Jordan Poyer is a football safety for the Buffalo Bills. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2013 NFL Draft. Poyer played college football at Oregon State. He was a three-sport athlete at Astoria High School where he played baseball, basketball, and football.
He was born to his father Louis Dunbar and his mother Julie Poyer in Dallas, Oregon. His parents separated even before he was born. Jordan’s mother, Julie left his father Dunbar after learning he was a criminal. She is currently married to Haven Cooper. Besides Jordan, Julie has another son, Jeremiah Poyer.
Meanwhile, Jordan’s dad, Louis had been in and out of jail for around two decades since the athlete’s birth. According to the reports, Louis was released from prison in February 2013.
Jordan is happily married to his wife Rachel Bush. The husband and wife met on Twitter and started dating around 2015. The pair got married on February 17, 2018. They are parents to one daughter, Aliyah Poyer who was born on December 30, 2016.
Career Highlights
- The Philadelphia Eagles selected Poyer in the seventh round, with 218th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.
- He signed a four-year, $2.22 million rookie contract with the Eagles.
- The Eagles released Poyer on October 19, 2013, and he was claimed off waivers by the Browns on October 21.
- Poyer finished his rookie season with 21 combined tackles (20 solo) in 12 games.
- He was named the backup free safety, behind Tashaun Gipson before the start of the 2014 regular season.
- Poyer finished his second season with 21 combined tackles (15 solo) in 16 games.
- He made his first career start on October 18, 2015, against the Denver Broncos.
- Jordan ended the 2015 season with 43 combined tackles (28 solo), four pass deflections, two interceptions, and a sack.
- He joined the Bills on March 9, 2017, signing a four-year, $13 million contract that included a $3.5 million signing bonus.
- Poyer finished his first season with the Bills with 94 combined tackles (63 solo), 13 pass deflections, five interceptions, two sacks, and a touchdown.
- Poyer with Micah Hyde finished with the second-fewest passing yards allowed in the 2018 regular season, however, the Bills missed the playoffs.
- He signed a two-year contract extension with the Bills on March 19, 2020.
- Jordan ended the 2020 season with 124 tackles (91 solo), two interceptions, and five passes defended.
- He was named to the All-Pro Team for the first time in his career in 2021.
- Jordan Poyer signed a two-year contract extension with the Bills on March 15, 2023.
Career Stats
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2013 | Cleveland Browns | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014 | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 2015 | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 43 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Cleveland Browns | 6 | 6 | 29 | 10 | 39 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017 | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 15 | 63 | 32 | 95 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 | 73 | 27 | 100 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 | 71 | 36 | 107 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 | 91 | 33 | 124 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 | 66 | 27 | 93 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 12 | 12 | 44 | 19 | 63 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 | 67 | 34 | 101 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 155 | 117 | 567 | 240 | 807 | 490 | 12 | 0 | 54 | 24 | 175 | 7.3 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
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