Senior safety for Nebraska. 2021: 4 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 46 tackles.
6′1″ · 205 lb · Jacksonville, FL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 529 nationally · Signed with Trinity Christian Academy
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety for Nebraska. 2021: 4 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 46 tackles.
Deontai Williams
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. He has spent four seasons in the Nebraska secondary. The receipt: 9 tackles against Oklahoma — Week 3, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Nebraska, 122 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Scott Frost.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Scott Frost — 15-29 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: interceptions (97th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #232 at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021
W 52–7
vs Fordham
4 TOT · 2 SOLO · 2 INT
Dominant 45-point win at home against Fordham.
With A. Martinez — 254 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.9 · 33 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · S. Toure — 35 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 22-30@ Illinois | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 52-7vs Fordham | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-3vs Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-23@ Oklahoma | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 20-23@ Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-7vs Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 29-32vs Michigan | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-30@ Minnesota | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 46 | 23 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 |
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 3 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 2 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.
Player DNA
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Tycen Anderson’s 2021 season.
Matches Tycen on
Differs from Tycen on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Anthony Cook's senior season at Texas (2021).
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Player DNA