Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Texas Tech
Kris Williams
LB • 6'1" • Dallas, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kris Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
78
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
43
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Texas Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Player Story
Kris Williams built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from Dallas, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Kris Williams' career was his defensive production: 34...
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- Committed To
- Texas Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Kris Williams, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech. Kris Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 34
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Kris Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas Tech · LB
- Career Tackles
- 34
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech
- Top game
- Kansas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bryan Adams · Texas Tech
- High school pipeline
- Bryan Adams · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · LB 381st (top 37%) · Big 12 102nd (top 24%) · National 1,256th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 11 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 54.8 |
Related Context
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Kris Williams played LB for Texas Tech. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kris Williams recorded 34 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Texas Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Texas Tech paired 14 primary output with 24.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
24.7
Usage
7.1
Consistency
35.3
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Stephen F. Austin: 2. Arizona State: 0. Louisiana Tech: 1. Kansas: 6. Kansas State: 1. West Virginia: 0. TCU: 0. Texas: 3. Oklahoma State: 0. Iowa State: 0. Baylor: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stephen F. Austin: 4 by 36.7. Arizona State: 4 by 16.7. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 18.3. Kansas: 4 by 66.7. Kansas State: 1 by 14.2. West Virginia: 1 by 4.2. TCU: 7 by 29.2. Texas: 4 by 46.7. Oklahoma State: 1 by 4.2. Iowa State: 3 by 12.5. Baylor: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 5 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kansas
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Kansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | vs Baylor | W 54-35 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Iowa State | L 10-66 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Oklahoma State | L 44-45 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs TexasSplash game | L 37-45 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ TCU | W 27-24 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs West Virginia | L 17-48 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Kansas State | L 38-44 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/30 | vs Kansas2+ sacks · Splash game | W 55-19 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 59-45 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | @ Arizona State | L 55-68 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | vs Stephen F. AustinSplash game | W 69-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kris Williams story
Kris Williams built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from Dallas, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Kris Williams' career was his defensive production: 34 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 11 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Texas Tech. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Kris Williams' production has multiple signals. With 11 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas Tech.
The arc is straightforward: Kris Williams moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Texas Tech
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 14 | 24.7 | 7.1 | 14 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kansas
Week 5 · W 55-19 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Texas
Week 10 · L 37-45 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
65.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Stephen F. Austin
Week 1 · W 69-17
2
Havoc Plays
46.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Kansas State
Week 6 · L 38-44 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
33.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 33.1 takeover score.
#5
@ TCU
Week 9 · W 27-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
22.2 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 22.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech
14 primary output · 24.7 efficiency · 7.1 usage
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#2
2012 Regular Season · Texas Tech
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Texas Tech
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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