Kieron Williams: DB · Nebraska · #26.
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Kieron Williams
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at Nebraska: Bo Pelini and Mike Riley. On tape: 5 tackles against Ohio State, Week 7, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 0 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
2017 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | W 28-6@ Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-38vs No. 9 Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-56vs No. 9 Ohio State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 25-24@ Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-31vs Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-54@ Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 44-56@ No. 13 Penn State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-56vs Iowa | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
19tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL19 tackles.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Riley
Pass share
55.8%
459 pass / 364 run
Plays / game
68.6
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
494 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Nebraska, 78 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bo Pelini → Mike Riley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
