Deontai Williams: S · Nebraska · #8.
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Deontai Williams
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Four seasons in the Nebraska secondary to date. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Oklahoma — Week 3, 2021.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 3 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 2 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 · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 22-30@ Illinois | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 52-7vs Fordham | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-3vs Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-23@ No. 3 Oklahoma | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 20-23@ No. 20 Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-7vs Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 29-32vs No. 9 Michigan | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-30@ Minnesota | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 46 | 23 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
46tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL46 tackles · 2 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
4 seasons under Scott Frost — 15-29 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
41.1%
342 pass / 490 run
Plays / game
69.3
12 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
373 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #232 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Nebraska, 122 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 28 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Riley → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
