Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-14vs Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-21@ UAB | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 45-42@ North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#13
Joel Williams
Junior defensive back on Memphis's 2023 roster.
6′1″ · 203 lb · Baton Rouge, LA
Memphis 2023 alumnus
The story
3 defensive back on Memphis's roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearJoel Williams
Across four seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Mark Stoops, Eli Drinkwitz and Ryan Silverfield. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against UAB, Week 8, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Memphis, 20 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coach2020–2023
Memphis
Played his entire career under Ryan Silverfield.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Kentucky5-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy
2021Kentucky6-7HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Memphis7-6HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced
2023Memphis10-3HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
38.2%
66 pass / 107 run
Plays / game
57.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
77 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology