Ashton Williams
Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Tulsa. On tape: 11 tackles against Navy, Week 6, 2026.
38 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
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): 6 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-10vs Oklahoma State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-17@ Sam Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-0vs East Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-34@ Arkansas | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 44-45vs North Texas | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-34@ Navy | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 38-17@ Rice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-38vs Army | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 23 · L 35-38 vs Army, play by play
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Tulsa’s defense played that day
Army’s 12 drives: 5 stopped · 7 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 12.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
11 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
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 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles.
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 -18 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
38tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL38 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Pass share
49.7%
255 pass / 258 run
Plays / game
64.1
8 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
276 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
38 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #283 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #36 of 38 American Athletic Ss
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.
A stat line in 27 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Wilson → Tre Lamb. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
