Ej Williams: LB · Eastern Michigan · #12.
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Ej Williams
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Eastern Michigan. On tape: 7 tackles against Toledo, Week 11, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | 29 | 17 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 15 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 55 | 35 | 6.0 | 1.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-23vs Howard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-25@ Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 19-17vs Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-26@ Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-10vs Ball State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-14vs Kent State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-20@ Northern Illinois | 6 | 4 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 3.5 TFL |
| Wk 9 | L 21-45vs Western Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-49@ Toledo | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 30-27vs Akron | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-59vs South Alabama | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 17 | 4.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
29tackles this seasonTFL rate
16%4 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups29 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack.
4 seasons under Chris Creighton — 24-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
46.1%
358 pass / 418 run
Plays / game
59.7
13 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
392 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Eastern Michigan, 55 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chris Creighton.
