USC · L 30-49
No tackles.
Southern Miss · L 31-35
3 tackles
The other 6 games average 2 tackles. This one was 0 above.
Williams has tackles in 7 of Louisiana’s 8 games: none against USC.
Ashley Williams
Third year in the Louisiana linebacker corps. On tape: 4 tackles against Louisiana Tech, Week 6, 2026.
18 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 8): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Lamar | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 21-14vs UAB | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7@ Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-20vs Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-32@ Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-6vs Troy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-35@ Southern Miss | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 10 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 24 · L 31-35 at Southern Miss, play by play
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 7 games with play by play.
How Louisiana’s defense played that day
Southern Miss’s 13 drives: 9 stopped (1 takeaway) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 9 of 13.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss. First quarter, tied 0-0.
3 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss on 3rd and 11. First quarter, up 7-0.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to -3 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
17%3 TFLSack rate
11%2 sacksPD rate
6%1 pass breakups18 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks.
3 seasons under Michael Desormeaux — 21-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
35.1%
207 pass / 382 run
Plays / game
73.6
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #60 of 63 Sun Belt LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Kenny Dillingham and Michael Desormeaux.
Sun Belt Conference
