Tight end, Georgia, 2002–05
Leonard Pope
- Hometown
- Americus, GA
- Born
- Sep 10, 1983
Leonard Pope played tight end at Georgia (2002–05). The Arizona Cardinals took Pope in round 3, No. 72 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8catches, career highvs. Auburn, 2005102receiving yards, career highvs. Auburn, 20052receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Florida, 2004Honors
Team titles: SEC champions, 2005
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
Game by game
2005 Georgia 12 games, 39 catches, 541 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Boise State | W 48–13 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 28 |
| Sep 10 | vs. South Carolina | W 17–15 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 24 | at Mississippi State | W 23–10 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 34 |
| Oct 8 | at Tennessee | W 27–14 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 32 |
| Oct 15 | at Vanderbilt | W 34–17 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Arkansas | W 23–20 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 18 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Florida | L 10–14 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 19 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Auburn | L 30–31 | 8 | 102 | 1 | 25 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Kentucky | W 45–13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 26 | at Georgia Tech | W 14–7 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 25 |
| Dec 3 | vs. LSU | W 34–14 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. West Virginia | L 35–38 | 6 | 50 | 1 | 15 |
2004 Georgia 9 games, 25 catches, 482 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs. Marshall | W 13–3 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 33 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Tennessee | L 14–19 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 33–3 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 22 |
| Oct 23 | atArkansas | W 20–14 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 16 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Florida | W 31–24 | 3 | 90 | 2 | 35 |
| Nov 6 | atKentucky | W 62–17 | 5 | 91 | 1 | 29 |
| Nov 13 | atAuburn | L 6–24 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 29 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 19–13 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 35 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Wisconsin | W 24–21 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 31 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2006 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′7¾″ |
| Weight | 258 lb |
| Arm length | 34¼″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 sW |
| Vertical jump | 37½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ |
| Bench press | 22 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.47 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.67 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 81 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Arizona Cardinals | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Arizona Cardinals | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Arizona Cardinals | 7 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 81 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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