Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Ohio
Eric Popp
LB • 6'0" • 233 lbs • Loveland, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Eric Popp shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
60
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
37
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
75
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Ohio
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ohio
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Player Story
Eric Popp built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Loveland, OH wearing No. 34, spending time with Ohio. The clearest part of Eric Popp's career was his defensive production: 91 tackles,...
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- Committed To
- Ohio
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Eric Popp, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Ohio. Eric Popp shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 91
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Eric Popp quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio · LB
- Career Tackles
- 91
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Ohio
- Top game
- Pittsburgh
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Loveland · Ohio
- High school pipeline
- Loveland · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 51 tackles · LB 318th (top 26%) · Mid-American 64th (top 12%) · National 653rd (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Ohio | 7 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 19.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 19.1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Ohio | 9 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio | 9 | 16 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio | 10 | 51 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46.3 |
Related Context
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Eric Popp played LB for Ohio. Across 4 tracked seasons, Eric Popp recorded 91 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Ohio.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Ohio paired 6.5 primary output with 27.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Ohio
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
27.8
Usage
5.7
Consistency
10
Best Game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Rhode Island: 2. Pittsburgh: 3.5. Marshall: 0. Louisiana: 1. Buffalo: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Kent State: 0. Ball State: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Western Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rhode Island: 6 by 45. Pittsburgh: 9 by 72.5. Marshall: 4 by 16.7. Louisiana: 7 by 39.2. Buffalo: 6 by 25. Northern Illinois: 8 by 33.3. Kent State: 3 by 12.5. Ball State: 3 by 12.5. Miami (OH): 4 by 16.7. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
Best efficiency game
72.5 vs Pittsburgh
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 11/12 | vs Western Michigan | L 34-37 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/7 | vs Miami (OH) | L 21-24 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Ball State | W 34-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Kent State | W 45-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Northern Illinois | L 36-39 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Buffalo | W 21-20 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Louisiana | L 25-45 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Marshall | L 31-33 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ PittsburghSplash game | L 10-20 | 9 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Rhode IslandSplash game | W 41-20 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Eric Popp story
Eric Popp built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Loveland, OH wearing No. 34, spending time with Ohio. The clearest part of Eric Popp's career was his defensive production: 91 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 30 career games in the available record. That gives Eric Popp's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Ohio
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Ohio | 1.5 | 12.3 | 3.8 | 1.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio | 1.5 | 12.3 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Ohio | 0 | 8.8 | 1.6 | -1.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio | 0 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio | 6.5 | 27.8 | 5.7 | 6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Pittsburgh
Week 2 · L 10-20
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
90.8 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Purdue
Week 2 · L 21-44
1
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Rhode Island
Week 1 · W 41-20
2
Havoc Plays
59.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Louisiana
Week 4 · L 25-45
1
Havoc Plays
45.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Miami (OH)
Week 10 · W 45-28 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
30 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 30 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Ohio
6.5 primary output · 27.8 efficiency · 5.7 usage
46.3
#2
2018 Postseason · Ohio
40.6
0 primary · 8.8 efficiency · 1.6 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Ohio
40.6
0 primary · 8.8 efficiency · 1.6 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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