Brenton Williams
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Transferred to Liberty from Auburn. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Kennesaw State — Week 8, 2026.
26 tackles · 3.5 sacks
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
26 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 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 9): 3 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20@ James Madison | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs Gardner-Webb | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 51-15vs Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-17@ Coastal Carolina | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-14@ Delaware | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-3vs Sam Houston | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-6@ Kennesaw State | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 49-10vs Florida International | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 14 | 7.5 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 49-10 vs Florida International, play by play
3 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss on 3rd and 13. Third quarter, up 35-0.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 7 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Liberty’s defense played that day
Florida International’s 10 drives: 8 stopped (1 takeaway) · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 3.
7 tackles, including 2 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 34-3.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
0 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
3 tackles, including 1 sack. His sack on 4th and 3 ended Coastal Carolina’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss on 4th and 3. Third quarter, up 20-17. Ended Coastal Carolina’s drive (downs).
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 sack.
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.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
Week 2 · 2026
W 24-23
vs Gardner-Webb
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
A close one, won by 1 at home.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -20 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
26tackles this seasonTFL rate
29%8 TFL26 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Jamey Chadwell — 19-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
34.9%
173 pass / 323 run
Plays / game
62.0
8 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
198 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 27 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Hugh Freeze and Jamey Chadwell.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
