Steve Ponds
5' 10", 185 lbs
Draft: Round 3, Pick 3 (2026)
Drafted By: Los Angeles Rams
0 Rings
Yrs Pro: 11
Cap Cost: N/A
0 Rings
Yrs Pro: 11
Cap Cost: N/A
Defensive Stats
| Yr | Tm | GP | GS | Tkl | Tkl% | Ast | TFL | TFL% | Sk | Hur | QBkd | PB | PR% | Int | ThA | ThA% | PD | PA | PD% | PA% | BPA | FF | FR | Pen | DAV | NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2032 | SEA |
8 | 5 | 11 | 5.7 | 5 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 31 | 17.4 | 2 | 11 | 6.5 | 35.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.210 |
| 2032 | PIT |
6 | 1 | 3 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 11.5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.060 |
| 2031 | NOS |
6 | 1 | 7 | 11.2 | 2 | 1 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 0 | 14 | 23.0 | 1 | 6 | 7.1 | 42.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.070 |
| 2030 | CAR |
16 | 3 | 13 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 34 | 14.5 | 4 | 13 | 11.8 | 38.2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.3 | 0.240 |
| 2029 | LAC |
16 | 10 | 46 | 9.1 | 6 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 62 | 17.0 | 8 | 35 | 12.9 | 56.5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4.6 | 0.600 |
| 2028 | LAC |
16 | 8 | 31 | 6.7 | 11 | 3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 46 | 11.8 | 4 | 22 | 8.7 | 47.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.1 | 0.480 |
| 2027 | LAC |
16 | 3 | 12 | 10.9 | 4 | 2 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13 | 12.6 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 76.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.070 |
| 2026 | LAC |
1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0.5 | 0.000 |
| Career | 85 | 31 | 124 | 7.5 | 34 | 14 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 7 | 206 | 14.8 | 19 | 100 | 9.2 | 48.5 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16.5 | 1.730 | |
Returns Stats
| Yr | Tm | GP | GS | PR | PR Yds | Y/PRet | PR TD | PR TD% | KR | KR Yds | Y/KRet | KR TD | KR TD% | Pen | RetAV | NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2032 | SEA |
8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0.0 | 0.210 |
| 2032 | PIT |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0.0 | 0.060 |
| 2031 | NOS |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.070 |
| 2030 | CAR |
16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0.0 | 0.240 |
| 2029 | LAC |
16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 7 | 0.0 | 0.600 |
| 2028 | LAC |
16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0.0 | 0.480 |
| 2027 | LAC |
16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0.0 | 0.070 |
| 2026 | LAC |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.000 |
| Career | 85 | 31 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 17 | 0.0 | 1.730 | |
First-Team All-Pro
Second-Team All-Pro
Champion
Postseason Honor
Defensive Stats
| Yr | Tm | GP | GS | Tkl | Tkl% | Ast | TFL | TFL% | Sk | Hur | QBkd | PB | PR% | Int | ThA | ThA% | PD | PA | PD% | PA% | BPA | FF | FR | Pen | DAV | NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | LAC |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
Returns Stats
| Yr | Tm | GP | GS | PR | PR Yds | Y/PRet | PR TD | PR TD% | KR | KR Yds | Y/KRet | KR TD | KR TD% | Pen | RetAV | NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | LAC |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | |
Champion
Super Bowl MVP
Salary Information
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Cap Cost | Cap Percentage |
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Ratings History
| Year | Scout Type | Age | RD | MM | ZN | BR | PD | PH | IN | PR | KR | EN | ST | Overall | Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pre-Camp | 25 | 35 | 54 | 65 | 57 | 68 | 8 | 70 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 69 | 28 | 51 |
| 2026 | Post-Camp | 25 | 22 | 38 | 61 | 38 | 51 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 38 |
| 2027 | Pre-Camp | 26 | 21 | 38 | 62 | 36 | 49 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 38 |
| 2027 | Post-Camp | 26 | 20 | 36 | 62 | 36 | 48 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 37 |
| 2028 | Pre-Camp | 27 | 20 | 35 | 62 | 34 | 46 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 32 | 36 |
| 2028 | Post-Camp | 27 | 33 | 54 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 8 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 44 | 47 |
| 2029 | Pre-Camp | 28 | 34 | 48 | 58 | 55 | 66 | 8 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 47 | 47 |
| 2029 | Post-Camp | 28 | 32 | 47 | 59 | 53 | 64 | 8 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 46 | 46 |
| 2030 | Pre-Camp | 29 | 33 | 48 | 59 | 44 | 65 | 8 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 45 | 45 |
| 2030 | Post-Camp | 29 | 24 | 36 | 59 | 43 | 52 | 8 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 40 | 40 |
| 2031 | Pre-Camp | 30 | 26 | 38 | 52 | 38 | 56 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 38 | 38 |
| 2031 | Post-Camp | 30 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 37 | 57 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 38 | 38 |
| 2032 | Pre-Camp | 31 | 25 | 39 | 50 | 37 | 56 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 37 | 37 |
| 2032 | Post-Camp | 31 | 24 | 40 | 51 | 36 | 55 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 37 | 37 |
| 2033 | Pre-Camp | 32 | 24 | 40 | 51 | 36 | 55 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 37 | 37 |
| 2033 | Post-Camp | 32 | 24 | 27 | 44 | 23 | 45 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
| 2034 | Pre-Camp | 33 | 24 | 27 | 44 | 23 | 45 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
| 2034 | Post-Camp | 33 | 16 | 21 | 39 | 16 | 38 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 22 |
| 2035 | Pre-Camp | 34 | 16 | 21 | 39 | 16 | 38 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 22 |
| 2035 | Post-Camp | 34 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 16 |
| 2036 | Pre-Camp | 35 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 16 |
| 2036 | Post-Camp | 35 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 11 | 11 |
Transactions
| Year | Team | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 2030 | Carolina Panthers | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,140,000 |
| 2031 | New Orleans Saints | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,160,000 |
| 2032 | Pittsburgh Steelers | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,190,000 |
| 2032 | Pittsburgh Steelers | released |
| 2032 | Seattle Seahawks | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,190,000 |
| 2033 | Cincinnati Bengals | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,400,000 |
| 2033 | Cincinnati Bengals | released |




