Russell Williams Jr.: LB · Hawai'i · #44.
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Russell Williams Jr.
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Second year in the Hawai'i linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against San José State — Week 7, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
53 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-35@ Massachusetts | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 41-18vs Western Carolina | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-56@ UCLA | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-28@ Wyoming | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-51vs Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-35@ Nevada | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-26vs San José State | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 7-28vs San Diego State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 23-31@ UNLV | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-31vs Fresno State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-38@ Utah State | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-30vs BYU | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 30 | 6.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 1 · 2017
W 41-18
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 23-point win at home against Western Carolina.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
53tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%6 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
2%1 pass breakups53 tackles · 6 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Nick Rolovich, all balanced offenses — 10-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Rolovich
Pass share
50.5%
423 pass / 414 run
Plays / game
69.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Hawai'i, 99 tackles — the college career is complete.
