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Joey Porter Jr.Dallas Cowboys

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Joey Porter Jr.

Stats, career, game log and next game

Injury status: Questionable, leg - ESPN report of Nov 10

A PFWA All-Rookie Team selection in 2023, Joey Porter Jr. plays cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys.

54 NFL games4 seasons

Updated

About Joey Porter Jr.

Joey Porter Jr. is a cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys and wears number 25. Born on July 26, 2000, in Bakersfield, California, he played college football at Penn State. He entered the NFL in the 2nd round of the 2023 NFL Draft, with the 32nd pick overall, and his first NFL season was 2023.

Season by season54

54 games: 51 regular season, 3 playoffs. Every NFL game of his career, newest season first.

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesSacksINTPD
2026DAL48003
2025PIT14521114
2025 playoffs12002
2024PIT1670017
2024 playoffs16001
2023PIT17430110
2023 playoffs12000
Career511731334
Career playoffs310003

How he is doing nowThrough week 8

2026 defense8 tackles8 tackles and 3 passes defended, 4 games
Cowboys4-52026 regular season
Last game1 tackleNov 1 vs Cardinals
Injury status

Questionable leg (15h ago)

Game log, 2026

ARI @ DALFinal 33-30, Nov 1, 2026

defensive: TOT 1, SOLO 1, SACKS 0, TFL 0, PD 0, QB HTS 0, TD 0

Betting: DAL moneyline lost, spread -7.5 did not cover

DAL @ PHIFinal 38-21, Oct 26, 2026

defensive: TOT 4, SOLO 2, SACKS 0, TFL 0, PD 1, QB HTS 0, TD 0

Betting: DAL moneyline won

DAL @ GBFinal 13-23, Oct 18, 2026

defensive: TOT 3, SOLO 3, SACKS 0, TFL 1, PD 2, QB HTS 0, TD 0

Betting: DAL moneyline lost

Box score lines from ESPN.

Betting: his team's result at the closing moneyline and spread most of our sportsbooks closed at (3 books or more).

Next game

Week 10 vs San Francisco 49ersSun, Nov 15, 4:25 PM ETAT&T Stadium

  1. nfl
    San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys - 4:25 PM ET
    Agatha predicts SF 27, DAL 22
    64%
    PRED1U
Porter against the 49ers1 game, 1 tackle

Last met Sep 10, 2023; his teams 0-1.

CareerPro since 2023

Pittsburgh Steelers2023 to 2025 - 50 games
Dallas Cowboys2026 to now - 4 games
3years2023 to 2026
  1. 2023NFL debut30-7 loss vs 49ers
  2. 2024Best season70 tackles, 1 INT in 16 games
  3. 2026Best gamevs Eagles
  4. Nov 1, 2026Latest gamevs Cardinals

Regular season

51 games

173 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT

Playoffs

3 games

10 tackles

Honors

  • PFWA All-Rookie Team (2023)

First NFL game

Sep 10, 2023: 1 tackle49ers 30, Steelers 7

Latest game

Nov 1, 2026: 1 tackleCardinals 33, Cowboys 30

Most often against

The teams he has faced most, with his teams' record and his line against each.

5-2his teams

His line: 17 tackles, 1 interception and 5 passes defended

Last met Jan 4, 2026

4-2his teams

His line: 23 tackles and 6 passes defended

Last met Nov 16, 2025

3-3his teams

His line: 27 tackles and 4 passes defended

Last met Dec 28, 2025

1-2his teams

His line: 10 tackles and 3 passes defended

Last met Oct 18, 2026

1-2his teams

His line: 3 tackles and 2 passes defended

Last met Oct 4, 2026

1-2his teams

His line: 15 tackles, 1 sack, 1 interception and 6 passes defended

Last met Nov 2, 2025

Injury history

ESPN's injury reports, newest first.

  1. Nov 10, 2026Questionable Leg

    questionable

    ESPN / DAL

  2. Nov 9, 2026Out Leg

    out

    ESPN / DAL

  3. Nov 9, 2026Out Leg

    Porter "will go through the same process as last week" before a decision is made regarding his availability for Week 10 against San Francisco, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports.

    ESPN / DAL

  4. Nov 9, 2026Out Leg

    out

    ESPN / DAL

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  1. Nov 8, 2026Out Leg

    Porter (ankle) is inactive for Sunday's matchup against the Colts.

    ESPN / DAL

  2. Nov 8, 2026Out Leg

    inactive

    ESPN / DAL

  3. Nov 6, 2026Questionable Leg

    Porter (ankle) is listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's game against the Colts, Tommy Yarrish of the Cowboys' official site reports.

    ESPN / DAL

  4. Nov 5, 2026Questionable Leg

    questionable

    ESPN / DAL

  5. Nov 1, 2026Active

    ESPN / DAL

  6. Oct 18, 2026Active

    Porter (ankle) is active for Sunday night's contest against Green Bay, Patrik Walker of the Cowboys' official site reports.

    ESPN / DAL

  7. Oct 18, 2026Questionable Leg

    Porter (ankle) is questionable but on track to play in Sunday's game against the Packers, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports.

    ESPN / DAL

  8. Oct 18, 2026Questionable Leg

    Porter (ankle) is in line to play in Sunday's game against the Packers, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports.

    ESPN / DAL

  9. Oct 16, 2026Questionable Leg

    Porter (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Packers, Patrik Walker of the Cowboys' official site reports.

    ESPN / DAL

  10. Oct 15, 2026Questionable Leg

    Porter (illness) was a full participant in Thursday's practice, Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News reports.

    ESPN / DAL

  11. Oct 15, 2026Active

    Porter (illness) was a full participant in Thursday's practice, Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News reports.

    ESPN / DAL

  12. Oct 14, 2026Active

    Porter (illness) was limited in Wednesday's practice session, Patrik Walker of the Cowboys' official site reports.

    ESPN / DAL

  13. Oct 14, 2026Questionable Other

    Porter (illness) was limited in Wednesday's practice session, Patrik Walker of the Cowboys' official site reports.

    ESPN / DAL

  14. Oct 13, 2026Questionable Other

    questionable

    ESPN / DAL

  15. Oct 12, 2026Out Other

    out

    ESPN / DAL

  16. Oct 8, 2026Out Other

    Porter has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Buccaneers due to an illness, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.

    ESPN / DAL

  17. Oct 4, 2026Active

    Porter is active for Sunday's tilt against the Texans, Joe Hoyt of The Dallas Morning News reports.

    ESPN / DAL

  18. Oct 4, 2026Active

    Porter will make his Cowboys debut against the Texans on Sunday but will have his snaps limited, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

    ESPN / DAL

  19. Oct 3, 2026Active

    Porter is likely to make his 2026 debut for Dallas against Houston on Sunday, NFL reporter Jordan Schultz reports.

    ESPN / DAL

  20. Oct 1, 2026Active

    Porter (back) wasn't listed on the Cowboys' injury report Friday, Patrik Walker of the team's official site reports.

    ESPN / DAL

  21. Oct 1, 2026Questionable Torso

    Porter (back) has a chance to make his debut for the Cowboys on Sunday against the Texans, per NFL reporter Jordan Schultz.

    ESPN / DAL

  22. Sep 30, 2026Out Torso

    Porter (back) has been ruled out ahead of Thursday's game against the Browns, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.

    ESPN / PIT

  23. Sep 30, 2026Out Torso

    Porter (back) has been ruled out for Thursday night's game against the Browns, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.

    ESPN / PIT

  24. Sep 28, 2026Active

    Porter (conditioning) was estimated as a full participant on Monday's practice report, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

    ESPN / PIT

  25. Sep 28, 2026Active

    ESPN / PIT

  26. Sep 28, 2026Out Other

    out

    ESPN / PIT

  27. Sep 27, 2026Out Other

    Porter (conditioning) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Bengals.

    ESPN / PIT

  28. Sep 25, 2026Questionable Other

    Porter (undisclosed) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Bengals, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

    ESPN / PIT

  29. Sep 23, 2026Questionable Other

    Porter (undisclosed) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday, Mike DeFabo of The Athletic reports.

    ESPN / PIT

  30. Sep 21, 2026Questionable Torso

    Porter will be evaluated Wednesday for a back injury he aggravated during practice last week, Alan Saunders of SteelersNow.com reports.

    ESPN / PIT

  31. Sep 21, 2026Out Torso

    Porter will be evaluated Wednesday for a back injury he aggravated during practice last week, Alan Saunders of SteelersNow.com reports.

    ESPN / PIT

  32. Sep 21, 2026Out Torso

    out

    ESPN / PIT

  33. Sep 19, 2026Out Torso

    Porter (back) wants a long-term contract, regardless of where he will play it out, Jonathan Jones of the Athletic reports.

    ESPN / PIT

  34. Sep 18, 2026Out Torso

    Porter (back) is officially listed as out for Sunday's game against the Patriots, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.

    ESPN / PIT

  35. Sep 17, 2026Out Torso

    Porter (back) was a limited participant in practice for the second day in a row Thursday, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

    ESPN / PIT

  36. Sep 17, 2026Questionable Torso

    Porter (back) was a limited participant in practice for the second day in a row Thursday, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

    ESPN / PIT

  37. Sep 16, 2026Questionable Other

    Porter (NIR/conditioning) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

    ESPN / PIT

  38. Sep 15, 2026Questionable Torso

    questionable

    ESPN / PIT

  39. Sep 14, 2026Out Torso

    out

    ESPN / PIT

  40. Sep 13, 2026Questionable Torso

    Porter (back) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Falcons.

    ESPN / PIT

  41. Sep 13, 2026Out Torso

    Porter (back) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Falcons.

    ESPN / PIT

  42. Sep 11, 2026Questionable Torso

    Porter (back) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Falcons, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

    ESPN / PIT

  43. Sep 9, 2026Questionable Back

    Back

    sdio / PIT

  44. Aug 31, 2026Active

    activated (off SDIO injured list)

    sdio / PIT

  45. Aug 21, 2026Out Back

    Back

    sdio / PIT

  46. Jul 28, 2026Out Torso

    The Steelers placed Porter (back) on the active/PUP list Tuesday.

    ESPN / PIT

Sources and updates

Stats, scores and injury reports come from Agatha's own records: nflverse weekly stats, ESPN box scores and ESPN's injury reports.

Updated Nov 10, 2026, 11:26 AM ET. Results and form refresh after every game; biography facts are checked weekly.