Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Utah State
DJ Williams
CB • 5'9" • 180 lbs • Smyrna, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
DJ Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
15
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Utah State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Player Story
DJ Williams built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a cornerback from Smyrna, TN wearing No. 7, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of DJ Williams' career was his defensive production: 106...
Read the storyDJ Williams, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Utah State. DJ Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 106
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 14
Quick Answers
DJ Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 106
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Utah State
- Top game
- New Mexico State
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 72 tackles · CB 3rd (top 1%) · Mountain West 31st (top 6%) · National 273rd (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Postseason | Utah State | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah State | 11 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 57.4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Utah State | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 13 | 71 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 48.7 |
Related Context
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DJ Williams played CB for Utah State. Across 4 tracked seasons, DJ Williams recorded 106 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Utah State paired 16 primary output with 29.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Utah State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
32.1
Usage
6.2
Consistency
32.7
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kent State: 0. Wake Forest: 0. Stony Brook: 3. San Diego State: 0. Colorado State: 2. LSU: 0.5. Nevada: 1. Air Force: 0. BYU: 1. Fresno State: 2. Wyoming: 0. Boise State: 0. New Mexico: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kent State: 1 by 4.2. Wake Forest: 6 by 25. Stony Brook: 4 by 46.7. San Diego State: 12 by 50. Colorado State: 4 by 36.7. LSU: 6 by 30. Nevada: 3 by 22.5. Air Force: 14 by 50. BYU: 6 by 35. Fresno State: 4 by 36.7. Wyoming: 7 by 29.2. Boise State: 3 by 12.5. New Mexico: 2 by 38.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 7 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
New Mexico
Best efficiency game
50 vs Air Force
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/21 | @ Kent State | L 41-51 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ New MexicoSplash game | W 38-25 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Boise State | L 21-56 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Wyoming | W 26-21 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | @ Fresno StateSplash game | W 37-35 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/3 | vs BYU | L 14-42 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/27 | @ Air Force10+ tackles | L 7-31 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/20 | vs Nevada | W 36-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ LSU | L 6-42 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Colorado StateSplash game | W 34-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/22 | @ San Diego State10+ tackles | W 23-17 | 12 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Stony BrookSplash game | W 62-7 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Wake Forest | L 35-38 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
DJ Williams story
DJ Williams built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a cornerback from Smyrna, TN wearing No. 7, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of DJ Williams' career was his defensive production: 106 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 6 interceptions across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Utah State. 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 DJ Williams' production has multiple signals. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Utah State.
The arc is straightforward: DJ 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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Utah State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Utah State | 16 | 29.2 | 5.8 | 16 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah State | 16 | 29.2 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Utah State | 12.5 | 32.1 | 6.2 | -3.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 12.5 | 32.1 | 6.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs New Mexico State
Week 2 · W 60-13
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ New Mexico
Week 14 · W 38-25 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Fresno State
Week 11 · W 37-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#4
@ North Texas
Week 1 · W 52-13 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Stony Brook
Week 2 · W 62-7
3
Havoc Plays
58.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Utah State
16 primary output · 29.2 efficiency · 5.8 usage
57.4
#2
2018 Regular Season · Utah State
57.4
16 primary · 29.2 efficiency · 5.8 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Utah State
48.7
12.5 primary · 32.1 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
10
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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