Former defensive lineman at Wake Forest. 2024: 1.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 9 tackles.
6′2″ · 282 lb · Seffner, FL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
Former defensive lineman at Wake Forest. 2024: 1.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 9 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearJustin Williams
Wins his gap play after play. This is his fifth year in the same defensive front at Wake Forest. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 0.5 sacks against NC State, Week 6, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Wake Forest, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Clawson.
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Dave Clawson — 31-29 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
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
Jake Dickert
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
| 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 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 45–13
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
Dominant 32-point win at home against North Carolina A&T.
With T. Morin — 6 rec · 100 yds · H. Bachmeier — 263 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 64.0 · 6 rush yds (2 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
| 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@ 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 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Terry Lockett’s 2023 season.
Matches Terry on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Philip Blidi's senior season at Indiana (2023).
Matches Philip on
Player DNA