Dorian Williams: LB · Tulane · #2.
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Dorian Williams
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Four seasons in the Tulane linebacker corps to date. That makes two seasons with an honor, the latest All-AAC in 2022. On tape: 13 tackles against UCF, Week 11, 2022.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
105 tackles. 6 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 7.5 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
2022 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-10vs Massachusetts | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Alcorn State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 17-10@ Kansas State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-27vs Southern Miss | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-24@ Houston | 11 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-9vs East Carolina | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-31@ South Florida | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-28vs Memphis | 12 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-13@ Tulsa | 13 | 5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 31-38vs No. 22 UCF | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 59-24vs SMU | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-24@ No. 21 Cincinnati | 12 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-28vs No. 22 UCF | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 105 | 65 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 2 | 6 |
Week 8 · 2022
W 38-28
vs Memphis
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 12 tackles
Edged out Memphis at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
105tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%8 TFLSack rate
5%5 sacksPD rate
6%6 pass breakups105 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 5 sacks · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under Willie Fritz — 27-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 7.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 9.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Pass share
41.0%
377 pass / 543 run
Plays / game
65.7
14 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
413 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #11 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Tulane, 289 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #91 overall by the Buffalo Bills.
A stat line in 41 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2022)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2022)
AAC Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Willie Fritz.
Next stop · NFL
Buffalo BillsEntering 4th NFL season
Buffalo BillsEntering 4th NFL season
