Player Dossier

2020-2023

Memphis

Joel Williams

DB • 6'1" • 203 lbs • Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Joel Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.6

Efficiency

8.4

Consistency

100

Season Value

36.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Memphis

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Kentucky • Missouri • Memphis
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa

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.

Joel Williams, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Memphis. Joel Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Memphis paired 0 primary output with 8.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 8.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Kentucky, Missouri, Memphis.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UAB

Win with 0 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

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2023 Regular Season · Memphis

Games

3

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

8.4

Usage

1.6

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

North Texas

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

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123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. UAB: 0. North Texas: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. UAB: 4 by 16.7. North Texas: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0 · Games = 2
First Half0 · Games = 2
All Games0 · Games = 3

Game Log

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

3 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UAB

Best efficiency game

16.7 vs UAB

Result
Sat 10/28@ North TexasW 45-4211000
Sat 10/21@ UABW 45-2142000
Sat 9/2vs Unknown11000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Kentucky

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Missouri

    2021

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Memphis

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

202020212021202220222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonKentucky06.31
2021 Regular SeasonMissouri16.10.51
2021 Regular SeasonKentucky16.10.50
2022 PostseasonMemphis514.64.64
2022 Regular SeasonMemphis514.64.60
2023 Regular SeasonMemphis08.41.6-5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Tulsa

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.

#2

Kentucky

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

#3

Utah State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 31 takeover score.

#4

UAB

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.5 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 5.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Memphis

0 primary output · 8.4 efficiency · 1.6 usage

36.7

#2

2020 Regular Season · Kentucky

35.8

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1 usage

#3

2022 Postseason · Memphis

20.1

5 primary · 14.6 efficiency · 4.6 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8183

Bergen Catholic · Oradell, NJ

Committed To
North Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

3

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

20

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 14 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Joel Williams quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
20