Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Nebraska
Aaron Williams
DB • 5'11" • 190 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Aaron Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Nebraska
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Player Story
Aaron Williams built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 24, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Aaron Williams' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Western Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Aaron Williams, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Nebraska. Aaron Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 180
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 11
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Aaron Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nebraska · DB
- Career Tackles
- 180
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Nebraska
- Top game
- Oregon
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Ben Davis · Western Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Ben Davis · 37 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 70 tackles · DB 47th (top 6%) · Big Ten 32nd (top 6%) · National 283rd (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Nebraska | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Nebraska | 13 | 55 | 4 | 2 | - | 6 | 0 | 58 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nebraska | 9 | 48 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 35.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nebraska | 11 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 53.2 |
Related Context
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Aaron Williams played DB for Nebraska. Across 4 tracked seasons, Aaron Williams recorded 180 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Nebraska.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Nebraska paired 16 primary output with 32.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Nebraska
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
26.7
Usage
9
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 1. Oregon: 1. Northern Illinois: 1. Rutgers: 0. Illinois: 0. Wisconsin: 1. Purdue: 0. Penn State: 0. Iowa: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas State: 6 by 35. Oregon: 12 by 60. Northern Illinois: 5 by 30.8. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 5 by 20.8. Wisconsin: 11 by 55.8. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 4 by 16.7. Iowa: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oregon
Best efficiency game
60 vs Oregon
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/24 | vs Iowa | L 14-56 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Penn State | L 44-56 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Purdue | W 25-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | vs Wisconsin10+ tackles | L 17-38 | 11 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Illinois | W 28-6 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Rutgers | W 27-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Northern Illinois | L 17-21 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Oregon10+ tackles | L 35-42 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Arkansas State | W 43-36 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Aaron Williams story
Aaron Williams built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 24, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Aaron Williams' career was his defensive production: 180 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 6 interceptions across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Nebraska. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Aaron Williams' production has multiple signals. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nebraska.
The arc is straightforward: Aaron Williams moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Nebraska
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Nebraska | 16 | 32.2 | 6.6 | 16 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Nebraska | 16 | 32.2 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nebraska | 4 | 26.7 | 9 | -12 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nebraska | 9 | 34.7 | 7.6 | 5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oregon
Week 2 · L 35-42
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Wisconsin
Week 6 · L 17-38 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Ohio State
Week 10 · L 31-36 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Maryland
Week 12 · W 28-7 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Northwestern
Week 4 · W 24-13 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Nebraska
16 primary output · 32.2 efficiency · 6.6 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Nebraska
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16 primary · 32.2 efficiency · 6.6 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Nebraska
53.2
9 primary · 34.7 efficiency · 7.6 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
7
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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