Player Dossier

2022-2025

Western Michigan

Popeye Williams

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

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

Usage / Role

1%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

7

Developing production for an edge defender

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

17

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Western Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Louisville • Western Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kent State

Player Story

Popeye Williams built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive end from Westfield, IN wearing No. 2, spending time with Louisville and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Popeye Williams' career...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8336

West Bloomfield · West Bloomfield, MI

Committed To
Western Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Popeye Williams, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Western Michigan. Popeye Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.

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Latest team and position
Western Michigan · DE
Career Tackles
23
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 16 games
Best season
2024 Postseason · Western Michigan
Top game
Kent State
Recruit profile
3-star · West Bloomfield · Western Michigan
High school pipeline
West Bloomfield · 40 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 2 · Junior
2025 Tackles rank
1 tackles · DE 281st (top 99%) · Mid-American 553rd (top 96%) · National 5,925th (top 96%)

Popeye Williams played DE for Louisville and Western Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Popeye Williams recorded 23 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Western Michigan.

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