Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2021Syracuse
McKinley Williams
DL • 6'4" • 270 lbs • Miramar, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
McKinley Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
41
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Player Story
McKinley Williams built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Miramar, FL, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of McKinley Williams' career was his defensive production: 119...
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- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
McKinley Williams, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Syracuse. McKinley Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 119
- TFL
- 21.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 3
Quick Answers
McKinley Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Syracuse · DL
- Career Tackles
- 119
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 52 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Syracuse
- Top game
- Clemson
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Dillard · Syracuse
- High school pipeline
- Dillard · 46 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 24 tackles · DL 259th (top 28%) · ACC 192nd (top 30%) · National 1,751st (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 9 | 14 | 2.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 27.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 25 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 23.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Syracuse | 8 | 14 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 30.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Syracuse | 3 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 15 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Syracuse | 11 | 34 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 59.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 9 | 24 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 36.5 |
Related Context
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McKinley Williams played DL for Syracuse. Across 6 tracked seasons, McKinley Williams recorded 119 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Syracuse paired 9 primary output with 21.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 77.8th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Syracuse
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
18.3
Usage
4.9
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Rutgers: 2. UAlbany: 2. Liberty: 0. Wake Forest: 0. Clemson: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. Boston College: 0. NC State: 1.5. Pittsburgh: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rutgers: 2 by 28.3. UAlbany: 2 by 28.3. Liberty: 1 by 4.2. Wake Forest: 4 by 16.7. Clemson: 1 by 4.2. Virginia Tech: 2 by 8.3. Boston College: 3 by 12.5. NC State: 4 by 31.7. Pittsburgh: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
NC State
Best efficiency game
31.7 vs NC State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/28 | vs Pittsburgh | L 14-31 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ NC State | L 17-41 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Boston College | W 21-6 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Virginia Tech | W 41-36 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/15 | vs Clemson | L 14-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Wake Forest | L 37-40 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Liberty | W 24-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs UAlbanySplash game | W 62-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs RutgersSplash game | L 7-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
McKinley Williams story
McKinley Williams built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Miramar, FL, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of McKinley Williams' career was his defensive production: 119 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, and 4 sacks across 52 career games in the available record. That gives McKinley Williams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Syracuse
2016-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 3.5 | 10.4 | 6.2 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Syracuse | 4.5 | 12.9 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Syracuse | 1 | 14.4 | 2.8 | -3.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Syracuse | 9 | 21.1 | 7.4 | 8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 6.5 | 18.3 | 4.9 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Clemson
Week 8 · L 21-47 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Louisville
Week 2 · L 28-62 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Wagner
Week 2 · W 62-10
2
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#4
@ NC State
Week 12 · L 17-41 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Clemson
Week 10 · L 0-54 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Syracuse
9 primary output · 21.1 efficiency · 7.4 usage
59.3
#2
2021 Regular Season · Syracuse
36.5
6.5 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 4.9 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Syracuse
30.1
4.5 primary · 12.9 efficiency · 3.1 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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