Reese Poffenbarger

Position:
QB
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 210
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Middletown, MD
High School:
MIddletown HS
Prev School:
Miami / Albany / Old Dominion

Prior to UNT: Spent the 2024 season at Miami, serving as the backup to Heisman finalist Cameron Ward … appeared in four games for the Hurricanes … went 6 for 7 for 20 yards and rushed the ball five times for 12 yards on the year … spent previous two seasons at Albany (2022-23) … started 26 games in his career with the Danes over two seasons … finished his two-year career with Great Danes with 5,969 yards, 56 touchdowns and 16 interceptions … started all 15 games on the year for the Great Danes in 2023 … named a FCS Third Team All-American by Stats Perform and FCS Football Central ... finished 12th in the Walter Payton Award voting ... All-CAA Second Team honoree ... was the most prolific quarterback in FCS his sophomore year, throwing for 3,603 yards and 36 touchdowns compared to 13 interceptions … ran for five touchdowns and totaled 187 rushing yards in 2023 … led FCS in passing touchdowns and yards in 2023 … helped lead Great Danes to FCS semifinals as a sophomore … went 23 of 40 for 253 yards and four touchdowns in the season opener against Fordham … finished 23 of 39 for a season-high 373 yards and four touchdowns at New Hampshire … had a stretch from Oct. 14 to Nov. 18 where he threw for 19 touchdowns in six games, including four touchdowns in four of the six …went 24 of 41 for 341 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Danes to a win over No. 4 Idaho in the quarterfinal of the FCS Playoffs … started all 11 games at quarterback as a redshirt freshman in 2022 … named the CAA Offensive Rookie of the Year and selected to CAA Third Team in 2022 … threw for nearly 3,000 yards as a freshman with 24 touchdowns and just four interceptions … had a career-high 412 yards passing with three touchdowns on the road at Fordham … threw four touchdowns passes against Hampton … had four touchdown passes on just 16 completions in a win over Stony Brook … began his career at Old Dominion in 2021, redshirting before transferring to Albany … did not see action in 2021 … as a transfer prospect, rated as a three star prospect … prepped at Middletown High School in Middletown, Maryland … was a three-star prospect ... sister, Saylor, plays basketball at Maryland.

NCAA Stats Prior to UNT

Year	TEAM	GP	GS	PASS COMP	PASS ATT	CMP PCT	PASS YDS	PASS TDS	INT	PASS EFF	RUSH ATT	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD
2021	Old Dominion	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2022	UAlbany	11	11	227	369	.615	2,999	24	4	149.08	104	114	2
2023	UAlbany	15	15	277	472	.587	3,603	36	13	142.47	107	187	5
2024	Miami	4	0	6	7	.857	20	0	0	109.71	5	12	0
2021-24	TOTAL	30	26	510	848	.601	6,622	60	17	145.08	216	317	7