Popeye Williams

Height:
6-3
Weight:
233
Position:
OLB
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Westfield, Ind.
High School:
Westfield

2022: recorded one tackle in the win against NC State… had one tackle in the win against JMU… recorded one tackle in the win against Pitt.

High School: Played for Jake Gilbert at Westfield High … ranked by 247 sports as the 15th-best edge rusher in Indiana … ranked by industry-generated 247Sports Composite as the No. 339 overall prospect nationally and the No. 20 edge rusher … rated as the No. 416 player in the nation by Rivals and the No. 32 ranked defensive end … tabbed as the 10 player in the state of Indiana … won two-straight state titles … member of the 2021 Indiana Football Coaches Association All-State Top 50 team … an ESPN300 prospect, coming in as the No. 267 in the nation according to their recruiting rankings … named to the Indiana Preps All-State Top 22 … selected to the 2021 Max Preps Indiana All-State team … recorded 10 tackles in a 42-15 win over Noblesville and was credited with10 tackles, including four solo stops and one sack, as Westfield beat Hamilton Southeastern 34-21 … had 11 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for a loss and one sack, but Westfield lost 27-21 to Center Grove in the 6-A state championship game … the Shamrocks finished the season with a 12-2 record … credited with 90 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks during his senior season … voted to the SI All-American Watch List as one of the top 20 edge rushers … totaled played defensive end as a junior in 2020 for a Westfield team that went 12-2 and lost in the Indiana 6A state championship game … scheduled to play in the Under Armour All-American game … recorded 44 tackles, ten tackles for loss, and five sacks in 2020 … credited with a pair of sacks in the state semifinal win … played at defensive end for varsity as a sophomore in 2019; helped lead Westfield to a 6-5 record and an Indiana 6A first-round playoff appearance … chose Louisville over Arkansas, Boston College, Cincinnati, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan State. Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue, Tennessee, Virginia Tech,