Player Career

Trae Williams Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Trae Williams story

Trae Williams built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive back from The Plains, OH wearing No. 3, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Trae Williams' career was his defensive production: 102 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Northwestern. 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 Trae Williams' production has multiple signals. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northwestern.

The arc is straightforward: Trae 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Northwestern

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201620162017201820182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonNorthwestern926.53.9
2016 Regular SeasonNorthwestern926.53.90
2017 Regular SeasonNorthwestern514.62.6-4
2018 PostseasonNorthwestern218.34.3-3
2018 Regular SeasonNorthwestern218.34.30
2019 Regular SeasonNorthwestern517.923

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Nebraska

Week 7 · W 34-31 · Conference game

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

87.2 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.

#2

vs Massachusetts

Week 12 · W 45-6

3

Havoc Plays

59.7 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.

#3

vs Illinois

Week 13 · W 42-21 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

54.4 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.4 takeover score.

#4

vs Duke

Week 3 · W 24-13

2

Havoc Plays

52.8 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.

#5

vs Wisconsin

Week 10 · L 7-21 · 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

2016 Postseason · Northwestern

9 primary output · 26.5 efficiency · 3.9 usage

53.1

#2

2016 Regular Season · Northwestern

53.1

9 primary · 26.5 efficiency · 3.9 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Northwestern

33.7

5 primary · 14.6 efficiency · 2.6 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

5

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games