Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Eastern Michigan
Derric Williams
LB • 6'0" • 235 lbs • Lake Orion, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Derric Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
36
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
36
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
50
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Eastern Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Player Story
Derric Williams built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Lake Orion, MI wearing No. 42, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Derric Williams' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Eastern Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Derric Williams, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Eastern Michigan. Derric Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 88
- TFL
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Derric Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Eastern Michigan · LB
- Career Tackles
- 88
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
- Top game
- Bowling Green
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Lake Orion Community · Eastern Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Lake Orion Community · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 26 tackles · LB 473rd (top 43%) · Mid-American 149th (top 28%) · National 1,607th (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 55 | 4.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 46.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 33.2 |
Related Context
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Derric Williams played LB for Eastern Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Derric Williams recorded 88 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Eastern Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Eastern Michigan paired 6.5 primary output with 24.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Army
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
16.5
Usage
4.8
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
Army
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Game by game trend chart. Charlotte: 0. Rutgers: 1. Ohio: 0. Kentucky: 1. Toledo: 0. Army: 1. Western Michigan: 0. Northern Illinois: 1. Ball State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Charlotte: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 3 by 22.5. Ohio: 2 by 8.3. Kentucky: 3 by 22.5. Toledo: 1 by 4.2. Army: 7 by 39.2. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Northern Illinois: 6 by 35. Ball State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
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9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Army
Best efficiency game
39.2 vs Army
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 11/2 | vs Ball State | W 56-14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/26 | @ Northern Illinois | L 27-30 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Western Michigan | L 17-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Army | L 27-28 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Toledo | L 15-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Kentucky | L 20-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Ohio | L 20-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Rutgers | W 16-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/1 | vs Charlotte | W 24-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Derric Williams story
Derric Williams built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Lake Orion, MI wearing No. 42, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Derric Williams' career was his defensive production: 88 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, and 2 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Eastern Michigan. 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 Derric Williams' production has multiple signals. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Eastern Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Derric 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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Eastern Michigan
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 6.5 | 24.9 | 5.4 | 6.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 6.5 | 24.9 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 16.5 | 4.8 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Bowling Green
Week 5 · W 28-25 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Army
Week 7 · L 27-28
1
Havoc Plays
79.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 79.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Northern Illinois
Week 9 · L 27-30 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Rutgers
Week 2 · W 16-13
1
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Northern Illinois
Week 12 · L 24-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
64.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
6.5 primary output · 24.9 efficiency · 5.4 usage
46.3
#2
2016 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
46.3
6.5 primary · 24.9 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
33.2
4 primary · 16.5 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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