Wesley Williams: DE · Duke · #97.
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Wesley Williams
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. The three seasons at Duke span two head coaches: Trooper Taylor and Manny Diaz. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Virginia, Week 15, 2025.
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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.
The Daily Progress Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 19Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-17vs Elon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-45vs No. 11 Illinois | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-34@ Tulane | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-33vs NC State | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-3@ Syracuse | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-21@ California | 9 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 18-27vs No. 12 Georgia Tech | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 46-45@ Clemson | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 34-37@ UConn | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-34vs No. 20 Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 32-25@ North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-32vs Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 27-20vs No. 16 Virginia | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 42-39vs Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 21 | 8.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Week 6 · 2025
W 45-21
at California
1.5 sacks · 3.5 tackles for loss · 9 tackles
Dominant 24-point win on the road against California.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
5%2 sacksTFL rate
19%8 TFLHurry rate
37%16 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
11%2 of 18 pressures43 tackles · 8 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
53.3%
506 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
67.9
14 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
495 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
43 tackles in 14 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #89 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Duke, 10 sacks — drafted at #119 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
A stat line in 39 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Elko → Manny Diaz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Jacksonville Jaguars2026 NFL rookie season
Jacksonville Jaguars2026 NFL rookie season
