#69

Daniel Williams

Former defensive lineman at Hawai'i. 2024: 1 sack, 3 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.

DL · Hawai'i · Sr. · #69

5′11″ · 320 lb · San Antonio, TX

CFB Index 18 · #387 of 426 edge rushersLow confidenceHawai'i 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

2★

DL recruit

No. 281 nationally · Joined Hawai'i

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Hawai'i. 2024: 1 sack, 3 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Hawai'i in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Hawai'i, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

20237 games

Signed with Hawai'i2-star out of Trinity Valley C.C.

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#281 national

CFB

College

Hawai'i

2023–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Timmy Chang — 10-15 over that span.

2023Hawai'i5-8HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-heavy

2024Hawai'i5-7HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

18Below cohort / limited sample #387 of 426?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#585 / 2892 · 74th pct

Sacks#841 / 2892 · 63rd pct

1.0

Tackles for loss#1063 / 2892 · 61st pct

3.0

Solo tackles#1877 / 2892 · 33rd pct

Tackles#2061 / 2892 · 27th pct

Passes defended#1817 / 2892 · 19th pct

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

2024 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	2.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road4g	2.0	0.5	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-74g	1.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.8	0.4	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Timmy Chang

Pass share

63.7%

142 pass / 81 run

Plays / game

74.3

3 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

155 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

18 · #387 of 426 edge rushers

Two-star recruit. Now #387 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Hawai'i	19	11	3.0	1.0	--	--	--
2023	Hawai'i	14	7	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		33	18	3.0	1.0	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024

W 35–14

vs Delaware State

1 QB HUR · 1 TFL · 1 SOLO

Dominant 21-point win at home against Delaware State.

With L. Borrow — 44 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 55 LONG · B. Schager — 203 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 26.7 · 38 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 35-14vs Delaware State	1	1	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 1	L 13-16vs UCLA	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 13-31@ Sam Houston	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 24-27@ San Diego State	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 34-13vs Nevada	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 21-20@ Fresno State	4	3	2.0	1.0	—
Wk 11	L 27-29vs UNLV	5	2	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 12	L 10-55@ Utah State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	W 38-30vs New Mexico	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Total		19	11	3.0	1.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Daniel Williams

20237 games

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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