Jontez Williams
The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Matt Campbell and Lincoln Riley. The first one came in 2024: All-Big 12. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Oregon — Week 4, 2026.
18 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Jontez Williams vs Fresno State.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 9 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | USC | 18 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 15 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 46 | 23 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 85 | 44 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 12 | 5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-26vs San José State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 39-0vs Fresno State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-30vs Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-35@ Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-41vs No. 20 Oregon | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 25-21vs Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-23@ Penn State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-24@ Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-18vs No. 2 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
18tackles this season18 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
51.8%
310 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
66.6
9 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
338 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #291 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 33 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Matt Campbell and Lincoln Riley.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to USC
