Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2023Memphis
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.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
4
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Memphis
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kentucky • Missouri • Memphis
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Player Story
Joel Williams built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive back from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 13, spending time with Kentucky, Memphis, and Missouri. The clearest part of Joel Williams' career...
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- Committed To
- North Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Joel Williams, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Memphis. Joel Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 20
- TFL
- 1
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Joel Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Memphis · DB
- Career Tackles
- 20
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Memphis
- Top game
- Tulsa
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bergen Catholic · North Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Bergen Catholic · 37 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Junior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 6 tackles · DB 657th (top 69%) · American Athletic 345th (top 55%) · National 3,271st (top 55%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Kentucky | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Missouri | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 10.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kentucky | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.4 |
| 2022 Postseason | Memphis | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 38.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Memphis | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 38.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Memphis | 3 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.7 |
Related Context
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Joel Williams played DB for Kentucky, Missouri, and Memphis. Across 4 tracked seasons, Joel Williams recorded 20 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Memphis.
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 stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to 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.
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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
UAB
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Bethune-Cookman: 0. UAB: 0. North Texas: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Bethune-Cookman: 1 by 4.2. UAB: 4 by 16.7. North Texas: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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First Half0 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
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3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UAB
Best efficiency game
16.7 vs UAB
Player Story
Joel Williams story
Joel Williams built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive back from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 13, spending time with Kentucky, Memphis, and Missouri. The clearest part of Joel Williams' career was his defensive production: 20 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception across 14 career games in the available record. That gives Joel Williams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Kentucky
2020-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Missouri
2021
Peak year stop
- 3
Memphis
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Missouri | 1 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kentucky | 1 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Memphis | 5 | 14.6 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Memphis | 5 | 14.6 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | 8.4 | 1.6 | -5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Tulsa
Week 11 · W 26-10 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
68 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.
#2
@ Utah State
Week 1 · W 38-10 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
46.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Kentucky
Week 2 · L 28-35 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
36.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#4
@ UAB
Week 8 · W 45-21 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
13.1 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 13.1 takeover score.
#5
vs North Alabama
Week 12 · W 59-0
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Havoc Plays
12.8 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 12.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Memphis
0 primary output · 8.4 efficiency · 1.6 usage
40.7
#2
2022 Postseason · Memphis
38.5
5 primary · 14.6 efficiency · 3.4 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Memphis
38.5
5 primary · 14.6 efficiency · 3.4 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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