Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Maryland
William Likely
DB • 5'7" • Belle Glade, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
William Likely shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
59
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Maryland
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida International
Player Story
William Likely built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive back from Belle Glade, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of William Likely's career was his return-game...
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- Committed To
- Maryland
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
William Likely, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Maryland. William Likely shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 32
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 3
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
William Likely quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Maryland · DB
- Career Tackles
- 32
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Maryland
- Top game
- Florida International
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Glades Central · Maryland
- High school pipeline
- Glades Central · 44 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · DB 292nd (top 36%) · Big Ten 147th (top 24%) · National 1,358th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Postseason | Maryland | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Maryland | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 5.5 |
| 2014 Postseason | Maryland | 12 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 45 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 3 | 45 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Maryland | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 3 | 50 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 6 | 32 | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 54.2 |
Related Context
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William Likely played DB for Maryland. Across 4 tracked seasons, William Likely recorded 108 rushing yards, 12 receiving yards, and 32 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Maryland.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Maryland paired 8 primary output with 34.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 34.2 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: Florida International
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Maryland
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
34.2
Usage
7.1
Consistency
23.6
Best Game by takeover score
Florida International
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Howard: 0. Florida International: 4. UCF: 3. Purdue: 0. Penn State: 1. Minnesota: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Howard: 1 by 4.2. Florida International: 5 by 60.8. UCF: 14 by 80. Purdue: 8 by 33.3. Penn State: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 4 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida International
Best efficiency game
80 vs UCF
Player Story
William Likely story
William Likely built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive back from Belle Glade, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of William Likely's career was his return-game role: 3,097 return yards and 6 return touchdowns across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Maryland. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 108 rushing yards, 12 receiving yards, and 32 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Maryland.
The arc is straightforward: William Likely 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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Maryland
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Postseason | Maryland | 1 | 1.5 | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Maryland | 1 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Maryland | 6 | 10 | — | 5 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Maryland | 6 | 10 | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | 0 | — | -6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 8 | 34.2 | 7.1 | 8 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida International
Week 2 · W 41-14
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
@ UCF
Week 3 · W 30-24
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
vs Syracuse
Week 11 · L 3-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ Michigan
Week 13 · W 23-16 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
@ Penn State
Week 10 · W 20-19 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Maryland
8 primary output · 34.2 efficiency · 7.1 usage
54.2
#2
2015 Regular Season · Maryland
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Postseason · Maryland
45
6 primary · 10 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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