Player Career

Mykelti Williams Career Story

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Player Story

Mykelti Williams story

Mykelti Williams built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a safety from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 8, spending time with Northern Illinois and Notre Dame. The clearest part of Mykelti Williams' career was his defensive production: 219 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 10 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Northern Illinois. 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 Mykelti Williams' production has multiple signals. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northern Illinois and Notre Dame.

The arc is straightforward: Mykelti 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

    Notre Dame

    2015

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Northern Illinois

    2016-2019

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2015201620172017201820182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonNotre Dame0
2016 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois00
2017 PostseasonNorthern Illinois829.54.98
2017 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois829.54.90
2018 PostseasonNorthern Illinois8.533.76.30.5
2018 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois8.533.76.30
2019 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois5348.4-3.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Ball State

Week 6 · L 20-27 · Conference game

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

87.8 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.

#2

@ San Diego State

Week 5 · L 28-34

1

Havoc Plays

76.1 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.

#3

@ Ball State

Week 6 · W 24-16 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

70.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.

#4

@ BYU

Week 9 · W 7-6

2

Havoc Plays

68 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.

#5

vs Eastern Illinois

Week 2 · W 38-10

1

Havoc Plays

67.5 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Northern Illinois

8.5 primary output · 33.7 efficiency · 6.3 usage

61.2

#2

2018 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

61.2

8.5 primary · 33.7 efficiency · 6.3 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois

56.3

8 primary · 29.5 efficiency · 4.9 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

3

Splash games

5

10+ tackle games