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Name: Bumper Pool (+) Coming off Nov 2022 Hip INJ
College: Arkansas
Number: 10
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-2 Weight: 235
Position: Pos2: OLB/ST
Class/Draft Year: rSr/2023
40 Low: 4.63 40 Time: 4.73 40 High: 4.80
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Data Scout Notes: X-HPFA/All-Name Team/Not Projected to be Great ATH but 4* Looks it/TL w/120TT in 21 2022: 2ndC...(+) Coming off Nov 2022 Hip INJ...P1stC/PNagurski/PLombardi/PBednarik/PButkus...2021: 2ndC...PButkus/PLott...2020: 2ndC/LottImpactSemifinalist…2019: 29 TT, 2.5 TFL, 4 PBU, QBH, FR, BLK in 4 sts, 10 gms in '18.
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Bumper Pool, Arkansas, Player News
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2022 ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): LB Bumper Pool, Arkansas,...Pool, Arkansas' all-time leading tackler, snagged second-team honors from the league's coaches at linebacker with his 92 total tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks this season. The Lu cas, Texas, product is one of college football's premier tackling machines, totaling the second-most stops (412) among all FBS defenders since 2019. Pool, who entered this year ranked ninth in Arkansas history with 349 career stops, has increased his car eer total to 441 and surpassed linebacker Tony Bua's mark of 408 stops, the previous program record, at Mississippi State (Oct. 8) earlier this season. - Arkansas Football
(DS#18 ILB) rSr/2023  ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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SEPT 5 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Bumper Pool, LB, Arkansas,...Started his 27th career game, anchoring the defense with a team-high 13 tackles, including four solo stops, and a tackle for a loss of two yards, to highlight Arkansas' 31-24 victor y over No. 23 Cincinnati...Logged 18th career double-digit tackle game with 13 against the Bearcats...Tallied one tackle for a loss of two yards in the first quarter...Was part of a defense that held Cincinnati scoreless in the first half on 179 yards of total offense...Filed seven of his 13 tackles in the first quarter. - SEC Football
(DS#18 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM: LB - Bumper Pool, Arkansas,...Pool led the Hogs in total tackles with 125 (45 solo) in 2021, his second consecutive season with 100+ total tackles. The Lucas, Texas, product is one of college football's premier tackling machines, totaling the second-most stops (320) among all FBS defenders since 2019, and enters the 2022 campaign with 349 career tackles - ninth most all-time at Arkansas - to his name. - Arkansas Football
(DS#18 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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ESPN TOP 100 PRESEASON 2022 CFB PLAYERS (Selected Aug. 17): No. 39. Bumper Pool, LB, Arkansas, Senior. Notable 2021 stat: 125 tackles (45 solo). Last year's ranking: NR. The name is one of the best in college football, but Pool's game is equally stellar. The 6-2, 232-pound linebacker is back for a fifth season and is a tackling machine for the Hogs. He has racked up 100 or more total tackles each of his past two seasons and has 349 for his career. A second-team All-SEC selection a year ago, Pool is the centerpiece of Barry Odom's defense. - ESPN.com
(DS#18 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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2022 PRESEASON ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD WATCHLIST: Bumper Pool, Arkansas, Rs Sr LB,...Played in all 13 games with one start at linebacker earning Second-Team All-SEC honors from the Associated Press and league's coaches in 2021...Led the Hogs in total tackl es with 125 (45 solo), his second consecutive season with 100+ total tackles and enters the 2022 season with 349 career tackles - ninth all-time at Arkansas. - Arkansas Football
(DS#18 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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Arkansas is ranked 23rd in the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll that was released Monday. It is the first time the Razorbacks have been ranked in the preseason poll since 2015, when coaches ranked Arkansas No. 20 to open the season. The Razorbacks finish ed that season unranked following an 8-5 overall record, 5-3 record in SEC play and victory over Kansas State in the Liberty Bowl. Arkansas will open the season against Cincinnati, which is ranked No. 22 by coaches. The season-opening game in Fayettevill e will be one of three Week 1 matchups involving a pair of ranked teams in the coaches poll, along with No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 2 Ohio State, and No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 12 Oregon in Atlanta. The Associated Press preseason poll will be released sometime la ter this month. The AP poll is the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's poll of record until the College Football Playoff rankings are released in late October. - Northwest Arkansas Times
(DS#18 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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2022 PRESEASON CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST: Bumper Pool, Arkansas, Senior LB,...Pool led the Hogs in total tackles with 125 (45 solo), his second consecutive season with 100+ total tackles. The Lucas, Texas, product is one of college football's premi er tackling machines, totaling the second-most stops (320) among all FBS defenders since 2019, and enters the 2022 campaign with 349 career tackles - ninth most all-time at Arkansas - to his name. - Arkansas Football
(DS#18 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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2022 PRESEASON BUTKUS AWARD WATCHLIST: Bumper Pool, Arkansas,...This is the fourth preseason honor for Pool, who already compiled Phil Steele Preseason Second Team All-American, Phil Steele Preseason First Team All-SEC and Preseason Second Team All-SEC r ecognition. The Lucas, Texas, native led the Hogs in total tackles with 125 (45 solo), his second straight season with 100+ total tackles. - Arkansas Football
(DS#18 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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2022 PRESEASON BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCHLIST: LB Bumper Pool, Arkansas,...Pool led the Hogs in total tackles with 125 (45 solo), his second consecutive season with 100+ total tackles. The Lucas, Texas, product is one of college football's premier tack ling machines, totaling the second-most stops (320) among all FBS defenders since 2019, and enters the 2022 campaign with 349 career tackles - ninth most all-time at Arkansas - to his name. - Arkansas Football
(DS#18 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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2021 ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): LB Bumper Pool, Arkansas,...For the second consecutive season Pool earned second-team recognition from the conference's coaches. The linebacker ranks second in the SEC and tied for 10th nationally, logging a career-hig h 120 tackles. His seven games producing double-digit tackles is tied for third nationally. The Lucas, Texas product also added 7.5 tackles for loss, which ranks second on the team, and two passes broken up to his season stat line. Pool has tallied 344 c areer tackles, placing eighth in the program's record book. Over the last three seasons (2019-21), his 315 tackles are second in FBS in that span. Pool's honor gives Arkansas at least one linebacker with All-SEC honors from either the coaches or Associat ed Press for the fourth straight year. - Arkansas Football
(DS#18 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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Just his name alone makes him interesting. There aren't many Bumper Pools in the world. The senior linebacker for the Arkansas Razorbacks has one of the best names in college football, no doubt. He and Alabama freshman defensive back Kool-Aid McKinstry a re two easy picks for the All-SEC name team. Throughout the summer, The Tuscaloosa News is taking a look at an interesting player or person around each Alabama football opponent: not necessarily the best, the worst or the most important person. Instead, the focus for this series is on who's interesting.Pool earns that label solely based on his name. No elevator pitch needed. The mention of his name leads to immediate curiosity. Believe it or not, it's his legal first name, per Bob Holt of the Ark ansas Democrat-Gazette. It wasn't Pool's given name at birth, though. That was James Morris Pool. But his dad starting calling him Bumper almost right away. "I didn't even know how to spell my full name when I was going through preschool," Pool told Holt . "A teacher asked me to spell my name one day, and I wrote Bumper because that's what my name was to me." Once the linebacker turned 16, he made the switch permanent. His full name is now Bumper James Morris Pool. He's got more going for him than a cool name. Pool put together a strong junior season in 2020 for the Razorbacks as he tallied 101 total tackles. His 11.2 tackles per game ranked second in the SEC. - Montgomery Advertiser
(DS#18 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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Senior linebacker Bumper Pool said he's feeling stronger after playing through a rib injury he suffered early last year in the Hogs' 21-14 upset at No. 16 Mississippi State in the second game. "Last season I broke my ribs Week Two and I felt like my stre ngth just never finally came back," Pool said. "And so this next season I was like, 'I'm not going to let that be an issue. I want to have that size and strength." Pool got with strength and conditioning coach Jamil Walker and put together a plan. "Coach Walker and I sat down and talked about wanting to work on that, and that comes with working on speed and getting underneath that squat bar." Pool said he's at 232 pounds, which he feels is a good weight. "I'm hoping to stay there through camp," he said. "Add a few pounds, a couple here or there, but hopefully stay at that weight." - Northwest Arkansas Times
(DS#18 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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Day 1 of preseason practice went swimmingly for Arkansas linebacker Bumper Pool. The senior contributed to what he said was a productive day for the Razorbacks' defense. In all, the group came away with six interceptions, he said, two of which belonged t o him. "I was excited about it," Pool said. "Just something I wanted to work on was my pass coverage. I think that comes with working on your technique and knowing the coverages better." Pool credited linebackers coach Michael Scherer and defensive coord inator Barry Odom for his improvement in that area. Pool was also adamant about working on his body following last season. You wouldn't know it given he finished with 101 tackles, but he played with broken ribs for a majority of Arkansas' 10-game schedul e.Pool did not feel 100% after Week 2 - when he broke up 2 passes and recorded 20 tackles at Mississippi State, helping the Razorbacks snap their 20-game SEC losing streak - and his strength never fully returned. Still, he finished with 14 tackles in back-to-back games against Texas A&M and Tennessee. He had 11 or more tackles in two of the final three games of the season. By season's end he was one of three Arkansas defenders named to All-SEC teams by the league's coaches. This summer, he set ou t to be even better and more reliable at the second level alongside Grant Morgan. His goal was to ensure that strength won't be an issue in 2021. "I want to have that size and strength," he said. "[Strength coach Jamil Walker] and I kind of sat down and talked about that. I wanted to work on that, and that comes with working on speed and the squat bar." - Northwest Arkansas Times
(DS#18 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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2020 ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): LB Bumper Pool, Arkansas,...Pool's 11.2 tackles per game rank second-most in the SEC, while his 101 total tackles place him third in the league. He added 6.5 tackles for loss, five passes broken up and one quarterback hurry to his season stat line. With six games of at least 11 tackles, Pool tied teammate Grant Morgan for the FBS lead. - Arkansas Football
(DS#18 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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2020 LOTT IMPACT TROPHY SEMIFINALIST: Bumper Pool, LB, Arkansas,...Pool ranks second in the SEC and 13th nationally, averaging 11.0 tackles per game. For the season, he's totaled 88 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, five passes broken up and a qu arterback hurry. Pool made 20 tackles at Mississippi State, setting the FBS' single-game high this season, while tying the program record for 10th most tackles in a game. - Arkansas Football
(DS#18 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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OCT 5 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Bumper Pool, LB, Arkansas,...Pool's career-best 20 total tackles in win over No. 16 Mississippi State are the single-game high in the FBS this season...One of only nine SEC players in the last 10 years to have 2 0 or more tackles in a game...First SEC player to have 20 or more tackles in an SEC-conference game since Texas A&M's Armani Watts (20) in 2015 vs. Ole Miss...First Arkansas player to have 20 or more tackles in a game since Jerry Franklin (20) against Mi ssissippi State in 2010...According to College Football Reference, one of only 19 players in the FBS since 2005 to have 20 or more tackles in a road win...Only player at Arkansas to have 20 or more tackles in a game with 2 or more pass breakups in a game . - SEC Football
(DS#18 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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Bumper Pool continues to be a tackle machine for Arkansas. The junior linebacker made a career-high 20 in a 21-14 win over Mississippi State, his third straight game with double-digit tackles. An aside: Pool was named James Morris Pool at birth. Accordin g to WholeHogSports.com, he legally changed his first name to Bumper when he turned 16 with his parents' blessing. - AP College Football
(DS#18 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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Linebackers Bumper Pool and Grant Morgan appear to be thriving in Barry Odom's defense. A week after logging 11 tackles against Georgia, Pool had a career-high 20 stops against Mississippi State. Morgan had 15 despite missing some time with an injury, an d has 28 for the season. Pool's total Saturday tied him for 10th most in a game by any Razorback. It was the most by an Arkansas player in an SEC game since Jerry Franklin had 20 stops in an overtime win at Mississippi State in 2010. - Northwest Arkansas Times
(DS#18 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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The victory came at a coast. Arkansas showed up without Dorian Gerald and Julius Coates, its starting defensive ends, and lost key players Rakeem Boyd, Treylon Burks, Montaric Brown, Grant Morgan and Bumper Pool during the game. Boyd, Burks and Brown wer e unable to return, and Morgan, who had 15 tackles, and Pool, who notched a game-high 20, missed playing time. Arkansas defensive coordinator Barry Odom, with tape of LSU's futile man coverage against Mississippi State last week serving as incentive, whi pped up a plan that frustrated the Bulldogs and made a blueprint for the SEC to copy. Arkansas rushed three and dropped eight almost exclusively, playing a zone that left Costello checking down for short passes much of the time and throwing into coverage . The Razorbacks also rotated defensively on the front and back end without stop."We were so prepared," Pool said. "Everybody going into it knew that we were going to do what we did tonight. We had such a great plan. Coach Odom did an unbelievable job. "We knew what they are going to do before every play it just felt. When you have that kind of confidence going in, it's unbelievable. "Coach [Sam] Carter, I mean those guys were preaching to us. It's so big for us to get this win. We were here two years ago and we got beat really bad, and Mr. [Hunter] Yurachek said it would never happen again. And for it to happen here tonight it was just awesome." - Northwest Arkansas Times
(DS#18 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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Beat LSU in Death Valley one week with a record-setting performance. Lose to Arkansas, a team that had dropped 20 straight SEC games, the next week at home. Mississippi State got the full Mike Leach experience in two games with its new head coach. Turnov ers and failure to convert in the red zone doomed the Bulldogs on Saturday. Arkansas, unlike LSU, played mostly zone coverage against the Air Raid, "limiting: K.J. Costello to 313 yards passing after he went for almost double that against the Tigers. Kud os to Arkansas defensive coordinator Barry Odom, who has a history with Leach and the Air Raid. Odom was defensive coordinator at Missouri when the Tigers were in the Big 12 and went 3-0 against Leach. Bumper Pool set a career-high with 20 tackles, which is tied for the 10th most in a single game in school history. Jerry Franklin was the last Hog to have 20 in a game (Nov. 20, 2010 vs. Mississippi State). Pool is the sixth Razorback to have 20 or more total tackles in a game since 2000. - Arkansas/AP Co llege Football
(DS#18 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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