Riley Van Poppel

DL · #44 · Nebraska · SR · 6'5" · 305 · Argyle, TX

NT depth chart, 2nd

7 2026 tackles

2 · 4 2026 sacks · TFL

0 2026 INT + PD

34 Career games (3 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	FF
2026	Nebraska	5	0	7	2	4	0
2025	Nebraska	13	3	16	1.5	0	1
2024	Nebraska	5	0	3	0	1	0
2023	Nebraska	11	0	5	0.5	0	0

Tackles per game 1.4 55

Havoc plays 8 89

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 9.2% 74

Line yards per carry allowed 2.1 78

Sack rate 7.2% 70

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL
W1	OHIO	2	1	1
W2	BGSU	1		1
W3	North Dakota Fighting Hawks	1	1	1
W4	@ MSU	1		1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2023 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#384

Noble Johnson WR · Rockwall CLEM

#385

Kendrick Gilbert DL · Cathedral UK

#386

Riley Van Poppel DL · Argyle NEB

#388

Gernorris Wilson IOL · Lakeland ORE

#389 Monteque Rhames EDGE · Manning SCAR

DLs in the class

#45

Quincy Rhodes Jr. North Little Rock ARK

#46

#47

Riley Van Poppel Argyle NEB

#48

Wilky Denaud John Carroll AUB

#49

Josh Horton Langston Hughes MIA

2026 · 89th pctile of DLs

Recruit · 86th pctile of class