AJ Williams: S · Coastal Carolina · #7.
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AJ Williams
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The six seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Dave Clawson and Tim Beck. On tape: 8 tackles against James Madison, Week 7, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | 48 | 34 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 22 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 48 | 30 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 30 | 16 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | Wake Forest | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 155 | 98 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-27@ Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 40-21vs William & Mary | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-20@ Temple | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-43vs Virginia | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-39@ James Madison | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 24-34vs Louisiana | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-38@ Troy | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-24vs App State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-31@ Marshall | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 6-26vs Georgia Southern | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 15-44@ UTSA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 34 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL48 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Beck
Pass share
43.1%
358 pass / 473 run
Plays / game
63.9
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
374 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #285 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Wake Forest and Coastal Carolina, 155 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Clawson and Tim Beck.
