Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Eastern Michigan
Ross Williams
DB • 5'11" • 174 lbs • Birmingham, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ross Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Eastern Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Player Story
Ross Williams built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Birmingham, MI wearing No. 14, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Ross Williams' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Eastern Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Ross Williams, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan. Ross Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 69
- TFL
- 2
- Passes defended
- 13
Quick Answers
Ross Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Eastern Michigan · DB
- Career Tackles
- 69
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
- Top game
- Northern Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Wylie E. Groves · Eastern Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Wylie E. Groves · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · DB 273rd (top 32%) · Mid-American 112th (top 21%) · National 1,206th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 56.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 31 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 35.9 |
Related Context
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Ross Williams played DB for Eastern Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ross Williams recorded 69 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Eastern Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Eastern Michigan paired 8 primary output with 20.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
21.2
Usage
2.6
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Southern: 0. Monmouth: 0. Purdue: 0. Buffalo: 0. San Diego State: 1. Northern Illinois: 2. Western Michigan: 0. Toledo: 3. Ball State: 1. Army: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Southern: 3 by 12.5. Monmouth: 3 by 12.5. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. Buffalo: 9 by 37.5. San Diego State: 1 by 14.2. Northern Illinois: 9 by 57.5. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 3 by 42.5. Ball State: 3 by 22.5. Army: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 4 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs Northern Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/15 | vs Georgia Southern | L 21-23 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Army | L 22-37 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Ball State | W 42-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs ToledoSplash game | W 28-26 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Western Michigan | L 24-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Northern IllinoisSplash game | L 23-26 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/23 | @ San Diego State | L 20-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Buffalo | L 28-35 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Purdue | W 20-19 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/31 | vs Monmouth | W 51-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ross Williams story
Ross Williams built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Birmingham, MI wearing No. 14, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Ross Williams' career was his defensive production: 69 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 13 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Ross Williams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Eastern Michigan
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 20.4 | 2.6 | 7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 21.2 | 2.6 | -1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 21.2 | 2.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northern Illinois
Week 5 · L 23-26 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Western Michigan
Week 8 · L 31-45 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Ball State
Week 10 · W 56-14 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Toledo
Week 7 · W 28-26 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
52.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Ohio
Week 4 · L 20-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
51.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
8 primary output · 20.4 efficiency · 2.6 usage
56.7
#2
2018 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
35.9
7 primary · 21.2 efficiency · 2.6 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
35.9
7 primary · 21.2 efficiency · 2.6 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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