Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Virginia Tech
Nigel Williams
DT • 6'2" • Richmond, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nigel Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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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: 2016 Postseason · Virginia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Player Story
Nigel Williams built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive tackle from Richmond, VA wearing No. 8, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Nigel Williams' career was his defensive...
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Nigel Williams, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Virginia Tech. Nigel Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 17
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Nigel Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia Tech · DT
- Career Tackles
- 17
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 8 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Virginia Tech
- Top game
- Virginia
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Garces Memorial
- High school pipeline
- Garces Memorial · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 17 tackles · DT 129th (top 55%) · ACC 219th (top 37%) · National 2,178th (top 39%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 55.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55.8 |
Related Context
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Nigel Williams played DT for Virginia Tech. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nigel Williams recorded 17 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Virginia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Virginia Tech paired 7.5 primary output with 18.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 18.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Virginia Tech
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
18.2
Usage
4.3
Consistency
69.1
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas: 1. Liberty: 0. Tennessee: 1. Boston College: 1. East Carolina: 1. North Carolina: 1.5. Virginia: 2. Clemson: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas: 1 by 14.2. Liberty: 3 by 12.5. Tennessee: 4 by 26.7. Boston College: 0 by 10. East Carolina: 2 by 18.3. North Carolina: 1 by 19.2. Virginia: 3 by 32.5. Clemson: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 6 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.6 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
Virginia
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Virginia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/29 | vs Arkansas | W 35-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/4 | vs Clemson | L 35-42 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs VirginiaSplash game | W 52-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ North Carolina | W 34-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs East Carolina | W 54-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Boston College | W 49-0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | @ Tennessee | L 24-45 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Liberty | W 36-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nigel Williams story
Nigel Williams built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive tackle from Richmond, VA wearing No. 8, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Nigel Williams' career was his defensive production: 17 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 8 career games in the available record. That gives Nigel Williams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Virginia Tech
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 7.5 | 18.2 | 4.3 | 7.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 7.5 | 18.2 | 4.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Virginia
Week 13 · W 52-10 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Tennessee
Week 2 · L 24-45
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Havoc Plays
48.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.
#3
@ North Carolina
Week 6 · W 34-3 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
39.2 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 39.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Arkansas
Week 1 · W 35-24 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
32.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 32.2 takeover score.
#5
vs East Carolina
Week 4 · W 54-17
1
Havoc Plays
31.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 31.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Virginia Tech
7.5 primary output · 18.2 efficiency · 4.3 usage
55.8
#2
2016 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
55.8
7.5 primary · 18.2 efficiency · 4.3 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
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Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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