Fish McWilliams: DL · UAB · #99.
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Fish McWilliams
Wins the gap play after play. Played for three head coaches in six seasons at UAB. The first career honor came in 2022: All-Conference USA. On tape: 5 tackles against Navy, Week 11, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-6vs North Carolina A&T | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 35-49@ Georgia Southern | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-41vs Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-49@ No. 1 Georgia | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-35@ Tulane | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 56-35vs South Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-41@ UTSA | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-45vs Memphis | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 45-42vs Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-31@ Navy | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-24vs Temple | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 42-45@ North Texas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 28 | 18 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%4 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
14%4 hurries28 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Trent Dilfer
Pass share
50.3%
427 pass / 422 run
Plays / game
70.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #204 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at UAB, 11 sacks — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bill Clark, Bryant Vincent, and Trent Dilfer. Multi-era developmental context.
