Riley Van Poppel
Nebraska Cornhuskers · #5 · Defensive Tackle · Junior
2025 season
TOT
16
tied 1662nd of 4619
SACK
1.5
tied 519th of 4619
PD
1
tied 902nd of 4619
Overview
Defense
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NEB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | NEB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | NEB | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 24 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ranks are over the players on a 2026 FBS roster who have been read, counting only those who recorded that statistic in 2025 — how many that is. Rate statistics are shown without a rank, because ranking them without a qualifying minimum would put one long run above a whole season of them.
Stats
Defense
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NEB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | NEB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | NEB | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 24 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season rows count every game played, including bowl and playoff games. The national leaders table ranks the regular season only, so a figure there can be the smaller of the two.
Glossary
- AST
- Assist Tackles
- AVG
- Average Interception Yards
- FF
- Fumbles Forced
- FR
- Fumbles Recovered
- INT
- Interceptions
- KB
- Kicks Blocked
- LNG
- Long Interception
- PD
- Passes Defended
- SACK
- Sacks
- SOLO
- Solo Tackles
- TD
- Interception Touchdowns
- TOT
- Total Tackles
- YDS
- Interception Yards
Bio
| Team | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive Tackle |
| Class | Junior |
| Height / weight | 6' 5" / 295 lbs |
| Birthplace | Argyle, TX |
| Jersey | #5 |
| Status | Active |
Career history
- Nebraska Cornhuskers 2023–2025 · 3 seasons
Splits
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/28 | vs CIN | W 20-17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/6 | vs AKR | W 68-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/13 | vs HCU | W 59-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/20 | vs MICH | L 30-27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | @ MD | W 34-31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/25 | vs NU | W 28-21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/1 | vs USC | L 21-17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/8 | @ UCLA | W 28-21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/22 | @ PSU | L 37-10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/28 | vs IOWA | L 40-16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/31 | vs UTAH | L 44-22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||