Player Dossier

2020-2025

Northwestern

Nigel Williams

DB • 5'11" • 200 lbs • Richmond, VA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Nigel Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.2

Efficiency

6.3

Consistency

100

Season Value

35.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Louisville

202122232425

Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Northwestern • New Mexico • Louisville
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Utah State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Nigel Williams, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Louisville. Nigel Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Louisville paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 6.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Northwestern, New Mexico, Louisville.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Louisville

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

6.3

Usage

1.2

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Boston College

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Boston College: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

All Games0 · n=2

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

8.3 vs Unknown

Result
Sat 10/25vs Boston CollegeW 38-2410000
Sat 8/30vs Unknown22000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Northwestern

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    New Mexico

    2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Louisville

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202020212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonNorthwestern0
2021 Regular SeasonNorthwestern00
2022 Regular SeasonNorthwestern04.20.80
2023 Regular SeasonNorthwestern00
2024 Regular SeasonNew Mexico221.93.32
2025 Regular SeasonLouisville06.31.2-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Utah State

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.

#2

New Mexico State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.2 takeover score.

#3

Wyoming

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 18.9 takeover score.

#4

Washington State

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.5 takeover score.

#5

Hawai'i

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 10.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Louisville

0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage

35.8

#2

2022 Regular Season · Northwestern

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · New Mexico

8.8

2 primary · 21.9 efficiency · 3.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8411

Collegiate School · Richmond, VA

Committed To
Northwestern
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

3

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

59

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 16 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Nigel Williams quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
59