- Four-time Pro Bowl selection (2013-15, ‘18 seasons) and named All-Rookie by the Professional Football Writers of America in 2011.* Part of a line that protected QB Philip Rivers to post the most efficient passing game in NFL history in a Week 12 win over Arizona, as he set all-time marks for single-game consecutive completions (25) and single-game completion percentage with at least 20 attempts (96.6).
- Last year, blocked for RB Melvin Gordon III to post a five-game streak with 120-plus scrimmage yards and at least one scrimmage touchdown, the longest such streak in a decade (RB Jamaal Charles, 2007).
- Paved the way for a Dolphins offense that produced seven 100-yard rushing games in 2017.
- I 2014, blocked for the first offense in Dolphins history to register a 1,000-yard rusher (RB Lamar Miller) and a 4,000-yard passer (QB Ryan Tannehill).
- Became just the sixth Dolphins rookie offensive lineman to start all 16 games when he did so in 2011, joining T Jake Long (2008), C Samson Satele (2007), T Wade Smith (2003), T Todd Wade (2000) and T Richmond Webb (1990).
2018: Selected to his fourth Pro Bowl…Started all 16 games at C…Part of a line that protected QB Philip Rivers to pass Hall of Fame QB Fran Tarkenton for the sixth-most career TD passes in NFL history and Hall of Fame QB John Elway for the eighth-most passing yards in league annals…Blocked for Rivers to pass Hall of Fame QB Terry Bradshaw and New York Giants QB Eli Manning to tie Hall of Fame QB Johnny Unitas for the 10th-most regular-season victories by a QB…Gave Rivers time to post two games with 400-plus yards, five with 300-plus yards and four three-TD contests…Protected Rivers to set a team mark with multiple TD passes in the first 12 games of the season and 13-straight contests dating back to 2017, becoming the fourth QB in history to have multiple TD passes in the first 12 games to open a season…Kept Rivers upright to post a passer rating of at least 90 in each of the first 14 games this season, becoming the third QB to do so in each of the first 14 games of a season in NFL history…Protected Rivers to post the most efficient game in NFL history, setting all-time marks for single-game consecutive completions (25) and single-game completion percentage with at least 20 pass attempts (96.6)…Kept Rivers upright to throw 13 TD passes in the first five games, 15 in the first six contests and 17 in the team’s first seven games, tying for the most in his career through five, six and seven games, respectively, to start a season…Blocked for the NFL’s No. 11 offense, posting 372.6 yards-per-game…Contributed on a line that blocked for a rushing attack that posted over 100 yards in five of the first six games, including each of the first four…Blocked for RB Melvin Gordon III to become the sixth Charger to reach 3,000 career rushing yards and post three 100-yard games…Paved the way for Gordon to record the first five-game streak with at least one scrimmage TD and 120-plus yards from scrimmage in a decade (RB Jamaal Charles, 2007)…Started at C in both playoff games…Awards: Pro Bowl Selection (Fourth)…vs. Kansas City (Sept. 9): Blocked for the offense to total a Week 1-high 541 net yards, including 123 on the ground…Protected Philip Rivers to throw for 424 yards and three TDs for a 103.7 passer rating…at Buffalo (Sept. 16): Kept Philip Rivers upright to complete 85.2 percent of his passes for 256 yards and three TDs (143.2 passer rating)…It marked Rivers’ 54th three-TD performance (second of the season) and the fifth-best single-game passer rating of his career (min. 20 attempts)…Paved the way for an offense that rushed for 100-plus yards for the second time in as many weeks…Blocked for RB Austin Ekeler to record a single-game career-high 77 rushing yards and for Melvin Gordon to match a career best with three total TDs (one rushing, two receiving)…Blocked S Jordan Poyer at the line of scrimmage to help spring Gordon free on his 20-yard TD run…at Los Angeles Rams (Sept. 23): Protected Philip Rivers to throw for 226 yards and two TDs, registering a 105.7 passer rating…Blocked for an offense that posted 141 rushing yards on 20 carries (7.1 avg.)…Provided a sealing block for Austin Ekeler to post a game-long 32-yard carry in the third quarter…vs. San Francisco (Sept. 30): Blocked for Melvin Gordon to record his first 100-yard rushing game of the season, finishing with 104 yards…It marked the fourth-straight contest where the offense posted at least 100 rushing yards…Protected Philip Rivers to throw for three TDs…vs. Oakland (Oct. 7): Provided time for Philip Rivers to throw for 339 yards and register a 143.4 passer rating, the best rating of his career against Oakland…Pulled to the left in front of Melvin Gordon to block CB Gareon Conley, helping spring Gordon for a game-long 16-yard gain…at Cleveland (Oct. 14): Started at C and played 42 offensive snaps, marking career game played and career start No. 100…Paved the way for the offense to register 449 yards of offense, including a season-high 246 on the ground, which was the most by a Chargers offense since 2008…Blocked for Melvin Gordon to post a single-game career high three rushing TDs, including a key block on Gordon’s second TD of the day…Protected Philip Rivers to reach 15 TDs on the year, tying for the most of his career through the first six games of a season…Combined with T Sam Tevi to block DB Jabrill Peppers on a 16-yard screen pass to WR Keenan Allen in the second quarter…vs. Tennessee (Wembley Stadium, Oct. 21): Provided time for Philip Rivers to throw two TDs and 306 yards, registering a 137.7 passer rating, his sixth rating of 100-plus for the year…The two TDs put Rivers at 17 for the season, tying for the most through the first seven games of a season in his career…Blocked OLB Sharif Finch to spring Austin Ekeler free for an 11-yard gain in the third quarter…at Seattle (Nov. 4): Blocked for Melvin Gordon to post his third 100-yard rushing output of the season, registering a TD and 113 yards on 16 attempts (7.1 avg.)…Protected Philip Rivers to throw for two TDs, 228 yards and a 105.9 passer rating…Provided time for Rivers to record his seventh game of the season with a passer rating over 100, the most through the first eight games of a season in his career…at Oakland (Nov. 11): Blocked for Melvin Gordon to post 165 yards from scrimmage and a TD for the fifth-straight game, the longest streak since 2007 (Jamaal Charles)…Protected Philip Rivers to throw for two TDs and 223 yards (105.1 passer rating) for his eighth game of 2018 with a passer rating of 100-plus, good for the most of his career through nine games in a season…vs. Denver (Nov. 18): Provided time for Philip Rivers to throw for 401 yards, his 11th career 400-yard output, and two TDs, his team-record 11th-straight game with multiple TD passes (dating back to 2017)…Paved the way for Melvin Gordon to post his sixth-straight game with at least 120 yards from scrimmage…vs. Arizona (Nov. 25): Helped keep Philip Rivers upright to record the most efficient game in NFL history, setting all-time marks for single-game consecutive completions (25) and single-game completion percentage with at least 20 pass attempts (96.6)…Protected Rivers to become the fourth-ever QB to post multiple TD passes in each of the first 11 games to open a season, with the game marking the 56th three-TD game of Rivers’ career…Part of a line that paved the way for a rushing attack to post 178 yards…Blocked LB Haason Reddick to help Melvin Gordon score on a 28-yard carry in the second quarter…at Pittsburgh (Dec. 2): Provided time for Philip Rivers to become the fourth QB in history to record 12-consecutive games to open a season with multiple TDs and the third QB ever to post 12-straight games to start a season with a 90-plus passer rating…Blocked for Rivers to record 299 passing yards and two TDs for a 115.4 passer rating on 26-of-36 passing (72.2 pct.)…Part of a line that blocked for a rushing attack that posted 83 yards on 13 attempts (6.4 avg.) in the second half…vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 9): Part of a line that protected Philip Rivers to extend his streak of games with a touchdown pass to 26 straight…Paved the way for Austin Ekeler to register a rushing TD and 66 yards on 15 attempts (4.4 avg.)…Provided a block to spring Ekeler free for an 18-yard gain in the first quarter…at Kansas City (Dec. 13): Blocked for Philip Rivers to throw for 313 yards, the 62nd 300-yard performance of his career, to tie Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre for the fifth-most in NFL history…Kept Rivers upright to lead a fourth quarter comeback win and toss a TD in the 27th-straight game…Part of a line that allowed Rivers to fire 30 TDs on the year, giving him six campaigns with at least 30, the fifth-most in history…vs. Baltimore (Dec. 22): Threw a block on Melvin Gordon’s 13-yard run to set up a TD carry two plays later…at Denver (Oct. 30): Started at C and saw action on 49 of the plays on offense…at Baltimore (AFC Wild Card, Jan. 6): Saw the first postseason action of his career, starting at C and playing all 73 offensive snaps...Blocked on a line that allowed just one sack to a Baltimore pass rush that had more than 40 on the season…at New England (AFC Divisional, Jan. 13): Part of a line that blocked for Philip Rivers to throw for a postseason single-game career-high 331 yards…Played all 71 snaps on offense after starting at C…vs. NFC (2019 Pro Bowl, Jan. 27): Part of an offensive line that protected QBs Andrew Luck, Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson to throw for a combined 365 yards while allowing just one sack…On his first play, protected Mahomes to complete a 33-yard pass down the right sideline to TE Jared Cook…Had a block on DE Danielle Hunter on a two-yard carry by DE Melvin Ingram III in the fourth quarter to move the chains.
2017: Started all 16 games at C for the third time in his career…Part of an offensive line that finished just outside of the top-10 in sacks allowed…Blocked for the offense to post seven 100-yard rushing performances…at Los Angeles Chargers (Sept. 17): Paved the path for RB Jay Ajayi to record 122 rushing yards on 28 attempts (4.4 avg.)…Allowed QB Jay Cutler time to complete 72.7 percent of his passes and record a 101.8 passer rating…vs. Tampa Bay (Nov. 19): Provided time for QB Matt Moore to throw for 282 yards and a TD following an injury to Jay Cutler…Led the way for the offense to record a season-high 448 total yards, including 365 through the air…vs. Denver (Dec. 3): Paved the way for the offense to post a season-high 145 rushing yards, including 120 by RB Kenyan Drake…Provided blocking for Drake to post a 42-yard TD run in the third quarter…at Buffalo (Dec. 17): Helped the team post its third-straight 100-yard rushing game and average just under five yards-per-carry.
2016: Opened five games at C before suffering a hip injury…Missed eight games with injury, including the first four of the season, before being placed on injured reserve on Dec. 13…Was penalized once and did not allow a sack in his five games…vs. Tennessee (Oct. 9): Made his first start of the season…Protected QB Ryan Tannehill to complete 66.7 percent of his passes for 191 yards…vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 16): Part of a line that did not allow a sack on the day…Provided time for Ryan Tannehill to post a 97.4 passer rating and blocked for RB Jay Ajayi to run for 204 yards, the sixth-highest single-game total in team annals…It was the first game in his lifetime that he played against his brother, C Maurkice Pouncey…vs. Buffalo (Oct. 23): Paved the way for Jay Ajayi to rush for a career-high 214 yards, the third-most in franchise history…Blocked for Ryan Tannehill to complete 15-of-20 passing (60.0 pct.) for 204 yards and a TD (99.4 passer rating)…vs. New York Jets (Nov. 6): Blocked for Jay Ajayi to top 100 yards for the third-straight week…Ajayi finished with 111 yards and a TD on 24 carries (4.6 avg.)…at San Diego (Nov. 13): Protected Ryan Tannehill to complete 70.1 percent of his passes for 240 yards and two TDs, resulting in a season-high 130.6 passer rating.
2015: Selected to his third Pro Bowl, but did not participate and was replaced by New York Jets C Nick Mangold…Started 14 games and was inactive for two others…Helped QB Ryan Tannehill finish ninth in the NFL with 4,208 passing yards…Blocked for RB Lamar Miller to tie his career high with eight rushing TDs…The Pro Bowl nod was the third-straight, marking the most consecutive by a Dolphins lineman since Keith Sims went to three-straight following the 1993-95 seasons…Awards: Pro Bowl Selection (Third)…Voted by teammates as the team’s Don Shula Leadership Award winner…Awarded by media members with the Good Guy Award…at Tennessee (Oct. 18): Started at C, helping the offense total 434 yards, including 180 rushing…vs. Houston (Oct. 25): Blocked for an offense that registered season highs in total yards (503) and rushing yards (248), paving the way for Lamar Miller’s second-straight 100-yard game…Protected Ryan Tannehill to record the first perfect passer rating of his career (158.3), as he completed 18-of-19 passes (94.7 pct.) for 282 yards and four TDs, including one for 54 yards.
2014: Selected to his second Pro Bowl, this time at RG after being selected at C the previous year…Started 12 games at RG and was inactive the first four games of the season due to a hip injury…Part of an offense that moved the chains for 361 first downs, the second-most in a single season in Dolphins history…Paved the way for RB Lamar Miller to eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing mark, finishing the year with 1,099…Protected QB Ryan Tannehill to throw for 4,045 passing yards, the most by a Dolphins passer since Hall of Fame QB Dan Marino totaled 4,453 in 1994…It marked the first season in franchise history that the team had both a 1,000-yard rusher and a 4,000-yard passer…Awards: Pro Bowl Selection (Second)…vs. New England (Sept. 7): Inactive (hip)…vs. Green Bay (Oct. 12): Started at RG, the first start of his career that was at a position other than C…at Chicago (Oct. 19): Started at RG, protecting for Ryan Tannehill to complete 25-of-32 passes (78.1 pct.) for 277 yards and two TDs (123.6 passer rating)…vs. San Diego (Nov. 2): Part of an offense that totaled 441 yards…Started at RG and contributed along an offensive line that did not allow a sack…vs. Minnesota (Dec. 21): Helped the offense to set a single-game team record with 36 first downs as Ryan Tannehill threw four TD passes…vs. New York Jets (Dec. 28): Started at RG, helping Lamar Miller rush for 178 yards, including a 97-yarder in the third quarter to tie for the third-longest run in NFL history…vs. Team Irvin (2015 Pro Bowl, Jan. 25): Started for Team Carter at RG next to his brother, Pittsburgh C Maurkice Pouncey…Blocked for starting QB Andrew Luck to complete nine passes on 10 attempts (90.0 pct.) for 119 yards and two TDs (155.8 passer rating).
2013: Selected to his first Pro Bowl…Started 14 games at C, missing two due to illness…The Pro Bowl selection made him the fourth Dolphins C to be chosen and the first since C Tim Ruddy in 2000…Blocked for QB Ryan Tannehill to throw for 3,913 yards and 24 TDs with 17 INTs while completing 30.4 percent of his passes (81.7 passer rating)…Provided time for Tannehill to post four games with 300-plus yards…Part of a line that blocked for the offense to post 150-plus rushing yards in three games…Awards: Pro Bowl Selection (First)…at Indianapolis (Sept. 15): Blocked for Ryan Tannehill to throw for 319 yards and a TD on 23-of-34 passing (67.6 pct.) for a 107.4 passer rating…vs. Cincinnati (Oct. 31): Paved the way for RB Lamar Miller to post 105 rushing yards on 16 attempts (6.6 avg.), his lone 100-yard performance on the year…vs. San Diego (Nov. 17): Inactive (illness)…vs. New England (Dec. 15): Protected Ryan Tannehill to post a season-high 120.6 passer rating…Tannehill completed 25 passes on 37 attempts (67.6 pct.) for 312 yards and three TDs…vs. Team Rice (2014 Pro Bowl, Jan. 26): Started at C for Team Sanders and protected starting QB Andrew Luck to throw a 36-yard TD to WR DeSean Jackson on the team’s opening possession.
2012: For the second-straight year, started all 16 games at C…Part of an offensive line that paved the way for five games with 180-plus rushing yards…Led an offense to record three 400-yard games…Blocked for RB Reggie Bush to record 986 yards and six TDs…Awards: Voted by teammates as the team’s Don Shula Leadership Award winner…vs. Oakland (Sept. 16): Blocked for an offense that totaled a season-high 263 rushing yards…Part of a line that helped Reggie Bush record 172 yards and two TDs on 26 attempts (6.6 avg.)…at Arizona (Sept. 30): Blocked for an offense to register season highs in total yards (480) and passing yards (394)…Protected QB Ryan Tannehill to throw for a career-high 431 yards…vs. Buffalo (Dec. 23): Paved the way for the offense to record 182 rushing yards, the second-straight week with 180-plus…Provided time for Ryan Tannehill to throw two TD passes to Reggie Bush.
2011: Opened all 16 games at C, becoming just the sixth Dolphins rookie offensive lineman to start all 16 games, joining T Jake Long (2008), C Samson Satele (2007), T Wade Smith (2003), T Todd Wade (2000) and T Richmond Webb (1990)…Helped the offensive line produce seven 100-yard performances and 200-plus rushing yards twice in a three-week span…vs. New England (Sept. 12): Made his NFL debut, opening the game at C…Helped the offense total a season-high 488 yards…vs. Oakland (Dec. 4): Paved the path for a rushing offense to post 209 yards…at Buffalo (Dec. 18): Blocked for the offense to register a season-high 254 rushing yards…The offense recorded its second 400-yard performance of the season.
COLLEGE: Played four seasons (2007-10) at Florida, appearing in 54 career games with 45 starts…Made starts at RG (28 games), C (13) and weak-side DT (four)…Part of a Gators team that won the BCS National Championship in 2008…As a senior, started all 13 games, including the Outback Bowl…Was selected to play in the Under Armour Senior Bowl…Named second-team All-Southeastern Conference by The Associated Press…Saw action on the defensive line as a true freshman, starting the final four games due to several injuries at DT…Picked off the first pass of his career in the fourth quarter of the Capital One Bowl against Michigan, returning the INT nine yards.
PERSONAL: Given name James Michael Pouncey…Last name pronounced POUNCE-ee…Born in Bartow, Fla. …Has a daughter, Janiyah, and a son, Kayden…Twin brother, Maurkice, is a two-time All-Pro by The Associated Press and a six-time Pro Bowl selection after being chosen 18th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2010 NFL Draft…Participated in the Dolphins Cancer Challenge Celebrity Golf Tournament in 2016…Gives to the community through events with the Team Pouncey Foundation, which he created with his brother…Hosts an annual football and cheer camp with his brother in their hometown…Earned a degree in sociology from Florida…High School: As a senior at Lakeland (Fla.) High in 2006, led the team to its 45th-straight win, third-consecutive 5A state championship and third-straight USA Today National Championship…Was part of an offensive line for a team that posted 4,000 rushing yards en route to the 2006 national title…Rated by Scout.com and Rivals.com as the top G in the nation…Earned All-State honors as a junior.
2011 Selected by Miami Dolphins in the first round (15th overall) of NFL Draft, April 28…Signed rookie contract, July 31.
2014 Had fifth-year team option exercised on rookie contract by Dolphins, April 29.
2015 Signed contract extension, April 13.
2016 Placed on Reserve/Injured (hip), Dec. 13.
2018 Released by Dolphins, March 15…Signed by Los Angeles Chargers as free agent, March 20.
