Rocel McWilliams: DL · South Alabama · #98.
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Rocel McWilliams
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at South Alabama: Joey Jones and Steve Campbell. On tape: 6 tackles against Georgia Southern, Week 6, 2019.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 0 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Alabama | 38 | 26 | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| 2017 | South Alabama | 23 | 14 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Career | 61 | 40 | 10.0 | 6.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-35@ No. 24 Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-14vs Jackson State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-42vs Memphis | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-35@ UAB | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-30@ UL Monroe | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-20vs Georgia Southern | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 13-37@ Troy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-30vs No. 21 App State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-30@ Texas State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-37vs Louisiana | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 15-28@ Georgia State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-30vs Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 26 | 7.5 | 4.5 | — | 0 |
Week 14 · 2019
W 34-30
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out Arkansas State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
20%8 TFLSack rate
12%4 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry38 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Campbell
Pass share
35.9%
282 pass / 504 run
Plays / game
65.5
12 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
320 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
38 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at South Alabama, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Joey Jones → Steve Campbell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
