Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2023Miami
James Williams
S • 6'5" • 215 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Miami
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Miami
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Player Story
James Williams built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a safety from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 20, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of James Williams' career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Miami
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 22
- Overall
- No. 242
- NFL Team
- Tennessee Titans
James Williams, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Miami. James Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 162
- TFL
- 2
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 12
Quick Answers
James Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami · S
- Career Tackles
- 162
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Miami
- Top game
- North Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Deland · Miami
- High school pipeline
- American Heritage · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 7 · Pick 22 · Tennessee Titans
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Junior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 72 tackles · S 38th (top 8%) · ACC 24th (top 4%) · National 221st (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami | 9 | 31 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 30.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Miami | 11 | 59 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 53.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Miami | 12 | 72 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 55 |
Related Context
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James Williams played S for Miami. Across 3 tracked seasons, James Williams recorded 162 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Miami.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Miami paired 7.5 primary output with 30.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Miami
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
29.6
Usage
5.5
Consistency
38.1
Best Game by takeover score
Texas A&M
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Bethune-Cookman: 1. Southern Miss: 1.5. Texas A&M: 2. Middle Tennessee: 0. North Carolina: 0. Virginia Tech: 2. Duke: 0. Florida State: 0.5. Georgia Tech: 0. Clemson: 0. Pittsburgh: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Bethune-Cookman: 3 by 22.5. Southern Miss: 5 by 35.8. Texas A&M: 7 by 49.2. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 16.7. North Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Virginia Tech: 6 by 45. Duke: 5 by 20.8. Florida State: 5 by 25.8. Georgia Tech: 3 by 12.5. Clemson: 9 by 37.5. Pittsburgh: 10 by 51.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 4 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 7 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas A&M
Best efficiency game
51.7 vs Pittsburgh
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | vs Pittsburgh10+ tackles | L 16-42 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Clemson | L 10-40 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Georgia Tech | W 35-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Florida State | L 3-45 | 5 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Duke | L 21-45 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Virginia TechSplash game | W 20-14 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs North Carolina | L 24-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Middle Tennessee | L 31-45 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | @ Texas A&MSplash game | L 9-17 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Southern Miss | W 30-7 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Bethune-Cookman | W 70-13 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
James Williams story
James Williams built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a safety from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 20, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of James Williams' career was his defensive production: 162 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 12 passes defended across 32 career games in the available record. That gives James Williams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Miami
2021-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami | 4.5 | 19.4 | 3.6 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Miami | 8 | 29.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Miami | 7.5 | 30.9 | 9.8 | -0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ North Carolina
Week 7 · L 31-41 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
78 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78 takeover score.
#2
@ Texas A&M
Week 3 · L 9-17
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Georgia Tech
Week 6 · L 20-23 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Central Connecticut
Week 4 · W 69-0
2
Havoc Plays
63.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Virginia Tech
Week 7 · W 20-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Miami
7.5 primary output · 30.9 efficiency · 9.8 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Miami
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8 primary · 29.6 efficiency · 5.5 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Miami
30.1
4.5 primary · 19.4 efficiency · 3.6 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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