{{Short description|American football player (born 1988)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Tysson Poots | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | number = 19 | position = Wide receiver | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|1|12}} | birth_place = Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | high_school = Henderson (NV) Coronado | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = 220 | college = Southern Utah | undraftedyear = 2011 | pastteams = * Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2011}})* * Utah Blaze ({{AFL Year|2011}}–{{AFL Year|2012}}) * Virginia Destroyers ({{UFL Year|2012}}) * Arizona Rattlers ({{AFL Year|2013}}–{{AFL Year|2014}}) * Las Vegas Outlaws ({{AFL Year|2015}}) | highlights = * 2× ArenaBowl champion (2013, 2014) | aflstatlabel1 = Receptions | aflstatvalue1 = 290 | aflstatlabel2 = Receiving yards | aflstatvalue2 = 3,365 | aflstatlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns | aflstatvalue3 = 84 | aflstatlabel4 = Total tackles | aflstatvalue4 = 48.5 | afl = 12028 }}
'''Tysson Poots''' (born January 12, 1988) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brewer|first=Ray|title=Ex-local prep football stars get NFL deals|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/high-school-sports-scene/2011/jul/27/local-prep-football-stars-get-nfl-deals/|access-date=August 2, 2011|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=July 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Former UTSA sprinter's days with Cowboys could be numbered|url=http://blog.mysanantonio.com/nfl/2011/08/former-utsa-sprinters-days-with-cowboys-could-be-numbered/|access-date=August 2, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Mendez|first=Carlos|title=Young safeties make an impact as Cowboys search for help|url=http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/07/31/3259511/young-safeties-make-an-impact.html|access-date=August 2, 2011|newspaper=Fort Worth Star Telegram|date=July 31, 2011}}</ref>
==Early life== Poots played high school football at Coronado High School in Henderson, Nevada. He was a two-time All-Statewide receiver. He finished his career with a total 2,014 receiving yards, 270 tackles, 19 sacks and 8 interceptions.<ref name="A">{{cite web|url=http://www.suutbirds.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1354465 |title=Tysson Poots |publisher=suutbirds.com |access-date=April 14, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414190756/http://www.suutbirds.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1354465 |archive-date=April 14, 2016 }}</ref>
Poots also lettered in basketball & nominee of McDonald's All-American.<ref name="A"/>
==College career== Poots had a career total of 43 touchdowns and 3,970 yards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lasvegassun.com/news/2011/mar/25/coronado-high-graduate-tysson-poots-looking-chance/ |title=Coronado High graduate Tysson Poots looking for chance in the NFL |publisher=lasvegassun.com |date=March 25, 2011 |access-date=April 14, 2016 |author=Brewer, Ray |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414191230/http://lasvegassun.com/news/2011/mar/25/coronado-high-graduate-tysson-poots-looking-chance/ |archive-date=April 14, 2016 }}</ref> He was named as a Great West Conference all conference receiver in three of his four seasons with the Thunderbirds.<ref name="A"/> He was a Walter Payton camp nominee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700048290/SUU-football-Tysson-Poots-on-Payton-Award-watch-list.html?pg=all |title=SUU football: Tysson Poots on Payton Award watch list |publisher=Deseret News |date=July 14, 2010 |access-date=April 14, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414191029/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700048290/SUU-football-Tysson-Poots-on-Payton-Award-watch-list.html?pg=all |archive-date=April 14, 2016 }}</ref> Poots was inducted into the Southern Utah Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://suutbirds.com/honors/southern-utah-athletics-hall-of-fame/tysson-poots/81#:~:text=At%20the%20time%20of%20his,as%20an%20undrafted%20free%20agent. | title=Tysson Poots | publisher=Southern Utah University | accessdate=12 December 2025}}</ref>
==Professional career== Poots went undrafted in the 2011 NFL draft, Poots had a tryout with the Baltimore Ravens in late July 2011 but was not signed.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-spectrum/170429800/ | title=Poots signs with Cowboys for tryout | work=The Daily Spectrum | date=August 2, 2011 | accessdate=16 April 2025 | pages=B2}}</ref> He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on August 1, 2011. Poots was released during final cuts.
Poots was assigned to the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League (AFL) on September 30, 2011.
Poots spent time with the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/2012_virginia_destroyers_roster_ufl/s1_9106_11810164? |title=2012 Virginia Destroyers Roster UFL |publisher=yardbarker.com |date=September 25, 2012 |access-date=April 12, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414190442/http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/2012_virginia_destroyers_roster_ufl/s1_9106_11810164 |archive-date=April 14, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press/170429873/ | title=Local Scoreboard | work=Daily Press | date=September 27, 2012 | accessdate=16 April 2025 | pages=2}}</ref>
Poots was assigned to the Arizona Rattlers of the AFL in 2013, helping the Rattlers advance to ArenaBowl XXVI against the Philadelphia Soul. Poots had a 14-yard touchdown reception in the ArenaBowl.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2013/08/17/arenabowl-xxvi-rattlers-win-2nd-arena-football-league-title-in-row/ |title=ArenaBowl XXVI: Rattlers win 2nd Arena Football League title in row |date=August 17, 2013 |author=Joe Williams |publisher=Orlando Sentinel |work=www.orlandosentinel.com |access-date=August 19, 2013}}</ref>
On February 19, 2015, Poots was assigned to the AFL's Las Vegas Outlaws.
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==External links== *[https://www.twitter.com/TPoots Tyson Poots] at Twitter
{{ArenaBowl XXVI}} {{ArenaBowl XXVII}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Poots, Tysson}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:American football wide receivers Category:Southern Utah Thunderbirds football players Category:Sportspeople from the Las Vegas Valley Category:Players of American football from Nevada Category:Dallas Cowboys players Category:Utah Blaze players Category:Arizona Rattlers players Category:Las Vegas Outlaws (arena football) players