Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Nebraska
Riley Van Poppel
DL • 6'5" • 295 lbs • Argyle, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Riley Van Poppel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
64
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Nebraska
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player Story
Riley Van Poppel built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Argyle, TX wearing No. 44, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Riley Van Poppel's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Nebraska
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Riley Van Poppel, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Nebraska. Riley Van Poppel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 24
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Riley Van Poppel quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nebraska · DL
- Career Tackles
- 24
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Nebraska
- Top game
- Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Argyle · Nebraska
- High school pipeline
- Argyle · 23 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 16 tackles · DL 460th (top 43%) · Big Ten 285th (top 37%) · National 2,382nd (top 39%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Nebraska | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 24.9 |
| 2024 Postseason | Nebraska | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 33.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.7 |
| 2025 Postseason | Nebraska | 11 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Nebraska | 11 | 14 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 40 |
Related Context
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Riley Van Poppel played DL for Nebraska. Across 3 tracked seasons, Riley Van Poppel recorded 24 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Nebraska.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Nebraska paired 7 primary output with 12.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 12.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Nebraska
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
12.4
Usage
4.3
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah: 1.5. Cincinnati: 0. Akron: 0.5. Houston Christian: 2. Michigan: 0. Maryland: 0. Northwestern: 0. USC: 0. UCLA: 1. Penn State: 0. Iowa: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 2 by 23.3. Cincinnati: 1 by 4.2. Akron: 1 by 9.2. Houston Christian: 1 by 24.2. Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Maryland: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 3 by 12.5. USC: 1 by 4.2. UCLA: 2 by 18.3. Penn State: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa
Best efficiency game
24.2 vs Iowa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | @ Utah | L 22-44 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/28 | vs IowaSplash game | L 16-40 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Penn State | L 10-37 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | @ UCLA | W 28-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs USC | L 17-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Northwestern | W 28-21 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Maryland | W 34-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Michigan | L 27-30 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Houston ChristianSplash game | W 59-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Akron | W 68-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | @ Cincinnati | W 20-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Riley Van Poppel story
Riley Van Poppel built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Argyle, TX wearing No. 44, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Riley Van Poppel's career was his defensive production: 24 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 20 career games in the available record. That gives Riley Van Poppel's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Nebraska
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Nebraska | 2.5 | 7.7 | 2.4 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Nebraska | 2 | 10.9 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Nebraska | 2 | 10.9 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Nebraska | 7 | 12.4 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Nebraska | 7 | 12.4 | 4.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 12 Iowa
Week 14 · L 16-40 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Houston Christian
Week 3 · W 59-7
2
Havoc Plays
65.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Wisconsin
Week 12 · L 17-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
54.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Iowa
Week 14 · L 10-13 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
54.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Boston College
Week 1 · W 20-15 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
49.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Nebraska
7 primary output · 12.4 efficiency · 4.3 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Nebraska
40
7 primary · 12.4 efficiency · 4.3 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Nebraska
33.7
2 primary · 10.9 efficiency · 3.6 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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