Mark Popek
Mark Popek (born August 31, 1990) is a former American football offensive guard. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at USF.
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Position: | Offensive Guard | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Plant City, Florida | August 31, 1990||
Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||
Weight: | 308 lb (140 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Plant City (FL) | ||
College: | South Florida | ||
Undrafted: | 2013 | ||
Career history | |||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Career NFL statistics | |||
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Early years
He attended Plant City High School in Plant City, Florida. He was named 5A second-team all-state team.[1]
College career
Popek redshirted his freshman year in 2008. As a redshirt freshman, he was named to the All-Big East Freshman team after playing in twelve games, starting the Bulls' last five of six games.[1] In 2010, he made four starts while playing in eight games for USF.[1] Popek started all twelve contests at left tackle in 2011 and led the Big East conference in sacks allowed, giving up 1.3 a game.[1] Prior to the start of the 2012 season, Popek was listed in the 2012 Outland Trophy Watch List.[2] He went on to start nine games at both the guard and tackle positions but missed time due to an ankle injury.[1] He was selected to the 2012 Second-Team All-Big East team.[3]
Professional career
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
308 lb (140 kg) |
5.47 s | 1.81 s | 3.06 s | 4.84 s | 7.80 s | 28 in (0.71 m) |
8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) |
26 reps | |||
All values taken from USF's Pro Day.[4] |
Popek signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2013.[5] He was released on July 23, 2013.[6]
References
- "Mark Popek". University of South Florida Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- "2012 Outland Trophy Watch List Unveiled". Football Writers Association of America. 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- "Big East Announces 2012 Postseason Football Honors". Big East Conference. 6 December 2012. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- "Mark Popek". NFL Draft Scout. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- Lange, Randy (29 April 2013). "Snapshots of the 15 Undrafted Free Agents". New York Jets. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- Jets Media Relations Department (23 July 2013). "Jets Add Two Free Agents, Release Two". New York Jets. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.