Hank Poteat was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft.
20 Facts About Hank Poteat
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Hank Poteat played 10 seasons in the NFL for the Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots and New York Jets.
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Hank Poteat attended Harrisburg High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track.
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Hank Poteat finished his college career with 136 tackles, 10 interceptions, a school-record 1,917 Kick Return yards, 90 rushing yards and 54 receiving yards.
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Hank Poteat earned 2nd team All-American and 1st team All-Big East as a junior finishing 1st in the Conference and 4th nationally with six interceptions.
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Hank Poteat, received All-Big East honors as a senior and 3rd team All-American after posting 16.2 yards a punt return, finishing 1st in the conference and 7th nationally.
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Hank Poteat finished with 55 tackles, three interceptions, nine Passes Defended and one Forced Fumble over 11 starts.
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Hank Poteat was the last Pittsburgh defensive back before Jets 2007 first-round pick Darrelle Revis to earn All-Big East honors in back-to-back seasons.
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Hank Poteat established a single-season record as a junior with 764 Kick Return yards on 36 returns.
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Hank Poteat selected in the third round in the 2000 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Hank Poteat tied for fourth in the AFC and Sixth in the NFL with a 13.0 yard punt return average on 36 returns for 467 yards and 1 touchdown.
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Hank Poteat signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers later that season and appeared in one game before being waived on November 12,2004.
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Hank Poteat was released by the Patriots on August 29,2006.
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Hank Poteat was re-signed on September 27,2006, after the Patriots placed Randall Gay on injured reserve.
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Hank Poteat was released again by the Patriots on October 9,2006, in order to clear a roster spot for Jabar Gaffney.
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Hank Poteat was re-signed in the 2008 offseason on May 6, but released on August 30 during final cuts.
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Hank Poteat was signed by the Cleveland Browns on March 9,2009.
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Hank Poteat served as an assistant coach for Kentucky Christian University in 2011 and 2012.
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In 2017, Hank Poteat became the CB coach of the Toledo Rockets and helped lead them to become MAC Champions.
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Hank Poteat is married to Jasmine Hank Poteat and the two have 3 children together.