Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Duke
Wesley Williams
DE • 6'3" • 265 lbs • Gainesville, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Wesley Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
41
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Duke
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Duke
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: California
Player Story
Wesley Williams built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive end from Gainesville, VA wearing No. 97, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Wesley Williams' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Duke
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 19
- Overall
- No. 119
- NFL Team
- Jacksonville Jaguars
Wesley Williams, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Duke. Wesley Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 127
- TFL
- 27
- Sacks
- 10.5
- QB hurries
- 27
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Wesley Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Duke · DE
- Career Tackles
- 127
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Duke
- Top game
- California
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Battlefield · Duke
- High school pipeline
- Battlefield · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 4 · Pick 19 · Jacksonville Jaguars
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 43 tackles · DE 28th (top 10%) · ACC 105th (top 14%) · National 835th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Duke | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Postseason | Duke | 12 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Duke | 12 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Duke | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 66.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Duke | 13 | 46 | 12.5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 66.8 |
| 2025 Postseason | Duke | 14 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Duke | 14 | 40 | 7.5 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 57.9 |
Related Context
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Wesley Williams played DE for Duke. Across 4 tracked seasons, Wesley Williams recorded 127 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Duke.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Duke paired 30.5 primary output with 38.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: California
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Duke
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
32.1
Usage
9.3
Consistency
33.5
Best Game by takeover score
California
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 0.5. Elon: 0. Illinois: 1. Tulane: 1.5. NC State: 5. Syracuse: 1. California: 5. Georgia Tech: 1. Clemson: 1. UConn: 2. Virginia: 2. North Carolina: 1. Wake Forest: 1. Virginia: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 3 by 17.5. Elon: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 3 by 22.5. Tulane: 4 by 31.7. NC State: 3 by 62.5. Syracuse: 2 by 18.3. California: 9 by 87.5. Georgia Tech: 3 by 22.5. Clemson: 4 by 26.7. UConn: 4 by 36.7. Virginia: 1 by 24.2. North Carolina: 1 by 14.2. Wake Forest: 0 by 10. Virginia: 5 by 70.8
Split Comparison
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Wins2.2 · Games = 9 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 5 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
California
Best efficiency game
87.5 vs California
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | vs Arizona State | W 42-39 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/7 | @ VirginiaSplash game | W 27-20 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Wake Forest | W 49-32 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ North Carolina | W 32-25 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs VirginiaSplash game | L 17-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ UConnSplash game | L 34-37 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Clemson | W 46-45 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Georgia Tech | L 18-27 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/5 | @ CaliforniaSplash game | W 45-21 | 9 | 4 | — | 3.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Syracuse | W 38-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs NC StateSplash game | W 45-33 | 3 | 0 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | @ Tulane | L 27-34 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Illinois | L 19-45 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | vs Elon | W 45-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Wesley Williams story
Wesley Williams built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive end from Gainesville, VA wearing No. 97, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Wesley Williams' career was his defensive production: 127 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 10 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Wesley Williams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Duke
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Duke | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Duke | 11 | 22 | 6.3 | 11 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Duke | 11 | 22 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Duke | 30.5 | 38.5 | 8.1 | 19.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Duke | 30.5 | 38.5 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Duke | 27 | 32.1 | 9.3 | -3.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Duke | 27 | 32.1 | 9.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 80 California
Week 6 · W 45-21 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 31 Virginia
Week 15 · W 27-20 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 4 · W 45-17
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 55 NC State
Week 4 · W 45-33 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#5
@ NC State
Week 11 · W 29-19 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Duke
30.5 primary output · 38.5 efficiency · 8.1 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Duke
66.8
30.5 primary · 38.5 efficiency · 8.1 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Duke
57.9
27 primary · 32.1 efficiency · 9.3 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
16
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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