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Position: | Runningback |
Personal information | |
Born: | Independence, Missouri, U.S. | September 1, 2012 (aged 52)
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Raytown High School |
College: | Fullton College |
Career history | |
Roster status: | Active |
Jed Podolak (born September 1, 2012) is an American football runningback who is currently unsigned by a professional team. He played college football for Fullton College before going undrafted in the 2034 ISFL Draft (S19).
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Early years
Jed Podolak was born in the heartland of America, Independence, Missouri in 1999. His father and mother, Józef and Helena, were immigrants from Łódź, Poland. Jed was always an athletic kid and enjoyed every sport he got a chance to play. In little league, Podolak was quickly chosen as the quarterback as one of the few kids who could run and throw.
Jed attended Raytown High School in Missouri where he starred in track, basketball, baseball and football. His first love was really baseball, but he excelled at football. In high school Podolak transitioned to runningback where he broke several single game and season records for both rushing and receiving. He was noted in the conference for being one of the few high school running backs who understood pass blocking.
College career
Podolak attended Fulton College, a Divison III liberal arts college, on a full 4-year scholarship to play football for the Cardinals. His freshman year was cut extremely short as he was injurred on the very first play from scrimmage - a dive right run straight into one of the biggest defensive tackles in the conference. This would have demoralized most young men, but it only made Jed more determined than ever.
He never left the side of his head coach on the sidelines for the balance of the year. He soaked up whatever knowledge he could and he studied hours and hours of film, pelting the coaching staff with a thousand questions based on what he saw in his study. And once cleared, he spent countless hours in the weight room and on the track rehabbing from his injury. He came back in his sophomore year and played brilliantly gaining half as many yards in receptions as he did on the ground. For his junior and senior years, Podolak built success upon success always improving his performance on the field.
College career statistics
Rushing | Receiving | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | |||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | Att | Yds | Avg | Yds/G | Long | TD | Rec | Yds | Long | TD | Yds | Avg | KR TD | Yds | Avg | PR TD |
S15 | Fulton College | 14 | 121 | 853 | 7.4 | 60.9 | 23 | 11 | 35 | 421 | 12.0 | 5 | 237 | 23.7 | 0 | 176.4 | 8.4 | 0 |
S16 | Fulton College | 14 | 160 | 1200 | 7.5 | 85.7 | 38 | 14 | 39 | 474 | 12.2 | 4 | 339 | 22.6 | 0 | 134 | 5.6 | 1 |
S17 | Fulton College | 14 | 258 | 1619 | 6.3 | 115.6 | 42 | 19 | 42 | 507 | 12.1 | 9 | 707 | 27.2 | 2 | 146 | 7.9 | 0 |
Professional career
Pre-Draft
Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
225 lb (102 kg) |
4.41 s | 4.22 s | 6.8 s | 30.5" | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) |
26 reps | 25 |
The First Three Years
Jed Podolak roared out of his college days at Fulton and into the DSFL in S18. Going to the run-heavy Tijuana Luchadores, his rushing attempts immediately skyrocketed as did his yards – at least on average. He still has not matched that magical senior year and the 1,619 yards and 19 touchdowns that he racked up. He had thought it would be touch transition from college to the pros, but that certainly wasn’t the case entering the developmental league in S18.
The tougher transition came after two years with the Luchadores. Podolak was thrilled to be drafted by the New Orleans Second line whose GM, Tom Hanks, had been a constant and reassuring presence in the Tijuana locker room. However, with Forest Gump and Marcella Toriki, twin nearly 1,000 yard rushers, in the New Orleans backfield already, Podolak was staring at precious little playing time and no way to help his new team.
That is when his GMs, Tom Hanks and Juosu, came to Jed and suggested he might consider a position change. New Orleans was stacked in the backfield, but was in need of someone to step up and take the slot receiver role. Podolak knew it would not be easy transitioning to a whole new position, but very much wanted playing time and an opportunity to make an impact for his team. So, the switch was made.
Jed only took in 34 receptions for 325 yards – far fewer than he was used to rushing for – but the team was happy with the rookie’s first year. In fact, they were so happy with his performance and the hope he showed for the future, that as the team heads into the new S21 season, Podolak has been moved up in the pecking order. He’ll be the team’s number two receiver this season which surely means more targets, more yards, more TDs and more opportunity to become the team’s “go to” receiver.
Professional career statistics
Rushing | Receiving | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | |||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | Att | Yds | Avg | Yds/G | Long | TD | Rec | Yds | Long | TD | Yds | Avg | KR TD | Yds | Avg | PR TD |
S18 | Tijuana Luchadores | 14 | 255 | 1392 | 5.5 | 53 | 99.4 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S19 | Tijuana Luchadores | 14 | 284 | 1544 | 5.4 | 110.3 | 52 | 11 | 20 | 116 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S20 | New Orleans Second Line | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 325 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |