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The University of Memphis officially announced Sam Popper as its new director of recruiting through its Memphis Football Recruiting Twitter account on Tuesday.
Popper was previously the recruiting coordinator and director of player personnel at Akron before coming to Memphis.
The Tigers opened the NCAA official signing period on Wednesday by singing several transfers after already signing the majority of their high school recruits during the early period.
Popper was announced as the new director of recruiting a day after Mike Jenkins tweeted that he accepted a position with Memphis football. Jenkins spent two years working with the defensive line as a graduate assistant coach at Arkansas Tech University.
Jenkins’ Twitter bio now says that he is a defensive line assistant for the Tigers. He would be working with defensive line coach Kyle Pope.
Jenkins was a defensive lineman at the University of Arkansas-Monticello where he played in the 2018 and 2019 seasons. He tallied 39 tackles, two sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries during his career.
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Coach Ryan Silverfield revealed multiple National Signing Day and transfer portal additions in advance of the 2023 season.
The Tigers brought in the majority of their 2023 recruiting class during the NCAA early football signing period in December but will have a few more additions during the NCAA official period, starting on Feb. 1.
Offensive lineman Jacob Gray out of Providence High School in Florida committed to Memphis after the Tigers landed a kicker hours earlier.
Memphis now has four new athletes joining the kicking staff for the 2023 season.
Offensive lineman Judea Milon originally committed to the Tigers in December.
The Tigers still have Arkansas transfer Marcus Henderson, LSU transfer Xavier Hill and Ole Miss transfer Jack Greer joining the offensive line next season.
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