Junior defensive back on Maryland's 2023 roster.
6′0″ · 198 lb · De Land, FL
The story
3 defensive back on Maryland's roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearAvantae Williams
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Avantae Williams has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt: 1 tackles against Northwestern — Week 9, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Maryland, 30 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Locksley.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 31-9@ Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 44-17vs Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-33@ Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Jalen Tate’s 2021 season.
Matches Jalen on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Kevin Dever's freshman season at Akron (2021).
Matches Kevin on
Player DNA