Rayshad Williams

Senior defensive back on Texas Tech's 2023 roster.

DB · Texas Tech · Sr.

6′3″ · 215 lb · Memphis, TN

CFB Index 31 · #260 of 339 cornersLow confidenceTexas Tech 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 633 nationally · Signed with UCLA

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back on Texas Tech's roster.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to UCLA in 2018.
Transferred from UCLA to Texas Tech in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Texas Tech, 133 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2018

Signed with UCLA3-star out of Whitehaven

202112 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#633 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019–2021

Matt Wells

Texas Tech

2022–2023

Joey McGuire

Texas Tech

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Wells → Joey McGuire. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019UCLA4-8HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2020UCLA3-4HC: Chip Kelly · Run-heavy

2021Texas Tech7-6HC: Matt Wells · Balanced

2022Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo

2023Texas Tech7-6HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

31Below cohort / limited sample #260 of 339?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (93rd percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Passes defended#158 / 2842 · 93rd pct

Solo tackles#1319 / 2842 · 52nd pct

Tackles#1999 / 2842 · 28th pct

Tackles for loss#1868 / 2842 · 28th pct

1.0

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

0.0

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

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.7
Road4g	1.2	0.2	0.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.5	0.2	0.0	0.7
Weeks 8+4g	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Joey McGuire

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

31 · #260 of 339 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #260 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Texas Tech	19	16	1.0	6	--	--
2022	Texas Tech	34	27	1.0	7	1	--
2021	Texas Tech	38	30	1.5	10	--	--
2020	UCLA	9	6	0.0	1	--	--
2019	UCLA	33	30	0.0	2	--	--
Career		133	109	3.5	26	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2023

W 16–13

at Kansas

1 PD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

With A. McNamara — 46 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 56 LONG · B. Morton — 176 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 58.5 · -11 rush yds (7 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 33-35@ Wyoming	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 30-38vs Oregon	5	5	0.0	—	0	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 3	W 41-3vs Tarleton State	2	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	W 49-28vs Houston	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 39-14@ Baylor	2	2	1.0	—	1
Wk 7	L 21-38vs Kansas State	1	1	0.0	—	2
Wk 8	L 14-27@ BYU	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 35-28vs TCU	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 16-13@ Kansas	0	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 12	W 24-23vs UCF	1	1	0.0	—	1
Total		19	16	1.0	—	6

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology