Daymond Williams: DT · Buffalo · #95.
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Daymond Williams
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Three seasons in the Buffalo defensive front to date. First career honor, 2021: All-MAC. On tape: 4 tackles against Louisiana, Week 4, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-38@ No. 19 Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 37-40vs Fordham | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-45@ Louisiana | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 13-10@ Akron | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 37-13vs Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-24vs Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-6@ Kent State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-31@ Toledo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-20vs Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-23@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 11-24vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 8 | 4.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
22%4 TFLSack rate
5%1 sackHurry rate
15%3 hurries20 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack.
3 seasons under Maurice Linguist — 14-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Maurice Linguist
Pass share
47.8%
394 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
68.7
12 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
365 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #119 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Buffalo, 94 tackles — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Maurice Linguist.
