Florida · W 27-8
5 tackles, 1.5 for loss
The other 7 games average 3 tackles. This one was 2 above.
Justin Williams
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Third year in the Georgia linebacker corps. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Florida — Week 9, 2026.
29 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 9): 5 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-3vs Tennessee State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 70-20vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-17@ Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-13vs Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-14vs Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-17@ No. 6 Alabama | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-27vs Auburn | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 27-8vs No. 17 Florida | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 16 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 45-17
at Arkansas
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 28-point win on the road against Arkansas.
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +21 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
29tackles this seasonTFL rate
16%4 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups29 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 30-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
45.5%
220 pass / 263 run
Plays / game
60.4
8 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
244 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #252 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #68 of 76 SEC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 23 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirby Smart.
