Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Northern Illinois
Roy Williams
DE • 6'6" • 257 lbs • Crestwood, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Roy Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
93
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
72
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Roy Williams built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive end from Crestwood, IL wearing No. 97, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Roy Williams' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Roy Williams, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Roy Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 96
- TFL
- 15
- Sacks
- 12
- QB hurries
- 13
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Roy Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · DE
- Career Tackles
- 96
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Greenfield · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Greenfield · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · DE 50th (top 18%) · Mid-American 120th (top 21%) · National 1,249th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 13 | 23 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 13 | 37 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 8 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 11 | - | 0 | 70.8 |
Related Context
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Roy Williams played DE for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Roy Williams recorded 96 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 16 primary output with 37.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 37.2 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: Eastern Michigan
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
2
Efficiency
37.2
Usage
13.8
Consistency
46.1
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Holy Cross: 3. Maryland: 1. Mississippi State: 1. San Diego State: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Eastern Michigan: 5. Ohio: 4. Ball State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Holy Cross: 2 by 38.3. Maryland: 4 by 26.7. Mississippi State: 5 by 30.8. San Diego State: 6 by 25. Miami (OH): 2 by 8.3. Eastern Michigan: 9 by 87.5. Ohio: 3 by 52.5. Ball State: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
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Wins2.5 · Games = 2 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 6 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
87.5 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/25 | vs Ball StateSplash game | W 21-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ OhioSplash game | L 21-48 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Eastern MichiganSplash game | L 10-16 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Miami (OH) | L 14-25 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs San Diego State | L 3-6 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Mississippi State | L 10-38 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/5 | @ Maryland | L 9-20 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Holy CrossSplash game | W 19-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Roy Williams story
Roy Williams built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive end from Crestwood, IL wearing No. 97, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Roy Williams' career was his defensive production: 96 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. That gives Roy Williams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Northern Illinois
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202220232023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 4.2 | 0.5 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 11 | 16.2 | 6.4 | 11 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 16.2 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 15 | 23.7 | 7.5 | 4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 15 | 23.7 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 16 | 37.2 | 13.8 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 119 Eastern Michigan
Week 7 · L 10-16 · Conference game
Loss 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
@ Boston College
Week 1 · W 27-24
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 84 Ohio
Week 8 · L 21-48 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Massachusetts
Week 6 · W 34-20
3
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Bowling Green
Week 7 · W 17-7 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
16 primary output · 37.2 efficiency · 13.8 usage
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#2
2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois
48.9
15 primary · 23.7 efficiency · 7.5 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
48.9
15 primary · 23.7 efficiency · 7.5 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
12
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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