Caesar Williams: CB · Wisconsin · #21.
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Caesar Williams
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Fifth year in the same secondary at Wisconsin. Named All-Big Ten two seasons running, most recently in 2021. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Michigan — Week 5, 2021.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 5 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 0 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-16vs No. 19 Penn State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-7vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-41vs No. 12 Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-38vs No. 14 Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-0@ Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-13@ No. 25 Purdue | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-3@ Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-7vs Northwestern | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 35-28vs Nebraska | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
28tackles this season28 tackles · 5 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
5 seasons under Paul Chryst — 44-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Chryst
Pass share
35.0%
300 pass / 558 run
Plays / game
71.5
12 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
316 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #249 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Wisconsin, 100 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 39 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Paul Chryst.
