Martez Poynter is a defensive tackle at Toledo who has not played in Toledo's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Toledo lists 27 defensive linemen this season.
Toledo is 6-2.
Poynter disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Toledo. The first one came in 2025: All-MAC. On tape: 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Louisville, Bowl, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-24@ Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-21vs Western Kentucky | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-14@ Western Michigan | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-3vs Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-28@ Bowling Green | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-10vs Kent State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-28@ Washington State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-3@ Miami (OH) | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-9vs Ball State | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 14 | W 21-3@ Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 22-27vs Louisville | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 17 | 10.0 | 6.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
23%10 TFLSack rate
15%6 sacksHurry rate
21%9 hurries43 tackles · 10 for loss · 6.5 sacks.
5 seasons under Jason Candle — 43-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Robert Weiner
Pass share
45.9%
397 pass / 467 run
Plays / game
66.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
The All-Conference honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #7 of 330 FBS interior linemen by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2025 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #7 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-MAC
Based on 2025: #1 of 16 Mid-American DTs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
The No. 1,467 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mid-American as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jason Candle → Mike Jacobs. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
