Player Dossier

2016-2019

Michigan State

Raequan Williams

DT • 6'4" • 303 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Raequan Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.5 disruption score.

Usage / Role

53%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

69

Solid production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

57

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Player Story

Raequan Williams built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Chicago, IL wearing No. 99, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Raequan Williams' career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2015 · Rating 0.9176

DePaul College Prep · Chicago, IL

Committed To
Michigan State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Raequan Williams, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Michigan State. Raequan Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.5 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
156
TFL
29
Sacks
11.5
QB hurries
21
Passes defended
8

Quick Answers

Raequan Williams quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan State · DT
Career Tackles
156
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 48 games
Best season
2018 Postseason · Michigan State
Top game
Illinois
Recruit profile
4-star · DePaul College Prep · Michigan State
High school pipeline
DePaul College Prep · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 99 · Senior
2019 Tackles rank
48 tackles · DT 9th (top 4%) · Big Ten 78th (top 13%) · National 739th (top 13%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonMichigan State10285241050
2017 PostseasonMichigan State13210--055.7
2017 Regular SeasonMichigan State132952.57-055.7
2018 PostseasonMichigan State12410.5--067.1
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan State12459.51.535067.1
2019 PostseasonMichigan State1370.50--058.1
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan State13417572058.1

Related Context

Raequan Williams played DT for Michigan State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Raequan Williams recorded 156 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Michigan State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Michigan State paired 20.5 primary output with 34.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 31.5 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: Illinois

Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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2019 Postseason · Michigan State

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.7

Efficiency

31.5

Usage

7.6

Consistency

37.7

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. Wake Forest: 0.5. Tulsa: 1. Western Michigan: 1. Arizona State: 2. Northwestern: 3. Indiana: 3.5. Ohio State: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 0. Illinois: 5.5. Michigan: 2. Rutgers: 1. Maryland: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wake Forest: 7 by 34.2. Tulsa: 3 by 22.5. Western Michigan: 1 by 14.2. Arizona State: 3 by 32.5. Northwestern: 2 by 38.3. Indiana: 5 by 55.8. Ohio State: 8 by 33.3. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5. Penn State: 4 by 16.7. Illinois: 2 by 58.3. Michigan: 3 by 32.5. Rutgers: 5 by 30.8. Maryland: 2 by 28.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.7 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Illinois

Best efficiency game

58.3 vs Illinois

Result
Fri 12/27@ Wake ForestW 27-21720.5000
Sat 11/30vs MarylandSplash gameW 19-16200.500.500
Sat 11/23@ RutgersW 27-051001
Sat 11/16@ MichiganSplash gameL 10-4432110
Sat 11/9vs IllinoisSplash gameL 34-37210.5001
Sat 10/26vs Penn StateL 7-2841000
Sat 10/12@ WisconsinL 0-3831000
Sat 10/5@ Ohio StateL 10-3485000
Sat 9/28vs IndianaSplash gameW 40-31521.5010
Sat 9/21@ NorthwesternSplash gameW 31-1022210
Sat 9/14vs Arizona StateSplash gameL 7-1030110
Sat 9/7vs Western MichiganW 51-1710000
Fri 8/30vs TulsaW 28-7300.500.500

Player Story

Raequan Williams story

Raequan Williams built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Chicago, IL wearing No. 99, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Raequan Williams' career was his defensive production: 156 tackles, 29 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, and 8 passes defended across 48 career games in the available record. That gives Raequan Williams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Michigan State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonMichigan State1223.79.1
2017 PostseasonMichigan State15.521.98.53.5
2017 Regular SeasonMichigan State15.521.98.50
2018 PostseasonMichigan State20.534.195
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan State20.534.190
2019 PostseasonMichigan State21.531.57.61
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan State21.531.57.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Illinois

Week 11 · L 34-37 · Conference game

Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5.5

Havoc Plays

86.1 takeover

5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.

#2

vs Ohio State

Week 12 · L 16-17 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

84.2 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.

#3

vs Indiana

Week 8 · W 17-9 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

83.1 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.

#4

@ Indiana

Week 4 · W 35-21 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

75.3 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.

#5

vs Penn State

Week 10 · W 27-24 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

73.1 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Michigan State

20.5 primary output · 34.1 efficiency · 9 usage

67.1

#2

2018 Regular Season · Michigan State

67.1

20.5 primary · 34.1 efficiency · 9 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Michigan State

58.1

21.5 primary · 31.5 efficiency · 7.6 usage

Milestones

13

Impact games

19

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games