Popeye Williams
Position coaches (Western Michigan, 2025): Sean Spence, Seth Payne
Westfield, INJunior#2
HS recruit
Class
Junior
Portal entry
January 02, 2026
Last roster
2025, Western Michigan
Popeye Williams is a Junior EDGE at Western Michigan from Westfield, IN.
Updated Nov 9, 2026
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Transfer Details
Advanced Statistics
2024 · 19 tklHavoc Plays
3
31st
Ball Plays
0
30th
Solo Tackle Rate
63.2%
86th
Percentiles rank this season against every 2024 FBS and FCS DL with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.
TVS History
Before past portal windows
| Window | Team | TVS | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Michigan | 47 High | Entered portal |
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 7 Low | Did not enter |
| 2024 | Louisville | 33 Elevated | Entered portal |
Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.
Transfer History
Original School
Western MichiganJanuary 02, 2026
Western Michigan → No new school
Recruitment
Class of 2022
Committed to Louisville May 2021
Season Statistics
| Season | Team | Tackles | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Louisville | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No 2026 college season statistics are recorded.
2025 Western Michigan DL Room
Nadame TuckerDE · $225K
Dalton GustwillerDL · $10K
Dakari FrazierDL · $7K
Gian CarterDL · $6K
Jori BensonDT · $4K
Will GerigDE · $4K
Noah BishopDE · $3K
DeShawn RobinsonDL · $2KMost Likely to Leave Western Michigan
Baylin BrooksWR · Western Michigan
Aveion ChenaultWR · Western Michigan
Cole CabanaRB · Western MichiganNoah BishopDE · Western MichiganDalton GustwillerDL · Western Michigan
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