#20

James Williams

S · Miami · Jr. · #20

Tennessee — drafted 2024, Rd 7, Pick 22, #242 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

James Williams

S · Miami · Jr · #20

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#406 national
CFB
College
Miami
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2021
Jess Simpson
Miami
2022era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jess Simpson → Mario Cristobal. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

TennesseeEntering 3rd NFL season

#242Rd 7 · Pick 22
TennesseeEntering 3rd NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Miami7-5HC: Jess Simpson · Balanced
2022Miami5-7HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2023Miami7-6HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Miami72480.50.041--
2022Miami59391.00.061--
2021Miami31200.50.022--
Career1621072.00.0124--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2023

W 45–20

at Boston College

4 TOT  ·  4 SOLO  ·  1 PD

Dominant 25-point win on the road against Boston College.

How he plays

Play style

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Box Safety

Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.

S

His 2023 production profile sits closest to James Williams’s 2022 season.

Miami · 2022

#2

Sterling Weatherford

Miami (OH) · 2021

All-MAC
64%
#3

Myles Farmer

Nebraska · 2022

62%
#4

Caleb Mills

New Mexico State · 2021

61%
#5

Dylan Lawrence

Southern Miss · 2023

60%

Matches James on

Height
Class year
TFL rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Malik Verdon's junior season at Iowa State (2024).

Malik Verdon

84%match

Iowa State · 2024

#2

Ronan Hanafin

Clemson · 2025

76%
#3

Ameer Speed

Michigan State · 2022

NFL Rd 6
70%
#4

Trenton Simpson

Clemson · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 23
70%
#5

Jeremiah Dervil

New Mexico State · 2023

69%

Matches Malik on

Tackle volume
PD rate
Weight

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#21 in market ▼ from #18 · 6 books

+40002.4% implied▼ lengthened from +3000