Dontye Carriere-Williams

Senior defensive back on Vanderbilt's 2021 roster.

DB · Vanderbilt · Sr. · #5

5′11″ · 193 lb · Miami, FL

CFB Index 54 · #144 of 321 cornersLow confidenceVanderbilt 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 40 nationally · Joined Vanderbilt

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back on Vanderbilt's roster.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Texas State, 85 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20194 games

Signed with Vanderbilt3-star out of Independence C.C.

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#40 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017

Derek Mason

Vanderbilt

2019–2020

Derek Mason

Vanderbilt

2021

Clark Lea

Vanderbilt

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Derek Mason → Clark Lea. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Wisconsin13-1HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy

2019Vanderbilt3-9HC: Derek Mason · Balanced, slow tempo

2020Vanderbilt0-9HC: Derek Mason · Balanced

2021Texas State2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

54Rotational starter #144 of 321?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Passes defended#136 / 2743 · 94th pct

Solo tackles#764 / 2743 · 71st pct

Tackles#1229 / 2743 · 54th pct

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2340 / 2743 · 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

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.2
Road6g	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.8

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Clark Lea

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

54 · #144 of 321 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #144 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Vanderbilt	33	26	6	--	--
2020	Vanderbilt	9	6	--	--	--
2019	Vanderbilt	13	9	--	--	--
2017	Wisconsin	30	22	6	1	--
Career		85	63	12	1	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 20-29vs Baylor	2	1	—	0
Wk 2	W 23-17@ Florida International	3	3	—	2
Wk 3	L 34-42vs Incarnate Word	3	3	—	0
Wk 4	L 21-59@ Eastern Michigan	4	3	—	2
Wk 6	W 33-31vs South Alabama	1	0	—	0
Wk 7	L 28-31vs Troy	2	1	—	0
Wk 8	L 16-28@ Georgia State	5	5	—	0	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 9	L 0-45@ Louisiana	3	3	—	1
Wk 10	W 27-19vs UL Monroe	3	2	—	1
Wk 11	L 30-38vs Georgia Southern	3	2	—	0
Wk 12	L 21-35@ Coastal Carolina	1	1	—	0
Wk 13	W 24-22@ Arkansas State	3	2	—	0
Total		33	26	—	6

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

Dontye Carriere-Williams

20194 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Centerfielder

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