Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27vs Boise State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-39@ Oklahoma State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#15
Carl Williams IV
Junior defensive back on Baylor's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 192 lb · Baton Rouge, LA
CFB Index 32 · #425 of 538 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred Baylor for 2026
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.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 600 nationally · Signed with Baylor
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Baylor's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Baylor in 2023.
- Transferred from Baylor to Oregon in 2026.
Carl Williams IV
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Dave Aranda and Dan Lanning. The receipt: 5 tackles against Oklahoma State — Week 2, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
20239 games
- Signed with Baylor3-star out of Southern Lab
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Baylor
Played his entire career under Dave Aranda.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Baylor
2025Baylor
2026Baylor
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Baylor3-9HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced
2024Baylor8-5HC: Dave Aranda · Run-leaning
2025Baylor5-7HC: Dave Aranda · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2026Oregon1-1HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
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His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jackie Matthews’s 2021 season.
72%match
Matches Jackie on
Weight
PD rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Jackie on
Class year (lower)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Josh Turner's sophomore season at Florida International (2021).
79%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Josh on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from Josh on
TFL rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Carl Williams IV
The secondary · Oregon
- #3Koi Perich82 tackles · 2025
- #21Aaron Flowers69 tackles · 2025
- #4Brandon Finney Jr.42 tackles · 2025
- #7Ify Obidegwu25 tackles · 2025
- #15Carl Williams IV1 tackle · 2025
20 more on the roster · Oregon team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology