Tysson Poots
American football player (born 1988)
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Tysson Poots (born January 12, 1988) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent.[1][2][3]
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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| Born | January 12, 1988 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Coronado (Henderson, Nevada) | ||||||||||
| College | Southern Utah | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2011: undrafted | ||||||||||
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Early life
Poots played high school football at Coronado High School in Henderson, Nevada. He was a two-time All-Statewide receiver. He finished his career with a total 2,014 receiving yards, 270 tackles, 19 sacks and 8 interceptions.[4]
Poots also lettered in basketball & nominee of McDonald's All-American.[4]
College career
Poots had a career total of 43 touchdowns and 3,970 yards.[5] He was named as a Great West Conference all conference receiver in three of his four seasons with the Thunderbirds.[4] He was a Walter Payton camp nominee.[6] Poots was inducted into the Southern Utah Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021.[7]
Professional career
Poots went undrafted in the 2011 NFL draft, Poots had a tryout with the Baltimore Ravens in late July 2011 but was not signed.[8] He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on August 1, 2011. Poots was released during final cuts.
Poots was assigned to the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League (AFL) on September 30, 2011.
Poots spent time with the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League in 2012.[9][10]
Poots was assigned to the Arizona Rattlers of the AFL in 2013, helping the Rattlers advance to ArenaBowl XXVI against the Philadelphia Soul. Poots had a 14-yard touchdown reception in the ArenaBowl.[11]
On February 19, 2015, Poots was assigned to the AFL's Las Vegas Outlaws.