Senior defensive lineman on Wake Forest's 2025 roster.
6′4″ · 273 lb · Johnston, SC
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sacks · 2025
3 tackles · 1 hurries
Best game: vs Western Carolina
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Wake Forest's 2025 roster.
BJ Williams
Wins his gap play after play. BJ Williams has been at Wake Forest through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt: 1 tackles against Delaware — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
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
2025 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 0.7 | 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
Jake Dickert
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #143 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 23 | 9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 40 | 13 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 10-9vs Kennesaw State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 42-10vs Western Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-34vs NC State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-14vs Delaware | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wake Forest
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Wake Forest
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wake Forest · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #63 · 2026 recruiting class #39
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Deslin Alexandre’s 2021 season.
Matches Deslin on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaylen Pate's junior season at Northwestern (2022).
Matches Jaylen on
Player DNA