Mark Popek
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| Position: | Offensive Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 31, 1990 Plant City, Florida |
| 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 | |
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.
Early years[edit]
He attended Plant City High School in Plant City, Florida. He was named 5A second-team all-state team.[1]
College career[edit]
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[edit]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Mark Popek". University of South Florida Athletics. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ "2012 Outland Trophy Watch List Unveiled". Football Writers Association of America. July 12, 2012. Archived from the original on March 27, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ "Big East Announces 2012 Postseason Football Honors". Big East Conference. December 6, 2012. Archived from the original on March 20, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ "Mark Popek". NFL Draft Scout. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ Lange, Randy (April 29, 2013). "Snapshots of the 15 Undrafted Free Agents". New York Jets. Archived from the original on May 3, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ Jets Media Relations Department (July 23, 2013). "Jets Add Two Free Agents, Release Two". New York Jets. Archived from the original on July 27, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.