Sidney Williams: S · Missouri · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Sidney Williams
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Mike Norvell and Eli Drinkwitz. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Massachusetts — Week 7, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Missouri | 30 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Missouri | 25 | 16 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Florida State | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Florida State | 32 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | Florida State | 21 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 120 | 66 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs Murray State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-0vs Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-21vs No. 24 Boston College | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-27vs Vanderbilt | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-41@ No. 25 Texas A&M | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 45-3@ Massachusetts | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-17vs Auburn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-34@ No. 15 Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 30-23vs Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 30-34@ No. 23 South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 28-21vs Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Week 11 · 2024
W 30-23
vs Oklahoma
1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles · 2 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL30 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Pass share
44.1%
403 pass / 510 run
Plays / game
70.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
425 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #473 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Florida State and Missouri, 120 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 35 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Norvell and Eli Drinkwitz.
