Nohl Williams: DB · California · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Nohl Williams
Erases the deep middle of the field. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Marcus Arroyo and Justin Wilcox. That makes two seasons with an honor, the latest All-America (Consensus) in 2024. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Stanford — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 8 passes defended. 7 interceptions. 1 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 | 32 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023 | California | 52 | 37 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | UNLV | 39 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | UNLV | 33 | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | UNLV | 25 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 200 | 133 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 20 | 14 | 3 |
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 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-14@ Auburn | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-10vs San Diego State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 9-14@ Florida State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 38-39vs No. 8 Miami | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 15-17@ No. 22 Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-24vs NC State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-7vs Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 46-36@ Wake Forest | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 25-33vs Syracuse | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-21vs Stanford | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 6-38@ No. 9 SMU | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 13-24vs No. 24 UNLV | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 32 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 8 |
Week 2 · 2024
W 21-14
at Auburn
2 interceptions · 2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
7interceptionsTackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL51 tackles · 1 for loss · 8 pass breakups · 7 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
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
First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #1 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2024
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
How it ended
Five seasons, at UNLV and California, 200 tackles, a Consensus All-American season (2024) — drafted at #85 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.
A stat line in 52 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2024)
7 first-team selectors
ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2024)
ACC Defensive Back Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Marcus Arroyo and Justin Wilcox.
Next stop · NFL
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 2nd NFL season
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 2nd NFL season
