Roy Williams

DE • 6'6" • 257 lbs • Crestwood, IL, USA

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Roy Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.2 disruption score.

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Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender

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Career Arc

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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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Class 2021 · Rating 0.823

Greenfield · Milwaukee, WI

Committed To: Northern Illinois
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2021

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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%)

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.

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