Joey Pope
Western Michigan Broncos
84
Good

Joey Pope

Western Michigan BroncosRebuilding
FSDefenseGood
Projected Starter

Is Joey Pope starting?

Joey Pope is the projected starter at FS for Western Michigan Broncos.

Redshirt junior · #6 · 5'11", 165 lbs

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Depth at FS · Western Michigan Broncos

  1. 1684Joey PopeStarter
  2. 22263Amarian Louis
  3. 32661Kouri Crump

Western Michigan Starting Lineup

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Up next for Western Michigan

Western Michigan plays Akron away on Tue, Nov 10. The listed kickoff time is 07:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 2-star recruit out of Glenbard West, ranked #2,678 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 44 tackles, 3 INT, 2 PBU. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot and 86th-percentile production nationally — good for a 84 overall (Good tier).

Recruit2★ · #2,678 Natl3-Yr Total52 tacklesTeam Share5%Percentile86th
Glen Ellyn, IL
Jersey
#6
Class
RS JR
Height
5'11"
Weight
165 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20254432
2024700
2023100

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★☆☆☆2-star
Composite
0.7900
National Rank
#2678
High School
Glenbard West
Hometown
Glen Ellyn, IL

Why this rating?

On a 80-rated defense; 86th-percentile production (×0.85 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 84.

Team defense (SP+)
80
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 86% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 75% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.85)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31WBGSUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 23-10

Oct 24LTOLTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 45-38

Oct 17WCMUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-14

Oct 10WKENTTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 38-7

Oct 3WBUFFTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-17

Sep 26LBOISTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 32-7

Sep 19WRICETKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 28-21

Sep 12WMONMTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 49-14

Sep 5LMICHTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final L 13-12

Joey Pope's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

44 tkl · 2 PD · 3 INT
Usage / Involvement45%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.