#8

Deontai Williams

S · Nebraska · Sr. · #8

Nebraska 2021 alumnus
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Deontai Williams

S · Nebraska · Sr · #8

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#529 national
CFB
College
Nebraska
2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Nebraska3-9HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2021Nebraska46232.00.034--
Career46232.00.034--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021

W 52–7

vs Fordham

4 TOT  ·  2 SOLO  ·  2 INT

Dominant 45-point win at home against Fordham.

How he plays

Play style

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Rover

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

S

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Tycen Anderson’s 2021 season.

Toledo · 2021

All-MACNFL Rd 5
#2

Collin Duncan

Mississippi State · 2021

79%
#3

Larry Brooks

Tulane · 2021

78%
#4

Key Lawrence

Oklahoma · 2021

78%
#5

Anthony Cook

Texas · 2021

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 3
78%

Matches Tycen on

Class year
TFL rate
Tackle volume

Differs from Tycen on

Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Anthony Cook's sophomore season at Texas (2021).

Anthony Cook

92%match

Texas · 2021

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 3
#2

John Gregory

Ohio · 2021

87%
#3

Ja'Marcus Ingram

Buffalo · 2021

87%
#4

Ben Nikkel

Iowa State · 2023

87%
#5

Key Lawrence

Oklahoma · 2021

86%

Matches Anthony on

Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#21 in market ▼ from #18 · 6 books

+40002.4% implied▼ lengthened from +3000