Player Dossier

2019-2024

Coastal Carolina

AJ Williams

S • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Bamberg, SC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

AJ Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.3 disruption score.

Usage / Role

14%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

14

Developing production for a safety

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

21

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Wake Forest

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Wake Forest • Coastal Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

Player Story

AJ Williams built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a safety from Bamberg, SC wearing No. 7, spending time with Coastal Carolina and Wake Forest. The clearest part of AJ Williams' career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2025 · Rating 0.86

Glenbrook North · Northbrook, IL

Committed To
Cincinnati
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

AJ Williams, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Wake Forest. AJ Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.3 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
155
TFL
6
Sacks
1
QB hurries
1
Passes defended
5

Quick Answers

AJ Williams quick answers

Latest team and position
Coastal Carolina · S
Career Tackles
155
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 44 games
Best season
2020 Regular Season · Wake Forest
Top game
Clemson
Recruit profile
3-star · Glenbrook North · Cincinnati
High school pipeline
Glenbrook North · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 7 · Senior
2024 Tackles rank
48 tackles · S 126th (top 23%) · Sun Belt 64th (top 11%) · National 663rd (top 11%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonWake Forest11-0--037
2020 Regular SeasonWake Forest7302.5012058.9
2021 Regular SeasonWake Forest56-0-109.2
2022 Regular SeasonWake Forest114821--027.2
2023 Regular SeasonWake Forest922-0-1011.5
2024 PostseasonCoastal Carolina112-0--030.6
2024 Regular SeasonCoastal Carolina11461.50-1030.6

Related Context

AJ Williams played S for Wake Forest and Coastal Carolina. Across 6 tracked seasons, AJ Williams recorded 155 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Wake Forest.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Wake Forest paired 6.5 primary output with 27.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 21.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Wake Forest, Coastal Carolina.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2024 Postseason · Coastal Carolina

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

21.3

Usage

4.6

Consistency

9.1

Best Game by takeover score

Louisiana

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 0. Jacksonville State: 0. William & Mary: 0. Temple: 0. Virginia: 1. James Madison: 0. Louisiana: 1.5. Troy: 0. App State: 1. Marshall: 0. Georgia Southern: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 2 by 8.3. Jacksonville State: 2 by 8.3. William & Mary: 2 by 8.3. Temple: 5 by 20.8. Virginia: 6 by 35. James Madison: 8 by 33.3. Louisiana: 3 by 27.5. Troy: 6 by 25. App State: 3 by 22.5. Marshall: 6 by 25. Georgia Southern: 5 by 20.8

Split Comparison

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

Wins0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 7 · +0.1 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

Louisiana

Best efficiency game

35 vs Virginia

Result
Mon 12/23@ UTSAL 15-4421000
Sat 11/23vs Georgia SouthernL 6-2654000
Sat 11/16@ MarshallL 19-3163000
Fri 11/8vs App StateW 38-24320010
Sat 11/2@ TroyL 24-3865000
Sat 10/19vs LouisianaL 24-34311.5000
Thu 10/10@ James MadisonL 7-3985000
Sat 9/21vs VirginiaL 24-4364001
Sat 9/14@ TempleW 28-2055000
Sat 9/7vs William & MaryW 40-2122000
Fri 8/30@ Jacksonville StateW 55-2722000

Player Story

AJ Williams story

AJ Williams built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a safety from Bamberg, SC wearing No. 7, spending time with Coastal Carolina and Wake Forest. The clearest part of AJ Williams' career was his defensive production: 155 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions across 44 career games in the available record. That gives AJ 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. 1

    Wake Forest

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Coastal Carolina

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonWake Forest04.20.8
2020 Regular SeasonWake Forest6.527.16.76.5
2021 Regular SeasonWake Forest170.9-5.5
2022 Regular SeasonWake Forest320.93.92
2023 Regular SeasonWake Forest111.31.9-2
2024 PostseasonCoastal Carolina3.521.34.62.5
2024 Regular SeasonCoastal Carolina3.521.34.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Clemson

Week 2 · L 13-37 · Conference game

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Havoc Plays

83.3 takeover

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.

#2

vs Syracuse

Week 12 · W 45-35 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

76.7 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.

#3

vs Louisiana

Week 8 · L 24-34 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

70.8 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.

#4

vs Virginia Tech

Week 8 · W 23-16 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

62.5 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.

#5

vs App State

Week 11 · W 38-24 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

59.7 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Regular Season · Wake Forest

6.5 primary output · 27.1 efficiency · 6.7 usage

58.9

#2

2019 Regular Season · Wake Forest

37

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · Coastal Carolina

30.6

3.5 primary · 21.3 efficiency · 4.6 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games