Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Syracuse
Garrett Williams
DB • 6'0" • 189 lbs • Harrisburg, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Garrett Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31 disruption score.
Impact Production
87
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
54
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Player Story
Garrett Williams built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive back from Harrisburg, NC wearing No. 8, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Garrett Williams' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- San Diego State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 9
- Overall
- No. 72
- NFL Team
- Arizona Cardinals
Garrett Williams, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Syracuse. Garrett Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 150
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 22
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Garrett Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Syracuse · DB
- Career Tackles
- 150
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Syracuse
- Top game
- Clemson
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Fossil Ridge · San Diego State
- High school pipeline
- Fossil Ridge · 6 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 3 · Pick 9 · Arizona Cardinals
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Sophomore
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · DB 268th (top 29%) · ACC 120th (top 20%) · National 1,121st (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Syracuse | 11 | 64 | 3 | 1 | - | 10 | 2 | 59.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 10 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 62.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Syracuse | 7 | 34 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 47.2 |
Related Context
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Garrett Williams played DB for Syracuse. Across 4 tracked seasons, Garrett Williams recorded 150 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Syracuse paired 15 primary output with 36.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Win 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 · Syracuse
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
31
Usage
6.5
Consistency
56.6
Best Game by takeover score
UConn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 1. UConn: 2. Purdue: 2. Virginia: 2. Wagner: 0. NC State: 0.5. Notre Dame: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 9 by 47.5. UConn: 7 by 49.2. Purdue: 10 by 61.7. Virginia: 2 by 28.3. Wagner: 1 by 4.2. NC State: 2 by 13.3. Notre Dame: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 6 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UConn
Best efficiency game
61.7 vs Purdue
Player Story
Garrett Williams story
Garrett Williams built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive back from Harrisburg, NC wearing No. 8, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Garrett Williams' career was his defensive production: 150 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with Syracuse. 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 Garrett Williams' production has multiple signals. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Syracuse.
The arc is straightforward: Garrett 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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Syracuse
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Syracuse | 16 | 38.8 | 7.3 | 16 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 15 | 36.7 | 6.4 | -1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Syracuse | 7.5 | 31 | 6.5 | -7.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Clemson
Week 8 · L 21-47 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Boston College
Week 9 · W 21-6 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#3
@ UConn
Week 2 · W 48-14
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Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Wake Forest
Week 9 · L 14-38 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Purdue
Week 3 · W 32-29
2
Havoc Plays
74.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Syracuse
15 primary output · 36.7 efficiency · 6.4 usage
62.3
#2
2020 Regular Season · Syracuse
59.6
16 primary · 38.8 efficiency · 7.3 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Syracuse
47.2
7.5 primary · 31 efficiency · 6.5 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
12
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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