William Likely: DB · Maryland · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
William Likely
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at Maryland: Randy Edsall and D.J. Durkin. Named All-Big Ten two seasons running, most recently in 2015. One game to point at: 14 tackles and 13 rushing yards against UCF — Week 3, 2016.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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There is no official box score for these seasons, so this sack count comes from the play-by-play.
Each sack is credited to the player named on the play, and a sack shared by two players counts as half for each. We checked the same method against the official box scores for 2016 to 2019: it lands within half a sack for about 9 in 10 players. Tackles and passes defended are not shown for these seasons because the same check does not hold for them. Source: SportsDataverse play data.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-13vs Howard | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-14@ Florida International | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-24@ UCF | 14 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 50-7vs Purdue | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-38@ Penn State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-31vs Minnesota | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 32 | 22 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%4 TFL32 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 7.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
D.J. Durkin
Pass share
39.5%
341 pass / 523 run
Plays / game
66.5
13 games
Team sack rate
12.7%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Maryland, 32 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2014) — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2015)
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Randy Edsall → D.J. Durkin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
