Reese Poffenbarger
Miami Hurricanes
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Sophomore
Personal information
Born:Middletown, Maryland
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight208 lb (94 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolMiddletown
Career highlights and awards
  • CAA Offensive Rookie of the Year (2022)
  • ECAC FCS Rookie of the Year (2022)
  • Third-team All-CAA (2022)

Reese Poffenbarger is an American football quarterback for the Miami Hurricanes. He previously played for the Old Dominion Monarchs and the Albany Great Danes

High school career

Poffenbarger attended Middletown High School in Middletown, Maryland. As a senior, Poffenbarger passed for 2,943 yards and 32 touchdowns before committing to play college football at Old Dominion University.[1]

College career

Albany

Poffenbarger redshirted in 2021 at Old Dominion before deciding to transfer to the University at Albany, SUNY.[2] Entering the 2022 season, Poffenbarger competed with Tyler Szalkowski and Joey Carino for Albany's starting quarterback job, with Poffenbarger being named the starter in the season opener against Baylor.[3][4] Against Fordham, Poffenbarger threw for 412 yards, setting the school record for single game passing yards.[5] He finished the season throwing for 2,999 yards and 24 touchdowns, being named the CAA Offensive Rookie of the Year.[6] He was also named a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award.[7] The following season, Poffenbarger led Albany to the FCS semifinals, being named an FCS third-team All-American.[8] After leading the FCS in passing touchdowns (36) and passing yards (3,603), he entered the transfer portal for a second time.[9][10] He finished his career at Albany as the school's all-time touchdown passes leader.[11]

Miami

On January 8, 2024, Poffenbarger announced that he would be transferring to the University of Miami to play for the Miami Hurricanes.[12][13]

Statistics

Season Games Passing Rushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
Albany Great Danes
2022 11113–822736961.52,9998.1244149.1 1041271.22
2023 151511–427647158.63,6147.73613142.81051831.76
Career262614−1250384059.96,6137.96017145.52093101.58

Personal life

Poffenbarger's mom played professional basketball, and his sister, Saylor, plays for the Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Cannon, John (2020-01-10). "Middletown quarterback Poffenbarger commits to ODU". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  2. ↑ Swatek, Greg (2022-06-17). "Former Middletown QB Poffenbarger transfers to Albany". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  3. ↑ Shinder, Adam (2022-08-20). "UAlbany football quarterbacks 'all helping each other' in competition that's far from over". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  4. ↑ Singelais, Mark (2022-08-29). "UAlbany names starting quarterback for Baylor opener". Times Union. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  5. ↑ Singelais, Mark (2022-09-24). "UAlbany's Reese Poffenbarger inspired by family bonds and tragedy". Times Union. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  6. ↑ "UAlbany QB Poffenbarger named CAA Offensive Rookie of Year". The Daily Gazette. 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  7. ↑ "Reese Poffenbarger named Jerry Rice Award finalist". The Frederick News-Post. 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  8. ↑ Swatek, Greg (2023-12-14). "Middletown grad, Albany QB Reese Poffenbarger named FCS third-team All-American". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  9. ↑ Pankowski, A. J. (2023-12-20). "UAlbany Star QB Reese Poffenbarger Enters Transfer Portal". WRGB. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  10. ↑ Singelais, Mark (2023-12-21). "UAlbany QB Reese Poffenbarger enters transfer portal". Times Union. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  11. ↑ "UAlbany QB Reese Poffenbarger enters transfer portal". NEWS10 ABC. 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  12. ↑ "Hurricanes land FCS passing leader Poffenbarger". ESPN.com. 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  13. ↑ "FCS Albany QB Reese Poffenbarger transferring to Miami". Miami Herald.
  14. ↑ "Endless competition drives UAlbany quarterback Poffenbarger". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
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