Joeal Williams: CB · Houston · #13.
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Joeal Williams
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Played for two head coaches at Houston: Tom Herman and Major Applewhite. On tape: 6 tackles against Rice, Week 1, 2018.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-27@ Rice | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-18vs Arizona | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 49-63@ Texas Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 70-14vs Texas Southern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-26vs Tulsa | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-20@ East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-36@ Navy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 57-36vs No. 21 South Florida | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-17vs Tulane | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-52@ Memphis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 14-70vs No. 22 Army | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
29tackles this season29 tackles · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
47.0%
474 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
77.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
512 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Houston, 49 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tony Levine, Tom Herman, and Major Applewhite. Multi-era developmental context.
