Player Career
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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 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.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Nebraska
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| 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 |
#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
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.
#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
1
Havoc Plays
49.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Nebraska
7 primary output · 12.4 efficiency · 4.3 usage
40
#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
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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