7 Josh Poplar
7 - Josh Poplar
Height: 6-0
Weight: 220
Year: So.
Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.
High School: Knoxville Central HS
Position: LB
Previous School: Knoxville Central HS
gp 11
tk 105.0
sac -
int -
ffum 2

2015 (R-Freshman): Poplar made 14 tackles last season, including four solo stops in seven games played. He also recorded one tackle-for-loss for one yard.

2014 (Freshman): Poplar 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 running back and linebacker...competitive and versatile athlete, he also lettered 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...born June 21, 1996 in Knoxville...full name is Joshua Taylor Zachary Poplar.

Academic: Majoring in business with an interest in health care administration…named to the Spring 2016 AD’s Honor Roll…named to the 2015-16 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…awarded the OVC Academic Medal of Honor.

Recent Games
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 40 32
Assists 65 45
Tackles 105.0 77.0
Tackles per game 9.5 9.6
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 3 2
Fumble return TDs 1 -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - - - - 0
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 1 - - - - 0
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 6 - - - - - 1 - - - 0 -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 2 10 12.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - 2 1 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 5 6 11.0 - - 0.5 0 - 1 1 - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 3 6 9.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 3 5 8.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 7 2 9.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 7 8 15.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 4 12 16.0 - - 2.0 7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 1 4 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 2 3 5.0 - - 0.0 - - 1 - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 3 8 11.0 - - 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 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  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 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 5 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 6 - - - - 0 .0
-
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 6 0.5 - - - - - 1 - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 1.0 - - - - - 1 - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 1.0 - - - - - 1 - - - 0
-
September 6 1.5 - - - - - 1 - - - 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 11 40 65 105.0 9.5 - - 3.5 8 2 3 8 - - 1 -
Conference 8 32 45 77.0 9.6 - - 2.5 8 2 2 0 - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 19 43 62.0 12.4 - - 2.5 7 - - - - - 1 -
Away 6 21 22 43.0 7.2 - - 1.0 1 2 3 8 - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 15 29 44.0 8.8 - - 2.0 7 2 2 0 - - - -
Losses 6 25 36 61.0 10.2 - - 1.5 1 - 1 8 - - 1 -
-
September 4 13 23 36.0 9.0 - - 1.5 1 2 2 8 - - 1 -
October 4 21 27 48.0 12.0 - - 2.0 7 - - - - - - -
November 3 6 15 21.0 7.0 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 - - - -
Josh Poplar action photo 1
  • Wofford vs. Tennessee Tech
Josh Poplar action photo 2
  • Wofford vs. Tennessee Tech
Josh Poplar action photo 3
  • Eastern Ky. vs. Tennessee Tech
Josh Poplar action photo 4
  • Eastern Ky. vs. Tennessee Tech
Josh Poplar action photo 5
  • Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee St.