Peyton Williams
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fourth year in the same secondary at South Carolina. On tape: 9 tackles against Tennessee, Week 8, 2026.
43 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Peyton Williams vs Mississippi State.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | 43 | 29 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 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 | 115 | 77 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| 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 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-41vs Mississippi State | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 18-49@ No. 8 Alabama | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-35vs No. 24 Kentucky | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-19@ No. 16 Florida | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-24vs No. 11 Tennessee | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-25@ Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 29 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Oct. 31 · W 42-25 at Oklahoma, play by play
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How South Carolina’s defense played that day
Oklahoma’s 11 drives: 7 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 4.
9 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 8 of his 9, sacks included.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
9 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended Mississippi State’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. First quarter, up 3-0. Ended Mississippi State’s drive (int).
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +21 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
43tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL43 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Shane Beamer — 26-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
46.2%
262 pass / 305 run
Plays / game
70.9
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
294 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
43 tackles in 8 games, 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 #126 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #23 of 57 SEC DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 30 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Shane Beamer.
