Usage Score
2
Player Dossier
2016-2019Northwestern
Trae Williams
DB • 6'0" • 203 lbs • The Plains, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Trae Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
17.9
Consistency
14.3
Season Value
12.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Trae Williams, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Northwestern. Trae Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.9 disruption score.
Trae Williams played DB for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Trae Williams recorded 102 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Northwestern paired 9 primary output with 26.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 17.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Northwestern
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
17.9
Usage
2
Consistency
14.3
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Stanford: 0. UNLV: 0. Iowa: 0. Purdue: 1. Massachusetts: 3. Minnesota: 1. Illinois: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stanford: 1 by 4.2. UNLV: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Purdue: 5 by 30.8. Massachusetts: 5 by 50.8. Minnesota: 4 by 26.7. Illinois: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 3 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · Games = 4 · -1.1 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · Games = 3 · +1.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Massachusetts
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Massachusetts
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Northwestern
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Progression
201620162017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Northwestern | 9 | 26.5 | 4 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 9 | 26.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 5 | 14.6 | 2.7 | -4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 2 | 18.3 | 5.1 | -3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2 | 18.3 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 5 | 17.9 | 2 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Nebraska
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.3 takeover score.
#2
Massachusetts
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.
#3
Illinois
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
#4
Michigan State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.
#5
Duke
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 40.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Postseason · Northwestern
9 primary output · 26.5 efficiency · 4 usage
27.4
#2
2016 Regular Season · Northwestern
27.4
9 primary · 26.5 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Northwestern
18.7
5 primary · 14.6 efficiency · 2.7 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8944
Bishop Gorman · Las Vegas, NV
- Committed To
- Oregon
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
102
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.