Temple University Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Roster
Dontae Pollard
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
- High School:
- Pen Hills
2025 (Redshirt Senior, Temple): Transferred in for the 2025 season ... was part of the rotation at safety ... made his Temple debut during week 1 win at UMass and recorded 2 tackles ... made his first Temple start at #18 Georgia Tech ... recorded 6 tackles at Georgia Tech and vs UTSA ... recorded first sack as an Owl at Tulsa ... missed Army and Tulane games due to injury ... lettered.
2024 (Redshirt Junior, Samford): Started 11 games at safety for Samford and recorded a career-high 40 tackles, 27 solos, including 7.5 TFLs and 3.5 sacks ... saved his best for last with a season-high eight tackles, 3.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks in the season finale vs. Western Carolina.
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore, Samford): Started all 10 games he played at safety ... collected 22 total tackles and 16 solo stops … finished the season with four pass break ups … registered first career interception against Furman … had a season-high eight tackles at Western Carolina.
2022 (Redshirt Freshman, Akron): Played in 12 games for Akron ... made three tackles .... recorded first career tackle at Ohio.
2021 (Freshman, Akron): Did not appear in any games ... redshirted.
High School: Prepped at Pen Hills High in Pittsburgh, Pa. … named first-time all-conference twice… helped guide his squad to a 34-6 overall record his final three prep campaigns, including capturing a Pennsylvania 5A state title as a sophomore in 2018.
Personal Born Dontae Pollard ... earned his undergraduate degree at Samford.
