Player Dossier

2022-2025

Western Michigan

Popeye Williams

DE • 6'3" • 250 lbs • Westfield, IN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Popeye Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.7

Efficiency

4.2

Consistency

100

Season Value

35

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Louisville

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Louisville • Western Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kent State

Scouting Read

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Popeye Williams, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Louisville. Popeye Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Louisville paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Louisville, Western Michigan.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Toledo

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2025 Regular Season · Western Michigan

Games

1

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

4.2

Usage

0.7

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Toledo

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Split Comparison

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Game Log

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1 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Toledo

Best efficiency game

4.2 vs Toledo

Result
Sat 9/20vs ToledoW 14-1311000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Louisville

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Western Michigan

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonLouisville04.20.8
2023 Regular SeasonLouisville0000
2024 PostseasonWestern Michigan39.92.33
2024 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan39.92.30
2025 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan04.20.7-3

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Kent State

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.2 takeover score.

#2

Akron

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.7 takeover score.

#3

Marshall

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.9 takeover score.

#4

Northern Illinois

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.7 takeover score.

#5

James Madison

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Louisville

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

35

#2

2025 Regular Season · Western Michigan

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Louisville

33.3

0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8336

West Bloomfield · West Bloomfield, MI

Committed To
Western Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

23

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 16 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Popeye Williams quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
23