AJ Williams
AJ Williams
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Dave Clawson and Tim Beck. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles against James Madison, Week 7, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Coastal Carolina, 124 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jamey Chadwell, Chad Staggs, and Tim Beck. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Beard
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | 48 | 34 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 22 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 48 | 30 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 124 | 82 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 40–21
vs William & Mary
2 SOLO · 2 TOT
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Keyshawn Swanson’s 2023 season.
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