Riley Van Poppel

DT · #5 · Nebraska · JR · 6'5" · 305 · Argyle, TX

Projected NT starter

16 2025 tackles

1.5 · 0 2025 sacks · TFL

0 2025 INT + PD

29 Career games (3 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2025	Nebraska	13	3	16	1.5	0	0	0	1
2024	Nebraska	5	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
2023	Nebraska	11	0	5	0.5	0	0	0	0

2025 Percentile vs DTs

Tackles per game 1.2 41

Havoc plays 3 40

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 1 80

The situation

Nebraska 2025 defense ›

Explosive rate allowed 12.6% 25

Line yards per carry allowed 2.7 26

Sack rate 6.1% 50

2025 Game log

Wk	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W3	Houston Christian Huskies	1	1
W9	NW	3
W11	@ UCLA

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

Recruiting

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

Kendrick Gilbert Cathedral UK

#47

Riley Van Poppel Argyle NEB

#48

Wilky Denaud John Carroll AUB

#49

Josh Horton Langston Hughes MIA

2025 · 40th pctile of DTs

Recruit · 86th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.