58 Josh Poplar
58 - Josh Poplar
Height: 6-0
Weight: 220
Year: R-Fr.
Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.
High School: Knoxville Central HS
Position: LB
Previous School: Knoxville Central HS
gp 7
tk 14.0
sac -
int -
ffum -

A redshirt in 2014, Josh is a walk-on who provides depth at the inside linebacker positions...had an outstanding spring...was among the team's top linebackers in spring drills, raising his stock toward gaining playing time...an outstanding student in the classroom...plays hard and learns his assignments quickly...runs well.

AT TECH (IN 2014): Josh was a member of the team in 2014 and spent his first season as a redshirt member of the scout team.

HIGH SCHOOL: A product of a solid football program at Knoxville Central High School, Josh was a four-year starter, one for coach Joel Helton and three for coach Joe Hassel...missed much of his junior year with a torn ACL, following an all-region season as a sophomore...twice named all-district...played runningback and linebacker...competiutive and versatile athlete, he also letterered four years in baseball and two in track & field...a sprinter, he competed in the 100m dash and 4x100m relay.

PERSONAL: The son of Willie and Florence Scott Poplar...his father competed in two World Deaf Olympics (1969 and 1973) and is a member of the Knoxville Hall of Fame...Josh was  born June 21, 1996 in Knoxville...full name is Joshua Taylor Zachary Poplar...majoring in communications/journalism.

Recent Games
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 4 4
Assists 10 10
Tackles 14.0 14.0
Tackles per game 2.0 2.3
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - 0
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - 0
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 1 - - - - 0
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 1 - - - - 0
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 1 - - - - 0
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 1 - - - - 0
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 0 3 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 1 2 3.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 0 2 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 1 2 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 2 1 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2015-16 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 29 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2015-16 7 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 29 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2015-16 7 - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - -
Total 29 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2015-16 7 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 29 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2015-16 7 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 29 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2015-16 7 - - - - 0 .0
2016-17 11 - - - - 0 .0
2017-18 - - - - - 0 -
2018-19 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 29 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2015-16 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 6 0.5 - - - - - 1 - - - 0
2017-18 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 6 0.5 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Total 12 0.4 - - - - 1 1 - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2015-16 7 4 10 14.0 2.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 40 65 105.0 9.5 - - 3.5 8 2 3 8 - - 1 -
2017-18 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 40 61 101.0 9.2 - - 2.0 6 1 - - 1 14 - -
Total 29 84 136 220.0 7.6 - - 6.5 15 3 3 8 1 14 1 -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 7 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
-
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 7 - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - -
-
September 1 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 7 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 3 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 1 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 7 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
-
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 7 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 6 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 4 - - - - 0 .0
Away 3 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 2 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 5 - - - - 0 .0
-
September 1 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
-
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 7 4 10 14.0 2.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - -
Conference 6 4 10 14.0 2.3 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 3 6 9.0 2.3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 1 4 5.0 1.7 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 2 3 3 6.0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 1 7 8.0 1.6 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - -
-
September 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 1 7 8.0 2.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - -
November 2 3 3 6.0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -