Player Profile

Derek Williams Jr.

DB • 6'2" • 201 lbs • New Iberia, LA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Derek Williams Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.2

Efficiency

12

Consistency

100

Season Value

38

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Texas

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Primary stop by seasons
Texas
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Texas
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan

Derek Williams Jr., DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Texas. Derek Williams Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Texas paired 0 primary output with 12 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 12 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

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

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt

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

Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Texas

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

12

Usage

2.2

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Arkansas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 0. UTEP: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Kentucky: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. Georgia: 0. Arkansas: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. UTEP: 2 by 8.3. Oklahoma: 2 by 8.3. Kentucky: 2 by 8.3. Mississippi State: 2 by 8.3. Vanderbilt: 8 by 33.3. Georgia: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas: 5 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=6 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=2 · +0 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=4 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=4 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Vanderbilt

Best efficiency game

33.3 vs Vanderbilt

Result
Sat 11/22vs ArkansasW 52-3753000
Sun 11/16@ GeorgiaL 10-3510000
Sat 11/1vs VanderbiltW 34-3185000
Sat 10/25@ Mississippi StateW 45-3820000
Sat 10/18@ KentuckyW 16-1321000
Sat 10/11vs OklahomaW 23-621000
Sat 9/13vs UTEPW 27-1020000
Sat 8/30@ Ohio StateL 7-1410000

Career Arc

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

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    Texas

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonTexas317.14.4
2023 Regular SeasonTexas317.14.40
2024 Regular SeasonTexas118.67-2
2025 Regular SeasonTexas0122.2-1

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Michigan

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.2 takeover score.

#2

BYU

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49 takeover score.

#3

Washington

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.

#4

Houston

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.9 takeover score.

#5

Vanderbilt

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 13.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Texas

0 primary output · 12 efficiency · 2.2 usage

38

#2

2024 Regular Season · Texas

9.9

1 primary · 18.6 efficiency · 7 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Texas

9.7

3 primary · 17.1 efficiency · 4.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.9734

Westgate · New Iberia, LA

Committed To
Texas
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

72

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 22 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
72