ILB · Dallas Cowboys
Brady Poppinga
Age 46 · 191 cm (6'3") · 114 kg · Born Sep 21, 1979 · BYU
NFL career
2005
debut year
2012
last season
8
seasons
#98
jersey
College: BYU
2005 NFL Draft
Rd 4
round
#125
overall pick
GNB
drafted by
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2005 to 2012 · 96 games.
Defense
179solo tackles
4.0sacks
2INTs
0def TDs
Stats by season
8 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 18 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 35 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 32 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | Green Bay Packers | 15 | 32 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Green Bay Packers | 13 | 16 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Green Bay Packers | 5 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Los Angeles Rams | 15 | 34 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Games during career · Dallas Cowboys
Most recent results for the franchise while Brady Poppinga was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
18–28 @ Commanders
2012-17 · Dec 30, 2012 · REGULAR
L
31–34 vs Saints
2012-16 · Dec 23, 2012 · REGULAR
W
27–24 vs Steelers
2012-15 · Dec 16, 2012 · REGULAR
W
20–19 @ Bengals
2012-14 · Dec 9, 2012 · REGULAR
W
38–33 vs Eagles
2012-13 · Dec 2, 2012 · REGULAR
L
31–38 vs Commanders
2012-12 · Nov 22, 2012 · REGULAR
W
23–20 vs Browns
2012-11 · Nov 18, 2012 · REGULAR
W
38–23 @ Eagles
2012-10 · Nov 11, 2012 · REGULAR
Other "Poppinga" players in NFL history
Different players, same surname — ordered by most recent.
Career badges
Retired
BYU alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended BYU.
Caleb Etienne
OT · 2025 · Vikings
Jakob Robinson
CB · 2025 · 49ers
Tyler Batty
LB · 2025 · Vikings
Aidan Robbins
RB · 2024 · Browns
Kedon Slovis
QB · 2024
Kingsley Suamataia
OT · 2024 · Chiefs
Maxwell Tooley
LB · 2024 · Vikings
Ryan Rehkow
P · 2024 · Bengals
Blake Freeland
OT · 2023 · Colts
Chris Brooks
RB · 2023 · Packers
2005 NFL Draft · Round 4 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#102
#103
#104
#105
#106
#107
#108
#111
#112
#113
Sean Considine
DB · PHI
#103
Antonio Perkins
DB · CLE
#104
Travis Daniels
DB · MIA
#105
Ray Willis
OT · SEA
#106
Kyle Orton
QB · CHI
#107
Dan Buenning
G · TAM
#108
Vincent Fuller
DB · TEN
#109
#110
Marion Barber III
DAL
Brandon Jacobs
RB · NYG
#111
Elton Brown
OT · ARI
#112
Ciatrick Fason
RB · MIN
#113
David Stewart
OT · TEN
ILB peers of the era
Other ILBs who debuted within five seasons of Brady Poppinga.
Barrett Ruud
Debut 2005 · #54 · Texans
Channing Crowder
Debut 2005 · #52 · Dolphins
Brandon Chillar
Debut 2004 · #54 · Packers
Corey Mays
Debut 2006 · #51 · Chiefs
D'Qwell Jackson
Debut 2006 · #52 · Colts
DeMeco Ryans
Debut 2006 · #59 · Eagles
Demorrio Williams
Debut 2004 · #58 · Chargers
Karlos Dansby
Debut 2004 · #56 · Cardinals
Born on September 21
Pat Curran
1945 · Los Angeles Chargers
Reggie Rucker
1947 · Cleveland Browns
Willie Alexander
1949 · Houston Texans
Dave Green
1949 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Brent McClanahan
1951 · Minnesota Vikings
Ed McAleney
1953 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ron Johnson
1958 · Philadelphia Eagles
Melvin Hoover
1959 · Detroit Lions