Jason Williams: DL · Central Michigan · #94.
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Jason Williams
Wins the gap play after play. Fourth year in the same defensive front at Central Michigan. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Miami (OH) — Week 9, 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
42 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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 | Central Michigan | 42 | 19 | 8.5 | 5.5 |
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 30 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 17 | 10 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | Central Michigan | 11 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
| Career | 100 | 45 | 17.5 | 9.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-10vs Central Connecticut | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-52vs Florida International | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 9-30@ Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 37-34vs Ball State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 22-21vs San Diego State | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 25-27vs Ohio | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 34-38@ Eastern Michigan | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-46@ Miami (OH) | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-23vs Bowling Green | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-37@ Toledo | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 16-14vs Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 14 | L 16-24@ Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 19 | 8.5 | 5.5 | — | 0 |
Week 13 · 2024
W 16-14
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
A close one, won by 2 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
20%8 TFLSack rate
13%6 sacksHurry rate
2%1 hurry42 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 5.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Jim McElwain — 22-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim McElwain
Pass share
40.4%
301 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
62.1
12 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
323 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
42 tackles in 12 games, 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 #69 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Central Michigan, 9 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 39 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jim McElwain.
