Jaylin Williams: DB · Indiana · #23.
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Jaylin Williams
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Fifth year in the Indiana secondary. First career honor, 2020: All-Big Ten. On tape: 8 tackles against Michigan State, Week 12, 2022.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 7 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.
The Daily Hoosier Oct 28
The Herald-Times Oct 21
USA Today Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-20vs Illinois | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-22vs Idaho | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 33-30vs Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-45@ Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-35@ Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ Rutgers | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-45vs No. 16 Penn State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-56@ No. 2 Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 39-31@ Michigan State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 40 | 29 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 7 |
Week 12 · 2022
W 39-31
8 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 5 solo tackles
Edged out Michigan State on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%7 pass breakupsTackle volume
40tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFL40 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 7 pass breakups.
5 seasons under Tom Allen — 25-32 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Allen
Pass share
55.1%
482 pass / 393 run
Plays / game
72.9
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
534 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #219 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Indiana, 152 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 46 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Tom Allen.
