#14

Davion Williams

Senior defensive back for Western Kentucky. 2023: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 27 tackles.

DB · Western Kentucky · Sr. · #14

6′0″ · 180 lb · Belleville, MI

CFB Index 29 · #447 of 538 safetiesLow confidenceWestern Kentucky 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 470 nationally · Signed with Michigan State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back for Western Kentucky. 2023: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 27 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan State in 2018.
Transferred from Michigan State to Western Kentucky in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Western Kentucky, 79 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2018

Signed with Michigan State3-star out of Belleville

20219 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#470 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

1 coach

2019–2023

Tyson Helton

Western Kentucky

Played his entire career under Tyson Helton.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Michigan State7-6HC: Mark Dantonio · Balanced

2020Michigan State2-5HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2021Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2022Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning

2023Western Kentucky8-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

29Below cohort / limited sample #447 of 538?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#744 / 2842 · 67th pct

Solo tackles#1167 / 2842 · 58th pct

Tackles#1465 / 2842 · 47th pct

Interceptions#323 / 827 · 31st pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2431 / 2842 · 7th pct

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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

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.2
Road7g	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.1

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tyson Helton

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

29 · #447 of 538 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #447 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Western Kentucky	27	18	0.0	2	1	--
2022	Western Kentucky	20	13	0.0	5	--	--
2021	Western Kentucky	18	15	0.5	2	2	--
2020	Michigan State	8	1	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Michigan State	6	3	0.0	--	--	--
Career		79	50	0.5	9	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023

W 52–22

vs Houston Christian

1 TOT

Dominant 30-point win at home against Houston Christian.

With A. Reed — 253 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.0 · 14 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · E. Messer — 18 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 41-24vs South Florida	3	1	—	0
Wk 2	W 52-22vs Houston Christian	1	0	—	0
Wk 3	L 10-63@ Ohio State	2	1	—	0
Wk 4	L 24-27@ Troy	2	1	—	0
Wk 5	W 31-10vs Middle Tennessee	2	1	—	0
Wk 6	W 35-28@ Louisiana Tech	5	2	—	0	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 8	L 17-20@ Jacksonville State	3	3	—	1
Wk 9	L 29-42vs Liberty	2	2	—	0
Wk 10	W 21-13@ UTEP	3	3	1	0
Wk 11	L 29-38vs New Mexico State	0	0	—	1
Wk 13	W 41-28@ Florida International	2	2	—	0
Bowl	W 38-35@ Old Dominion	2	2	—	0
Total		27	18	1	2

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