Jared Poplawski

Houston

Sep 12 (Fri)

5:30 PM

Position:
Tight End
Height:
6-4
Weight:
240
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Scottsdale, Ariz.
High School:
Saguaro

AT COLORADO: 2020 (Jr.)—Saw his first action of the season (and first action since the 2017 season) at the Alamo Bowl against Texas … Dressed for the final three games of the regular season after being listed as injured for the first two … After playing in nine games as a true freshman, the Alamo Bowl was his first game action in 1,143 days.
2019 (Soph.-RS)—Did not see game action … He dressed for three games, Colorado State, Air Force and Stanford … He was named the Offensive Scout of the Game for the week leading into the Nebraska, Air Force and Arizona games … He missed most of the spring drills after suffering a strained hip flexor.
2018 (Soph.)—Redshirted; injured his shoulder during fall camp and missed the entire season; prior, he was at 100 percent after rehabbing from a knee injury late in his freshman year.
2017 (Fr.)—Played right out of the gates to open his Colorado career, appearing in five out of the first six games of the season … Finished the year playing in nine games; his season cut short by one game with a knee injury he suffered in the USC game on Nov. 11; had surgery to repair the ligament on Nov. 28.

HIGH SCHOOL—He was selected to the 2016 All-USA Arizona Football Class 4A first-team after helping the Sabercats under coach Jason Mohns to a perfect 14-0 season and the Arizona Class 4A state championship ... It was one of four state championships he won in high school and he finished his prep career winning 25 consecutive games ... Helped the Sabercats outscore opponents 644-139 his senior year when he caught 17 passes for 250 yards and four touchdowns while on defense he posted 17 tackles, 5.5 tackles for a loss and 3.5 sacks ... As a blocker he helped his team rush for an average of 284.9 yards per game and he also blocked one field goal on special teams ... In a 35-20 win over Los Angeles’ Junipero Serra he caught two passes for 81 yards and a touchdown ... His next game, which came against Valor Christian as part of the ESPN kickoff Classic televised nationally from Highlands Ranch, Colo., he had another touchdown reception ... Eight of his senior classmates signed NLI’s to Division I football programs in the 2017 national recruiting class ... His junior season he led the Sabercats to a 12-2 record and the state championship ... He caught 32 passes for 438 yards and six touchdowns ... He also played basketball his freshman through junior seasons.

ACADEMICS—He graduated from Colorado with a degree in Communication and minor in Leadership Studies and will apply to a graduate program … Earned honorable mention Academic All-Colorado honors from the state’s NFF chapter as a freshman.

PERSONAL—He was born June 30, 1999 in Phoenix, Ariz. … Hobbies include surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding and hanging out with friends ... He was active in the community, volunteering at a hospital and as a youth sports coach ... Parents are Julie and Jay. (Last name is pronounced pop-u-law-ski)

                                                RECEIVING                                   High Games
Season                          G        No.       Yds.       Avg.   TD     Long     Rec      Yds
2017                            9           0           0        0.0     0           0         0         0