Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 34-41vs Mississippi State | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Emmanuel Poku
Senior offensive lineman for South Carolina. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 320 lb · Charlotte, NC
Transferred East Carolina → South Carolina for 2026
The story
Senior offensive lineman for South Carolina. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Transferred from East Carolina to South Carolina in 2026.
Emmanuel Poku
He got to South Carolina by way of East Carolina. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-AAC. The receipt: 1 tackles against Mississippi State — Week 3, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
His career
2025
- All-AACsecond
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2025)
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to South Carolina
2025East Carolina
2026South Carolina
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026South Carolina2-1HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
Awards
Emmanuel Poku is now an All-Conference mainstay for South Carolina.
Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
All-AAC (2025)
The unit he anchors ranks 6th nationally in line yards this season. See the full unit breakdown →
South Carolina has produced 1 All-Conference offensive lineman. 7 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2012. Jovaughn Gwyn went on to the NFL out of this room (2023).
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology