#34

Eric Popp

Senior linebacker for Ohio. 2019: 51 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Ohio · Sr. · #34

6′0″ · 233 lb · Loveland, OH

Ohio 2019 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for Ohio. 2019: 51 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Ohio in 2016.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

OLB recruit

No. 2671 nationally · Signed with Ohio

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Four seasons at Ohio, 91 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20164 games

Signed with Ohio2-star out of Loveland

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2671 national

CFB

College

Ohio

2016–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2019

1 coach

2016–2019

Frank Solich

Ohio

Played his entire career under Frank Solich.

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Frank Solich — 33-20 over that span.

2016Ohio8-6HC: Frank Solich · Run-leaning

2017Ohio9-4HC: Frank Solich · Run-heavy

2018Ohio9-4HC: Frank Solich · Run-heavy

2019Ohio7-6HC: Frank Solich · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#478 / 2688 · 77th pct

Tackles#644 / 2688 · 76th pct

Solo tackles#1011 / 2688 · 61st pct

Sacks#857 / 2688 · 61st pct

1.0

Tackles for loss#1233 / 2688 · 51st pct

2.5

Passes defended#1097 / 2688 · 48th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.8	0.2	0.0	0.2
Road4g	5.5	0.4	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	6.7	0.4	0.2	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

John Hauser

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Ohio	51	23	2.5	1.0	1	--	--
2018	Ohio	19	8	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2017	Ohio	17	6	1.0	0.5	--	--	--
2016	Ohio	4	3	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		91	40	3.5	1.5	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2019

W 41–20

vs Rhode Island

6 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 PD

Dominant 21-point win at home against Rhode Island.

With N. Rourke — 188 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.5 · 75 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · L. Zervos — 42 LONG · 100 PCT · 11 PTS

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week