Amonta Poteat

Bear Bits: expected to provide quality depth at the wideout position … will improve with additional game experience … a good athlete with great hands and will push for starting time … could be a “sleeper†…

As a Redshirt Freshman in 2014: saw action in 12 games and started in four … finished the season with 19 catches for 199 yards (10.5 avg) and a touchdown … averaged 16.6 receiving yards per game … longest catch was for 32-yards … had a season-high eight receptions for 75 yards at Villanova (Oct. 25) … had seven consecutive games with at least one catch …

Was Redshirted  as a True Freshman in 2013 …

High School: played WR at Friendship Collegiate … helped lead the Knights to an 8-3 record and State Championship under coach Aazzarr Rahim in 2012 …

Personal: son of Ralita Poteat and Anthony Thompson … born June 26, 1995 in Washington, D.C. … nickname “Monta†… enjoys playing basketball … lists his brother as one of the biggest influences on his life as an athlete … sports administration major.