Takulve Williams: DB · Western Kentucky · #7.
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Takulve Williams
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: David Beaty, Les Miles and Tyson Helton. On tape: 12 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UTEP, Week 10, 2023.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 41 | 24 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Kansas | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| 2019 | Kansas | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Kansas | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 43 | 24 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 24-27@ Troy | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-10vs Middle Tennessee | 12 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 35-28@ Louisiana Tech | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-20@ Jacksonville State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 29-42vs Liberty | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-13@ UTEP | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 29-38vs New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 38-35vs Old Dominion | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 24 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 5 · 2023
W 31-10
1 interception · 0.5 tackles for loss · 12 tackles
Dominant 21-point win at home against Middle Tennessee.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFL41 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
60.8%
539 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
68.2
13 games
Team sack rate
2.3%
559 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #253 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Kansas and Western Kentucky, 43 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 22 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: David Beaty, Les Miles, Lance Leipold and Tyson Helton.
