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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024California
Nohl Williams
DB • 6'1" • 200 lbs • Oxnard, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nohl Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
27
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · California
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UNLV • California
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Air Force
Player Story
Nohl Williams built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from Oxnard, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with California and UNLV. The clearest part of Nohl Williams' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- UNLV
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 21
- Overall
- No. 85
- NFL Team
- Kansas City Chiefs
Nohl Williams, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · California. Nohl Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 200
- TFL
- 5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 20
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Nohl Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- California · DB
- Career Tackles
- 200
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 52 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · California
- Top game
- Air Force
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Pacifica · UNLV
- High school pipeline
- Pacifica · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 3 · Pick 21 · Kansas City Chiefs
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 51 tackles · DB 136th (top 14%) · ACC 81st (top 11%) · National 602nd (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | UNLV | 5 | 25 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 22.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UNLV | 10 | 33 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 19.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UNLV | 11 | 39 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 49.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | California | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | California | 13 | 46 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 45.8 |
| 2024 Postseason | California | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | California | 13 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 56.7 |
Related Context
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Nohl Williams played DB for UNLV and California. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nohl Williams recorded 200 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with California.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
California paired 17 primary output with 29.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29.4 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 UNLV, California.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · California
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
29.4
Usage
6.1
Consistency
46.4
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UNLV: 0. UC Davis: 3. Auburn: 2. San Diego State: 2. Florida State: 0. Miami: 1. Pittsburgh: 1. NC State: 1. Oregon State: 0. Wake Forest: 2. Syracuse: 1. Stanford: 3. SMU: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UNLV: 2 by 8.3. UC Davis: 4 by 46.7. Auburn: 2 by 28.3. San Diego State: 3 by 32.5. Florida State: 3 by 12.5. Miami: 3 by 22.5. Pittsburgh: 4 by 26.7. NC State: 6 by 35. Oregon State: 3 by 12.5. Wake Forest: 5 by 40.8. Syracuse: 5 by 30.8. Stanford: 8 by 63.3. SMU: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2 · Games = 6 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 7 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Stanford
Best efficiency game
63.3 vs Stanford
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/19 | @ UNLV | L 13-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ SMU | L 6-38 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs StanfordSplash game | W 24-21 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Syracuse | L 25-33 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Wake ForestSplash game | W 46-36 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Oregon State | W 44-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs NC State | L 23-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Pittsburgh | L 15-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/6 | vs Miami | L 38-39 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Florida State | L 9-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | vs San Diego StateSplash game | W 31-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ AuburnSplash game | W 21-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs UC DavisSplash game | W 31-13 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
Nohl Williams story
Nohl Williams built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from Oxnard, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with California and UNLV. The clearest part of Nohl Williams' career was his defensive production: 200 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 14 interceptions, and 20 passes defended across 52 career games in the available record. His career also includes 663 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nohl 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
UNLV
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
California
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | UNLV | 2 | 24.8 | 4.9 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | UNLV | 4 | 17.8 | 3.3 | 2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UNLV | 9 | 23 | 8.6 | 5 |
| 2023 Postseason | California | 8 | 22.8 | 6.5 | -1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | California | 8 | 22.8 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | California | 17 | 29.4 | 6.1 | 9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | California | 17 | 29.4 | 6.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Air Force
Week 7 · L 7-42 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Stanford
Week 13 · W 24-21 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Notre Dame
Week 8 · L 21-44
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Utah State
Week 4 · W 34-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Arizona State
Week 5 · W 24-21 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
77 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · California
17 primary output · 29.4 efficiency · 6.1 usage
56.7
#2
2024 Regular Season · California
56.7
17 primary · 29.4 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · UNLV
49.8
9 primary · 23 efficiency · 8.6 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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