Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2019Northern Illinois
Mykelti Williams
S • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Indianapolis, IN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mykelti Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34 disruption score.
Impact Production
67
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
59
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Notre Dame • Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Mykelti Williams, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Mykelti Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 219
- TFL
- 8.5
- Passes defended
- 10
Quick Answers
Mykelti Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · S
- Career Tackles
- 219
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Ball State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Warren Central · Notre Dame
- High school pipeline
- Warren Central · 41 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 88 tackles · S 12th (top 3%) · Mid-American 19th (top 4%) · National 126th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 56.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 13 | 68 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 56.3 |
| 2018 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 10 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 61.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 10 | 58 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 61.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 12 | 88 | 4 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 43.6 |
Related Context
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Mykelti Williams played S for Notre Dame and Northern Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, Mykelti Williams recorded 219 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Northern Illinois paired 8.5 primary output with 33.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 34 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Notre Dame, Northern Illinois.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Loss 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 · Northern Illinois
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
34
Usage
8.4
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Ball State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois State: 0. Utah: 0. Nebraska: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. Ball State: 3. Ohio: 0.5. Miami (OH): 1. Akron: 0. Central Michigan: 0.5. Toledo: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Western Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois State: 3 by 12.5. Utah: 4 by 16.7. Nebraska: 5 by 20.8. Vanderbilt: 8 by 33.3. Ball State: 8 by 63.3. Ohio: 14 by 55. Miami (OH): 10 by 51.7. Akron: 3 by 12.5. Central Michigan: 12 by 55. Toledo: 10 by 41.7. Eastern Michigan: 5 by 20.8. Western Michigan: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
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Wins0.1 · Games = 5 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ball State
Best efficiency game
63.3 vs Ball State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/27 | vs Western Michigan | W 17-14 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/20 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 17-45 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/14 | @ Toledo10+ tackles | W 31-28 | 10 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Central Michigan10+ tackles | L 10-48 | 12 | 7 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Akron | W 49-0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Miami (OH)10+ tackles | L 24-27 | 10 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Ohio10+ tackles | W 39-36 | 14 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Ball StateSplash game | L 20-27 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Vanderbilt | L 18-24 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | @ Nebraska | L 8-44 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Utah | L 17-35 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Illinois State | W 24-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
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- 1
Notre Dame
2015
Opening stop
- 2
Northern Illinois
2016-2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620172017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 8 | 29.5 | 4.9 | 8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 8 | 29.5 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 8.5 | 33.7 | 6.3 | 0.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 8.5 | 33.7 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 5 | 34 | 8.4 | -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.
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Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#2
@ San Diego State
Week 5 · L 28-34
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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
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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
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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
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#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
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