Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Tulane
Dorian Williams
LB • 6'2" • 225 lbs • Fort Mill, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dorian Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 51.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
62
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Tulane
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Tulane
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
Dorian Williams built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a linebacker from Fort Mill, SC wearing No. 2, spending time with Tulane. The clearest part of Dorian Williams' career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Tulane
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 28
- Overall
- No. 91
- NFL Team
- Buffalo Bills
Dorian Williams, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Tulane. Dorian Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 51.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 289
- TFL
- 26
- Sacks
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 12
Quick Answers
Dorian Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tulane · LB
- Career Tackles
- 289
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Tulane
- Top game
- Memphis
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Indian Land · Tulane
- High school pipeline
- Indian Land · 6 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 3 · Pick 28 · Buffalo Bills
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 105 tackles · LB 29th (top 3%) · American Athletic 4th (top 1%) · National 30th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Tulane | 5 | 14 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2020 Postseason | Tulane | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 79.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tulane | 12 | 83 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 79.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tulane | 12 | 73 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 30.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Tulane | 13 | 105 | 7.5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 72.3 |
Related Context
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Dorian Williams played LB for Tulane. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dorian Williams recorded 289 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Tulane.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Tulane paired 24 primary output with 53 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Tulane
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
31.2
Usage
5.8
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma: 0. Morgan State: 0. Ole Miss: 0. UAB: 1. East Carolina: 1. Houston: 0. SMU: 1. Cincinnati: 0. UCF: 0. Tulsa: 1. South Florida: 0. Memphis: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma: 8 by 33.3. Morgan State: 1 by 4.2. Ole Miss: 4 by 16.7. UAB: 7 by 39.2. East Carolina: 8 by 43.3. Houston: 9 by 37.5. SMU: 7 by 39.2. Cincinnati: 4 by 16.7. UCF: 8 by 33.3. Tulsa: 5 by 30.8. South Florida: 6 by 25. Memphis: 6 by 55
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 2 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 10 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
55 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/28 | @ MemphisSplash game | L 28-33 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs South Florida | W 45-14 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Tulsa | L 13-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ UCF | L 10-14 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Cincinnati | L 12-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/21 | @ SMU | L 26-55 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 10/7 | vs Houston | L 22-40 | 9 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ East Carolina | L 29-52 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/26 | vs UAB | L 21-28 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/19 | @ Ole Miss | L 21-61 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Morgan State | W 69-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Oklahoma | L 35-40 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dorian Williams story
Dorian Williams built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a linebacker from Fort Mill, SC wearing No. 2, spending time with Tulane. The clearest part of Dorian Williams' career was his defensive production: 289 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Tulane. 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 Dorian Williams' production has multiple signals. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tulane.
The arc is straightforward: Dorian 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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Tulane
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Tulane | 0 | 11.7 | 2.2 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | Tulane | 24 | 53 | 13 | 24 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tulane | 24 | 53 | 13 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tulane | 7 | 31.2 | 5.8 | -17 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Tulane | 23.5 | 51.1 | 13.4 | 16.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Memphis
Week 8 · W 38-28 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
@ Houston
Week 6 · L 31-49 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Tulsa
Week 12 · L 24-30 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
95.3 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 95.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Tulsa
Week 10 · W 27-13 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#5
@ Memphis
Week 13 · L 28-33 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Tulane
24 primary output · 53 efficiency · 13 usage
79.9
#2
2020 Regular Season · Tulane
79.9
24 primary · 53 efficiency · 13 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Tulane
72.3
23.5 primary · 51.1 efficiency · 13.4 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
14
Splash games
10
10+ tackle games
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