Manly Williams: DL · Hawai'i · #49.
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Manly Williams
Wins the gap play after play. Second year in the Hawai'i defensive front. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Army — Week 14, 2019.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-38vs Arizona | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-28vs Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-52@ No. 23 Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 54-3@ Nevada | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 37-59@ No. 14 Boise State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 26-56vs Air Force | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-31@ New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 38-41vs Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 21-7@ UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 52-31vs Army | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
 Bowl | W 38-34vs BYU | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2019
W 45-38
vs Arizona
1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Edged out Arizona at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
11%2 hurries19 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
2 seasons under Nick Rolovich, all pass-leaning offenses — 18-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Rolovich
Pass share
60.7%
634 pass / 410 run
Plays / game
69.6
15 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
671 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Hawai'i, 3 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nick Rolovich → Todd Graham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
