Raequan Williams: DT · Michigan State · #99.
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Raequan Williams
Wins the gap play after play. Fourth year in the same defensive front at Michigan State. Named All-Big Ten two seasons running, most recently in 2019. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Ohio State — Week 6, 2019.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 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.
The Detroit News Oct 27
Detroit Free Press Oct 24
Lansing State Journal Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Michigan State | 48 | 17 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 2018 | Michigan State | 49 | 17 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 5 |
| 2017 | Michigan State | 31 | 13 | 6.0 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 28 | 11 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| Career | 156 | 58 | 29.0 | 11.5 | 8 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-7vs Tulsa | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-17vs Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-10vs Arizona State | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-10@ Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 40-31vs Indiana | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-34@ No. 4 Ohio State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 0-38@ No. 8 Wisconsin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-28vs No. 6 Penn State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 34-37vs Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-44@ No. 14 Michigan | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-0@ Rutgers | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 19-16vs Maryland | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 27-21vs Wake Forest | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 17 | 7.5 | 5.0 | — | 2 |
Week 5 · 2019
W 40-31
vs Indiana
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Edged out Indiana at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
16%8 TFLSack rate
10%5 sacksHurry rate
15%7 hurries48 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 5 sacks.
4 seasons under Mark Dantonio — 27-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Pass share
50.4%
463 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
70.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
497 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan State, 156 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 48 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mark Dantonio.
