Player Dossier

2017-2021

Nebraska

Deontai Williams

S • 6'1" • 205 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Deontai Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

9.9

Efficiency

35.2

Consistency

64.8

Season Value

31.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Nebraska

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Nebraska
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Deontai Williams, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Nebraska. Deontai Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Nebraska paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 35.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2021 Regular Season · Nebraska

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

1.1

Efficiency

35.2

Usage

9.9

Consistency

64.8

Best Game by takeover score

Minnesota

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 2. Illinois: 1. Buffalo: 2. Oklahoma: 0. Michigan State: 1. Northwestern: 0. Michigan: 1. Minnesota: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 4 by 36.7. Illinois: 6 by 35. Buffalo: 4 by 36.7. Oklahoma: 9 by 37.5. Michigan State: 5 by 30.8. Northwestern: 3 by 12.5. Michigan: 8 by 43.3. Minnesota: 7 by 49.2

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=2 · +0 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=5 · +0 vs Wins
First Half1.3 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=4 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Minnesota

Best efficiency game

49.2 vs Minnesota

Result
Sat 10/16@ MinnesotaL 23-30750011
Sat 10/9vs MichiganL 29-32810010
Sat 10/2vs NorthwesternW 56-732000
Sat 9/25@ Michigan StateL 20-2353100
Sat 9/18@ OklahomaL 16-2395000
Sat 9/11vs BuffaloW 28-342002
Sat 9/4vs UnknownSplash game420020
Sat 8/28@ IllinoisL 22-3063100

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Nebraska

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20172018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonNebraska0
2018 Regular SeasonNebraska513.33.55
2019 Regular SeasonNebraska08.31.2-5
2020 Regular SeasonNebraska937.88.89
2021 Regular SeasonNebraska935.29.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Minnesota

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.1 takeover score.

#2

Minnesota

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.5 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.4 takeover score.

#4

Penn State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.1 takeover score.

#5

Purdue

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Nebraska

0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage

36.5

#2

2021 Regular Season · Nebraska

31.7

9 primary · 35.2 efficiency · 9.9 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Nebraska

23.8

9 primary · 37.8 efficiency · 8.8 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8117

Holmes County Central · Lexington, MS

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

122

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 28 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Deontai Williams quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
122