Tyson Williams: DB · Nevada · #6.
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Tyson Williams
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The five seasons at Nevada span three head coaches: Jay Norvell, Vai Taua and Ken Wilson. The first one came in 2022: All-Mountain West. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Incarnate Word — Week 2, 2022.
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
67 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 9 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
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-12@ New Mexico State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Texas State | 8 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 41-55vs Incarnate Word | 11 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 0-27@ Iowa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-48@ Air Force | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-17vs Colorado State | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 16-31@ Hawai'i | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-23vs San Diego State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-35@ San José State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-41vs Boise State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-41vs Fresno State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 22-27@ UNLV | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 45 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
67tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%9 TFL67 tackles · 9 for loss · 2 sacks · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Wilson
Pass share
48.6%
397 pass / 420 run
Plays / game
68.1
12 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
437 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Nevada, 275 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 50 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jay Norvell → Ken Wilson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
