Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-42@ SMU | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-77@ Florida State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 13 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#9
Lavon Williams
Senior defensive back on Illinois's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
5′10″ · 190 lb · San Antonio, TX · Roosevelt
Returning to Illinois for 2026
The story
4 defensive back on Illinois's 2025 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
The record fills in as he plays.
Lavon Williams
The receipt: 8 tackles against Florida State — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 6.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Illinois
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Illinois
Returning around him
- 3 Illinois players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (20 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Illinois · Last season: 9-4 (AP #23) · Talent rank #51 · 2026 recruiting class #24
Background
2025 - East Texas A&M Started 10 games at defensive back 74 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one interception, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and eight passes defensed on the season Third on the team in tackles (74) 2024 - East Texas A&M Played in 10 games with nine starts at de...
The secondary · Illinois
- #7Matthew Bailey76 tackles · 2025
- #22Deuce Fillmore39 tackles · 2025
- #16Tanner Heckel36 tackles · 2025
- #6Jaheim Clarke30 tackles · 2025
- #9Lavon Williams2 games · 2025
16 more on the roster · Illinois team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology