct. 7), Utah (Sept. 22) and at UTEP (Sept. 15) … Recorded four catches for 36 yards against Houston (Sept. 9).
 
2016: Played in 10 games, but hampered by injuries most of the season … Averaged 13.7 yards per reception … Hauled in first collegiate pass on a 19-yard gain in Cactus Kickoff Classic against BYU in Glendale, Ariz. (Sept. 3) … Caught one pass for nine yards in home opener against Grambling State (Sept. 10) … Season-long 25-yard reception in victory against Hawai’i (Sept. 17) … Season-high three receptions for 29 yards in conference opener against No. 9 Washington (Sept. 24) … Missed next two games entirely due to injury.
 
Junior College: Signed with the Wildcats in Feburary 2016 after playing for Glendale Community College in 2015 … Listed as a two-star prospect on most recruiting services … Caught 47 passes for 727 yards and seven touchdowns in 2015 … First team All-ACCAC and 2nd team All-WSFL.
 
High School: Graduated in 2012 from Centennial High School in Glendale, Ariz. … Played football with current Wildcat teammate Layth Friekh … Also played volleyball and basketball in high school … Initially signed to play volleyball at Cal Baptist out of high school, but never enrolled.
 
Personal: Son of Darnell Poindexter and Dana Mule … Has three brothers, Kyle, Justin and Ryan … Majoring in communication with a thematic minor.

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Historical Player Information

  • 80

    2016Redshirt Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'5" 210 lbs
    80
  • 19

    2017Redshirt Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'5" 212 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2018Redshirt Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'5" 218 lbs
    19
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