Old Dominion · W 44-21
No tackles.
Boston College · W 21-14
No tackles.
Pittsburgh · L 33-35
No tackles.
Clemson · W 20-16
No tackles.
Williams has tackles in 3 of Virginia Tech’s 8 games: none in the other 5.
Thomas Williams
Played for two head coaches at Virginia Tech: Brent Pry and James Franklin. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against California — Week 6, 2026.
8 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Roanoke Times Oct 23
TigerNet Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 32 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 6 | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 53 | 34 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 8): −1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-3vs VMI | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-26@ Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-25@ California | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 34-24vs Georgia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
2 tackles. The fumble he forced ended Georgia Tech’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. First quarter, up 7-0. Ended Georgia Tech’s drive (fumble).
Forced a fumble on 4th and 16. Third quarter, up 24-17.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
0 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 10 ended VMI’s drive (int).
Intercepted on 3rd and 10. Third quarter, up 59-0. Ended VMI’s drive (int).
Ratings of the games shown run from -8 to -1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
48.9%
277 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
70.8
8 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
290 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #14 of 19 ACC CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 1,066 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the ACC as a senior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 28 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brent Pry, Philip Montgomery, and James Franklin. Multi-era developmental context.
