2022 Football Roster
Powell, Juan
Jersey Number 0
Juan Powell
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 182
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Douglass
- Major:
- Communication
Bio
Prior to 2022 season: Two-year lettermen that has appeared in 18 games making nine starts (1/’19, 2/’20, 6/’21) … Credited with 74 career stops (50 solo) … Registered 3.0 TFLs (-5 yards) to go with an interception and three pass breakups … Registered double-digit stops in a game twice (10/TLS ‘19, 10/SMU ‘20) ... Recorded at least one tackle in 17 of 18 career games (multiple 15 times) ... Forty-five of 74 career stops have come on pass plays (18 in 2021).
2022: Booked six tackles (four solo) and assisted on a tackle for loss against No. 13 NC State ... Registered a team-high six tackles (four solo) versus Old Dominion ... Tallied seven tackles (five solo) and was credited with a pass breakup in the win over Campbell ... Posted five tackles (three solo) and picked up the first fumble recovery of his career against Navy ... Logged six tackles (five solo) versus South Florida ... Notched three tackles (two solo) at Tulane ... Posted one tackle (solo) in the win over UCF ... Logged one tackle (assisted) at Cincinnati.
2021: Started six of nine games during third year with the program … Tallied 26 tackles (17 solo) with 2.0 TLFs (-4 yards) … Booked multiple tackles in six games with a season-best six twice (Charleston Southern, UCF) ... Intercepted first career pass at UCF (3Q) returning it four yards ... Forced first career fumble (2Q) vs. Cincinnati ... Added a pair of pass breakups … Credited with a two-yard TFL against Charleston Southern and UCF.
2020: Appeared in five games making two starts during pandemic-shortened season … Booked 30 stops (19 solo) … Credited with first career TFL (-1 yard) in the second quarter vs. SMU ... Tallied five stops against Tulsa and at Temple ... Credited with one pass breakup … Recorded multiple tackles in all five games with a career-best 10 (six solo) in the season finale against SMU.
2019: Preserved redshirt status by playing in only four games (after sitting out the first eight contests because of a suspension) … Experienced action against Cincinnati, SMU, Connecticut and Tulsa successively to close out the season … Made one start, opening the regular season finale vs. the Golden Hurricane at strong safety … Credited with 18 tackles (14 solo) … Booked at least three or more tackles in three outings, which included a personal-best 10 vs. Tulsa .. Tallied five hits – all solo – a week earlier at Connecticut after collecting three stops at SMU … Did not record any statistics in collegiate debut (special teams) vs. Cincinnati … Of the 18 overall tackles, 16 came as a member of the secondary (eight on rushes, eight on passes) … Recorded other pair of hits as a member of special teams on kickoff return coverage … Officially enrolled early at ECU (January) and participated with the Pirates in spring drills.
High School: A two-way player for the Astros who earned four letters for coach Rodney Cofield at Douglass High School … Rushed for 3,881 yards on 423 carries (9.2 ypc) and scored 45 touchdowns … Recorded 18 career 100-yard rushing games … Rushed for 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons as a junior and senior to close out prep career … Additionally, completed 17-of-44 career passes for 463 yards and eight scores, while catching 22 passes for 234 yards and three touchdowns … Fumbled only once in 423 carries (33 games) … Defensively, credited with 18 tackles (11 solo) over the last two years … Picked off a pair of passes as a senior and picked up 106 return yards and two touchdowns … Forty-five of 48 career TDs came on the ground … Tallied 4,578 all-purpose yards … Earned initial varsity roster position as a freshman and then became a starter at tailback (Astros went 6-4) … Named DHS’s 2016 Player-of-the-Year by MaxPreps.com as a sophomore after rushing for 998 yards on 102 carries with 11 touchdowns … Earned All-Region 6-AA honors as a sophomore as well … Followed breakout season with 1,336 ground yards on 167 rushes with 14 scores as a junior playing primarily the quarterback position … Added all-state and Region 6-AA Offensive Player-of-the-Year honors in 2017 … Finished prep career with second-straight 1,000-yard season (1,432 on 130 carries) and a team-best 19 TDs on his way to Region 6-AA Athlete-of-the-Year honors … Against Tri-Cities, rushed for 277 yards and scored five touchdowns (4 rushing, 1 interception return) … Pick-six against TCHS went for 81 yards … Considered a three-star prospect by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com … Also rated among the top 130 cornerbacks nationally … Officially committed to ECU on March 21, 2018 … Recruited by Cincinnati, Florida Atlantic, Georgia Southern, Massachusetts, Syracuse, Tennessee and Tulane and USF.
Personal: Son of Angie Bates … First name is pronounced juh-WANN … A communication major.
2022: Booked six tackles (four solo) and assisted on a tackle for loss against No. 13 NC State ... Registered a team-high six tackles (four solo) versus Old Dominion ... Tallied seven tackles (five solo) and was credited with a pass breakup in the win over Campbell ... Posted five tackles (three solo) and picked up the first fumble recovery of his career against Navy ... Logged six tackles (five solo) versus South Florida ... Notched three tackles (two solo) at Tulane ... Posted one tackle (solo) in the win over UCF ... Logged one tackle (assisted) at Cincinnati.
2021: Started six of nine games during third year with the program … Tallied 26 tackles (17 solo) with 2.0 TLFs (-4 yards) … Booked multiple tackles in six games with a season-best six twice (Charleston Southern, UCF) ... Intercepted first career pass at UCF (3Q) returning it four yards ... Forced first career fumble (2Q) vs. Cincinnati ... Added a pair of pass breakups … Credited with a two-yard TFL against Charleston Southern and UCF.
2020: Appeared in five games making two starts during pandemic-shortened season … Booked 30 stops (19 solo) … Credited with first career TFL (-1 yard) in the second quarter vs. SMU ... Tallied five stops against Tulsa and at Temple ... Credited with one pass breakup … Recorded multiple tackles in all five games with a career-best 10 (six solo) in the season finale against SMU.
2019: Preserved redshirt status by playing in only four games (after sitting out the first eight contests because of a suspension) … Experienced action against Cincinnati, SMU, Connecticut and Tulsa successively to close out the season … Made one start, opening the regular season finale vs. the Golden Hurricane at strong safety … Credited with 18 tackles (14 solo) … Booked at least three or more tackles in three outings, which included a personal-best 10 vs. Tulsa .. Tallied five hits – all solo – a week earlier at Connecticut after collecting three stops at SMU … Did not record any statistics in collegiate debut (special teams) vs. Cincinnati … Of the 18 overall tackles, 16 came as a member of the secondary (eight on rushes, eight on passes) … Recorded other pair of hits as a member of special teams on kickoff return coverage … Officially enrolled early at ECU (January) and participated with the Pirates in spring drills.
High School: A two-way player for the Astros who earned four letters for coach Rodney Cofield at Douglass High School … Rushed for 3,881 yards on 423 carries (9.2 ypc) and scored 45 touchdowns … Recorded 18 career 100-yard rushing games … Rushed for 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons as a junior and senior to close out prep career … Additionally, completed 17-of-44 career passes for 463 yards and eight scores, while catching 22 passes for 234 yards and three touchdowns … Fumbled only once in 423 carries (33 games) … Defensively, credited with 18 tackles (11 solo) over the last two years … Picked off a pair of passes as a senior and picked up 106 return yards and two touchdowns … Forty-five of 48 career TDs came on the ground … Tallied 4,578 all-purpose yards … Earned initial varsity roster position as a freshman and then became a starter at tailback (Astros went 6-4) … Named DHS’s 2016 Player-of-the-Year by MaxPreps.com as a sophomore after rushing for 998 yards on 102 carries with 11 touchdowns … Earned All-Region 6-AA honors as a sophomore as well … Followed breakout season with 1,336 ground yards on 167 rushes with 14 scores as a junior playing primarily the quarterback position … Added all-state and Region 6-AA Offensive Player-of-the-Year honors in 2017 … Finished prep career with second-straight 1,000-yard season (1,432 on 130 carries) and a team-best 19 TDs on his way to Region 6-AA Athlete-of-the-Year honors … Against Tri-Cities, rushed for 277 yards and scored five touchdowns (4 rushing, 1 interception return) … Pick-six against TCHS went for 81 yards … Considered a three-star prospect by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com … Also rated among the top 130 cornerbacks nationally … Officially committed to ECU on March 21, 2018 … Recruited by Cincinnati, Florida Atlantic, Georgia Southern, Massachusetts, Syracuse, Tennessee and Tulane and USF.
Personal: Son of Angie Bates … First name is pronounced juh-WANN … A communication major.
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