♦ Preseason All-MEAC Second Team (2012)
♦ Phil Steele Preseason All-MEAC Second Team (2011)
♦ Phil Steele Preseason All-MEAC Second Team (2010)
Strong, sure-handed receiver who continued to be a go-to receiver for the Wildcats in 2012 • Should once again be a starter and vie for All-MEAC accolades with his tall, lengthy frame and ability to out-jump defenders.
2012 – Junior Season
Finished with a team-leading 32 catches for 439 yards and five scores • Extended his streak of consecutive games with at least one catch up to 35 games • Averaged a team-high 36.6 yards per game • Picked up an average of 13.7 yards per reception • Had his most productive game of the season in the FCS Playoff loss to Coastal Carolina where he hauled in four catches for 116 yards • Ended the regular season with a touchdown reception in the last three games of the season • Hauled in a season-high five passes for 33 yards, including a one-yard touchdown strike, in a 21-16 win over Florida A&M in the Florida Blue Florida Classic • Had an 11-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter in a 49-7 victory over Savannah State • Caught three passes for 24 yards at Morgan State • Put the Wildcats on top of the Bears, 10-3, courtesy a 5-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter • Pulled in three catches for 20 yards in the 42-17 win over North Carolina Central • Finished with three receptions for 16 yards against Norfolk State • Scored the game’s opening touchdown from five yards out in the opening quarter against the Spartans • Ended with two catches for 11 yards in a 21-14 loss at home against Tennessee State • Hauled in a 20-yard reception at BCS opponent Miami (Fla.) • Very productive game in a 27-14 victory at South Carolina State • Finished with 55 yards on four catches, including a long of 19 yards against the Bulldogs in the MEAC-opener for both teams • Ended with three catches for a game-high 102 yards and a single touchdown against Alabama State in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Orlando • Picked up a 47-yard touchdown strike from Brodrick Waters in the fourth quarter of the 38-28 victory over the Hornets.
2011 – Sophomore Season
Started all 11 games at wide receiver in his junior campaign • Finished second on the team in receiving with 421 yards on 41 receptions, ending with a 10.3 YPC average • Known to be sure-handed on the jump ball • Poole also reeled in four touchdowns on the year • Had a career-best nine receptions against South Carolina State and two receiving touchdowns against Hampton • Was named to the Preseason All-MEAC Second Team by the league coaches and SIDs and Preseason All-MEAC second team by Phil Steele.
2010 – Redshirt Freshman Season
Fully recovered from what most would consider catastrophic injuries, with two separate knee ligament tears in his career • Played in all 12 games of the 2010 season, starting in eight in his first year with the Wildcats program • Caught 33 passes for 550 yards and eight touchdowns • Returned one kickoff against Howard for 37 yards and a touchdown to clinch the win on B-CU's Senior Day • Had the second-most receiving yards • Named B-CU MVP at the Florida Classic • Named to All-MEAC Second Team by the league coaches and SIDs • Preseason All-MEAC second team by Phil Steele.
Rutgers
Suffered a leg injury during the 2009 spring game • Played in only one game on the season, a 45-7 win over Howard • Did not appear again in 2009 • Granted a medical hardship waiver in 2008 due to a preseason leg injury.
Glades Central High School
Won the 2007 state championship and four district titles with Glades Central • Earned Small Schools Player of the Year as a senior • Named first team all-county, all-conference and all-state • Was in the Honor Society and had the highest GPA for an athlete at his high school.
Personal
Born in Pahokee, Florida to Janice Jarrell and Eddie Poole, Sr. • Graduated in the spring with a degree in Criminal Justice.
EDDIE POOLE CAREER STATISTICS
|
SEASON |
G-GS |
REC |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
LG |
2010 |
12-8 |
33 |
550 |
16.7 |
8 |
70 |
2011 |
11-11 |
41 |
421 |
10.3 |
4 |
52 |
2012 |
12-11 |
32 |
439 |
13.7 |
5 |
55 |
CAREER |
35-30 |
106 |
1,410 |
13.3 |
17 |
70 |