Usage / Role
52%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2022Oregon
Bennett Williams
DB • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Campbell, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Bennett Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
83
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Illinois • Oregon
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Player Story
Bennett Williams built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a defensive back from Campbell, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with Illinois and Oregon. The clearest part of Bennett Williams' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Bennett Williams, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Illinois. Bennett Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 166
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 10
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Bennett Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oregon · DB
- Career Tackles
- 166
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- Utah
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. Francis · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- St. Francis · 17 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 67 tackles · DB 46th (top 5%) · Pac-12 24th (top 5%) · National 256th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Illinois | 10 | 64 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 56.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oregon | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 31.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oregon | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 53.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oregon | 12 | 67 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 6 | 0 | 56.1 |
Related Context
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Bennett Williams played DB for Illinois and Oregon. Across 5 tracked seasons, Bennett Williams recorded 166 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Oregon.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Illinois paired 7.5 primary output with 33.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 33.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Illinois, Oregon.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
33.3
Usage
8.2
Consistency
51.5
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ball State: 1.5. Western Kentucky: 0. South Florida: 0. Iowa: 2. Rutgers: 0.5. Minnesota: 1. Wisconsin: 1.5. Purdue: 0. Ohio State: 0. Northwestern: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ball State: 6 by 40. Western Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. South Florida: 12 by 50. Iowa: 4 by 36.7. Rutgers: 4 by 21.7. Minnesota: 14 by 60. Wisconsin: 5 by 35.8. Purdue: 4 by 16.7. Ohio State: 3 by 12.5. Northwestern: 9 by 47.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 8 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa
Best efficiency game
60 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Northwestern | L 7-42 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Ohio State | L 14-52 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Purdue | L 10-29 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Wisconsin | L 10-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Minnesota10+ tackles | L 17-24 | 14 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Rutgers | L 24-35 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ IowaSplash game | L 16-45 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/15 | @ South Florida10+ tackles | L 23-47 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | vs Western Kentucky | W 20-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Ball State | W 24-21 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Bennett Williams story
Bennett Williams built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a defensive back from Campbell, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with Illinois and Oregon. The clearest part of Bennett Williams' career was his defensive production: 166 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 8 interceptions across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Oregon. 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 Bennett Williams' production has multiple signals. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Illinois and Oregon.
The arc is straightforward: Bennett 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
Illinois
2017-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Oregon
2020-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Illinois | 7.5 | 33.3 | 8.2 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | -7.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oregon | 3 | 14.7 | 3.9 | 3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oregon | 4 | 30.8 | 9.2 | 1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oregon | 10.5 | 31.3 | 6.9 | 6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Utah
Week 12 · W 20-17 · Conference game
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Arizona
Week 4 · W 41-19 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Iowa
Week 6 · L 16-45 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Stanford
Week 10 · W 35-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Arizona
Week 6 · W 49-22 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Illinois
7.5 primary output · 33.3 efficiency · 8.2 usage
56.1
#2
2022 Regular Season · Oregon
56.1
10.5 primary · 31.3 efficiency · 6.9 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Oregon
53.4
4 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 9.2 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
6
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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