Jalani Williams: DB · Kent State · #29.
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Jalani Williams
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Barry Odom, Eli Drinkwitz and Kenni Burns. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Ball State — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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 | Kent State | 21 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | Missouri | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2021 | Missouri | 17 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | Missouri | 14 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2019 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 64 | 38 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 6-28@ Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-10vs Central Connecticut | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-53@ Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-23vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-42@ Ohio | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-28@ Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-24vs Buffalo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-31@ Akron | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-34@ Ball State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 27-37vs Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 3 · 2023
W 38-10
1 interception · 2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 28-point win at home against Central Connecticut.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
21tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%1 TFL21 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenni Burns
Pass share
41.1%
306 pass / 439 run
Plays / game
62.1
12 games
Team sack rate
11.5%
331 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #451 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Missouri and Kent State, 64 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Barry Odom, Eli Drinkwitz and Kenni Burns.
