Chris Williamson: DB · Minnesota · #6.
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Chris Williamson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Jim McElwain and P.J. Fleck. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Nebraska — Week 7, 2019.
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
56 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 4 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
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-21vs South Dakota State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-35@ Fresno State | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-32vs Georgia Southern | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-31@ Purdue | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-17vs Illinois | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-7vs Nebraska | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 42-7@ Rutgers | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 52-10vs Maryland | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-26vs No. 5 Penn State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-23@ No. 23 Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-22@ Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-38vs No. 13 Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 31-24vs No. 9 Auburn | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 36 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 |
Week 2 · 2019
W 38-35
at Fresno State
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 6 tackles
Edged out Fresno State on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
56tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFL56 tackles · 4 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
37.2%
322 pass / 544 run
Plays / game
66.6
13 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
56 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Florida and Minnesota, 93 tackles — drafted at #247 overall by the New York Giants.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2019
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Will Muschamp, Jim McElwain and P.J. Fleck.
Next stop · NFL
New York GiantsEntering 7th NFL season
New York GiantsEntering 7th NFL season
