UIndy Athletics

PRIOR TO UINDY
Racked up 64 receptions, 1,106 receiving yards and eight touchdowns in three seasons at Division II Tusculum ... ranks fifth in school history at 17.3 yards per catch ... also returned kickoffs and punts for the Pioneers, ranking sixth among eligible DII players in punt return average in 2020-21 (8.9 ypr) ... voted All-South Atlantic Conference Second Team honoree in 2019 after compiling 35 catches for 571 yards; hauled in an 80-yard TD reception vs Lenoir-Rhyne that season, good for the 10th-longest catch in program history ... redshirted as a true freshman in 2017.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner helped CCHS to back-to-back 6A state titles in 2014 and '15 as well as a regional championship in '16 ...  named 2016 7A All-State Second Team as a senior... three-time Academic Athlete (2014-16)... garnered the team's "Mr. Dependable" and "True Grit" Awards as a senior ... amassed career stats of 83 receptions, 1,069 yards and 10 TDs ... holds school record for longest punt return for a TD (90 yds) ... also lettered in basketball and track ... garnered Athletics Director's Honor Roll inclusion.

PERSONAL
Born May 21 ... son of Nicole Ponder.