Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-31vs Ohio | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 28-38vs Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Zilan Williams
Senior defensive back on Rutgers's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 195 lb · Martinsburg, WV · DeMatha Catholic
Returning to Rutgers for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1064 nationally · Signed with Rutgers
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Rutgers's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rutgers in 2022.
Zilan Williams
Third year in the Rutgers secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Iowa, Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Rutgers3-star out of DeMatha Catholic
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Rutgers
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coach2022
Rutgers
2024–2025
Rutgers
Played his entire career under Greg Schiano.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Greg Schiano, all run-leaning offenses — 16-21 over that span.
2022Rutgers4-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2024Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2025Rutgers5-7HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Rutgers
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Rutgers
Returning around him
- 1 Rutgers player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (15 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rutgers · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #36
Background
PRONUNCIATION Your browser does not support HTML5 audio. 2026 Hampshire Honor Society 2026 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar 2025 Academic All-Big Ten 2025 (Senior): Played in all 12 games ... selected to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society (4/8) ... honored as a Big Ten Di...
The secondary · Rutgers
- #1Kaj Sanders64 tackles · 2025
- #4Kevyn Humes16 tackles · 2025
- #20Chris Joines6 tackles · 2025
- #16Jessie Ofurie5 tackles · 2025
- #15Zilan Williams2 tackles · 2025
24 more on the roster · Rutgers team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology