Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-0vs Kent State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-9vs Towson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#31
Peyton Williams
Senior defensive back on South Carolina's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 214 lb · Heath, TX
CFB Index 62 · #161 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to South Carolina for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 520 nationally · Signed with South Carolina
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on South Carolina's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Carolina in 2022.
Peyton Williams
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. This is his fourth year in the same secondary at South Carolina. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Towson, Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with South Carolina3-star out of Rockwall-Heath
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
South Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022
South Carolina
2024–2026
South Carolina
Played his entire career under Shane Beamer.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Shane Beamer — 23-17 over that span.
2022South Carolina8-5HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced
2024South Carolina9-4HC: Shane Beamer · Run-heavy
2025South Carolina4-8HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
2026South Carolina2-0HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceReinvented
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
62 · #161 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #161 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #23 of 57 SEC DBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 50 | 39 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 19 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | 1 |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 75 | 51 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–9
vs Towson
2 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 36-point win at home against Towson.
With L. Sellers — 96 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · 119 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · M. Fuller — 125 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
South Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · South Carolina
Returning around him
- 3 South Carolina players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (27 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Carolina · Last season: 4-8 (AP #11) · Talent rank #15 · 2026 recruiting class #14
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Max DiDomenico’s 2024 season.
83%match
All-AAC
Matches Max on
TFL rate
PD rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Max on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Braden Turner's junior season at Northwestern (2025).
Matches Braden on
TFL rate
PD rate
Tackle volume
The secondary · South Carolina
- #31Peyton Williams50 tackles · 2025
- Ethan Johnson44 tackles · 2025
- #12Quay'sheed Scott39 tackles · 2025
- #4Vicari Swain28 tackles · 2025
- #8Judge Collier28 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · South Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology