Nigel Williams is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Louisville.
Williams moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches across three seasons and three programs. On tape: 2 tackles against Eastern Kentucky, Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisville | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 53 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 59 | 37 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-17vs Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 38-24vs Boston College | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2025
W 51-17
2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 34-point win at home against Eastern Kentucky.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
50.2%
414 pass / 410 run
Plays / game
63.4
13 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
421 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
The snaps went the other way.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Pat Fitzgerald, David Braun, Bronco Mendenhall and Jeff Brohm.
