Justin Williams: DL · Wake Forest · #11.
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Justin Williams
Wins the gap play after play. Fifth year in the same defensive front at Wake Forest. On tape: 2 tackles and 0.5 sacks against NC State, Week 6, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 9 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 15 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 30 | 8 | 5.0 | 1.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-13vs North Carolina A&T | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-31vs Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 38-41vs Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 34-30@ NC State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 36-46vs California | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-42@ No. 11 Miami | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-23vs Duke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
5 seasons under Dave Clawson — 31-29 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Clawson
Pass share
48.3%
403 pass / 432 run
Plays / game
69.6
12 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Wake Forest, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dave Clawson.
