Jalani Williams
Jalani Williams
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Eli Drinkwitz and Kenni Burns. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Ball State — Week 12, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Kent State, 49 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Sean Lewis → Kenni Burns. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kent State | 21 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Missouri | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Missouri | 17 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 49 | 32 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023
W 38–10
vs Central Connecticut
2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 INT
Dominant 28-point win at home against Central Connecticut.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jarrian Jones’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen Harrell's graduate season at Massachusetts (2024).
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