Mykelti Williams: S · Northern Illinois · #8.
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Mykelti Williams
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The three seasons at Northern Illinois span two head coaches: Rod Carey and Thomas Hammock. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-MAC again in 2019. A game that shows it: 14 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Ohio — Week 7, 2019.
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
88 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | 88 | 50 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Northern Illinois | 58 | 36 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | Northern Illinois | 73 | 59 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Career | 219 | 145 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-10vs Illinois State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-35@ No. 13 Utah | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 8-44@ Nebraska | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 18-24@ Vanderbilt | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-27vs Ball State | 8 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-36@ Ohio | 14 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 24-27@ Miami (OH) | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-0vs Akron | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-48@ Central Michigan | 12 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-28@ Toledo | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-45vs Eastern Michigan | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 17-14vs Western Michigan | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 88 | 50 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 7 · 2019
W 39-36
at Ohio
0.5 tackles for loss · 14 tackles · 6 solo tackles
Edged out Ohio on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
1%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
88tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFL88 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road7g | 9.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Thomas Hammock
Pass share
45.7%
370 pass / 440 run
Plays / game
67.5
12 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
400 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Three seasons at Northern Illinois, 219 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 35 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Brian Kelly, Rod Carey and Thomas Hammock.
