Jalen Williams: DL · Southern Miss · #96.
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Jalen Williams
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at Southern Miss: Will Hall and Reed Stringer. The first one came in 2023: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Arkansas State — Week 8, 2024.
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
30 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 30 | 11 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 26 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 48 | 17 | 7.5 | 2.0 |
| Career | 104 | 37 | 11.0 | 2.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-31@ Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-10vs SE Louisiana | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-49vs South Florida | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-44@ Jacksonville State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-38@ UL Monroe | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-44vs Arkansas State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 15-32@ James Madison | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-58@ Texas State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-35vs South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-52@ Troy | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 11 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2024
W 35-10
vs SE Louisiana
1.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 25-point win at home against SE Louisiana.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry30 tackles · 2.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Reed Stringer
Pass share
43.7%
318 pass / 410 run
Plays / game
60.7
12 games
Team sack rate
12.5%
359 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #251 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Southern Miss, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 31 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Sam Pittman, Will Hall and Reed Stringer.
