2018 Football Roster
Poole, William
Jersey Number 31
William Poole
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Hapeville Charter
Bio
Career Highs
* 5 Tackles vs. Alabama1, 2021
* 1 TFL vs. South Carolina, 2018
* 1 QB Pressure vs. Arkansas, Tennessee, 2020
* 2 Pass breakups vs. Alabama2, 2021
2022: Saw action as a reserve DB in season-opening win over No. 11 Oregon.
2021: Played in 11 of 15 games, starting in both games vs. Alabama...posted career-high five tackles in SEC Championship Game vs. Alabama...had four tackles and a career-best two pass breakups in CFP Championship Game...finished with 14 total stops, four pass breakups and one QB pressure...two solo tackles in win over Georgia Tech...also credited with tackles vs. Auburn and Charleston Southern.
2020: Saw action in six of 10 games...credited with a QB pressure in the Bulldogs' season-opening win at Arkansas.
2019: Saw action in the Murray State, Arkansas State and Georgia Tech games and finished with three total stops.
2018: Played in eight games, starting vs. Middle Tennessee State...has 10 total stops, including four solo tackles vs. MTSU...had two solo stops in season opener vs. Austin Peay...one of his two stops at South Carolina resulted in a 4-yard loss.
2017: Saw action in five games: App. State, Notre Dame, Samford, Kentucky and Oklahoma.
High School: Hapeville Charter, coached by Winston Gordon...Selected to represent Team Highlight in the 2017 Under Armour All American Game...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #52 player nationally on the Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #77 prospect nationally, #8 DB nationally, #8 player in the state of Georgia...247Sports.com four-star prospect, #189 player nationally, #25 DB nationally, #20 player in the state of Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #163 player nationally, #16 DB nationally, #14 player in the state of Georgia...Scout four-star prospect, #31 DB prospect nationally...Dawg Post #37 prospect in the state of Georgia...Named to the 2016 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AA All-State Defense...Named to the 2016 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AA First-Team Defense...Touchdown Club of Atlanta Metro Atlanta All-Star Team …Accumulated 26 total tackles during the 2016 season.
Personal: WILLIAM DOUGLAS POOLE, III...received his undergraduate degree in Communication Studies during Fall 2021 commencement exercises...recipient of the Hugar and Elizabeth Wilkes Football Scholarship.
* 5 Tackles vs. Alabama1, 2021
* 1 TFL vs. South Carolina, 2018
* 1 QB Pressure vs. Arkansas, Tennessee, 2020
* 2 Pass breakups vs. Alabama2, 2021
2022: Saw action as a reserve DB in season-opening win over No. 11 Oregon.
2021: Played in 11 of 15 games, starting in both games vs. Alabama...posted career-high five tackles in SEC Championship Game vs. Alabama...had four tackles and a career-best two pass breakups in CFP Championship Game...finished with 14 total stops, four pass breakups and one QB pressure...two solo tackles in win over Georgia Tech...also credited with tackles vs. Auburn and Charleston Southern.
2020: Saw action in six of 10 games...credited with a QB pressure in the Bulldogs' season-opening win at Arkansas.
2019: Saw action in the Murray State, Arkansas State and Georgia Tech games and finished with three total stops.
2018: Played in eight games, starting vs. Middle Tennessee State...has 10 total stops, including four solo tackles vs. MTSU...had two solo stops in season opener vs. Austin Peay...one of his two stops at South Carolina resulted in a 4-yard loss.
2017: Saw action in five games: App. State, Notre Dame, Samford, Kentucky and Oklahoma.
High School: Hapeville Charter, coached by Winston Gordon...Selected to represent Team Highlight in the 2017 Under Armour All American Game...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #52 player nationally on the Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #77 prospect nationally, #8 DB nationally, #8 player in the state of Georgia...247Sports.com four-star prospect, #189 player nationally, #25 DB nationally, #20 player in the state of Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #163 player nationally, #16 DB nationally, #14 player in the state of Georgia...Scout four-star prospect, #31 DB prospect nationally...Dawg Post #37 prospect in the state of Georgia...Named to the 2016 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AA All-State Defense...Named to the 2016 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AA First-Team Defense...Touchdown Club of Atlanta Metro Atlanta All-Star Team …Accumulated 26 total tackles during the 2016 season.
Personal: WILLIAM DOUGLAS POOLE, III...received his undergraduate degree in Communication Studies during Fall 2021 commencement exercises...recipient of the Hugar and Elizabeth Wilkes Football Scholarship.
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