UC Davis · W 62-22
No tackles.
Eastern Washington · W 42-33 · FCS
1 tackle, 0.5 for loss, 0 sacks
The other 7 games average 4 tackles. This one was 3 below.
Williams has tackles in 8 of Montana’s 9 games: none against UC Davis.
Tanner Williams
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Utah Tech — Week 2, 2026.
27 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 1.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego State | 27 | 10 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | San Diego State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 34 | 14 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle, 0.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-21vs Southern Utah | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 45-10vs Drake | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-14vs Utah Tech | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 17-52@ Oregon State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 36-14vs Northern Colorado | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 44-49@ Northern Arizona | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-42vs Idaho | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-33@ Eastern Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 10 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 9 · 2026
W 42-33
1 interception · 0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss
Edged out Eastern Washington on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackPD rate
4%1 pass breakups27 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
40.5%
236 pass / 346 run
Plays / game
64.7
9 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
253 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #235 at the position.
The No. 1,821 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big Sky.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 3 schools: Nate Dreiling and Sean Lewis.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Montana
