CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Three-time Pro Bowl selection (2013-15 seasons) and named All-Rookie by the Professional Football Writers of America in 2011.
- Last year, paved the way for a Dolphins offense that produced seven 100-yard rushing games.
- In 2014, blocked for the first offense in Dolphins history to register 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).
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…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.
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.
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.
CAREER NFL TRANSACTIONS:
2011 Selected by Miami Dolphins in the first round (15th overall) of NFL Draft, April 28…Signed rookie contract, July 30.
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 19.
