Lazarus Williams: DL · New Mexico State · #10.
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Lazarus Williams
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at New Mexico State: Doug Martin and Jerry Kill. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Massachusetts — Week 9, 2022.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 39 | 26 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 2021 | New Mexico State | 18 | 11 | 4.0 | 3.0 | -- |
| Career | 57 | 37 | 13.5 | 9.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 12-23vs Nevada | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 0-38@ Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-20@ UTEP | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-26vs Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-21vs Florida International | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-9vs New Mexico | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-13@ Massachusetts | 7 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 51-14vs Lamar | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-45@ Missouri | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-14@ Liberty | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 14 | W 65-3vs Valparaiso | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 26 | 9.5 | 6.5 | — | 2 |
Week 13 · 2022
W 49-14
at Liberty
2.5 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 35-point win on the road against Liberty.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
24%10 TFLSack rate
17%6 sacksHurry rate
13%5 hurries39 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 6.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jerry Kill
Pass share
40.8%
304 pass / 442 run
Plays / game
57.4
13 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
307 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2022
39 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #70 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at New Mexico State, 10 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Doug Martin → Jerry Kill. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
