Riley Van Poppel

DL • 6'5" • 295 lbs • Argyle, TX, USA

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Riley Van Poppel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.4 disruption score.

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54%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

Solid production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

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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

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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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Class 2023 · Rating 0.8955

Argyle · Argyle, TX

Committed To: Nebraska
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2023

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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%)

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.

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