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Player Dossier
2019-2023USC
Max Williams
S • 5'9" • 185 lbs • Carson, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Max Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington
Player Story
Max Williams built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a safety from Carson, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Max Williams' career was his defensive production: 112 tackles, 7.5...
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- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Max Williams, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · USC. Max Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 112
- TFL
- 7.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Max Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- USC · S
- Career Tackles
- 112
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · USC
- Top game
- Washington
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Junipero Serra · USC
- High school pipeline
- Junipero Serra · 73 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 24 tackles · S 227th (top 43%) · Pac-12 160th (top 30%) · National 1,722nd (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | USC | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 31.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | USC | 5 | 21 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 49.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | USC | 12 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 58 |
| 2023 Postseason | USC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 30.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | USC | 9 | 22 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 30.4 |
Related Context
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Max Williams played S for USC. Across 5 tracked seasons, Max Williams recorded 77 receiving yards and 112 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with USC.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
USC paired 10 primary output with 29.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.8 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: Louisville
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · USC
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
17.8
Usage
4.7
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
Louisville
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 2. Nevada: 0. San José State: 1. Stanford: 1. Arizona State: 1. Arizona: 0. Notre Dame: 0. Washington: 0. Oregon: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 2 by 28.3. Nevada: 4 by 16.7. San José State: 2 by 18.3. Arizona State: 2 by 18.3. Arizona: 4 by 16.7. Notre Dame: 1 by 4.2. Washington: 3 by 12.5. Oregon: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisville
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Louisville
| Result | |||||||||||
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| Thu 12/28 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | W 42-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Oregon | L 27-36 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Washington | L 42-52 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Notre Dame | L 20-48 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | vs Arizona | W 43-41 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | @ Arizona State | W 42-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | vs Stanford | W 56-10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Nevada | W 66-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/27 | vs San José State | W 56-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Max Williams story
Max Williams built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a safety from Carson, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Max Williams' career was his defensive production: 112 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 77 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Max Williams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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USC
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | USC | 3 | 13.8 | 5.3 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | USC | 4.5 | 26.5 | 6.1 | 1.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 0 | — | — | -4.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | USC | 10 | 29.5 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2023 Postseason | USC | 5 | 17.8 | 4.7 | -5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | USC | 5 | 17.8 | 4.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Washington
Week 5 · L 14-28 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Louisville
Week 1 · W 42-28 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Arizona
Week 11 · W 34-30 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Washington State
Week 14 · W 38-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Arizona
Week 9 · W 45-37 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · USC
10 primary output · 29.5 efficiency · 5.9 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · USC
49.4
4.5 primary · 26.5 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · USC
31.8
3 primary · 13.8 efficiency · 5.3 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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