Miles Williams: DB · California · #4.
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Miles Williams
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Fourth year in the same secondary at California. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Wake Forest — Week 11, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | California | 51 | 28 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | California | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | California | 25 | 16 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | California | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 90 | 53 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-13vs UC Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-14@ Auburn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-10vs San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 9-14@ Florida State | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 38-39vs No. 8 Miami | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 15-17@ No. 22 Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-24vs NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-7vs Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 46-36@ Wake Forest | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 25-33vs Syracuse | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-21vs Stanford | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 6-38@ No. 9 SMU | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 13-24vs No. 24 UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 51 | 28 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL51 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Justin Wilcox — 21-29 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Wilcox
Pass share
51.6%
462 pass / 434 run
Plays / game
68.9
13 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
489 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #325 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at California, 90 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Justin Wilcox.
