2021 Football Roster
Pooler, Jr., Jeffery
Jersey Number 5
Jeffery Pooler, Jr.
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 250
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Dayton, Ohio
- High School:
- Dunbar
- Prev School:
- West Virginia
Bio
2021: Finished second on the team with 3.5 sacks…Appeared in all 12 games and made five starts… Picked up half a sack and two tackles in a win over Indiana State (9/11)... Registered a sack and five tackles against Duke (9/18)... Recorded a sack and a QB hit in a win over Ohio (9/25)... Tallied a sack and three tackles against Iowa (11/6).
2020 (West Virginia): Played in nine games ... Registered 23 tackles including six TFL and three sacks ... Tallied one pass deflection and one forced fumble ... Matched his career-high with six tackles vs. Kansas (10/17) and set personal bests with 2.5 of those for loss and two sacks ... Forced a fumble vs. Texas Tech (10/24).
2019 (West Virginia): Graduated in December 2019 with a bachelor's degree in sport management ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Played in 12 games on the defensive line and started seven ... Saw action on 564 plays, including 520 on defense ... Used on 30 or more defensive plays in 10 games, including a season-high 85 at Kansas State ... Finished with two tackles and a pass breakup at TCU ... Posted a career-high six tackles against Oklahoma State ... Matched his career high with three solo tackles against Texas Tech; finished with five stops on the day ... Also registered a tackle for loss vs. the Red Raiders ... Assisted on four tackles, including a sack, at Baylor ... Tallied a pair of tackles at Kansas ... Finished with two solo tackles and a pass breakup against NC State ... Started for the first time in his career against James Madison, finishing with a career-best three tackles, including one for a loss
2018 (West Virginia): Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Played in 11 game ... Used on more than 150 plays on defense ... Season-high 27 plays against Youngstown State ... Registered a sack against Kansas State ... Also had a solo tackle against Youngstown State
2017 (West Virginia): Saw action in five games ... Season-high 17 plays against East Carolina
2016 (West Virginia): Redshirt season
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Darren Powell at Dunbar High ... AP Division IV All-Ohio Honorable Mention (2015) ... First Team Division III-IV All-Area Team (2015) ... Southwest Ohio - American Defensive Player of the Year (2015) ... Second Team All-Greater Catholic League (2014) ... Scout Southwest Ohio Super 25 Team ... As a senior, he finished with 82 tackles, including eight sacks, five forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries ... As a junior, he registered 67 tackles, including two sacks and two forced fumbles
2020 (West Virginia): Played in nine games ... Registered 23 tackles including six TFL and three sacks ... Tallied one pass deflection and one forced fumble ... Matched his career-high with six tackles vs. Kansas (10/17) and set personal bests with 2.5 of those for loss and two sacks ... Forced a fumble vs. Texas Tech (10/24).
2019 (West Virginia): Graduated in December 2019 with a bachelor's degree in sport management ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Played in 12 games on the defensive line and started seven ... Saw action on 564 plays, including 520 on defense ... Used on 30 or more defensive plays in 10 games, including a season-high 85 at Kansas State ... Finished with two tackles and a pass breakup at TCU ... Posted a career-high six tackles against Oklahoma State ... Matched his career high with three solo tackles against Texas Tech; finished with five stops on the day ... Also registered a tackle for loss vs. the Red Raiders ... Assisted on four tackles, including a sack, at Baylor ... Tallied a pair of tackles at Kansas ... Finished with two solo tackles and a pass breakup against NC State ... Started for the first time in his career against James Madison, finishing with a career-best three tackles, including one for a loss
2018 (West Virginia): Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Played in 11 game ... Used on more than 150 plays on defense ... Season-high 27 plays against Youngstown State ... Registered a sack against Kansas State ... Also had a solo tackle against Youngstown State
2017 (West Virginia): Saw action in five games ... Season-high 17 plays against East Carolina
2016 (West Virginia): Redshirt season
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Darren Powell at Dunbar High ... AP Division IV All-Ohio Honorable Mention (2015) ... First Team Division III-IV All-Area Team (2015) ... Southwest Ohio - American Defensive Player of the Year (2015) ... Second Team All-Greater Catholic League (2014) ... Scout Southwest Ohio Super 25 Team ... As a senior, he finished with 82 tackles, including eight sacks, five forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries ... As a junior, he registered 67 tackles, including two sacks and two forced fumbles
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