Last confirmed: Nebraska, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 190 lb · Atlanta, GA
Aaron Williams: DB · Nebraska · #24.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Aaron Williams
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Aaron Williams has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Nebraska. On tape: 12 tackles against Northwestern, Week 7, 2018.
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
70 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 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 him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 28-33vs Colorado | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-24vs Troy | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-56@ No. 19 Michigan | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-42vs Purdue | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41@ No. 16 Wisconsin | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-34@ Northwestern | 12 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 53-28vs Minnesota | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-36@ No. 8 Ohio State | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 54-35vs Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 9-6vs Michigan State | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-31@ Iowa | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 45 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
70tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%3 TFL70 tackles · 3 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
46.6%
404 pass / 463 run
Plays / game
72.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
438 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
70 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Nebraska, 180 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Riley → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
