Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-24@ Tulsa | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 39-31vs Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#10
James Williams
James Williams packed up and started over at Oklahoma State, and the new tape already reads No.462 3★, national recruit.
6′5″ · 256 lb · Kansas City, MO · Park Hill South
CFB Index 19 · #378 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceTransferred Florida State → Oklahoma State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 TFL · 3 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 2 tackles, at Tulsa
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end on Oklahoma State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Burbank in 2015.
- Transferred from Florida State to Oklahoma State in 2026.
James Williams
On Trialas of 2026-09-15
James Williams arrives at Oklahoma State with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
3TACKLES0SACKS
3★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.462
recruiting national rank
Oklahoma State fans are litigating his worthiness — the eye test against the résumé.
medium confidence4 sources
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2015
- Recruited3-star out of Burbank
2018
- Signed with Ole Miss3-star out of Callaway
- Signed with Montana State2-star out of Aledo
20233 games
- Signed with Nebraskaout of Lincoln
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023–2024
Oklahoma State
2025era →
Doug Meacham
Oklahoma State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mike Gundy, Doug Meacham, and Eric Morris. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Oklahoma State
2025Florida State
2026Oklahoma State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Nebraska5-7HC: Matt Rhule · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced
2025Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
2026Oklahoma State1-1HC: Eric Morris · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
19 · #378 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #378 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Florida State | 19 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Nebraska | 14 | 9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Nebraska | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 40 | 18 | 11.5 | 8.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 39–31
vs Oregon
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 REC
Edged out Oregon at home in a shootout.
With D. Mestemaker — 317 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 80.1 · 109 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · L. Pozzobon — 44 AVG · 47 LONG · 3 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Desmond Evans’s 2023 season.
Matches Desmond on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Da'Shawn Womack's junior season at Ole Miss (2025).
Matches Da'Shawn on
Weight
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like James Williams
Background
A 2026 addition from the transfer portal who previously played at Nebraska and Florida State. 2025 (Junior at Florida State): Played 11 games with six starts ... Contributed 19 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and five quarterback hurries ... Had 0.5 sacks in three of the final four games...
The defensive line · Oklahoma State
- #11Keviyan Huddleston9.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5Saadiq Clements5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #19DJ Jackson Jr.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10James Williams3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #87DeSean Brown3 tackles for loss · 2025
18 more on the roster · Oklahoma State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology