#23

Avantae Williams

DB · Maryland · Jr. · #23

Maryland 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Avantae Williams

DB · Maryland · Jr · #23

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
—
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
2022
2023

Played his entire career under Mike Locksley.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Miami7-5HC: Jess Simpson · Balanced
2022Miami5-7HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2023Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Maryland320.00.0------
2022Miami970.00.0------
2021Miami18150.00.0--1--
Career30240.00.0--1--

How he plays

Play style

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Hybrid Nickel

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

S

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Jalen Tate’s 2021 season.

Jalen Tate

100%match

Georgia State · 2021

#2

Kevin Dever

Akron · 2021

92%
#3

Bryce Jackson

Northwestern · 2021

79%
#4

Nasir Greer

Wake Forest · 2021

73%
#5

Antonio Fletcher

Arkansas State · 2021

72%

Matches Jalen on

Class year
Height
PD rate
Based on 6 features · 1 season in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Kevin Dever's freshman season at Akron (2021).

Kevin Dever

94%match

Akron · 2021

#2

Dontay Joyner

Arkansas State · 2023

90%
#3

Aveon Grose

Charlotte · 2022

88%
#4

TJ Metcalf

Arkansas · 2023

87%
#5

Jayvon Thomas

Texas A&M · 2023

87%

Matches Kevin on

Class year
Height
PD rate
Opponent-adjusted stats · freshman cohort across all seasons

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#21 in market ▼ from #18 · 6 books

+40002.4% implied▼ lengthened from +3000