Popeye Williams
Popeye Williams
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 1 tackles against Toledo — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim Lester → Lance Taylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 19 | 12 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Louisville | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Louisville | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 23 | 16 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Western Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Western Michigan
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +1 net (14 in / 13 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Michigan · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #105 · 2026 recruiting class #112
DNA match
Player DNA
Pressure Merchant
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Marcus Bradley’s 2023 season.
Matches Marcus on
Differs from Marcus on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ugonna Nwoha's junior season at Kennesaw State (2025).
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